KATHMANDU, July 15: In order to make the federal democratic governance system effective and pro-people, additional commissions were envisioned during the formation of the constitution by the Constituent Assembly. According to the constitutional provisions, those commissions were also formed. However, after the addition of the new commissions, the effectiveness of the constitutional commissions formed earlier have also degraded.

KATHMANDU, May 24: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav hailed the late Purusottam Basnet, Nepali Congress (NC) leader and member of the Constituent Assembly, as the ''tireless freedom fighter''.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Chairperson of Constituent Assembly Subash Chandra Nembang said that Nepal can conclude remaining works of peace process by learning lessons from Colombia's experience of dealing with peace process.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Man Singh has said that the voters should elect qualified people to make the country's future bright.

Legislature disbands in failure

January 11, 2020 07:50 am

KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal descended into a new crisis on Sunday after rival political parties in the Himalayan nation failed to reach an agreement on a new constitution before the national legislature’s term expired at midnight.

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: On this day in 2015, Nepal promulgated its first federal republican constitution. It was thought that ‘the historic document’ would usher Nepal into an era of peace and stability, bringing an end to inequality along the lines of ethnicity, caste and class. It, however, was not to be.