KATHMANDU, Jan 29: It has been six months since applications were received for the appointment of the office-bearers of the Office of the Auditor General who audits the accounts of government offices, constitutional bodies, and courts.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Timilsina have sent a letter of reminder to the President about the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary General of the Federal Parliament.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: A member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised objections to the confirmation of the appointment of Acting Secretary Murari Prasad Kharel.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has extended the deadline for the appointment of principals after not receiving the application as per the demand.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: The government has formed a three-member committee for recommending the names for appointment to the vacant post of the vice chancellor of Tribhuvan University.

Justice delayed is justice denied. This age-old adage holds true in every society, and Nepal is no exception. The recent confusion and delay surrounding the appointment of the Chief Justice in Nepal have raised serious concerns about the state of the judiciary and the functioning of the country's constitutional bodies.

KATHMANDU, June 20: Sunil KC, the vice-president of the Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI), has been appointed as an advisor to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN).

KATHMANDU, May 8: The Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended Hari Krishna Karki for the position of Chief Justice.

KATHMANDU, April 30: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has demanded for the early appointment of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, March 21: The government has promoted five Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) to the position of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police. A Cabinet meeting held on Monday morning decided to promote all the five DIGs, who were recommended for promotion by the promotion committee on March 10, to AIG.

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) has appointed Superintendent of Municipal Police Raju Pandey to the post of chief of Kathmandu Municipal Police.

KATHMANDU, July 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Nepali ambassadors to Spain, Russian Federation and Denmark.

KATHMANDU, July 6: The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to not appoint a new finance minister until the parliamentary probe against Janardan Sharma is over.

KATHMANDU, May 17: India has appointed Naveen Srivastava as its new ambassador to Nepal.

Former law minister Badu to oversee the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies

KATHMANDU, April 4: Indian government has appointed its Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra as new Foreign Secretary.

KATHMANDU, March 6: International Finance Corporation (IFC) has appointed Martin Holtmann as the new Country Manager for Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

Karki appointed NEPSE CEO

February 3, 2022 19:48 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The government has appointed Krishna Bahadur Karki as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE).

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The government has appointed Samir Jung Shah as the Executive Chairman of the state-owned Nepal Television.

SURKHET, Nov 2: Nepali Congress(NC) leader Jiban Bahadur Shahi has been appointed as Chief Minister of Karnali Province.

Deuba appointing foreign minister today

September 22, 2021 10:15 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to appoint a minister for Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

Prabhu Ram Sharma is new Army Chief

August 27, 2021 18:26 pm

KATHMANDU, August 27: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Chief of General Staff of Nepal Army, Prabhu Ram Sharma, as the new chief of the national army.

KATHMANDU, August 20: Yadav Chandra Sharma from Sankhuwasabha district was appointed to the post of Chief of Bagmati Province on Friday.

BUTWAL, August 11: CPN (Maoist Center) leader Kul Prasad KC has been appointed as the Chief Minister (CM) of Lumbini Province.

KATHMANDU, August 11: Litterateur and former bureaucrat Pralhad Pokharel has been appointed as the general manager (GM) of the state-owned Sajha Publications.

KATHMANDU, July 28: The government has appointed Amik Sherchan and Prithivi Bahadur Gurung as the province chiefs of Lumbini Province and Gandaki Province, respectively.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Umesh Shrestha, a member of parliament, has been appointed the Minister of State for Health and Population.

Khati appointed Attorney General

July 15, 2021 20:42 pm

KATHMANDU, July 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, appointed Khamma Bahadur Khati as the new Attorney General of Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The National Youth Council has appointed district chairs in 71 districts. The posts were lying vacant since July last year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Newly-appointed members of various constitutional bodies have taken the oath of office and secrecy this morning.

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The last meeting of the Council of Ministers held on February 24 has made decisions on appointments and nominations in various government agencies.

LONDON, Dec 30: West Ham United have reappointed David Moyes as head coach on an 18-month deal to replace the sacked Manuel Pellegrini and help them move away from the bottom half of the table, the struggling Premier League club said on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Dharma Kanta Banskota has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Tribhuvan University.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Eminent cardiologist Dr  Bhagawan Koirala has been appointed as the chairperson of the Nepal Medical Council, the sole government entity that tests the competence of MBBS graduates.

KATHMANDU, July 19: While questioning the independence of the ongoing selection process to appoint commissioners at the two transitional justice bodies, the Conflict Victims' Common Platform (CVCP) has demanded to put on hold all works of the recommendation committee immediately.

NEW DELHI, June 26: The government of India has appointed Samant Goel as the new Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief and Arvind Kumar as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

Faulting on ambassador appointment

June 12, 2019 02:00 am

The government’s decision to appoint ambassadors has always courted controversy in Nepal and this time it was no different.

DHANUSHA, April 20: State 2 government has initiated a process to make state-level appointments on the posts lying vacant at the ministries and local levels.

KATHMANDU, April 7: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has postponed the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled for Saturday after failing to forge consensus on the appointment of Central Work Performance Committee with different factions in the party.

KATHMANDU, March 28: The government has appointed Rishi Raj Koirala as registrar at Nepal Shipping Office.

KATHMANDU, March 26: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has voiced serious reservations over the decisions of the government to make key constitutional appointments through meetings of the Constitutional Council (CC) without the participation of the leader of the main opposition party as envisioned in the constitution.

KATHMANDU, March 15: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appointed Dr Deb Narayan Shah the vice-chancellor of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Prime Minister KP Oli has stepped on the toes of some of his own cabinet ministers over various key appointments, and the ministers are unhappy over his interventions.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Members of Nepali Congress have boycotted the meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) over the chief justice appointment row.

NEW DELHI, July 29: Expressing dissatisfaction over the delay in the appointment of Lokpal at the Centre, social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he will launch a hunger strike from October 2 against the Union Government.

KATHMANDU, July 5: Nepali Congress has slammed government for annulling all political appointments made by the then government after the election code of conduct were introduced for the Province Assembly and Federal Assembly elections 2017.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Supreme Court (SC) has quashed writ petitions lodged demanding its order to the government and the Constitutional Council (CC) for the appointment of the Chief Justice (CJ).

KATHMANDU, June 7: Supreme Court has scrapped two different writs filed demanding the early appointment of Chief Justice.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Due to the clash between CPN –UML and CPN (Maoist Center) on appointment of Inspector General (IGP) of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, the meeting ended inconclusively.

KATHMANDU, Feb 21: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding revocation of the appointment of Deependra Jha to the post of chief attorney of Province 2.