Ishwari Subedi

The government has drafted a bill that would allow it to freeze the accounts of rural and municipal governments if they fail to register the attendance of administrative officers assigned by the federal government.

The government has tabled a controversial bill to amend the Lands Act in the parliament. The bill aims to revise both the Lands Act, 2021 BS and the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act, 2029 BS.

The bill, presented by the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, aims to hold all three tiers of government accountable for addressing the globally widespread organized crime of human trafficking.

Ruling party’s lawmaker Rajendra Kumar KC said the government should address the issue. Opposition lawmakers, including Manish Jha and Amaresh Kumar Singh, accused the government of colluding with businesses. They pointed out that even after the Public Accounts Committee's directive, prices ha...

The controversial bill, first introduced in 2072 BS (2015) and facing repeated setbacks due to public and parliamentary opposition, has resurfaced after seven years. Critics argue that politics should be treated as public service, not a lifelong entitlement.

With Parliament in its winter bill session, Speaker Devraj Ghimire is readying for a foreign visit. Parliamentary norms and values dictate that the Speaker can only leave Parliament during sessions under special circumstances.

With the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) rejecting the ordinance aimed at amending the Land Related Act—one of the six ordinances recently issued by the President on the government's recommendation—the government has delayed bringing these ordinances to parliament for approval. ...

The National Assembly unanimously passed a bill on Monday, placing the Media Council under executive control instead of establishing it as an autonomous body for the overall promotion of journalism in the nation. With this bill's approval, the council now holds fewer powers than the Press Council pr...

In the meeting of the House of Representatives, the parliamentary committee unanimously passed the bill related to legislation, but the bill was removed from the agenda after the minister read and explained the proposed amendments.  

Both houses of parliament will ratify the ordinances, which the President issued on the government’s recommendation, today. The House of Representatives and the National Assembly will submit six ordinances to their respective meetings for approval.