Nabin Khatiwada

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SC stays impeachment motion against chief justice

Published On: May 5, 2017 09:45 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, May 5: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a stay order to parliament not to move forward with the impeachment motion brought against Chief Justice Sushila Karki, and to immediately allow her to resume  work in her capacity as chief justice.

Interaction on media role for free and fair polls

Published On: May 3, 2017 07:59 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, May 3: Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Kathmandu on Wednesday organized an interaction event on the “Role of Media for Free and Fair Election” in association with the Central Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tribhuvan University to mark the “World Press Freedom Day”.

Kavre court slaps life term on 3 army officers, acquits Basnet in Maina Sunar case

Published On: April 18, 2017 07:26 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchowk District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.

Kavre court slaps life term on 3 NA officers, acquits Basnet

Published On: April 17, 2017 08:55 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchok District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.

Experts, opposition slam amendment bill for curtailing rights of local units

Published On: April 11, 2017 07:49 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, April 11: Experts and opposition leaders have slammed the new constitution amendment bill for its proposal of removing chairperson and vice-chairperson of rural municipalities as well as mayor and deputy mayor of municipalities from the Electoral College to elect the National Assembly members.

SC annuls Chand’s appointment as IGP

Published On: March 21, 2017 05:05 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, March 22: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday annulled the government’s decision to appoint Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Jaya Bahadur Chand as the Inspector General of Nepal Police.

SC gives continuity to its stay order in IGP case

Published On: March 1, 2017 05:33 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, March 1: The Supreme Court has given continuity to its previous stay order to the government not to implement its decision to appoint Jaya Bahadur Chand as the Inspector General of Nepal Police.

PM’s four questions to Madhes leaders

Published On: January 31, 2017 07:28 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday asked four questions to the agitating Madhes-based political parties with regard to ending the ongoing political deadlock and urged them to come up with clear answers.

TRC commissioners at odds over seeking term extension

Published On: January 28, 2017 06:30 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Commissioners at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) are voicing contradictory views at a time when less than 15 days remain in the TRC’s original tenure of two-years and  57,753 complaints from conflict victims are still pending with it.

Dispute over judges appointment gets serious

Published On: January 23, 2017 07:21 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Key actors of the judiciary are at loggerheads and the dispute between them has gotten ugly following the appointment of 80 High Court judges last week.

Victims won’t have to wait long for justice: TRC commissioner

Published On: January 16, 2017 07:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 16 : Suman Adhikari lost his father Muktinath Adhikari 15 years ago when the rebel CPN (Maoist) murdered him brutally in Lamjung. Since then, Suman has been fighting for justice. He has been questioning the state as well as the then rebels.

JC's midnight recommendations for high court judges criticized

Published On: January 14, 2017 02:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 14: The Judicial Council on Thursday midnight appointed 80 judges for seven high courts and their extended benches but the decision drew controversy as one of the council members boycotted the meeting and another was absent.

SC sets precedent on same-sex rape

Published On: January 12, 2017 01:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Supreme Court has set a precedent that a woman can rape another woman and the sexual violence would be equally punishable just like a man rapes a woman.

SC finds Karki ineligible to head CIAA, annuls appointment

Published On: January 9, 2017 10:50 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: The Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that Lokman Singh Karki is ineligible to head the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and annulled his appointment to the post of chief commissioner.

Land claimed as Prerana dowry belongs to Nepal Trust: SC

Published On: January 6, 2017 12:01 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Supreme Court has altered a previous verdict and stated that 15 ropanis (1 ropani = 508.74 square meters) of land at Chhauni, Kathmandu, which was claimed as dowry by Prerana Singh, belongs to the Nepal Trust.

Veteran actor Phuyal collapses on stage, dies

Published On: January 4, 2017 12:43 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Bhaigo Mantri! Sabha Yathawat nai rakha. (Let it be, Minister! Continue with the meeting).

SC refuses interim order in petitions against amendment bill

Published On: January 3, 2017 07:49 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue an interim order in writ petitions challenging the constitution amendment bill, which is currently going through the parliamentary process.

TRC still faces mountain of work with one month before term ends

Published On: December 31, 2016 07:30 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), which has received 57,753 complaints relating to human rights violations of the conflict period, has yet to go through all the complaints even once. In the meantime, the commission, which also has the jurisdiction to study and discover the root causes of the conflict, has yet to start any research on the patterns of the violations and even review literatures on the conflict.

SC body again tells police to arrest murder convict Dhungel

Published On: December 27, 2016 07:46 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Judgment Execution Directorate at the Supreme Court has yet again asked Nepal Police to arrest CPN (Maoist Center) leader and former lawmaker Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murdering Ujjan Shrestha and was sentenced to jail  by the apex court.

Karki appointed after removing constitutional hurdle: Joint AG

Published On: December 23, 2016 06:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The Supreme Court on Thursday began final hearings in the writ petitions  challenging the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as  chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and six other cases cncerning him.