August 6, 2024 10:45 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The government has introduced a bill to regulate legal practitioners. If the bill to amend the Nepal Bar Council Act 2050 BS is passed, it will lead to a thorough review of the conduct of legal practitioners and disciplinary actions against them.
July 9, 2024 10:00 am
KATHMANDU, July 9: President Ram Chandra Paudel has approved the "Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Investment Facilitation."
May 17, 2024 14:05 pm
KATHMANDU, May 17: The government has withdrawn the bill to amend the Political Parties Act. A letter regarding the withdrawal of the bill has reached the parliament secretariat.
May 7, 2024 20:50 pm
KATHMANDU, May 7: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said the government is preparing to bring an Act related to the Media Council, Social Media and Mass Communication as soon as possible.
April 30, 2024 20:04 pm
SURKHET, April 30: The Third Session of the Karnali Province Assembly has been prorogued after convening 11 meetings and without passing any bill.
April 24, 2024 14:13 pm
WASHINGTON, April 24: The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.
March 23, 2024 08:45 am
KATHMANDU, March 22: The government has introduced the concept of digital currency for the first time, paving the way for its legal recognition.
March 12, 2024 15:29 pm
KATHMANDU, March 12: A draft bill designed to manage IT and cyber security has underlined the use of innovative technology. It has stated that artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and the internet of things (IoT) should be used in a transparent, accountable, safe, and respectful manner.
March 3, 2024 18:17 pm
KATHMANDU, March 3: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held discussions separately with CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba today in connection with finalizing the transitional justice-related bill.
February 28, 2024 08:00 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dhanraj Gurung told lawmakers on Tuesday that a bill to amend some laws relating to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Business Environment promotion has been presented in the parliament for checking illicit transactions.
January 20, 2024 16:35 pm
KARNALI, Jan 20: A discussion on the draft of the Karnali Province Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Bill was held in Birendranagar, Surkhet on Friday.
January 12, 2024 18:45 pm
LALITPUR, Jan 12: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said that preparations were afoot to present the Bill on Films in the upcoming session of parliament.
December 24, 2023 16:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The discussions on the Bill to amend some Nepal Acts have been postponed. The Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee of parliament was scheduled to discuss the bill today.
December 22, 2023 13:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has prepared a draft of the bill for the regulation and management of social sites.
November 26, 2023 11:30 am
BIRATNAGAR, Nov 26: Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Kedar Karki, has said that the budget substitution bill tabled before the Koshi Province Assembly is focused on public welfare.
October 10, 2023 15:39 pm
SURKHET, Oct 10: The second session of the Karnali Province Assembly has been prorogued. During this session, the assembly unanimously passed two bills: the Karnali Province Academy Bill and the Province Civil Service Employees Bill.
October 6, 2023 15:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 6: An additional Rs 35 billion will be needed to fulfill the obligations set forth in the agreement between the government and the Teachers' Federation. The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has conducted an assessment indicating that should the government's School Education Bill be amended and passed by the federal parliament in accordance with the agreement, an additional budget of over Rs 35 billion will be needed to accommodate these changes.
October 4, 2023 17:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Concerns are growing among stakeholders over the proposed School Education Bill 2080, which they believe could lead to the politicization of the National Examination Board (NEB). Experts argue that the government's move to introduce this bill without consulting teachers is a cause for alarm.
September 29, 2023 11:32 am
KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Four parliamentary committees are meeting at the same time today. It is said that the meeting of the Finance Committee will start shortly.
September 20, 2023 14:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has made it clear that it will take action in response to school closures linked to teachers' protests.
September 19, 2023 16:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Lawmakers have recently introduced amendments to Acts not included in the Bill 2080, which aims to amend some Nepal Acts, raising concerns among legal experts and the parliamentary community. Notably, Act 2075, focusing on the remuneration of the General Secretary of the Federal Parliament, the Secretary of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the National Assembly, was not mentioned in the Bill to amend some Nepal Acts.
September 15, 2023 21:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire informed the House about a vacant seat created following the demise by Subash Chandra Nembang. The information was shared in the HoR session on Friday.
September 6, 2023 14:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: A parliamentary sub-committee has been formed to reach agreement on the bill related to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Promotion of Business Environment. The Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee has formed an 11-member sub-committee with the responsibility of submitting a report after discussing the bill. The sub-committee has been given 15 days to do so.
August 6, 2023 13:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal (NARMIN) has expressed dissatisfaction over some provisions of the Education Bill going to be tabled in parliament by the government.
July 28, 2023 14:50 pm
KATHMANDU, July 28: The bill to amend and unify the laws related to elections has been opposed by the political circles, arguing it is against the essence and spirit of the Constitution.
July 18, 2023 14:52 pm
KATHMANDU, July 18: The Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) has expressed its objections to an amendment bill proposed in the federal parliament that aims to withdraw criminal cases of serious nature that are currently pending in various courts.
July 14, 2023 16:45 pm
KATHMANDU, July 14: Rabi Lamichhane, president of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has warned that the parliament will be obstructed if the bill to curb loan sharking is not introduced in the next meeting.
July 2, 2023 12:08 pm
KATHMANDU, July 2: In today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), the Secretary of the HoR, Padam Prasad Pandey, tabled the Bill, 2080 BS to amend some Nepal Acts related to the Civil Code, which originated in the National Assembly and was received with a message.
July 1, 2023 08:30 am
KATHMANDU, July 1: The Government of Nepal has taken proactive measures by registering a bill in the parliament to lay the foundation for private companies engaged in operating business through electronic means. With the absence of a robust legal system, conducting business through electronic means has been a challenging task until now.
June 7, 2023 20:26 pm
KATHMANDU, June 7: The government has decided to take forward the electricity trading bill to parliament for final approval.
May 10, 2023 15:18 pm
KATHMANDU May 10: Transparency International (TI) Nepal has drawn parliament’s attention regarding the amendment bill related to the corruption prevention and Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) that is currently under consideration in parliament..
April 19, 2023 16:00 pm
KATHMANDU, April 19: Civil servants have protested against the Civil Service Bill.
August 26, 2022 10:30 am
KATHMANDU, August 26: Legal professionals have alleged that attempts have been made to bring the bill related to transitional justice to deny justice.
August 3, 2022 17:16 pm
KATHMANDU, August 3: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday authenticated a bill designed to make provision for the Madan Bhandari Science and Technology University.
July 26, 2022 17:45 pm
KATHMANDU, July 26: In today's meeting of the House of Representatives, the Yogmaya Ayurveda University Bill 2079, which originated in the National Assembly, was passed.
July 21, 2022 16:30 pm
KATHMANDU, July 21: Thirty-nine various human rights organizations have called for rectifying the 'lapses' in the Bill for the Amendment of the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 (2014) that the Government of Nepal registered in parliament on 15 July 2022.
July 10, 2022 17:30 pm
JANAKPURDHAM, July 10: A meeting of the Madhesh Province Assembly has unanimously passed a bill related to the implementation and mobilization of tax and non-tax revenue.
November 24, 2021 14:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The COVID-19 Crisis Management bill has been pending in parliament for about a month now. Since the COVID-19 Crisis Management Ordinance became inactive on September 15, there is no law regarding COVID-19.
March 3, 2020 09:30 am
KATHMANDU, March 3: A private bill was registered at parliament on Monday proposing legalizing the farming, processing, trade and export of marijuana in the country. Former law minister Sher Bahadur Tamang registered the bill at the parliament secretariat proposing to “legalize the farming of marijuana for commercial use keeping in view its economic benefits for the country.”
January 6, 2020 07:58 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: A bill, which is on the verge of endorsement by the lower house of parliament, may pave the way for the government to shut down social media sites at any time and under any pretext, according to experts.
November 9, 2019 12:11 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 9: The government is pushing a bill paving the way for the provinces to take responsibility for the management of various prisons.
September 18, 2019 19:27 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The meeting of the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday unanimously passed three bills- 'Safeguards, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Bill-2075, 'Industrial Enterprises Bill-2075' and 'Economic Procedure and Financial Accountability Bill-2075'.
September 2, 2019 16:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 2: The Ministry of Youth and Sports has tabled a new bill in Parliament seeking action against athletes and their accomplices involved in match-fixing.
August 29, 2019 18:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 29: The proposal seeking deliberation on two bills passed unanimously
August 27, 2019 22:00 pm
BIRATNAGAR, Aug 27: Province 1 assembly meeting on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill relating to the formation and operation of Province level public service commission-2076.
August 25, 2019 19:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The National Assembly (NA) meeting on Sunday unanimously approved the proposal seeking deliberation on Police Adjustment and Nepal Police and (State Police, Operation, Monitoring and Coordination) 2076 bills.
August 16, 2019 05:30 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The State Affairs Committee of the parliament has proposed including iris data of citizens in the biometric information in the national identity card although the government has already distributed such cards to nearly 117,000 citizens.
August 14, 2019 18:00 pm
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August 14, 2019 06:30 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Paving the way for conducting hearings on cases related to the transfer, promotion and dismissal of civil servants by the federal and provincial bodies, the House of Representatives endorsed the Administrative Court Bill on Tuesday.
August 13, 2019 18:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Administrative Court Bill-2076.