KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Vice Chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) Krishna Bahadur Mahara has said that it is the responsibility of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to decide who will be appointed as the Home Minister.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday reportedly for reinstating Rabi Lamichhane to the post of home minister, according to sources close to Oli.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Chairman of CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday reportedly for reinstating Rabi Lamichhane to the post of home minister, according to sources close to Oli.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has stepped down from the post after the Supreme Court dismissed him from the post.

All this has raised a very important question: have the police been defying the home minister’s orders to arrest Koiri? It may sound harsh to Home Minister Lamichhane, but it seems yes! If otherwise, Koiri would have been arrested long ago. But Koiri enjoyed a similar liberty during the erstwhile Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government, too.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane have canceled their plans to go to Pokhara to inspect the site of the Yeti Airlines plane crash.

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Amid complaints of unnecessary hassles from service seekers, the Ministry of Home Affairs has taken the initiative to ease the distribution of passports and national identity cards.

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane inspected the Department of Passport at Tripureshwor on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The constitutional bench at the Supreme Court will hear a writ petition filed against Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane on January 6 in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. Advocate Raviraj Basaula and others filed the petition on December 14, demanding the cancellation of Lamichhane's position as a member of parliament (MP).

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Rabi Lamichhane was a popular TV journalist, who hosted a popular TV show ‘Janata sanga sidha kura (Straight Talk to the People). He came to fame as he attempted to set the Guinness World Record for hosting the longest-ever marathon television talk show in April, 2013.

BUTWAL, Nov 8: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that no one should deprive the voters of their right to vote in the November 20 elections.

Kathmandu, Sept 17: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the government bodies concerned to carry out rescue of the affected ones by flood and landslide that took place at different places of Achham district. He also directed them to continue the search operations to find the missing ones.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The Task Force formed by the government to recommend measures to curb loan sharks has submitted its report to Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Home Minister Balkrishna Khand and Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Prasad Sharma (Koirala) have reached Khumaltar to meet Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 2: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has instructed the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) to fully utilize the funds provided by the state.

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has been recommended as the Nepali Congress candidate for the House of Representatives election to be held on November 20 from Rupandehi constituency no 2.

KATHMANDU, August 3: The Saptakoshi River has eroded Belaka Municipality-1, 2, 8 and 9 of Udaypur. Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has instructed all the agencies concerned to immediately manage the relocation, relief and rescue of the citizens there after the water flow increased and erosion started.

KATHMANDU, July 14: Home Minister Balkrishna Khand has directed the authorities concerned to immediately arrange rescue, relief and residence for those rendered displaced due to landslides at Arughat Rural Municipality-1, Shyamchet in Gorkha.

KATHMANDU, July 13: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has urged the parliamentarians to help in passing the 'Nepal Citizenship First Amendment Bill 2079' introduced in parliament. Stating that the government has brought the bill in accordance with the constitution so as not to deprive millions of Nepali citizens of their right to citizenship, Home Minister Khand requested the lawmakers to help in passing the bill.

KATHMANDU, JULY 7: Today’s meeting of the National Assembly has unanimously approved the proposal to consider the Acid and Other Harmful Chemicals (Regulation) Bill 2079 BS.

KATHMANDU, July 5: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that the government should prepare to hand over the security of the Kathmandu Valley to the federal police keeping in mind the growing security sensitivities.

KATHMANDU, July 3: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has said the five-party alliance was formed to implement the constitution, institutionalize democracy and ensure balanced foreign relations.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that discussions are underway at a high level to pass the citizenship bill through parliament.

KATHMANDU, June 26: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that drug addiction is emerging as a challenge in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, June 26: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said the government has put the infrastructure, the important pillar of development, on the top priority.

KATHMANDU, June 15: The committee constituted to investigate the suicide committed by Sundar Harijan, an inmate of Rolpa District Prison, submitted its findings to Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, June 13: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand has said that the government is committed to workers’ security and that the Ministry of Home Affairs will sincerely work for the security of workers.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Lawmaker Asha Kumari Bishwakarma from the main opposition party CPN-UML has demanded the resignation of Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the authorities concerned to pay attention to the injured in the accident that took place when a passenger bus heading to Bhairahawa from Janakpur fell off the Rohini Bridge in Rupandehi this morning.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has instructed the authorities concerned to leave no stone unturned to find out the status of a Tara Air plane that lost contact while it was en route to Jomsom, Mustang, from Pokhara of Kaski earlier this morning.

KATHMANDU, May 9: Minister for Home Bal Krishna Khand has said the government officials concerned could develop an immediate strategy for the resolution of any untoward incidents if factual information is shared on time.

RAJBIRAJ, May 6: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has urged all the political parties and eligible voters to take part in the upcoming May 13 local level election.

RUPANDEHI, May 4: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed people to treat the temporary police force with respect, as they have been assigned for the May 13 local election.

CHITWAN, April 28: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has said that the local-level election would be held in a peaceful manner on the slated time.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the bodies concerned to carry out an investigation into the explosion at Sagarmatha Oxygen Plant located at the industrial corridor of Lalitpur.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that local elections are an important medium to strengthen people's rights.

KATHMANDU, April 19: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand has urged all political parties to take part in the May 13 local election so as to make the implementation of the federal democratic republic further effective.

KATHMANDU, April 18: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has directed the subordinate bodies to resolve problems seen at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, March 27: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has said that an investigation will be launched to investigate an incident involving physical attack against Janata Samajbadi Party(JSP) chief whip MP Pramod Shah in Ishwarapur Municipality-6 of Sarlahi on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, March 24: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has said that the government has given special priority for the establishment of border outposts (BOP) for border security.

RAMPUR, March 20: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand has said the upcoming local level election was a vital opportunity for development endeavors.

KATHMANDU, March 10: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand, has said that the government has been taking initiative to take the amendment of Nepal Citizenship Act-2063 to a conclusion with consensus.

BUTWAL, March 9: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand has asked his party cadres to make people clear about the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement as there are various rumors spread against grant agreement.

KATHMANDU, March 8: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has begun discussions at different levels in a bid to forge agreement on the bill relating to the amendment of Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Women lawmakers have urged Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand to address the issues relating to citizenship and visit visa.

KATHMANDU, March 1: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand went to the Pashupatinath Temple and paid homage to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri festival today.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand extended thanks to the home administration, security agencies’ chiefs, Chief District Officers and security in-charge of Kathmandu Valley districts for ensuring effective security arrangement by keeping patience in the protests launched against the US grant project, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand called on chairman of the ruling coalition partner CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and chairman of the main opposition party CPN-UML KP Sharma Oli this morning to discuss issues including approval of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement tabled in parliament.

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Thursday made public the policy-level and functional progress that he achieved after he assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Minister for Home Affairs Bal Krishna Khand has said that the country's pride will be promoted if the country’s international airport is well-managed.