Nabin Khatiwada

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SC calls amicus curiae over local bodies polls

Published On: December 22, 2016 01:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called an amicus curiae to help it decide whether or not  the elections for local bodies could be held under the existing setup.

Madhes-based parties want at least 46 pc local units in Tarai

Published On: December 21, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Expressing serious dissatisfaction over the possible number of local units in  the tarai, the agitating Madhes-based parties are pressuring Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal not to receive the report of the commission formed to restructure local units under the federal system.

Ruling parties not to receive local commission's report for now

Published On: December 19, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Ruling parties have reached an understanding not to formally receive the report of the commission formed to restructure the local units under the federal system for the time being although the commission is working to finalize its report within a week.

SC again orders govt to end public transport syndicates

Published On: December 16, 2016 07:28 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Supreme Court has issued a mandamus order to the government to take necessary steps to end all syndicates in public transport.

Major parties for local polls under existing structure to fill vacuum

Published On: December 15, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: At a time when the commission formed to determine the number and boundaries of local units under the federal setup is about to prepare its final report, major political parties have started a process to develop consensus over holding the local polls under the existing structure of VDCs and municipalities.

New bill drafted with ward as unit of service delivery

Published On: December 13, 2016 09:14 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The government has prepared a draft bill on the governance and management of local units, maintaining the ward level as the unit for service delivery as well as allowing all local units the powers to draft their own laws in the matters related to their work.

Govt drafts new local governance bill maintaining ward office as center of service delivery

Published On: December 13, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The government has prepared a draft bill on the governance and management of local units by maintaining ward level as the unit of service delivery as well as allowing all of them the powers to draft their own laws in the matters related to local units.

Madhes parties against powerful third-tier bodies

Published On: December 3, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Madhes-based parties, which have been rejecting the new constitution amendment bill and demanding its revision, have expressed serious dissatisfaction over the constitutional provisions that "make local units powerful."

SC puts off hearings in Karki case for last time

Published On: December 2, 2016 03:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: The Supreme Court could not conduct scheduled hearings on Thursday on a writ petition against the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki as chief commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), as Karki's lawyer Bal Krishna Neupane requested a postponement on health grounds.

Amendment more political issue than constitutional: Experts

Published On: November 26, 2016 08:05 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: While the main opposition party CPN-UML has been stating that the Constitution itself bars any amendment for changing the provincial boundaries, legal experts opine that amendment could be more a political issue than a technical or legal one.

Madhes-based parties divided on amendment

Published On: November 23, 2016 09:10 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Agitating Madhes-based parties, which have been demanding a constitutional amendment, have expressed differing views on the decision of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress to register an amendment bill in Parliament within a few days to address at least four of the concerns of the agitating parties.

RPP, RPP-N unify, raise possibility of stark change in politics

Published On: November 22, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: As Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N), the fourth largest party and a crucial component of the parliamentary opposition, declared unification on Monday with Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), one of the parties in the ruling coalition, national politics could witness some dramatic changes in the near future.

Transitional justice still in limbo

Published On: November 21, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) inked exactly a decade ago had considered transitional justice a major part of the accord, but this  crucial component in the process of establishing sustainable peace has remained unfulfilled to date.

Act amendment delay stymies TRC

Published On: November 19, 2016 12:50 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: With just two months remaining in its term, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has not been able to conduct substantive investigations into conflict-related complaints due to delay by the government in amending a crucial Act.

Hillary defeat confounds establishment

Published On: November 9, 2016 11:00 PM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

NEW YORK, Nov 10: Going against nearly all opinion polls and projections and despite criticism from the Democratic leadership and intellectuals and the reluctance of senior Republicans to endorse him, Donald Trump, an outsider from the business world and inexperienced in politics,  claimed victory in the presidential election here on Tuesday.

Nepali Americans upbeat about voting in presidential race

Published On: November 9, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

TIMES SQUARE, Nov 9: As Americans get ready to elect their 45th president, Nepali Americans, a relatively new community in this country, were upbeat about voting under this unique electoral system.

Americans to vote for 45th president today

Published On: November 8, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

NEW YORK, Nov 8: Media in the United States have termed the 2016 presidential election  'a race like no other' race. Americans are found using terms like 'unprecedented', 'unique', 'crazy' and 'really the low one' to define the election race of 2016.

Unique race nears finish line

Published On: November 7, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 7: Laura Lawson, the phone bank captain at the Alexandria office of Democratic Party in Virginia, was busy throughout Saturday in training the volunteers coming at her office in the last minute to support their candidate Hillary Clinton.

US polls suggest dead heat

Published On: November 4, 2016 01:42 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

BOSTON, Nov 3: Republican candidate Donald Trump has made a leap in election polls and surveys and with five days remaining for the election, polls are showing the gap between Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Trump is narrowing down.

Campaigning gets fierce as election day looms

Published On: November 3, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA), Nov 3: With less than a week left for the United States presidential election on November 8, Democrat Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are crisscrossing the battleground states to seal the outcome.