Ishwari Subedi

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: With the fourth session (monsoon session) of House of Representatives (HoR) completed, the house has only passed 12 bills so far. Although these four sessions passed 12 bills, dozens of bills remain unapproved. The government did not register the necessary number of bills for discu...

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives has failed to continue discussions on the new Federal Civil Service Bill, 2024 which aims to make provisions regarding the formation, operation, and conditions of service for the civil service.

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: With the Federal Parliament’s Budget Session ending one and a half months earlier than in previous years, the responsibilities of parliament now lie with the "mini parliaments." After the Budget Session concluded on September 16, the parliamentary committees, often referred to as...

KATHMANDU, July 28: Among the power-sharing parties, the Nepali Congress (NC) has no representatives in the Constitutional Council.

The possibility of PM Oli getting the votes of all MPs who voted against Dahal is now gradually decreasing. The parties that had voted against Dahal, including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal, and independent MP Yogendra Mandal, seem to be in confusion about...

KATHMANDU, May 3: Out of the 27 bills that were rendered inactive in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly between 2074 and 2079 BS, as many as 26 have not yet been registered in the federal parliament.

KATHMANDU, March 6: With the recent shift in the power alliance, the question has been raised as to how secure the positions of chairpersons of the parliamentary committees are. While the chairpersons of these committees are elected by a majority vote, a two-thirds majority is required to remove the...

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The former lawmakers’ forum is trying to assert its influence in the parliament. The forum is advocating for the inclusion of its statutory rights within the parliamentary regulations.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The government has introduced an ordinance requiring authorities to discuss the principles and priorities of the budget (pre-budget) three months before presenting the budget in each fiscal year. On the recommendation of the government, the Fiscal Procedures and Financial Responsi...

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The government will convene the winter session of the Federal Parliament in mid- February. The Council of Ministers has already recommended the president to convene the winter session of parliament.