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31/12/2016: TRC
still faces mountain of work with one month before term
ends, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep, Cong,
Morcha
to push charter amendment bill; Madhes-based parties
decide to reject LLRC’s restructuring, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Polls
unacceptable
before statute amendment: UDMF (ht), Local
polls only after amendment: NC tells UDMF (rep), 1
SUV torched, another vandalised in Capital (kp), Kohalpur
tense
after attack on YAN central member, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp), ‘Govt
may
ask EC to prepare for elections’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp) [And what about
corresponding laws that are a preconditions for the
preparation of elections?], Now
or never: As our political parties fight they should be
mindful of what happened when the first Constituent
Assembly was dissolved in May, 2012, by Bhadra
Sharma (rep)
30/12/2016: Dalit
community
submits 5-point demand to PM (kp), Govt
seeks
clarification from NRA chief exec: PM’s core team is
learnt to have the perception that Gyewali subtly
defied the government’s instructions on the pretext of
legal hurdles and donor sensitivity, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Govt
seeks clarification from NRA CEO again, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Government
seeks
clarification from NRA chief over ‘lacklustre’
performance, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Quake
victims
press for second instalment of aid, by Sudip Kaini
(kp), House
panel tells govt to receive commission's report and
declare poll date (rep), Speaker
gives
parties 3 days to resolve issues: Warns of finding way
out of impasse in Parliament, by Binods Ghimire
(kp), Morcha
softens
stance on polls: Calls for a ‘larger political deal’,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp), UDMF
to
make its stance clear today (kp), Southern
blues:
Kathmandu should be cautious about how splinter ideology
is spreading in Tarai due to its continuing negligence
of the region, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp), Federalism
is
the talk of the town in the Tarai: A year after the
blockade, Janakpur seethes silently as Kathmandu debates
constitutional amendments, by Kristina Shperlik
(nt), Govt
drops right to reject provision in elections: Experts
describe move as regressive, by Bhadra Sharma (rep),
Pandora’s
box: If all the old disputes remain and nothing changed
over the past 12 months, is there anything at all to
look forwards in 2017, by Biswas Baral (rep)
29/12/2016: Still
in
a fix: Much work is needed before amendment bill passes
or elections take place (kp), Commission
fixes
716 local units in the new federal system: Yet to fix
special, protected or autonomous areas, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Dahal
meets
LLRC officials, finally: Promises to receive local level
restructuring report at a convenient time (kp), ‘Polls
without
addressing grievances of agitating forces will not end
status quo’ (ht), Polls
impossible
without statute amendment: Madhes leaders (rep), Big
III
agree on polls by mid-May: CPN-UML rejects govt's plea
to end obstruction of house proceedings, by Prakash
Acharya (ht) [???], Big
Three minded to hold local poll under new setup
(rep), Parties
one
on holding local polls in new set-up: In the
three-party meeting on Wednesday, top leaders from
the Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN-UML
agree to announce the election date immediately (kp)
[??], PM
hasn’t
met EC for four months: Officials say they haven’t got
chance to clear confusions over local polls, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), ‘Consequences’
if
elections are announced before amendment: Yadav claims
NC and UML are trying to end historical achievements
like federalism, republicanism and secularism, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), Oppn
parties
obstruct House meeting again (kp) [Lack
of political culture and defiance of democratic
principles!!], Disruption
Of House Proceedings, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Water
shortage further punishes quake victims, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep), BP:
Relevant as ever; BP’s old fears about fast-changing
geopolitical currents in South Asia and the world have
become even more pronounced today, by Dinesh
Bhattarai (rep)
28/12/2016: The
wages
of sin: Govt needs to sincerely fight the corrupt
practices taking place right under its nose (kp), Row
over
local polls: Apex court to hear from amicus curiae today
(kp), Ruling
parties,
Morcha to take forward all bills (kp), PM
to
seek other parties’ consent on LLRC report: Dahal
hesitating to receive the report as the NC wants local
polls in old structure and Madhesi parties have opposed
the commission, by Binod Ghimire (kp), MJF-L
seeks
revision to amendment bill: Party says the disputed
districts in the East and the West should be aligned
with the plains provinces for broader acceptability of
the constitution amendment bill (kp), Madhesis
don’t
want to secede, says MJF-Republican Chair Yadav
(ht), Local
level
restructuring row: Kanda locals turn against govt
offices, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp), Extreme
Act Of Greed & Graft, by Gyan Basnet (kp), Is
Nation Slipping Into Deeper Crisis?, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn)
27/12/2016: Toothless
commissions:
The proposed Madhesi, Janajati, Tharu and Muslim
commissions have no real power, by Mona Ansari (kp),
TRC
set
to begin investigation ‘soon’: The govt approves a
proposal to set up temporary bases of the TRC in
seven provinces, by Dewan Rai (kp), On
poll
ground, PM pressed from all sides, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), Parties
make no progress in ending deadlock (rep), NC
presents
4-pt roadmap (kp), Second-rung
leaders
to intensify informal talks to break deadlock, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Parties
pin
hopes on informal talks, by Prakash Acharya (ht), LLRC
writes
to PM Dahal to receive report, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), LBRC
seeks
time to submit report: Writes a letter to PM after
government's refusal to accept it (ht) [??],
TI
paints
bleak picture of govt services, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), NRA
staff
agree to return to work (kp), Yearning
for
reunion, Dahal heaps praise on Bhattarai: Former
comrades agree on the need for unity to implement the
constitution (kp), No
to
politicisation: KU’s reputation as an independent and
credible educational institution is at stake (kp), A
Rightist Revival Attempt, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn)
26/12/2016: Travesty
of
justice in Nepal: Why has the human rights movement
turned its back on relatives of the disappeared in
Nepal?, by Iain Guest (kp), Stir
announced
calling for retaining Tharu cluster: Tharu leaders say
the proposed Tharuhat/Tharuwan province is unlikely to
make much difference for the largest indigenous
community of the plains (kp) NC
brass
pressed to put charter revision on hold: Office bearers
for announcing date for local elections immediately
(kp), NC
leadership
seeks civic polls in two months (ht) [?],
Parliament
won’t
discuss, endorse proposal, says Oli (kp) [The
way the new but not implemented constitution has been
decided was also unconstitutional and anti-national, Mr
Oli! "National" in Nepal means inclusion, equality of
all genders and population groups, abolition of caste
system, secularism, extinction of superstitious
practices, safeguard of dignity of all human beings,
multi-ethnicity, multi-culturalism, multi-lingualism,
decentralisation, depoliticisation of all spheres of
life, creating jobs inside Nepal, safeguarding of food
supply and other essential goods, development of
infrastructure and economy, end of corruption and
nepotism, end of impunity, respect of human rights,
equal social security for all, abolition of male Bahun
dominance in all speres of life, end to treat
politicians like gods, positive discrimination of
disadvantaged sections of society, etc.! Both, the
constitution as well as the amendment under discussion
are far away from this "nationalism"!], Both
ruling, oppn parties shy of voting on amendment, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), Against
Holding Parliament A Hostage, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn), Banda
in
Far West over recent ‘killings’ of cows (kp), House
panel
directs govt to expedite IBN projects (ht), Donors
unhappy
with move to raise individual house reconstruction aid
(ht), Donors
pressing for roll back on Rs 300,000 quake grant: NRA;
'Govt will not back down on decision', by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep) [? Nobody can
resconstruct a totally damaged house with 300.000 Rs!],
Malnutrition
claims
17-year old, others on the line, by Jitendra Kumar
Jha (rep), Bonds
of unity: Much of our debate is focused on whether to
dismantle or retain five development-regions set up in
federal model, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Only
20 percent of budget spent in five and half months,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep)
25/12/2016: Tug-of-war
among
TRC members delays conflict victims’ reparation
guideline, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Second-rung
leaders
bid to end House row: Ruling, opposition parties in
negotiation but no clue of agreement yet, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Yadav’s
SSFN
has differing take on bill; While Morcha wants
constitution amendment with some changes in the
bill, Yadav presses for 10-state federal model (kp),
Tharu
community
protests against Province 5 split plan (kp), House
meeting
postponed: Speaker's move an attempt to encourage
parties to end deadlock in parliament, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), EC
to
have less time as election laws unlikely before a month:
11-member taskforce will submit its report to State
Affairs Committee after sorting contentious issues
(kp), Christmas
celebrations:
Bells, carols; Govt: Public holiday Sunday (kp), Cross
in
the land of the khukuri: It is unfair to doubt the
patriotism of Christians, as they love this country just
like other Nepalis, by David Kainee (kp), Girl,
14,
quits school to support mother, sister after quake: The
14-year-old says her family did not get housing aid
because her uncles took away the papers after her
father’s death, by Anish Tiwari (kp)
24/12/2016: Magars
press
parties to keep their cluster intact (kp), LLRC
at
a loose end as PM’s got a tight schedule: Yet to get an
appointment to submit final report, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), For
the
people! When our politicians tell us that they will work
together, they only mean they will create more
problems for the future, by Guffadi (kp)
[satirical], Federalism
Debate In Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn)
23/12/2016: Transitional
justice:
‘Victims’ say crucial in reparation policy’; CIEDP
Chairman Lokendra Mallick assures to take into account
the victims’ needs and concerns while drafting the
reparation policy (kp), Make
it
a crime: The state should do more to end discrimination
against Dalits because the people won’t, by Dhana
Bahadur Mijar (kp), Gathabandhan:
UML’s
racist remarks will spread communal disharmony: Says
UML’s racist remarks and regressive activities disturb
communal harmony, weaken national unity and push the
country towards a vicious cycle of civil war (kp), Federal
Alliance announces anti-UML campaign (rep), ‘UML
response
to amendment bill a threat to national unity’ (ht),
In
a
nutshell: Public frustration over zero-sum political
games is an ominous signal (kp), Opposition
alliance
to devise further protest plan (kp), Will
file
report at PMO if snub continues: LLRC, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Sub-panel
formed
to finalise threepoll-related bills (kp), Leaders
lose
temper as deposed king finds tongue: Shah’s remarks
should not be taken lightly: Dahal (kp), Return
to
work within two days, govt tells engineers: Challenged
to hand in individual resignations at
concerned offices (kp), The
power
of one: Individual Nepalis who have shown through
dedication and determination that it is possible to
build a better future for this country (nt)
22/12/2016: Local
elections:
Apex court sets up amicus curiae; Seeks opinion from six
experts to decide on whether to hold polls under
existing structure or new set-up (kp), Sub-committee(s)
to
finalise election laws: Three election related bills
have been languishing at the State Affairs Committee of
Parliament for more than two months (kp), Govt
hesitating
to receive LBRC report, by Arjun Poudel (ht), Constitution
amendment:
Voices against bill rise as oppn’s strength in House
reaches 201 (kp), Former
Congress
MPs rally behind Oli (kp), Prolonged
stalemate
likely in Parliament: Speaker not to allow tabling of
constitution amendment bill today amid obstruction by
opposition parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Political
stalemate gets complicated: Parties remain adamant on
their stances regarding statute amendment bill
(rep), Baram
claims
NEFIN chair as NC, ruling coalition dominate results:
Jagat Baram with 31 votes beats Surya Bhujel from the
UML camp by a margin of eight votes (kp) [NEFIN
is mo longer an institution working for the interest of
the Janajati groups but another power toy of the
Tagadhari controlled political parties!], Bar
seeks
deferral of today’s SC hearings: Apex court is scheduled
to hear Lokman Singh Karki’s case (kp), Workshop
held
to seek feedback on Muslim Commission Bill: Speakers
call for revising the bill in order to ensure the rights
of Muslims as per the spirit of the statute (kp), Enforce
laws
to check VAW, say rights activists: Call for bringing
guilty to book (kp), Ex-king
concerned
over current state (kp) [Though your criticism in respect to the current
"political leaders" is reasonable, you have finally to
admit that the single ethnic identity based Hindu state
that has been built up by your Shah ancestors and uphold
by yourself has been the main reason for most of the
problems Nepal is facing today! Nepali nationalism has
not been reflected by the Shah state that denied the
country's plurality with respect to ethnicity, culture,
society, language and religion and that has made women
second class human beings! All this is responsible for
Nepal's current state of non-inclusion that is now
uphold be the male political leaders! Your critics are
not of any value as long as you do not admit the
fundamental failures of Shah monarchy!], Let
good
sense prevail: Moderates of all hues and persuasions
should come together to defeat the extremists, by
Pramod Mishra (kp), Reconstruction
woes:
Providing succour to earthquake survivors is a national
priority as well as a humanitarian imperative, by
Maina Dhital (kp), Quake
victims
languishing in the cold (ht), It
is not easy to federate a country as old as Nepal,
interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (rep)
21/12/2016: ‘Parties
reluctant
to approve Rome Statute’: Rights activists say party
leaders fear they will be dragged into cases of human
rights abuses (kp), Democratising
nationalism:
Greater the perception of a threat to security, stronger
the tendency to push in-group cooperation by excluding
others, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), Local
level
restructuring: 725 units suggested in LLRC’s final
report; PM Dahal yet to receive the document due to his
busy schedule; The LLRC has sought time from the prime
minister to submit its report for today, but it was yet
to hear from him till Tuesday night (kp), Construction
of
quake victims’ houses stops, by Arjun Poudel (ht), Bitter
winter
looms: Govt’s handling of reconstruction has been slow
and irresponsible (kp), NRA
engineers,
technicians resign en masse, by Pragati Shahi (kp),
NC-backers
eye
NEFIN helm: Janajati organisations close to Congress
agree with CPN (Maoist Centre) and Sanghiya Samajbadi
Forum Nepal to field consensus candidates for office
bearer posts (kp) [The
infiltration by political parties will make this
umbrella organisation meaningless! Wake up Janajatis!!],
PM
rules
out local polls in old set-up (kp), Ruling
parties
yet to invite CPN-UML for dialogue, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), TMSP
Chief
Yadav rues UML obstruction (ht), Work
For Package Deal, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Petitions
against
amendment bill on SC cause list (ht), Leaders
call
for directly elected executive head (kp), National
Dalit
Commission: Panel starts taking suggestions on bill
(kp), Identity-based
federalism:
Decentralisation is a better option, by Shambhu Deo
(ht)
20/12/2016: Oppn
parties
obstruct House again (kp), Opposition
foils
discussion on statute amendment, poll bills: Seven
parties, led by main opposition CPN-UML, have been
obstructing the House since the amendment bill was
registered on November 29, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Package
deal
to be found to end stalemate: Ruling parties for accord
on Karki’s impeachment, poll-related bills and charter
amendment altogether, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Big
III
ready for package deal: Speaker includes amendment
billin business schedule of the parliament, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), UML,
allies
plan rally in Capital on Jan 1 (kp), UML
to
intensify stir against registration of amendment bill:
To organise a mass meeting in Kathmandu on January 1 in
its bid to press govt to withdraw the bill, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Youth
Association
Nepal Rupandehi chief shot dead: Durga Tiwari succumbed
to bullet injuries while undergoing treatment, by
Amrita Anmol (kp), Gulmi
banda
called off on 20th day (kp 20/12/2016), Post-quake
rebuilding:
Ministry okays distribution of second tranche of aid,
by Pragati Shahi (kp), NC
creates
uncertainty over NEFIN leadership: Ethnic organisations
close to the NC on Monday decided to field their own
candidate for the top post breaking ‘gentlemen’s
understanding’ (kp) [Such
politicisation by parties that are controlled by male
Tagadharis aims at the destruction of organisations that
are trying to represent the interests of excluded social
groups!], Imagine
no
possessions: This is not the first time that declaration
of property has been turned into a big joke, by
Sujeev Shakya (kp), Promote
Culture Of Unity, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), On
the brink: One and a half years is a really long time
for rebuilding. No wonder earthquake survivors feel like
it’s been ages, by Ravi Lochan Paudyal (rep), What
CPN-UML
Really Wants?, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
19/12/2016: National
identity
and belonging: Even those who are not at the borders of
Nepal are often pushed to the borders of settlements,
by David Gellner (kp) [excerpt of his Mahesh Chandra
Lecture "The idea of Nepal", als available as
audio], Give
amendment
a chance: No matter how difficult, political parties
need to find common ground or risk irrelevance (kp)
Ruling
coalition,
oppn headed for showdown, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Confrontation
feared
if bill tabled in Parliament: Speaker asks three major
parties to meet her today, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
House
meet
adjourned till Thursday after opposition protest
(ht), Morcha
lends
conditional support to amendment (kp), NC
turns down UDMF call for bill revision, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), ‘UDMF
will
support statute amendment bill’ (ht), Protests
continue against border delineation of Province 5
(rep), Gulmi
considers
‘peaceful’ stir (kp), Stepping
Back From Federation?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), It’s
extremely
difficult to stabilise Nepal without managing
geopolitics properly, interview with Baburam
Bhattarai (kp), Ruling
parties not to receive local commission's report for now,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Only
3637
quake victims of 94072 in Valley get first tranche,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep)
18/12/2016: Normal
life
hit as protests continue (kp), Governing
parties
in bid to allay Morcha concerns: ‘Proposal set to be
included in Parliament’s agenda’, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), NC,
CPN-MC,
UDMF to move ahead with process: These three parties
have agreed to revise the bill in Parliament itself,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Bill
will
be tabled tomorrow, says PM (kp), We
will
block it at any cost: UML chair (kp), House
obstruction
stalls poll bills, impeachment motion: Due to UML’s
protest over the constitution amendment bill,
deliberations on impeachment motion against Karki and
bills related to local polls have been stalled, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), LBRC
seeks
time from PM to submit report, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Partisan
rift
as search for new NEFIN leadership begins, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Valley
may
land on Heritage in Danger list (kp), ‘The
Nation Needs You!’, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Fifty
years
of partnership: Road to social inclusion in Nepal is
long, but there has been marked progress, by Jose
Assalino (kp)
17/12/2016: Civic
leaders for addressing Madhes issues before elections,
by Suresh Yadav, Mithilesh Yadav and Jitendra Jha (rep), Talk
about
keeping bill inactive rumours: PM; dahal tells Thakur
and Bhattarai government will take the proposal to house
for discussion before elections, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), 16
hurt
as protesters clash with police, by Ghanashaym
Gautam (kp), Protests,
clashes in Province 5 districts over demarcations (rep),
Defeat
bill
in House, stop obstructing it: PM to UML, by Lal
Prasad Sharma (kp), LLRC
preparing
to submit report to PM by Tuesday: Dahal wants ‘maximum
approval’ of the report (kp), Dean
Agrawal still barred from office, by Bishnu Prasad
Aryal (rep)
16/12/2016: Heads
we
lose, Tails we lose: Separating hills and plains may
lead to violence, keeping hills and plains together may
also lead to violence (nt),
Political
stalemate
‘stalled’ reconstruction process (kp), NRA
inaction
put quake-hit in dilemma, by Harihar Singh Rathour
(kp), UML
for
holding parliamentary elections first: Sapkota calls it
a ploy to abort all achievements of political parties
(ht), UML
discussing
parliamentary election option: Standing committee
members are of the view that it is already too late for
holding local level polls, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
MPs
urged
to roll back amendment proposal: The decision to send
text messages to MPs was made by a meeting of the
student unions affiliated to the oppn parties (kp),
Coalition
partners
play up divergent views, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Ruling
parties defer amendment bill (rep), Amendment
bill
won’t be withdrawn: Deuba, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp),
‘Major
parties
agree on civic polls’ (ht), Populism
and
polls: The Big Three parties are closer to a consensus
to hold local elections, by Om Astha Rai (nt), House
meeting
put off until Monday (kp), Police,
protesters
clash in Rolpa, by Kashiram Dangi (kp), Kirati
says
will boycott polls under old setting (kp), NSN,
UDMF
to launch joint movement: Warn this will happen if
statute amendment bill is not passed, polls are held
under the old structure, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Businesses
hit
hard by districtwide shutdown, by Ghanshyam Gautam
(kp), Question
of
empowerment: Caste or class?, by Atindra Dahal (ht),
SC again
orders govt to end public transport syndicates, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep)
15/12/2016: Govt
registers
two poll related bills: Up to three-year jail term, Rs 2
lakh fine proposed for those violating election laws,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Major
parties for local polls under existing structure to fill
vacuum, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep) [In
2008, the same parties decided not to hold local
elections along with the elections to the Constituent
Assembly!!], Morcha
sees
election plans as subterfuge: Objects to three major
parties’ agreement on going for local polls; Accuses
Maoist Centre-Congress alliance of ignoring its concerns,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp), UDMF
threatens
to disrupt civic polls (ht), Bijukchhe
says
govt election talk a ploy to divert attention: NMKP to
support UML in House obstruction (kp), Parties
divided
over choice of poll modality, by Sarin Ghimire (kp),
LBRC’s
tech
panel to finalise report of Province 2 (ht), LLRC
Province
2 coordinator resigns: Commission’s extended deadline to
submit its final report ends today (kp), Rajapur
Municipality
banda affects life (kp), Democratising
Democracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Backtracking
from
federalism without a fallback will lead to another
conflict, interview with Bhojraj Pokharel (rep)
14/12/2016: Internal
dispute,
govt apathy hit TRC, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Overdue
Local Elections, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Three
parties
at one about holding polls: Agree to keep charter
amendment bill inactive and expedite discussion to
declare dates, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Big
III
agree to announce civic polls dates: Talks to forge
consensus on statute amendment to continue, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), EC
suggests
local body polls under existing structure (kp), Oppn
parties
to continue House obstruction (kp), Pyuthan
organises
lantern rally against Province 5 split plan (kp), Matehiya
clash:
Religious leaders call for restraint (kp), Trend
of
political violence: Women continue to suffer, by
Hisila Yami (ht)
13/12/2016: Citizenship
provision:
Constitution is already discriminatory, but with this
amendment, it will also become patriarchal, by Subin
Mulmi (kp), Citizenship
issue
should be resolved soon, says former minister Basnet
(ht), Justice
delivery
difficult under political duress: Chief Justice
(ht), Morcha
decides
to change tack: Open to polls under existing set-up but
with caveats (kp), Parties
in
talks to 'shelve' amendment and hold elections
(rep), Parties
mulling
civic polls under existing structure (ht), UML
will
assist for the sake of polls: Deuba (kp), Conflict
fostering
under the guise of identity politics: Oli (kp), Gulmi
sees
no respite from banda (kp), Local
level
restructuring: LLRC likely to submit report on Thursday,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Rajapur
Municipality
shut over local restructuring proposal (kp), New
bill drafted with ward as unit of service delivery,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), All
nine election-related bills still in pipeline, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), Lack
of
election laws puts EC in a fix, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), Quake
victims
request second batch of aid, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp), No
amendment: The government should immediately take back
the amendment bill which has failed to please anyone,
by David Kainee (rep), Redrawing
the
boundaries: People can reap ecological benefits by
including mountains, hills and plains in a province,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Stability
&
Prosperity: Rare, Unfounded Wish, by Prem Khatry
(rn), Meaningless
ritual:
Those responsible for acting against corruption should
do their duty on the basis of the lifestyles of the
holders of public offices and the expenses they have
made (ht)
12/12/2016: Violence
taking
its toll on women, girls (ht), Building
durable
peace: Women’s role is vital, by Sophie Kemkhadze
(ht), UML,
Madhesi
parties doubt polls by constitution deadline, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), UML
‘will
not’ obstruct House for poll bills (kp), CPN-UML
a divided house: Divisions surface in party over
obstruction in the parliament (ht), Deuba,
Oli
to continue bid to end deadlock (ht), Banda,
protest
continue in Gulmi (kp), Find
middle
ground: PM should devote all political energy to
reach out to UML and Madhesi parties (kp), President
urges
PM to prepare for elections (ht), Send
Indian
envoy home: Student leaders of oppn parties (kp), Federalism
is
more suited to a country of such diversity like Nepal,
interview with Barsha Man Pun, CPN-MC (kp), Justice
In Waiting And The HR Day, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
Rs
100-bn
supplementary budget on cards (ht) [You
hardly spend anything of the original budget! Why a
supplementary budget?], UNICEF
calls
for protection of children affected by conflict
(ht), Months
on, Special Court struggles to serve notices to ex-APF
chiefs (rep)
11/12/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Morcha softens stance, decides to support bill (kp),
UDMF
to
accept bill if it’s revised, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), PM
says
hopeful of agreement ‘very soon’ (kp), Palpa
banda
called off after 11 days (kp), Speaker
urges
PM to help end House obstruction (ht) [Bandhs
and obstructions of parliament prove a lack of political
culture and failed understanding of democratic
principles!], State
apathetic
towards rights violation cases, says NHRC (ht), Guilty
of
grave human rights violations will be brought to book:
Prime minister (kp) [?],
Dahal’s
Cabinet
to reveal property details ‘soon’ (kp) [?],
Quake
victims
suffering from cold related diseases (kp), Govt
aid
eludes 416 families displaced by 2014 flood, by
Prakash Adhikari (kp) [Wow, speedy help!], Nepal
and
post-truth: A condition that is ironically being created
in America and Europe has become a global phenomenon,
by Abhi Subedi (kp)
10/12/2016: UML
will
come on board: Pun: Says govt won’t push the bill sans
consensus among all parties, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), No
end
in sight to House obstruction (ht), Parliament
meeting
postponed for a week: Oppn parties obtruct the House
despite Speaker Gharti’s repeated request to support the
discussion over impeachment motion (kp), RPP:
House
Obstruction only benefits extremists (kp), Amendment
in trouble as more parties oppose it: More than
one-third MPs in opposition, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Student,
youth
to continue protest (kp), Over
445k
families received first tranche of housing aid (kp),
Human
rights
national magna meet: ‘Prolonged transition obstacle to
safeguarding human rights’ (kp), Human
Rights
Magna Meet begins (ht), Cong
MPs
unhappy with LLRC’s meet in Capital: Say commission must
go to districts of Province 2 to get public opinion,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp), The
magical,
musical chair: What is in store for our nation that is
perpetually in transition, one way or another?, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), INGOs
unable to fund Rs 300,000 quake grants for all, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Why
federalism is failing: If the conviction and end goal of
some is secession, they won’t be satisfied no matter how
you draw federal borders, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep),
A
month without power outage: Changes felt in daily life;
Businesses and factories report fall in operating costs,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep)
09/12/2016: Speaker’s
bid
to end House deadlock fails: Deuba, Oli stick to their
guns; Gharti to hold meeting with PM today (kp), House
obstruction
to continue till bill to amend constitution not
withdrawn: Oli, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), UML
for
endorsing poll bills: Nembang (kp), SC
hearing
on amendment set for Dec 20 (kp), SC
issues
show cause notice to PM Dahal, speaker (ht), UML
cadres
continue stir, call for PM’s resignation (kp), Human
Rights
Day: When the guilty remain free and victims continue to
suffer, the event is just a farce, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp), Some
are
more equal than others: Affront to human dignity and
rights poses a challenge to the identity of any person,
by Madhab Regmi (kp), Actual
budget
spending reaches 6.5pc in first four months of FY: House
panel criticises the government for not being able
to spend the money set aside for development
projects (kp), Promises
to
keep: The pledged assistance and the need for
reconstruction should receive high priority of the
government and the political parties (ht), Election
Is Only Way Out, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn) [But
only after all the current so-called leaders retire from
politics!], Speaking
truth
to power: Officials secretly created a deliberate
artificial shortage of electricity to enrich themselves
while doing untold harm to Nepal's economy, by
Shreejana Shrestha, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt), Local
polls a must to tackle corruption: Development partners
(rep), Commission
gives MPs two days to agree on Province 2 local units
(rep)
08/12/2016: Govt
flouts
deal it reached with Dr KC: Starts process to grant
affiliation to a medical college in Jhapa; Makes mockery
of the pact that calls for halting all affiliations,
by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp), Fate
of
bill hangs in balance, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), NC
leaders
smell foul play by CPN-UML, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Statute
amendment
bill NC’s official proposal, says Nidhi (ht), PM
rules out bill withdrawal, by Devendra Basnet (rep),
Protests
flare in Dang, Dhangadhi during PM's visit, by
Devendra Basnet and Dil Bahadur Chhantyal (rep), Protests
in
Palpa and Gulmi districts continue for eighth straight
day (kp), Protests
Flaring
Over Amendment Bill, by Uttam Maharjan (ht), More
local
bodies sought for Province 2: Lawmakers want statute
amended prior to demarcation of provinces (ht), Scrap
constitution,
says Baidhya (ht), The
choice now between the devil and the deep blue sea,
interview with hardliner conservative politician Kamal
Thapa, RPP-Nepal (rep), The
second amendment: There seems to be a realization in New
Delhi that its interests in Nepal will be best protected
by taking Kathmandu in confidence, by Biswas Baral
(rep), Growing
political
row concerns diplomatic community, by Anil Giri
(kp), Tying
polls with amendment could vitiate environment:
Diplomats, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), The
limits
of rhetoric: Oli and his followers have no choice but to
negotiate hard with the govt and the Madhesi and
Janajati leaders, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Violence
against
women: Central role of health workers, by Giulia
Vallese and Jos Vandelaer (ht), NRA
lacks
fund to distribute second tranche of housing grant
(ht), Conflict
victims hand memorandum to NC (rep)
07/12/2016: SLMM
drops
a hint that it’ll support bill: A senior TMLP leader
maintains ‘something is better than nothing’n SSF-N
reiterates earlier stance, saying it does not address
demands, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Protests
continue,
banda called off in Butwal (kp), Proposal
not
in country’s interest, it will fail: Thapa (kp), Constitution
amendment
bill against public sentiment: Shashanka Koirala
(ht), CPN-MC
not
to hold discusson on amendment bill any further
(ht), Experts
for bringing UML on board amendment (rep), Maoist
Center urges PM to expedite talks with parties
(rep), Heed
people's concerns, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Make
drafting
of bill transparent: NHRC; Chairman Sharma urges rights
defenders and civil society members to be critical about
the government instead of transitional justice bodies,
by Dewan Rai (kp), LBRC
invites
stakeholders for meeting (ht), Divorced
women may not get property share in new Code, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), Red
Cross unhappy with govt's NGO policy on reconstruction
(rep), Unstable
policies, standards, procedures hindering reconstruction,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep)
06/12/2016: Seeing
is
believing: Govt should remove all doubts among conflict
victims about the dispensation of justice (kp), Statute
amendment
bill deepens political divide, by Roshan Sedhai (kp)
UML
hardens
position, decides to intensify stir: Urges neighbours
not to interfere in internal matters of Nepal, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), UML
tells neighbors not to interfere in Nepal's internal
affairs (rep), RPP
says amendment bill against national interest (rep)
[And national interests are
those of the male Tagadhari leaders at the centre?],
Protests
continue
against state split plan (kp), Agitation
in
western Nepal over proposed change in state boundaries
(ht), Protests
against amendment continue in west and mid-west regions
(rep), Foreign
Minister
warns of crisis if protests continue (ht), Yadav
seeks
Indian model of federalism in Madhes, by Laxmi Sah
(kp), Khotang
locals
resort to stir (ht), Faith
and
politics: Are we going back to times when religion and
political power were complementary?, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp), Together
We Stand, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Always
the
same: The budget spent on the development projects at
the last moment makes no sense as it compromises on the
quality of work (ht), Sluggish
construction
affects reconstruction: In lack of building, a school
operates from toilet, by Narahari Sapkota (rep), NRA misses
its self-set deadlines again: The NRA has signed grant
agreements with only 58,405 of the total 94,072 eligible
victims, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Unequal,
by law: When a girl or woman is viewed in connection
with a male figure, it creates an unequal society,
by Anjali Subedi (rep)
05/12/2016: TJ
act
amendment: Old definition of murder retained in proposed
bill; Murder redefined as ‘all kinds of killing’ from
‘act of killing under control’, by Dewan Rai (kp), ‘Political
bickering
unsafe for Nepal’, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp), House
obstructed
for third day (kp), PM
seeks
support from BRB, Yadav (kp), Constitution
Amendment Bill And Protest, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
Amendment
bill at behest of India: Oppn MPs; Parliament obstructed
for third consecutive day (rep), Life
paralyzed in Province 5 districts, by Sher Bahadur
KC (rep), A
crisis of trust: PM should avoid forcing elections
without settling issues on the table (kp), Prez
warns parties of serious consequences if no polls by Jan
2018: Leaders stick to their stances, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Khotang
locals
protest against restructuring modality (ht), Unlikely
Proposal, by S. Binodkumar Singh (SAIR), Nepal
can
be Brussels of South Asia, interview with Rensje
Teerink, Ambassador and Head of the European Union
Delegation to Nepal (kp), All
wrong: South Africa is a poor transitional justice model
for Nepal as 65 percent of its applicants for amnesty
were already in jail, by Govinda Sharma 'Bandi'
(rep)
04/12/2016: Government
fails
to amend TRC Act to facilitate transitional justice
process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Survivors
of
quake-hit districts still waiting: Large number of
affected households in Dhading, Makawanpur, Nuwakot yet
to get housing aid, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht), Agitating
forces
should endorse bill even if it fails, says PM: The FA
and the UDMF say the government’s proposal is too less
(ht), ‘Power
centres’
want to squash Maoists, Dahal at HQ meet, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Deuba
seeks
support for statute amendment (ht), Indian
envoy
advises Morcha to accept amendment bill (kp) [?], Protests
against
boundary revision continue (kp), Protest
against
proposal to split Province 5 continues (ht), Give
and
take: A practical solution would be to pass the
amendment bill without changing federal boundaries and
go for polls, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Private
sector
gets nervous as protests flare up, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp), Chepangs
sans
citizenship, by Pratap
Bista (kp), Seeking
another
path: If the newly merged RPP decides to support
monarchy, it will lose people’s trust, by Khagendra
N. Sharma (kp), An
uncertain
future: Unfolding events in the country make one doubt
that there will be lasting peace, by Binoj Basnyat
(kp), Federalism
Opens Pandora’s Box, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn) [?], Parties
must
unite to avert crisis (ht)
03/12/2016: Madhesi
leaders
float 3 proposals to end row, by Anil Giri (kp), Amendment
bill
should be revised, says Thakur: Tarai leader says
provinces and autonomous regions should be given full
rights (kp), Oppn
obstructs
House for 2nd straight day (kp), Protests
on
in dists (kp), Oppn
demands
withdrawal of amendment bill: Obstructs second
successive House meeting (rep), Khanal
challenges
govt to muster two-thirds majority (kp), Madhes
parties against powerful third-tier bodies, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), Thousands
protest
in Butwal against Province 5 split: Leaders, locals vow
to foil government amendment bill; Ruling NC, Maoists
join hands with main opposition UML, by Sher Bahadur
KC (rep), The
Amendment Debate, by Kushal Pokharel (rn), Quake
victims
demand inclusion of genuine victims for grants: Only 57
percent victims sign agreement due to obstruction so
far; NRA shows indifference about the problem, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep)
02/12/2016: TRC
records
295 complaints on sexual assaultRights activists say the
real number could be higher: A human rights lawyer
Rukmani Maharjan says many victims have not shared their
stories with their partners, by Dewan Rai (kp), Power
to
the people: Contrary to general perceptions, federalism
could be a source of stability in Nepal, by Mukesh
Jha (kp), Madhes-based
parties
press PM to revise bill: Reject request for cooperation
to hold local level elections in mid-April, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), UDMF,
FA
reject amendment bill (ht), 27
Congress
MPs from Tarai want amendment, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), UML
obstructs parliament vowing to foil amendment bill: Govt
accused of trying to change provincial boundary to
"please someone else" against the wish of people from
the province (rep), Protests
rage
against boundary revision plan, clash in Butwal:
Rupandehi, Palpa districts shut against the proposal to
break Hill districts off Province 5 (kp), Uncertain
fate:
The government should start fresh talks with the main
opposition and the agitating forces to find a solution
about the constitution amendment (ht), Trial
balloons:
India did not welcome Nepal’s constitution and backed
Madhesi protesters last year, but has sent positive
signals about the amendment, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Kakistocracy:
‘Government
by the most incompetent elements of society’ (nt), Early
local
polls crucial to holding four layers of election in next
14 months: Clouds of uncertainty hang over
elections after the government registered a constitution
amendment bill in Parliament, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), 10,600
quake-affected
deprived of housing aid (kp) [related to Makwanpur
district only], A
sick system: Dr KC’s campaign to reform the country’s
medical education sector deserves widespread support,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Violence
against
women: Slippery path to justice, by Wenny Kusuma and
Kirti Thapa (ht)
01/12/2016: UDMF
not
to accept bill in current form (ht), UML
prepares
to flex muscles: To counter bill from the streets,
House and court; Madhes-based parties refuse to take
ownership (kp), CPN-UML
to
obstruct Parliament, intensify street protest (ht),
UML to
obstruct House, protest in streets against amendment
bill, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Registration
of
bill sparks protests (kp), Anti-amendment
protests erupt in districts (rep), Amendment
bill meets with criticism on social media (rep), Doubts
linger
within NC over House nod (kp), NC’s
Legacy Of Moderation: Can It Be Upheld In New Context?,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), Shutdown
hits
Arghakhanchi (ht), A
step in right direction, say Indian officials, media:
However, India has not given a formal and official
statement on the registration of the constitution
amendment proposal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [??], Local
level
restructuring dispute: 515 people renounce their
citizenships in protest, by Basanta Pratap Singh
(kp), PM
proposes
local polls by mid-April, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [??], PM
seeks
UML support to hold election (ht), Four
parties discuss holding local polls (rep), New
state
ministers take oath, assume office (ht), We
have had enough of deception: Rolpalis, by Devendra
Basnet (rep), Regional
meet
stresses need for gender-friendly DRR policy (ht), Disaster
management
bill: ‘Govt committed to ensuring women representation’
(kp) [Yes, please include one woman in a minor position,
just as in the council of ministers!], Agents
of change: Knowing of the sacrifices women rights
defenders make every day, let us commit to respect them,
by Renu Adhikari Rajbhandari (rep), 'Little
progress
made against Chhaupadi', by Menuka Dhungana (kp), Caste
in
doubt: If the struggle is for the rights of everyone,
how can that ‘everyone’ not include Dalits?, by
Deepak Thapa (kp), The
good
doctor: Genuine demands should be fulfilled and
debatable ones should be discussed further, by
Mukesh Kumar Sah (kp), Needs
of
the poor: Implement findings; The poor families should
be provided identity cards that will enable them to
receive ‘social security allowance’ and ‘compulsory
health insurance’. This allowance can be used by the
poor for total health care, by Vikash Raj Satyal
(ht), Quake
victims yet to recieve house construction grants, by
Madhusudhan Guragain (rep)
30/11/2016: SC
orders
TRC to investigate all complaints: Court scraps standard
guidelines for shelving complaints while the TRC
regulations remain, by Dewan Rai (kp), Govt
registers
statute amendment proposal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
Govt
registers
bill to amend constitution: Proposes another province in
Tarai, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Govt
registers 7-point constitution amendment bill: Proposes
to take all hill districts out of Province 5, by
Ashok Dahal and Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Protests
in districts as govt moves to split Province 5
(rep), Morcha
stands
in support (kp), Ruling
parties
join protests against Province 5 split plan (kp), Morcha
obstructs
LLRC programme in Rajbiraj: The residents of
Kharichandanpur in Baridiya district have enforced an
indefinite banda in the VDC (kp), Local
body commission extends deadline to mid-December
(rep), 40
days
on, House still debates Karki impeachment motion
(kp), EC
working
on voter list (kp), NC
names
10 state ministers (kp), NC
recommends 10 more state ministers (rep), Who
is
going to relent? Current stalemate is leading to a
polarisation of politics, with Madhesi parties at one
extreme and UML at another, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp), Amendment
Amid Polarisation, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Tragedy
of errors: The restructuring debate is not going to go
away soon, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), All
the parties want local elections to test the water,
interview with Barsha Man Pun, CPN-MC (rep)
29/11/2016: CIEDP
publishes
28,000 names of conflict victims, by Dewan Rai (kp),
Technical
difficulty
delaying probe, says Minister Yadav (ht) [??],
Bhattarai,
Yadav
join forces to demand charter amendment (kp), Any
amendment that doesn't address key issues meaningless:
Bhattarai, Yadav (rep), Gathabandhan’s
stance
dims bill tabling chance: Declines prime minister’s
request to support govt-prepared proposal; But warns of
resuming protests if it is not registered at the
earliest (kp), Will
foil
polls, warns TMLP chair Thakur (kp), Citizenship
and
naturalisation: Madhesis do not want provisions that
might compromise their relations with people across the
border, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (kp), Pyuthan
and
Rolpa unite against govt plan to split province
(kp), Amendment
put on hold: Prez suggests to top 3 leaders to jointly
settle dispute, hold elections, by Ashok Dahal (rep)
[Yes, please continue the
non-inclusive way!], No
election without political consensus: CEC Yadav
(rep), Women
leaders
demand 50pc representation in Cabinet (kp), Violence
against women continues unabated, by Santosh Singh
(rep), NHRC
appeals
for Dr KC’s life (kp), LLRC
working
on local units in Province 2, by Binod Ghimire (kp),
Legal
hurdle
remains in Nepalis voting from abroad (kp), Can
Nepalis
think? There are three groups of people in this
country—complainers, planners and doers, by Jaya
Jung Mahat (kp)
28/11/2016: CIEDP
calls
for clarity on defintion of disappearance, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Efforts
On
An Amendment To Constitution, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km), Dahal
to
talk to Morcha before registering bill: Govt held back
by coalition pressure, lack of accord with Madhes-based
parties (kp), Govt
stays amendment to seek UDMF commitment to polls, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), PM
‘not
convinced’ amendment will address problems (kp), Govt seeking
Madhesi commitment only to delay amendment: Madhes
parties (rep), Deuba
upbeat on amendment (rep), Congress
leaders
warn against taking Hill districts off State 5, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), NC,
Maoist leaders at odds with own MPs over delineations,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Revise
provincial
boundaries, says INNM (ht), Maoists
started
problematic discourse on federalism based on ethnicities,
interview with Pradip Gyawali, CPN-UML (kp) [This
discourse has been started by the Janajati organisations
in the 1990s, not by the Maoists!], UML
Should Offer Options, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), LBRC
to
invite leaders, tech panel members of province 2
(ht), Women
working
in informal sector: Rights groups call for law to combat
internal trafficking; Poor young girls are being forced
to work in massage parlours and dance bars in city areas
with fake offers of respectable jobs (kp), Many
health
facilities without buildings, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp), Three
years on, flood victims still await relief: Over 500
families living in temporary shelters, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep), Ministry
to draft federal, provincial laws on local governance
(rep), Formulation
of
laws for three tiers of govt on cards (ht)
27/11/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Govt likely to register bill today: Nidhi; We can accept
the bill only if it addresses key demands, says FSF-N
chair Yadav, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Govt
vacillates
as Morcha remains non-committal, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), Numbers
game
after bill enters Parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp),
Thapa
invited
to join govt: After the RPP-Nepal and the RPP merged
recently, Thapa was elected the chairman of the new
Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The united party has 37
lawmakers (kp) [?],
Protests
against
split in Hill districts of Rapti and Lumbini, by
Janak Nepal (kp), Dalits
demand
additional budget (kp), A
decade has passed: If the remaining parts of the peace
pact are not executed, new conflict may ensue, by
Prakash Bhattarai (kp), Parties
On Collision Course, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
26/11/2016: Game
of
Thrones leaves quake victims in cold (ht), Citing
govt non-cooperation, TRC, CIEDP seek MPs’ help, by
Gyan P. Neupane (rep), House
committee
to quiz PM on TJ mechanism issues (kp), Amendment
more political issue than constitutional: Experts,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Govt
goes ahead with amendment preparations, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), UML
bent
on dishing bill, PM in a pickle: Dahal consults legal
eagles after opposition dangles Article 274 threat
(kp), UML
threatens
agitation against amendment bill (ht), Article
274
does not pose hurdle to revise provincial boundaries,
lawyers tell PM (ht), Govt
to
make one more bid for consensus, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Rolpa
protests
state split plan (kp), CK
Raut
held with 33 supporters: Deputy Superintendent of Police
Manoj Yadav says they will be released after detailed
investigation (kp), NRA
picks
BFIs to distribute aid inside Valley (kp), 300
schools
without classrooms in Sindhupalchok, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), ADB,
govt
begin construction of quake-hit office buildings
(kp), Women
suffered
more violence at home than outside last year: Worec
report, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), Rally
organised
to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based
Violence (ht), Smoke
and
mirrors: Maoist leaders need to work hard to justify
their gun-barrel politics against the parliamentary
system to the generations to come, by Shreya Paudel
(kp), Lawmakers
want
voting age to be lowered to 16 years (ht), Big
and small parties sharply divided over vote threshold
(rep), Single
mother struggles for cancer treatment: Says providing
for leaders' treatment from state coffers is injustice,
by Ganesh BK (rep)
25/11/2016: Amend
TRC
law: The TRC and CIEDP will not get international
recognition if they fail to give justice to the victims
(ht), CIEDP
receives
documents of war-era cases: Tallying complaint details
with info from authorities, by Dewan Rai (kp), Govt
on
way to House, oppn to take to streets: PM Dahal’s one
more bid ‘to convince’ Oli to support the proposal fails,
by Tika R. Pradhan and Roshan Sedhai (kp), Oli
refuses
to back amendment bill (ht), KP
Oli
tells CPN-UML stalwarts to get ready for struggle
(ht), UML
rebuffs PM appeal for amendment help; Madhes-based
parties give green signal for proposal, by Nabin
Khatiwada and Ashok Dahal (rep), Big
party leaders threaten to protest division of province 5
(rep), Province
5
split plan sparks protests, by Nabin Paudel (kp), Constitution
Amendment: Will It Respect People’s Aspirations?, by
Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Demonstrations
against
LLRC proposals continue (kp), Commission
sends
reports back to 60 districts for verification (kp),
Fringe
parties
against vote threshold to ensure seat for party in
Parliament, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht) [This
was to be expected but the number of parties in
parliament has to be reduced dramatically if Nepal shall
have a chance for reasonable politics in future!],
17,000
cu
ft timber distributed in Sindhupalchok: Few families
have started building homes due to ‘insufficient’ fund;
Nepal receives around Rs 70 billion every year in
remittances from migrant workers who are based in India,
by Anish Tiwari (kp) [!!],
RPP puts on
hold monarchy restoration demand (rep), A
burning issue: Violence against women is detrimental not
only to the victim but to the whole community (kp),
The
impeachment
motion: Reflection of our system; The Lok Man case
represents the true face of our political system. It is
an attitude that has become our social system. His case
represents how this country is run by our politicians,
bureaucrats and others, by Gyan Basnet (ht), Ashes
to
ashes: Second-time prime minister Dahal is in a tight
spot once again as the country marks the tenth
anniversary of the peace accord this week, by Om
Astha Rai (nt), 21
January
2018: Nepal’s politics is sliding towards the edge of
the cliff, and there isn’t much time left to meet the
deadline for an elected Federal Parliament (nt)
24/11/2016: TRC
chair
threatens to quit: Says govt not supporting him, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Constitutional
conundrum:
A hard nut to crack, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Avoiding
another
spiral: With or without constitution amendment, the risk
of further polarisation remains (kp), PM
hits snag with Madhesi leaders in amendment bid: Talks
on Wednesday inconclusive, FSFN clear on no support,
others to discuss after bill is in Parliament (rep),
Majority
of
Morcha leaders agree to draft proposal, but tepidly: Say
they will extend support to it despite having some
reservations; Remain non-committal about taking part in
polls once it is tabled, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Tharu
council
warns against Province 5 split, by Thakur Singh
Tharu (kp), Amendment
bill
to be registered by Nov 28: UDMF to respond on contents
after bill is registered in the house, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Majority
NC leaders against amendment without UML support
(rep), RPP
takes
conciliatory approach: Party chief Kamal Thapa hints at
supporting the amendment bill (kp), RPP
says
it will continue supporting government (ht), Disputes
in Mid and Far West over local restructuring (rep),
Kavre
local
bodies’restructuring in limbo (ht), Tussle
Over The Amendment Bill, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Form
community
rebuilding committees, directs govt (kp), Dr.
KC ‘s Hunger Strike: Govt Apathy Exposed, by Mukti
Rijal (rn), Language
Commission
begins work (ht), Students
demonstrate
against MPs’ salary hike (ht), Quake
victims in despair as harsh winter looms, by Dhruba
Dangal (rep), PM's
promise delays second tranche of quake grant: 1,114
victims apply for second tranche,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), One-third
of Nepali children age 5-14 put to work: CBS, by
Gyanu Sapkota (rep), Trilateralism,
RIP:
Nowhere and at no time have India and China cooperated
and coordinated strategy on third countries. Why would
they in Nepal?, by Biswas Baral (rep)
23/11/2016: PM
to
split Province 5 to woo Madhesi forces: Set to propose
incorporating seven Hill districts into Provinces 4 and
6 (kp), Main
oppn
decides to go on offensive, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
UML
supporters
stage protests in Banke, Bardiya, Dang districts
(kp), NC
in
bid to forge maximum consensus (ht), Statute
Amendment: Govt In Quandary, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Yadav
warns
of agitation for statute repeal if it’s not amended
(ht), Madhes-based
parties divided on amendment, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep), Local-level
restructuring sparks conflicts across country (rep),
Four
Dailekh
VDCs protest restructuring proposal (kp), Commission
to begin work on local units in Province 2 Sunday,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), LBRC’s
final
report by Nov-end (ht), TRC
gears
up for probe into plaints: Begins consultation with
professionals for suggestions and support, by Dewan
Rai (kp), TRC
lobbies
for extended offices in federal states to probe war-era
cases, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Lessons
from successful renovation of Bauddha: Bauddhanath
becomes the first UNESCO World Heritage Site to complete
renovation, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep), Boudhanath
Stupa
reopens: Iconic Buddhist monument rebuilt without govt
support (kp), The
renovated Bauddhanath Stupa (photo/video) (rep), Civil
society
urges government to announce local election date
(kp), Let’s
raise
our voices: Corruption and bad management in every
sector is leading this country towards ruin, by
Angel Sharma (kp), Leadership
crisis
in Nepal: Radical change is needed, by Madhukar
Shamsher JB Rana (ht), Quake
victims
left to shiver under temporary tents: How can we
construct quake-resistant house with Rs 50,000?: Quake
victims, by Narahari Sapkota (rep)
22/11/2016: Waiting
in
anticipation: Socio-economic change, a key part of the
peace process, is still a work in progress, by
Binayak Basnyat (kp), Women
rights
activists in west feel threatened (ht),
Conflict
victims
demand home minister’s resignation (ht), Don’t
discriminate
against naturalised citizens, says Yadav (ht),
UML
pours
cold water on consensus efforts: Main opposition is dead
set against proposal, calls it ‘anti-national’n
Coalition partners say they will hold talks with
Madhes-based forces, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), UML
lacks
numbers to block statute revision, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Govt
bent on registering amendment, UML to oppose, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), PM
calls
govt secretaries on the carpet: Seeks reports on
progress made in various sectors (kp), Prime
Minister
Dahal issues 26-point directives to secretaries
(ht), Protests
continue
against restructuring proposals (kp), United
RPP
has 37 lawmakers: The new RPP has Kamal Thapa as
chairman and Pashupati Shumsher Rana as national
chairman, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Rana-led
RPP
unifies with Thapa-led RPP-N: Unified party to have 37
members in the parliament (ht), RPP,
RPP-N unify, raise possibility of stark change in
politics, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Timely
release
of funds crucial to implement projects: NRA; The NRA has
estimated a budget of Rs 120.75 billion alone for the
housing aid—for the first and second phase of aid
distribution to around 7.5m households (kp), Now
for
action: The NRA has spent a lot of time and energy just
in preparing the action plan. Now, it is time to put the
plan into action (ht), NRNA
to
rebuild houses in Laprak (ht) [Why
has NRNA not been allowed to do so before?], As winter
looms Sankhu quake victims start rebuilding without aid,
by Gyan P. Neupane and Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Underworked
and
overpaid: Nepal’s lawmakers appear dangerously out of
touch with the public pulse (kp), Quality
Leadership Missing, by Prem Khatry (rn), Unity
Among Parties A Must Again, by Yuba Nath Lamsal
(rn), Nepali
media
suffers due to unabated impunity, says study (ht), Diplomats
question Prithvi Narayan's role in nation-building
(rep), Remove
him: Parliamentarians should speed up impeachment
process and remove Karki from CIAA before he does more
harm, by David Kainee (rep)
21/11/2016: NHRC
stresses
transitional justice (kp), Justice
delayed:
It would be in the interest of all to resolve the
present state of affairs and make Nepal a prosperous and
peaceful country where there is justice for all
(ht), Transitional
justice still in limbo, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Justice
delayed
for conflict victims: PM (ht) [...
says one of the persons most responsible for delay!],
Cost of
peace process Rs 148.8b so far, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep), Ten
years on, CPA promises largely unmet, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), For
Madhesis, CPA promises not kept: ‘State’s unwillingness
to follow CPA road map fuelling another conflict’,
by Suresh Yadav (rep), Ex-Maoist
guerrillas not happy with peace accord as promises
remain unfulfilled, by Kamal Pariyar (rep), A
decade of peace: Building peace requires inclusion,
justice and making strides to Nepal’s development goals,
by Valerie Julliand (rep), Unique
peace
model nears conclusion, by John Narayan Parajuli
(kp) [?], War Has
Ended, Not The Peace Process, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
Towards
a
transformative justice: Nepal may continue to experience
social conflict as long as issues of marginalisation are
ignored, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Simon Robins
(kp), UML
to
reject govt proposal for amendment, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Madhesi
leaders
threaten to disown amendment bill (kp), Minimum
demands
of Madhesis, though fringe forces, should be met,
interview with Dipendra Jha (kp), Elections
can’t
be held without addressing Madhes issues: Yadav
(ht), NC
leaders
drumming up support in Tarai (kp), Mutually
agreeable:
Passing an amendment proposal that will deepen divisions
is worse than not passing one (kp), Protests
continue
against local level restructuring proposals (kp), Rupandehi
sends
four proposals after parties fail to reach agreement
(kp), NRA
comes up with a time-bound plan 'to appease' PM, by
Sanbgeet Sangroula (rep), NRA
to
settle complaints by Jan (ht), NRA
unveils
time-bound action plan: The NRA says it will deploy 100
volunteers to each of the affected VDCs; sign agreements
with quake victims in Kathmandu Valley within 10 days
(kp), Quake
survivors
in Gulmi sans housing aid, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp),
New
democratic
alternative: Facing crisis; A balanced and successful
democratic polity in Nepal’s context would be one that
has an inclusive federal structure with a strong
executive at the centre. And, we need to build a system
that can supersede the flaws of both capitalism and
socialism, by Baburam Bhattarai (ht)
20/11/2016: Chhaupadi
practice:
Achham woman’s death concerns PM (kp), PM
concerned
about death of woman in cow shed (ht), Nepal:
Decade
After Peace, Scant Progress On Justice; Political
Parties Fail to Deliver on Promises (Human Rights
Watch), 10
years
of peace deal: ICJ reminds Nepal of commitment to
justice for conflict victims (kp), Justice
still far cry in Nepal after a decade: ICJ (rep), Constitution
amendment:
As govt prepares to table proposal, key difference
surfaces; PM seeks ‘consensual draft’ that can be
endorsed, agitating parties want ‘all concerns
addressed’ even if the bill fails in Parliament
(kp), UML
against
splitting state 5: Oli, by Amrita Anmol (kp), ‘Naturalised
citizens
cannot be allowed to hold key constitutional posts’
(ht) [Okay, but then treat
children of both Nepali men or Nepali women, who are
married to foreigners, equal!!], Govt
planning
to bring constitution amendment bill next week (ht),
Panel
fails
to send Parbat restructuring report (kp), DTAC’s
proposal
disappoints locals (ht), Secretary
appointment:
No word from Office of Prez puzzles Speaker;
recommendation lying unaddressed for 3 months (kp),
Maoist
leaders
threaten to desert ‘party on the wane’: Several
leaders from Province 7 are said to be in search
of alternative platforms to build their political
career, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
Wrong
move:
Declaring a public holiday during Mukherjee’s visit has
set a very bad precedent, by Khagendra Nath Sharma
(kp), Between
the
lines: Government needs to be able to decode properly
the signals sent from Beijing, by Prem Raj Joshi
(kp), Politics
Reaches A Tipping Point!, by Ritu Raj Subedi (kp)
19/11/2016: Act
amendment
delay stymies TRC: Term expiring in two months, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), A
decade on, legacy of Maoist insurgency stalks Nepal
(ht), Displaced
Badis
yet to return home (ht), Dhading
sees
complaints galore of fake quake victims: CDO Bishwa
Prakash Subedi says the volume of complaints on fake
quake victims suggests serious flaw in data collection,
by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp), Constitution
amendment:
Congress divided over way forward, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Amendment
bill
by Tuesday, says Pun (kp) [Without
discussing the contents with the dissatisfied groups
intensively?], Demand
to bring local units under province snags restructuring,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), LBRC
seeks
bigger mandate or govt’s help, by Arjun Poudel (ht),
Discussion
on
impeachment motion lingers: A senior RPP-Nepal leader
says major parties may be waiting for the court to
decide case against Karki (kp), MPs
want impeachment motion wound up speedily (rep), Commoners
feel the brunt of clearing hospital bills (rep), Mafiacracy!
Our
government’s motto is ‘Sharing is Caring!’ Share
the loot with the civil servants, contractors,
cadres and con artists but give nothing to the common
folks!, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical]
18/11/2016: Where
are
all the women? An underlying reason for the low
representation of women in politics is a patriarchal
mindset that permeates political life, by Avasna
Pandey (kp), Split
Province
5 and break impasse: PM Dahal mulling over creating an
eighth province with seven districts (kp), Three
major
parties to hold issue-wise discussion, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Top
posts for naturalized not demand of Madhesi people:
Tarai voices (rep), Demonstration
in
Kalikot against LLRC decision (kp), Recovery
is
still a far cry in Barpak, by Sudip Kaini (kp), Govt
preparing
to show NRA chief door? Rift between Dahal, Gyewali has
widened of late, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), 6,000
quake
victims living around BP Highway not granted permits for
house reconstruction (ht), Post-earthquake
response:
The way forward, by Kedar Neupane (ht), ‘Don’t
delist
serious insurgency-era crimes’, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Prosecution
in
serious rights violations, says PM,
by Dewan Rai (kp), The
Karki
case: If the impeachment move is not handled well, the
war against corruption may stall, by Dinesh Pant
(kp), The
charade
of impeachment: As Parliament dilly-dallies, the Supreme
Court presses ahead against Lokman Singh Karki, by
Binita Dahal (nt)
17/11/2016: Stakeholders
ignored
while framing TRC Act amendment bill,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Morcha
seeks
firm NC commitment: Congress President Deuba says the
party will register draft proposal at Parliament within
the set deadline, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), No
solution in sight: The argument that naturalized
citizens by marriage be treated as ‘special’ is fraught
as we are dealing with people of two different countries,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep) [?? The
problem is the continued different treatment of two
genders,
men and women by the
constitution!!], Local
level
restructuring: Clash in Sankhuwasabha leaves 15 people
injured (kp), Restructuring
model
protested in Khotang (ht), Double-edged
words:
Exposure to liberal democratic values of the West does
not necessarily translate into a similar outlook among
Nepali immigrants; The kind of anti-Madhesi
vitriol coming out of Nepalis in the US during last
year’s blockade was but one indication of their
illiberalism, as was the silence over KP Oli’s repeated
denigration of Madhesis over that period, by Deepak
Thapa (kp), Bolstering
Democratic Legitimacy: Local Institutions Are The Key,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), Social
stigma
related to sexual violence still rampant in society
(ht), MPs
demand more perks, incentives amid public criticism,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Political
parties collect up to 50 percent levy from lawmakers,
by Ashok Dahal (rep)
16/11/2016: Dahal
faces
tough time convincing own party men (kp), 52
parties
fail to re-registerTo be barred from upcoming polls if
decision is not reviewed, says CEC (kp), Two
RPPs
announce merger decision, again: Formal unification on
Monday; Dahal government to be stronger, by Binod
Ghimire (kp) [How can
non-inclusive anti-system parties make the government
stronger?], Approaching
winter
concerns quake victims, by Anish Tiwari (kp), Community
school
students still studying in temporary classrooms, by
Pratap Bista (kp), PM
dissatisfied
with NRA’s work (ht), PM
Dahal
talks to NRA chair about reconstruction delays: The
directive committee of National Reconstruction Authority
will discuss a time-bound action plan on Sunday
(kp), Local
level
restrucuring: Villagers threaten to give up
citizenships; The people of Kanda VDC in Bajhang are in
protest demanding a separate village council status,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp), From
clout
to rout: The question for Prachanda is whether to
worship pahunch, the supreme principle that drives
Nepali democracy, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), Empower
it: Under the decentralized federal structure, we need
additional human resources at office of Chief Secretary,
by Thaneshwar Bhusal (rep)
15/11/2016: Gathabandhan
‘gives’
15 more days to govt: ‘Ultimatum’ comes as blessing in
disguise for Prime Minister Dahal; Upendra Yadav’s
‘unilateral move’ irks some Madhesi leaders; As per PM
Dahal’s own deadline, the government must have tabled a
statute amendment proposal by today, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), FA
serves
15-day ultimatum to govt (ht), UDMF
gives govt 15 more days to bring amendment (rep), Protests
go
on against LLRC proposals (kp), Demonstration
held
against state restructuring model (ht), DTAC
reports
sent back for not meeting standards (ht), Medical
allowance
to Sujata: Minister Thapa becomes target as govt draws
flak; Brushes aside resignation call, vows to continue
fight (kp), Opposition
MPs
flay govt for paying Sujata for treatment (kp) [Though in the past it has never been
a problem to pay for people like Oli?], How
ill are our political leaders?, by Bishnu Prasad
Aryal (rep), Ad
hoc
decision: The best way of taking care of the problem of
footing the high medical bills would be to bring a
universal medical insurance policy (ht), Look
in
the mirror: Politicians’ apathy towards public opinion
puts our democratic dispensation at risk (kp), Karki
impeachment
process: CPN-UML demands time frame for endorsing motion
(kp), Bill
to
hike MPs’ pay and perks moved (kp), Housing
aid
yet to reach needy in remote VDCs, by Kumbha Raj Rai
(kp), Laudable
but
inadequate: National Human Rights Action Plan might not
be enough to ensure rights at the local level, by
Prakash Budha Magar (kp), ‘More
women
needed in all sectors for development’ (ht), Amending
the
Constitution: Time to choose, by Surendra Bahadur
Sijapati (ht) [only
foreign and security aspects, no important internal
aspects]
14/11/2016: ‘Govt
apathy’
leaves TRC in a quandary, by Dewan Rai (kp), The
road
less travelled: Dahal govt has forgotten its early
promises to give credible closure to conflict-era cases
(kp), Quake
victims in Laharepauwa camp brace for another winter
under tents, by Nirajan Paudel (rep), The
divide
within: Invisibility of labourers in Kathmandu is
compounded by their inability to negotiate with
employers directly; The Madhesi migrant population in
Kathmandu, heterogeneous as it is, remains outside the
public fabric and does not participate in
religious, communal or political events, by
Dan V. Hirslund (kp), Govt
registering
amendment proposal unilaterally: Morcha (kp), Maoist
leaders
warn PM not to mess up with ‘trouble-free’ states,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), ‘Don’t
link
polls with charter amendment’ (kp), Banda
affects
normal life nationwide (kp), 295
detained for vandalism during banda (rep), Lawmakers
push
for stronger EC (kp), EC
seeks
more authority for free, fair polls (ht), Prachanda’s
100 Days: Average Performance, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn), Bureaucracy
2.0:
Nepal is still stuck with the centralized bureaucratic
practices ill suited for rapidly changing technological
landscape of the hyper globalized digital world, by
Subarna Shakya and Bimal Pratap Shah (rep)
13/11/2016: TJ
process
remains stalled, by Dewan Rai (kp), LLRC
report
not likely before first week of Dec: District level
technical committees in Province 2 yet to start work;
Commission to send a team of officials to take stock of
situation (kp), 19
districts
fail to submit proposals to LBRC within deadline
(ht), Constitution
amendment:
Dahal to sit with Deuba and Oli today to finalise draft,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), PM,
Deuba
discuss draft of bill: The two leaders have agreed to
take the main opposition CPN-UML into confidence
(ht), ‘Hills
can’t
be separated from Madhes’ (ht), EC
updating
voters’ list in 21 districts in first phase, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Global
Gender
Gap Index 2016: Nepal fails to improve on 2015’s place
(kp) [see Nepal
data
in report by World Economic Forum], Prachanda’s
last
chance: People have high hopes that he will do better
during his second stint as prime minister, by
Atindra Dahal (kp), Avoid
Controversy, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
12/11/2016: Caste
discrimination
laws have made little difference: Report (kp), Statute
amendment
proposal ready: Dahal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Madhesi,
Janajati
lawmakers walk out: 'Protest will continue
till-three-pont pact implemented' (ht), Agitating
parties
boycott House meet (kp), Karki
‘ran
safe house’ to spy on people: Multiple sources say
police complicit in CIAA chief’s shenanigans (kp), Hordes
of
complainants flock LBRC office, by Arjun Poudel
(ht), A
little politics: Over-politicization of society has
hindered development initiatives in Nepal’s countryside,
by Dinkar Nepal (rep)
11/11/2016: Harsh
winter ahead for quake victims living under tents,
by Tenzn Tsomo (rep), ‘No
discussion
in party on statute amendment’ (kp) [related to NC],
Oli,
Deuba
for finding way out through trilateral meet: Dahal and
NC President Deuba agree to expedite talks with major
parties especially the UML for finding consensus on
constitution amendment proposal, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp) [Once again talks among
male Tagadhari leaders instead of talks with the
disenchanted groups!!], UDMF
parties plan to walk out from parliament Friday
(rep), FA,
UDMF
parties boycott Parliament meeting (ht), SC
set
to hear all cases against Karki on Dec 1, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Nepal
becomes
party to anti-biological arms pact: Nepal is the 177th
country to ratify the convention, Foreign Ministry says
(kp), Guerrillas
from
the mist: Former Maoist combatants’ grievances should be
addressedbefore their nonviolent protest turns into
violent action, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp), Reduced
poverty:
Much neglected; A progressive distributional policy
together with the suitable institutional setups and
arrangements at the grassroots for ensuring exclusively
the access of poor to social and physical infrastructure
as well as financial services is also a necessity,
by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht), Tamashas
over:
Nepal’s rulers still swing from one extreme to another:
either needling neighbours needlessly or kowtowing to
them (nt)
10/11/2016: Legal
hurdle
delays probe into TRC cases, by Dewan Rai (kp), ‘Charter
amendment
proposal by mid-Nov’ (kp), Disgruntlement
Of Madhesi Parties, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), All
citizens
should have equal rights, says TMDP leader Lal (ht),
Clinging
to
creed: A diverse country cannot live in peace and
harmony by making one religion constitutionally superior
to another, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Breaking
Information
Monopoly: Key To Democratic Governance, by Mukti
Rijal (rn), Nearly
all districts submit reports or are in last stages: 8
districts in Province 2 hold out for demarcation changes,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Locals
rue
govt delay in signing grant agreement (ht), Work
delayed:
Coordination among all agencies are vital is to complete
projects on time. But this coordination in Nepal has
always been elusive (ht), Blessed
Nepal:
Sea of opportunities; The country has adopted a
multi-party system allowing different trends to have
their representation; But within the political party the
leaders are poor managers of different opinions; As a
result the parties are rife with factions and splits,
by Hisila Yami (ht), Charting
our
destiny: Let us prepare Nepal for its glorious future by
building the 21st century relevant leadership it
deserves, by Ujwal Thapa (rep)
09/11/2016: Morcha
leaders
clear air on naturalised citizenship: Blame major
parties for ‘uncalled for controversy’, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), ‘Rumours
about
constitution amendment false’ (rep), Ripples
Of Naturalised Citizenship Issue, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), 47
districts
submit reports to LBRC (ht), Impeachment
Of
CIAA Chief, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), Court
proceeding
obstruction: Clarification sought from Karki, aides
(kp), Karki
summoned
over obstruction of SC summons delivery (ht), SC
gives Karki 7 days to appear in court for obstruction,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep), Impeachment
and
impunity: Impeachment of CIAA chief would be an
important symbolic step, but it must not be used to hide
or side-step widespread systemic impunity in Nepal’s
body politic, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep), Final
hearing
in Adhikary murder case deferred (ht)
08/11/2016: LLRC
to
fix local units on its own if hurdle stays: In Province
2, discussions remain obstructed, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), Two
options
proposed for formation of local bodies in Kathmandu
(ht), Fewer
the
better: Too small local units would make it difficult to
make them sustainable, effective and efficient in their
assigned responsibilities (ht), Citizenship
issue
tough nut to crack: According to the new
constitution, only citizens by descent can hold the
constitutional positions (kp), NC
not
for retaining interim statute provisions: Shekhar; Says
a majority of leaders are against naturalised citizens
holding key posts, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), A
new narrative: Instead of maintaining control, India’s
help to extend democratic principles can serve both
Indian and Nepali interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp), Elections
first
step: Democracy in action, by Alaina B. Teplitz, US
Ambassador to Nepal (ht), The
way we talk: Never before have we been so vocal and
articulate. We have dismantled the old regime via the
sheer power of talking defiantly, by Dharma Adhikari
(rep), It'll
take over 3 months to address quake victims' complaints:
NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Onward,
nasty
women! Although we see and recognize casual and subtle
sexism around us everyday many of us hesitate to stand
up and protest, by Jigyasa Sharma (rep)
07/11/2016: Proposed
amendment lets naturalized head key state posts: Leaders
of both ruling and oppn parties vent ire in public
(rep), Leaked
document
on amendment not authentic: PM secretariat (rep), Constitution
amendment:
PM for tabling paper on peace pact anniv, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Madhesi
leaders
agree with caution (kp), PM
continues
talks on amending constitution (ht), Trust
Deficit:
Prolonging the issue of federalism will be detrimental
to the nation as a whole (kp), The
more
India aligns itself with Madhesi issue, the harder it
makes its resolution, interview with Narayan Kaji
Shrestha (kp), Local
bodies’
restructuring process enters final phase: Eight
districts posing hurdles, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Commission
to ask govt to seek support from Madhes parties, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Chepangs
demand
separate village assembly (ht),
Former
child
soldiers announce protest plan (kp), Message
from
Madhesh: A small section of Madheshis have always been
in struggle with their government, but they lacked the
internal organization and external linkages, by CK
Lal (rep)
06/11/2016: Nepalis
and
nationalism: Nationalism is best demonstrated by our
responsibility towards the nation, by Meera
Rajbhandari Amatya (kp), Tharuhat
supporters
stage protest: Demand release of those arrested for
alleged involvement in Tikapur incident, by Tekendra
Deuba (ht), EC
wants
power to announce poll dates, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Local
level
restructuring: 58 districts yet to hand in reports
(kp), Morcha
leaders
refuse to recognise LLRC’s work (kp), Heritage
reconstruction
yet to gather pace, by Dipesh Khatiwada (kp) [a euphemistic paraphrase!], A
temple in the heart of Capital remains in ruins, by
Anup Ojha (kp), ‘PM
fails
to deliver on promises’ (kp) [Yes,
just as the two previous governments failed!], ‘Resource
crunch
affecting probe into conflict-era cases’ (ht)
05/10/2016: Restructuring
report
submission deadline today: LLRC fails even to hold
early discussions in Province 2, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), PM
Dahal
wary of critics, detractors: Directs party ministers to
prepare achievement report of first 100 days, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Oli
asks
Dahal for charter revision plan (kp), Local
bodies’
support sought to update electoral rolls (ht), NIC
urges
women to be aware of their rights (ht), Women
yet to benefit from women-friendly policies, by
Tenzin Tsomo (rep), Women
hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment, by
Gyanu Sapkota (rep), The
Controversy, by Kushal Pokharel (rn)
04/11/2016: UNESCO
concerned
about reconstruction of world heritage sites (ht), Submit
periodical
reports to UN committee on time, NHRC tells government
(ht), Bill
proposes
greater powers for NWC (ht),
03/11/2016: Curfew-like
situation
in Kathmandu, by Manish Gautam (kp) [Taking
the whole nation hostage beacause of the visit of the
ceremonial head of state of a neighbouring country!],
Indian
prez
arrives in Nepal in sign of warming relations, by
Anil Giri (kp), Beyond
the
rhetoric: High-level political visits hopefully set the
tone for tangible economic gains (kp), The
buck
stops here: The time has come to deal with all the
outstanding issues between Nepal and India at the top
political level, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Morcha
leaders
set to meet Mukherjee today (kp)
01/11/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Ruling, Madhesi parties on the same page? (ht), KP
Sharma
Oli rules out monarchy revival (ht)
31/10/2016: Govt,
Morcha
begin formal negotiations (kp), Oddly
consistent:
Major, Madhesi parties need to compromise to cut a deal
on provincial boundaries (kp), Commissioners
‘kept
in dark’ about CIAA decisions: Anti-graft body spokesman
says a collective decision is taken only when the
investigation concludes and a case should be filed at
the court (kp), PM
Dahal
stresses on bringing Nepal Sambat into practice
(kp), 715
households
in Gorkha rebuilt homes on their own, by Sudip Kaini
(kp), None
of
my demands have been addressed in a meaningful way,
interview with Govinda KC (kp)
30/10/2016: Govt,
Madhesi
parties close to a deal: Mahato; Sanghiya Gathabandhan
coordinator dismisses claim as rumour, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Govt
working
to bring bill by next week: Formal talks with Federal
Alliance to be held today, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
Langtang
folk
step up rebuilding efforts, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp), Flip-Flopping
NC, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), ‘Muslim
commission
needs autonomy’ (ht)
29/10/2016: Disappearance
cases:
CIEDP to start exhumation of burial sites, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Yadav
terms
PM’s proposal ‘stale’, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), NRA
aid
panel meet to raise recovery funds (kp) [??
You're not even able to distribute the huge amount of
money you already have at hand!!], PM
Secretariat:
Nov 2 holiday decision at Prez suggestion (kp), IRC
to
publish notice if Karki refuses summons (kp), Festival
without
lights! It seems that we just have to keep on witnessing
the same game where crooks battle other crooks and,
either way, we will just have crooks running the show
again and again, by Guffadi [satirical], Putting
Madhes
back on the map: High time for engagement, debates and
finding a middle ground, by Shreya Paudel (kp)
28/10/2016: No
poll
until state restructuring and revision of provincial
boundaries completed: FA; The Fedral Alliance suspects
that the ruling parties are trying to put the issues of
the agitating parties on the back-burner (ht), Package
deal:
There has been intense behind-the-scenes diplomatic
lobbying to seek a ‘package deal’ on impeachment that
will include an agreement on contentious amendments to
the constitution, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Big
3
on same page but have different readings: Governing
parties for package deal, UML seeks separate agreements,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), NC
in
favour of impeachment: Sitaula (kp), C’mon,
Congress:
We need to get it over and done with impeaching Karki,
and move on to more pressing issues, by Om Astha Rai
(nt), Commission
for
the Abuse of Authority: It may be better to scrap the
CIAA since it is prone to being hijacked by politicians
for vendetta (nt), Indian
president’s
visit to Nepal: Holiday decision draws criticism; Govt
goes on defensive, says it does not want inconvenience
to public (kp), Transitional
Justice: A Tool For Durable Peace, by Indra Karki
(rn), Only
three of nine election-related bills arrive in
parliament (rep), Chaotic
Course:
Following the registration of an impeachment motion in
Parliament against CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki, the
political course is taking a new turn, by Keshab
Poudel (sp)
27/10/2016: CIEDP
proceeds
investigation with no clear law, by Dewan Rai (kp),
Off
the
rails? Had the conflict victims received justice in
Nepal, they would not have had to turn to outside powers,
by Charan Prasai (kp), Top
leaders
decide to work in unison: To seek consensus on Karki
impeachment, statute amendment, elections (kp) [Another non-inclusive procedure by
top leaders? Discussions among top male Tagadhari
leaders have nothing to with inclusion!], Big
3 discuss possibility of package deal on amendment,
polls, impeachment, by Ashok Dahal (rep), PM
says
statute amendment, elections top priority: 'Issues of
provincial boundaries, language, citizenship, National
Assembly need review (ht), Poudel
terms
Karki’s issue a ‘hype’, by DR Panta (kp), Impeachment
of
Karki: Important factors, by Narayan Manandhar (ht),
‘More than
one reason why impeachment deliberations put off’,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), India
exposed,
again: Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment motion has again
laid bare limitations of India’s misguided quest for
‘structural guarantee’, by Biswas Baral (rep), The
long
wait: People displaced by the earthquakes cannot be left
in limbo for much longer (kp), PM
tells
NRA to pick up pace (kp) [Yes,
please take govt and parties as example!], Govt
committed
to amending statute: Lekhak (kp), Frost
at
the core: One should see the Lokman phenomenon in light
of the long-sustained and unscrupulous structure of the
Nepali state, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Transitional
Period
Role Of Civil Society Organisations, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), Proposed
Electoral
Bills: Some Provisions Questioned, by Mukti Rijal
(rn)
26/10/2016: Lawmakers
make
a case for giving CIAA chief the boot, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Parliament
begins
deliberations on impeachment motion; House deferred till
November 10 (ht), In
NC,
‘dither and delay’ is the order of the day, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Impeachment
Issue, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn), Anti-corruption
Drive Must Continue, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Anti-torture
bill
gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered in
the Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the
arrest of Nepal Army Col Kumar Lama in the United
Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by Dewan Rai
(kp), Big
Three
holding country hostage, says Gachhadar (kp), Work
begins
to release housing aid in Valley (kp), Shindhu
quake
victims wait for 2nd batch of aid, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), History
stands
testament: Earthquakes are not new to Nepal but the
indifference to the tragedy displayed by our current
crop of leaders is, by Rushali Giri (kp), Food
security:
Govt must adopt policies to ensure Nepal meets its food
requirements (kp), Continuity
and
change: Nepal-India relationship should move towards a
development-centric security policy from the traditional
military one, by Baburam Bhattarai (kp), Nepal
slips
eight positions in WB’s Doing Business index (kp)
[see related World
Bank
report on South Asia]
25/10/2016: SC
stays
probe into Social Science Baha (kp), Move
against
CIAA chief ill-timed: SLMM leaders (kp), Impeachment
motion
against Karki: Congress continues to hem and haw
(kp), NC
leadership
urged to study motion and choose best of four
alternatives (ht), The
CIAA saga: The task of removing Lokman Singh Karki
should not be equated with halting investigation into
political corruption, by Bhadra Sharma (rep), Final
IRC
working procedures today: All decisions will be made on
the basis of majority, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Armed
outfit
chief in net (kp), Local
level
restructuring: Focus on service and participation,
by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Faulty
tool:
What would have happened if there was a referendum in
2007 on whether to accept the peace deal with the Maoist
rebels?, by Mukesh Khanal (rep)
24/10/2016: Maoist
Centre
whip to vote for Karki’s impeachment (kp), Discussion
after
motion is tabled tomorrow (kp), Will
respect
public sentiment, Deuba tells student leaders, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), SSFN
not
informed about impeachment proposal, says Yadav
(kp), Appointing
Karki
to the post of CIAA chief was a mistake, interview
with Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal (kp), Impeachment
Case
And Stance Of Parties, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Central
bank
releases Rs8b in Ncell profit: Permission for FY2011-12
dividend repatriation at suspended CIAA chief Karki’s
behest, sources claim (kp), CIAA
releases
frozen bank lockers sans NRB consent (kp), Far
from it: The regulators themselves are often found to
fall far short of their duty, thus rendering legal
provisions largely ineffective in many cases (ht), Internal
security
issues: Ways to address them, by Thakur Mohan
Shrestha (ht)
23/10/2016: Madhes-based
parties
find fault with LLRC’s criteria, term it biased, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), BRB
sees
threat against secularism, federalism, by Sudip
Kaini (kp), Rally
in
Capital seeking Karki’s ouster (kp), Impact
of
impeachment: You can take away corruption from politics,
but you cannot take away politics from corruption,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Impeachment
Against
Karki: Parliament Finally Bells The Cat, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn), Time
to
get serious: Our leaders should realise the looming
danger of a constitutional vacuum, by Khagendra Nath
Sharma (kp)
22/10/2016: Local
level
restructuring: LLRC fixes a maximum of 744 units, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Impeachment
motion
against Karki: Congress buys time to decide; To hold
talks with Maoist Centre, CPN-UML today; In bid to find
a way to make him step down, by Sarin Ghimire (kp),
Maoist
Centre
waiting for NC decision, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Suspended
CIAA
chief ‘working’ from quarters: Application filed at SC
seeking to halt state facilities to Karki (kp), Cannot
defend
Karki in impeachment case: AG (kp), Lokman
returns:
Lokman should have gone after the sharks after he took
office; Then, we would have supported him, but he
decided to just bully the small folks and leave the big
chors alone, by Guffadi (kp), US
envoy:
Focus on job creation as era of remittance-led growth is
ending: The ambassador says foreign investors want
certainty and do not like high opportunity cost of doing
business in Nepal, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp)
21/10/2016: House
to
set ball rolling to impeach Karki from Sunday: At least
six weeks required to complete the process, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), House
meeting
deferred: PM had asked the Speaker to give parties time
to forge common view on impeachment (ht), Suspended
animation:
Karki is now suspended from his post, but a two-thirds
majority of 397 is required for his impeachment, by
Kunda Dixit (nt), The
lonely
struggle against tyranny: Political parties have finally
decided to act against Lokman Singh Karki, but only to
save their own skins, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), CIAA
chief
had gone too far, difficult to save him: Deuba (kp)
[There is no justification to
save him if he has gone too far, Mr Deuba! The same is
true for many political leaders!], Time
for
atonement: NC should join UML and CPN (MC) in
impeachment motion against Karki (kp), Madhesi
parties,
RPP-N say they were not consulted (ht), UML
asks
MPs to remain on standby; Maoist Centre meetings dwell
on impeachment proposal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Medical
fraternity
‘relieved’ at CIAA chief’s suspension: Karki had
interfered rampantly in the medical sector, by Manish
Gautam (kp), Dr
KC
welcomes move (kp), EC
asks
parties to furnish details for re-registration: The
notice follows two rounds of talks with the parties
about finding a common view on re-registration (kp),
Shah
against
‘politics of negation’ (kp) [Things
are not going well, but the situation of the
disadvantaged groups is not as hopeless as under the
non-inclusive authoritarian royal system, Mr Shah!],
Better
get
going: Denial of local democracy has resulted in
grievous injury to almost every aspect of national life,
by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp)
20/10/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Draft proposal in final stage, PM tells House (kp),
Statute
amendment
bill by Chhath: PM (ht), Madhes-based
parties
refuse to buy PM’s claim, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Impeachment
axe
falls on Lokman Singh Karki: CIAA chief faces automatic
suspension after 157 UML, Maoist MPs register proposal,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), CIAA
chief Karki suspended: 157 lawmakers from UML, Maoist
Center register impeachment motion, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), 157
lawmakers
register impeachment motion against CIAA chief Karki
(ht), Basnyat
appointed CIAA acting chief (rep), Watching
the
watchdog: CIAA chief would do well to appear before the
Supreme Court within required time (kp), SC
show
cause to CIAA over Social Science Baha issue (kp), A
fine mess: Grandiose rhetoric notwithstanding, there
seems to be no seriousness of purpose among our top
leaders, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Quake
victims
in Valley to get first tranche before Tihar: Ministry;
Around 100,000 victims in Valley may qualify for house
reconstruction grant: NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula
(rep) [And what about the victims in the so far untouched
rural districts?], The
rightward drift: The majority believe that their
identity is threatened by the new narratives of those
pushing for change, by Pranab Kharel (rep) [The
dominant groups of male Bahuns and Chhetris are not a
majority but a minority constituting not more than 15
per cent of the population!]
19/10/2016: Morcha
for
halting local body works: Madhes-based parties ask the
government to put off local body restructuring task
until boundary revision (kp), Unfulfilled
demands
may lead to disintegration: Mansoor: Calls for
addressing the demands of Madhesis, Muslims and Tharus
through constitution amendment (kp), Amendment
national
need, says Mahato (kp), PM
Dahal,
Deuba discuss amendment proposal (kp), 350,000
families
still without aid (kp), Quake
survivors
sans land ownership papers left in a lurch, by
Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht), Ugly
repetitions:
The cycle of snail’s pace and sloppy work must end, if
any government is to improve its performance (ht), Spend
timely
and wisely: For Nepal, lack of money is not as big
problem as is the failure to use it (kp), Apex
court
notice to CIAA chief delivered: Hearing set to start
after a month, by Dewan Rai (kp), SC
notice served on Karki, way cleared for hearings, by
Kamal Pariyar (rep), MPs
accuse
govt of bowing down to Karki, by Binod Ghimire (kp),
Where
is
Lokman Singh Karki?, by Anil Giri (kp), Parties,
speaker agree to form impeachment committee, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), 11-member
impeachment recommendation committee formed (rep), When
nepotism
rules the roost: Maoist ministers’ ‘ghost’ PAs raise
spectre of irregularities, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
Watchdog
fails
to walk cantonment probe talk: One month after word to
look into ‘misappropriation of funds’ in camps, CIAA
divulges no follow-up info (kp), Commissioners
divided
over local units (rep)
18/10/2016: CIEDP
asks
complainants to provide further information: The
commission, which has received 2,893 complaints so far,
has sent letters to all the petitioners across the
country, by Dewan Rai (kp), AG
proposes
new Special Court to try conflict era cases, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), SC
summons to Karki: Third attempt to serve notice fails;
A group of locals bars officials from delivering
letter (kp) [Nepal once
again proves to be a banana republic!], SC
team
pastes court summons at CIAA Chief Karki’s house:
Court slaps Rs1,000 fine & 15 days jail to
staffers (kp), Ruling
parties
eye a jumbo Cabinet, by Sarin Ghimire (kp) [Another grave violation of article
76 (9) of the constitution!], No
serious talks yet on amendment: Madhesi, UML leaders,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Protests
after
Chhath, Rai warns (kp), Provide
Autonomy:
Election Commission should be empowered to announce as
well as organise elections (kp), Local
bodies
in limbo: The big parties have been overriding expert
panels and deciding issues on their own, by Kamal
Devkota and Dil Khatri (kp), Treasury
surplus
soars to Rs191b as capital spending slacks (kp), Govt
expenditure
at 12.37pc: Only 3.42 per cent of total allocated
budget of Rs 311.95 billion for development works
spent in the first quarter of current fiscal year
(ht), Ideological
Deviation In Politics, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Former
Maoist rebels: Who took the cut from our salary?,
by Devendra Basnet (rep)
17/10/2016: Disappearances
truth
and reconciliation act: Amendment proposal stirs a fresh
debate; Proposal to restore the constitutional rights of
attorney general to decide whether the perpetrator is to
be prosecuted as directed by the Supreme Court, by
Dewan Rai (kp), 3
poll bills land in House panel (kp), Poll
bill
proposals give EC more teeth: Clause 15 of the bill
states that a political party should hold intra-party
election at least once every five years in line with the
statute of the concerned party (kp), NWC
bill
to be tabled in Cabinet in a week: The law will make
Women Commission a constitutional body. It also opens
the door for appointing new members to the commission
that has a lone member at present (kp), Tea
Reception Politics, Polls & Unity, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn), Mahat
unhappy with govt: Calls for locals polls under
exisiting setup (rep), Chief
secy tells ministry to speed up ilaka info: 'Ministry
doesn't even have maps of the ilakas' (rep), Gurung
opposes Hindi as official language (rep)
16/10/2016: Local
level
restructuring: MoFALD yet to provide LLRC with Ilaka
details: Delay could cast cloud of uncertainty over
elections (kp), LBRC
at
odds with MoFALD over data, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
Madhes
agitation:
Govt to withdraw cases in 2 phases; Cabinet to wait for
final hearing before taking any decision on cases sub
judice in courts (kp), Shashank
for
referendum to decide on Hindu state, by Shiva Puri
(kp), A
peep into public relations: Politicians should be
careful not to undermine their public image, which takes
years to build, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), School
reconstruction
yet to gather pace, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht)
15/10/2016: Madhes
crisis:
Resolution before Tihar, assures PM; Agitating parties
say they will not wait beyond Chhath festival (kp),
18
types
of reparation schemes proposed for war-era crimes,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Post-Dashain
syndrome!
Offices
will open but civil servants will not do any work till
Tihar is over. They don’t do much during the rest of the
year anyway, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical], Will
Xi
or won’t Xi? Hysteria over Jinping’s potential visit to
Nepal sans preparations, by John Narayan Parakuli
(kp), GHI
rates
Nepal’s hunger as ‘serious’ (kp) [see report findings for Nepal], Nepal
faring
better than other South Asian countries in fight against
hunger (ht), 4,427
suffering
from malnutrition after quake (ht), LBRC
seeks
data on ilakas from MoFALD (ht), Shashanka
Koirala
demands referendum on Hindu state (ht) [The
statement by the NC General Secretary reflects the
staunch conservative
and anti-inclusive
minding of many NC politicians!!], Quake
victims
yet to receive govt grant (ht)
14/10/2016: ‘If
elections
are not held on time, constitution will surely fail’,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Country
may
face shortage of construction materials: Crisis could
trigger spike in prices once rebuilding activities start
gathering pace, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp), Nepal
ranks
85th in opportunities for girls (kp), UDMF
will withdraw support to govt if statute amendment bill
not registered before Tihar: Mahato, by Madan
Koirala (rep), Better
bedfellows:
We need to work to make coalition politics effective as
it looks like it is here to stay, by Jeevan Baniya
(kp), Not
working:
Constraints on effective development planning are pretty
much the same now as they were in the 1960s, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp), Dalits
deprived
of social security allowance (ht)
13/10/2016: Leaders
express
differing views on holding local polls (kp), No
compromise with federalism, secularism and republic: NC
Chief Whip Shrestha (rep)
10/10/2016: Eight
leftist
parties to wage joint protest against Nepal-India
communique (ht)
09/10/2016: Federalisation
of
health sector: Panel to recommend service restructuring;
Taskforce will produce a vision paper that details the
status of the health sector in federal Nepal (kp), UML
stakes
claim to PAC chair; Maoists don’t relent (kp) [Fight over power and positions, not
constructive politics for people and country is all that
counts!], With
no
roof over heads, Dashain a sad affair for flood victims,
by Anish Tiwari (kp), Imminent
economic
disaster: Rational planners are unable to use their
expertise in the face of irrational politicians’ whims,
by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Doing
by
knowing: We citizens need to realise that we have as
many responsibilities as we have rights, by Kishori
Mahat (kp)
08/10/2016: NC,
UML
register proposals to amend poll-related bills: Say
atleast 3pc votes must to get berth in parliament,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), MoFALD
issues
fresh mandate to commission: As per the new mandate, the
LLRC can split or merge Ilakas by taking population and
geography into consideration (kp), Government
revises
LBRC mandate, by Arjun Poudel (ht), Women's
shelter
demolished: Women’s rights defenders flay govt inaction,
press for probe (kp), Impeachment
suggestion
panel
‘after Dashain’: Says Parliament has begun consultations
regarding formation of the IRC and filling vacancies in
other parliamentary committees, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), Post-quake
reconstruction:
100,000 homeless families without aid, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), MoEd
to
begin reconstruction of 307 schools within this fiscal:
Fate of 4,300 quake-hit schools is still uncertain
(ht), Get
fresh
mandate: Leaders have been discredited; the
CA-turned-Parliament has outlived its purpose. Let’s
elect the House of Representatives to implement the
constitution and hold provincial and local elections,
by Mohan Guragain (kp) [But not
with any of the current so-called leaders! They should
never ask for any mandate again!], Battle
royal
in Nepal: What seems like a fight between Kanak Mani
Dixit and Dr Govinda KC and CIAA chief is actually a
battle against an entrenched nexus thriving under
protection from next door neighbour, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep)
07/10/2016: Notice
to
CIAA chief: Court attempt to serve summons fails again;
SC official tasked with delivering letter suddenly ‘goes
out of contact'; As per the rule, Karki has to present
himself before thecourt within 15 days from the date of
receiving the notice , by Dewan Rai (kp), Staffer
with
SC notice for CIAA chief goes out of contact (rep),
Rs
9
billion spent on relief for conflict-affected people,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Congress
state
ministers ‘after Dashain holidays’, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp) [Take time! Next May you
will have to exchange all the ministers. ministers of
state, etc. once again either! What a rubbish!],
Big
III
want key provisions of poll bills changed, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), Big
parties propose differing thresholds: Small parties
against any threshold; EC should fix election dates: UML,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), NC
to
discuss EC issue with other parties (kp), Govt
relents as commission objects to ilakas as basic units
(rep), Perils
Of Identity-based Restructuring, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn) [The structuring that has
been introduced into the new constitution by the
Tagadhari leaders of the big parties is also identity
based as it aims at upholding their own culture and
social thinking as basis of national identity! Its continuation is the greatest
danger for Nepal's future!], Unreal
dream:
Perhaps it’s time to form a new regional cooperation
group among the smaller countries in South Asia, by
Shyam KC (kp), Needs
a
little tweaking: SAARC has gone through many ups and
downs in its history, but it’s still the best hope,
by Rishi Raj Adhikari (kp), New
bill
will render Madhesi Commission toothless: Lawyers
(ht), One
million
kids still out of school: Report (ht), Quake
victims
still living in tents (ht), Who
will
look after ‘the living martyr’ after we are gone?,
by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht) [The
brutal procedure by the police had been ordered by the
putsching king's henchman and home minister Kamal Thapa!],
Drama
in
real life: Dasain feels like someone pressed the pause
button just as we were reaching a climax in politics,
by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), Regular
breaks:
Nepal tops the list of countries with the most public
holidays with 36 days a year (nt), Elections
on
Time, by Tilak Rawal (sp)
06/10/2016: Politics
of
exclusion: Lack of inclusion in Nepal’s political
parties is a reflection of social realities, by
Mukesh Jha (kp) Transitional
justice:
Amendment bill proposes removal of statute of
limitations; Move a step towards ensuring justice to
victims of the decade-long insurgency, by Dewan Rai
(kp), EC
against
revising draft bills for polls: The commission says key
clauses have been either changed or dropped, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Amendment
proposals
registered (ht), Slow
progress:
It is still not clear when the NRA will conclude
agreements with the development partners for the
financial assistance they had pledged (ht), Fair
disbursement:
Govt needs to make sure quake victims can access aid
even without political connections (kp), Landless
earthquake victims deprived of grants, by Dhruba
Dangal (rep), Nepali
constitutions:
Transitional provisions; No transitional provisions are
found in established democracies; There is no such
provision in the constitution of the United States of
America, Australia’s constitution, the constitution of
French Republic, the Japanese constitution, Israel’s
basic Law (no formal constitution), by Birendra
Pratap Mishra (ht), SC
team
returns without pasting court summons on Karki’s house
(kp) [Karki obviously thinks to
be above the law; he should be suspended immediately!],
SC unable
to serve notice on CIAA chief Karki (rep), Police
story: Initially used to serve the rulers, our policing
systems are still militaristic in their approach, by
Devendra Jung Subedi (rep)
05/10/2016: Local
level
restructuring: Difficult to meet mid-November deadline:
LLRC, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Local
bodies’
restructuring report to be delayed (ht), Debunking
political
arguments: According to decentralisation experts, the
ideal number of local bodies for a country like Nepal is
about 300, by Sachchi Ghimire Karki (kp), Govt
tables
three poll-related bills: The country must hold three
levels of elections in the next 16 months, as the
incumbent Parliament’s term will expire on January 21,
2018 (kp), ‘Support
withdrawn
unless PM: seeks statute revision by Tihar’: Dahal
criticised for not doing anything to address Madhesi
concerns (kp) [Be aware
that a two-thirds majority is needed to change the
constitution!], Headway
on amendment unlikely till after festival season, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), NHRC
appeals
for Dr KC’s life (kp), Nepal
stares
at funding gap of Rs 600 billion, by Pragati Shahi
(kp), NRA
has signed up only Rs 272b so far out of 938b needed:
Less than half the signed-up amount received, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Mirage
of
land reform: The Maoists lost their revolutionary zeal
after getting a taste of bourgeois comforts, by
Kalpana Jha (kp), Don’t
Defile Politics, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Flawed
bills:
The Election Commission’s proposal allowing two or more
political parties to take part in elections jointly
under one single election symbol is flawed (ht), The five
basics: Reforms proposed in draft bills should be tabled
in parliament in their original form and should on no
account be mutilated based on whims and fancies of
bureaucrats, by Ila Sharma, Election Commissioner
(rep), The
Nepal saga: That this country has not collapsed thus far
is perhaps one of the greatest surprises this world has
ever seen, by Devendra Gautam (rep)
04/10/2016: Working
to
make statute acceptable to all: PM; Says voices of
Madhesi, Tharu and Magar communities will be heard
(kp) [And why have their voices
been disregarded in September 2015? Besides, what about
the voices of other Janajatis, Dalits, women?], UDMF
tells
PM to table bill soon (ht), Local
level
restructuring: Govt accedes to LLRC call, set to revise
ToR; To make area clusters (Ilakas) ‘one of the bases’
instead of ‘main basis’; To extend report submission
deadline by a month till mid-November, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), LBRC
Terms
of Reference to be revised, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
Big parties
drop ilaka as basis for local units: Govt to revise new
terms of reference at next cabinet; Commission flexible
on number of units, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Govt
removes
key provisions in poll related bills: Two or more
parties can fight an election under the same election
symbol after forming an alliance, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), NRA
gears
up to form a panel for aid management (kp), Brand
new
avatar: The Maoist Centre has changed its ways and now
comprises born again democrats, by Janak Raj Joshi
(kp), Bill
seeks to make parties pay for their cadre's vandalism,
by Ashok Dahal (rep) [This has
been overdue for long! Besides, the culprits have to be
punished!]
03/10/2016: Dahal
pledges
to keep Army off war-era cases: Once bitten, PM all
praise of NA’s role, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp) [How can he? He is only the head of
the executive! Judgements on crimes of the army have to
be passed by the independent judiciary!!], National
Army last resort to face challenges: PM Dahal (rep),
Hope
for
justice: Amendment to legislation needs to address key
issues for credible transitional justice (kp), PMO
prepares
to bring parity in disaster relief: The Prime Minister’s
Office is preparing to instruct the Home Ministry to
provide equal relief amount to the victims of disasters
like flood, landslide and earthquake, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp) [?]
02/10/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Deal long way off even if talks held in short order,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Constitution
amendment
bill unlikely before Dashain: Till now no concrete
homework has been done and consultation with other
parties has been informal, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
Constitution
amendment: Putting The Cart Before The Horse?, by
Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), PM
announces
aid to landslide, flood victims (kp) [??],
Women
leaders
ask govt to honour 33 percent quotas (kp), MPs
to
be allowed to pick electoral district for CDP (ht) [Making corruption and nepotism even
easier under the non-inclusive party-political system!]
01/10/2016: Transitional
justice:
Two-tier court to deal with war-era cases, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Sitaula
calls
for broader consensus for elections: The NC leader warns
if the political parties are divided they will fail to
institutionalise the achievements gained so far (kp)
[Are you talking about the
continuation of consensus among male Tagadhari political
leaders or do you mean the inclusion of the so far
excluded majority, i.e. Janajati, Madheshi, Dalits,
Muslims, women in general?], The
Onus For Creating System, by Kushal Pokharel (rn), SC
rejects
petition against govt decision (ht) [related to
local restructuring], No
parliamentary
system, we want directly elected prez: PM (ht), Advantage
China: With SAARC, a perfect platform for India to
establish its preeminence in South Asia, on the brink,
all that the Chinese have to do is bide time, by
Biswas Baral (rep)
30/09/2016: Leaders
face
tough balancing act: Govt may have to alter the map of
up to four provinces to address grievances of the
agitating communities; A section of both the ruling
parties and the main opposition UML are, however,
unlikely to support such changes given the numerical
advantages they hold over the current federal setup and
backlash they fear they might face in their
constituencies, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), MJF-L
calls
for inclusive negotation process (kp), Local
level
restructuring: LLRC decides to seek clarity on govt
move: To miss deadline as it has to work from scratch if
it follows the new ToR, by Binod Ghimire (kp), LLRC’s
move
against timely election: Gurung (kp), LBRC
member
to move SC against govt’s decision, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), Guidelines
for
shelving TRC complaints: Supreme Court show cause to
defendants (kp), SC
stays TRC guideline for placing cases on hold (rep),
Forest
land
grab row: Taskforce inspects wrecked buildings (kp),
Buck
the
trend: Govt should take immediate steps to increase the
level of capital spending (kp), Pitfalls
Of Statute Amendment, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Cashing
in
on politics: For the moment there is only Rs 343 billion
in the kitty for reconstruction, by Shreejana
Shrestha (nt), Reconstruction
grant
is Dasain allowance: Earthquake survivors are using the
first tranche of their home reconstruction grant for
everything but reconstruction, by Shreejana Shrestha
(nt)
29/09/2016: Lawmakers
set
to get 58 percent pay hike: Criticised for low
attendance, missing crucial meets (kp), MPs
spar
over withdrawing Tikapur carnage cases (kp), House
witnesses
heated exchange on case withdrawals (ht), Five
officials
transferred from CIEDP: CIEDP Chairman Lokendra Mallick
says the decision has upended everything they had
planned and been working on until now, by Dewan Rai
(kp) [?? Preventing justice in
every possible way!!], NRA
fails
to provide first instalment of grant to quake survivors
(ht), Restructing
panel
officials refuse to recognise Ilakas (kp), Women's
shelter
demolition: Women’s rights defenders draw PM Dahal’s
attention (kp), The
language
debate: Both Sanskritic conservatism and speech-based
vernacular-nationalism fall short of the need of the
hour, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Local
Government:
Fulfill Commitment To Hold Polls, by Mukti Rijal
(rn), Talk,
Talk And Talk, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Most
people
unaware of right to information, says Justice Malla
(ht)
28/09/2016: Path
to
de-democratisation: Enlarging constituencies without
reforms in parties is likely to weaken political
representation of marginalised groups; The current
Nepalibureaucracy is set up in such a way that any
political party, other than the NC and the UML, cannot
extract services from it , by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp), Transitional
justice:
Writ against criteria for dropping complaints, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Morcha
leaders
bitter about PM’s unkept promises: Dahal tells Madhesi
leaders amendment proposal will be tabled before
Dashain; Madhesi parties express concerns over
‘duplicitous’ activities of the government (kp), Redraw local
units on ilaka lines: Govt to commissiom: Commission
memebers unhappy with 'interference', by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), RPP-N,
Madhesi
parties against reviving Ilakas (kp), Madhesi
leaders tell PM not to test their patience (rep), Govt
amends
ToR for LLRC (kp), Cabinet
gives
additional mandate to LBRC: Commission can demarcate
local bodies on basis of Ilakas, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Deuba
calls
for timely local elections (kp),
Oli
demands
poll roadmap (kp), Polls
Essential To End Transition, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Govt
registering bill denying EC power to set poll dates
(rep), Oli
accuses PM of inviting Indian interference in
constitutional matter (rep), Silent
and
divided: As things stand, most public intellectuals
hesitate to take sides even on issues that do not
require any ifs and buts, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep),
Emerging
consensus: The silver lining in the murky skies of
Nepali politics is the national consensus at common
people’s level, by Aditya Man Shrestha and Dwarika
Nath Dhungel (rep)
27/09/2016: Conflict
victims
concerned about TRC Act bill amendment (ht), Local
level
restructuring: LLRC takes exception to three-party deal;
Says such agreement defeats the purpose of forming the
commission; Urges parties to be mindful of the
jurisdiction of constitutional body, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Inept
decision:
The political parties’ decision to change the number of
local units will put the constitutional body in a
precarious position (ht), UDMF
not
to accept Big three parties’ decision to create local
bodies (ht), Change
in standards a ploy to delay local polls: Commission
member, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Table
bills
related to polls in original, EC tells PM Dahal; EC
wants reforms to create level playing field among
parties, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Discussion
on
forming panel to recommend impeachment starts: There are
constitutional provisions that call for an 11-member
Parliament committee to recommend impeachment (kp),
PM
gives
NRA until Oct 6 to issue first housing grants (kp),
Quake
victims
of Sindhuli not yet shifted to integrated residence
(ht), NRA
meeting approves additional housing grant of Rs 100,000,
by Gyan P. Neupane (rep), ‘Witch’
accused
tortured, fears filing complaint: A single mother from
Dada Gaun in Salyan is tied to a post and tortured for
hours on witchcraft charge by her relatives, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp)
26/09/2016: Proposed
provision
could further ‘limit women’s citizenship right’, by
Dewan Rai (kp) [Unchanged
extra-constitutional and legal procedure and thinking by
Nepal's male Tagadhari overlord minority!!], Seeking
justice:
Without a credible transitional justice roadmap, path
will be open for specific and personally targeted
prosecution, by Hari Phuyal (kp), Ensure
justice:
Past instances have proved that some of the cases not
related to political agitation were withdrawn under
political pressure (ht), Hearing
on
Krishna Prasad Adhikari’s murder starts, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp), Ilakas
to
be basis for local body formation: Major parties agree
to use 927 areas as reference, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp) [The Ilaka have been part
of King Mahendra's politics of cutting ethnic
boundaries!!], Big
3 agree in principle to some 900 village units
(rep), Implementing
new
announcements: PM asks secretaries for action plan
(kp), NRA
may
decide on additional grant today, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), PM
tells Madhes parties amendment process in a week: TMSP
Gen Secy Jha, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Form
a
panel to iron out differences: Gathabandan
(kp), Dialogue
on
to find acceptable solution: Mahat (kp) [At
the UN, Foreign Minister Mahat (NC) repeats the
distorting statements on inclusion on which the
promulgation of the constitution has been based!
Consequence: The ruling parties do not want necessary
changes!], We
can
create autonomous or protected regions within provinces,
interview with DPM Krishna Bahadur Mahara, CPN-MC (kp) [??], Get
down
to business: Govt should increase the size of capital
budget and utilise what is allocated for capital
spending (kp)
25/09/2016: Capital
expenditure
fails to pick up pace: Only 0.9 per cent of Rs 311.9
billion spent so far this fiscal year, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp), ACORAB
inspects
Radio Dhading building (kp), Hope
against
hope: Nepal’s dream of development may materialise if
major parties agree on national goals and priorities,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp), A
sustainable Nepal: nstead of relying too much on other
countries, Nepal should devise policies to foster
self-reliance, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp), Impeachment
vs
appointment: In contrast to a famous saying, it is not
corruption but anti-corruption that is fighting back in
Nepal, by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Withdrawing
cases
against agitating forces’ cadres will take time: AG
Shrestha (ht), Rai
doubts
govt-UDMF deal will be honoured (ht), Draft
of
TRC Act amendment bill being finalised (ht)
24/09/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Talks on, claims govt; Morcha says ‘no idea’, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Radio
Dhading
building razed, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp)
23/09/2016: Torture
in
detention in Dipayal: Army offers mea culpa for barring
NHRC from probe; Says not letting investigating
officials enter NA barracks a mistake, by Dewan Rai
(kp), 2nd
death
anniv of Nanda Prasad: Rights defenders press for swift
justice; Nanda Prasad’s body lies in the morgue of the
TU Teaching Hospital as none of his relatives has turned
up to claim it (kp), PM
calls
NRA meet after missed deadline (kp), PM
mulls changing NRA staff (rep), WB
hails
post-quake rebuilding aid distribution (kp) [??],
Norwegian
ambassador
concerned over post-earthquake reconstruction (ht),
A Need
For Tuning In Priority, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), 1,334:
Official list of people who were disappeared by both
sides during the conflict from 1996-2006, by Om
Astha Rai (nt), Still
waiting
for the truth: Nearly 15 years after her son was
disappeared, Ramkrishni Chaudhary has finally given up
hope that he is alive, by Tula Chaudhary (nt), Not
playing
ball: On the first anniversary of the seventh
constitution in seven decades, Nepal is stuck again
(nt), Govt
to foot Rs 14m bill for treating Madhes agitation
injured, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep) [This
does not free the state from providing justice!]
22/09/2016: Conflict
victims
demand justice, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), Serious
crimes
will be prosecuted: PM; Reiterates commitment to
conclude remaining tasks of peace process (kp) [?], One
year
on: Twelve months after constitution’s promulgation,
there hasn’t been much progress in negotiations
(kp), Post-conflict
reconstruction:
Govt completes only 28pc of projects, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), Housing
grant
distribution: Local bodies told to distribute first
tranche before Dashain; he local bodies have so far
signed grant agreements only with 450,032 of house
owners (rep), Fringe
Morcha
forces worried about being overshadowed, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Yadav’s
absence
may delay deal (kp) [??], NRA
concerned
over housing aid fraud, misuse: NRA has found several
cases of people applying for aid from two places and
people using fake papers to receive reconstruction fund (kp),
Consolidation
or
fragmentation: With different practices of defining
local government’s size around the world, a plausible
model for Nepal should be home-grown, by Khum Raj
Punjali, Trilochan Pokharel and Rajendra Adhikari (kp), Implementation
Of
Constitution Still In Limbo, by Uttam Maharjan (kp),
One year
on, blockade still fiercely aruged over, by Ashok
Dahal (rep), Punish
my
son’s murderers, says Gangamaya, by Tika Ram Rimal
(ht), Local
government
bodies: Some questions; During the past 14 years without
elected representation at local government bodies or
local public service providers, although people saw
democratic changes take place they never witnessed
accountability and service delivery, by Suresh
Acharya (ht), Traffic
snarls
caused by VVIP movements now routine (rep) [Nepal's
royals of today!], Girls
no brides: Around 37 percent Nepali girls are married
before they reach 18 and 10 percent before they reach 15,
by David Kainee (rep)
21/09/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Ruling coalition ‘ready’ to adopt flexibility, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), Blasts
outside
schools cause panic: No injuries, minor damage; Police
arrest 2 persons, identify them as Maoist Communist
Centre members, by Pratichya Dulal and Manish Gautam
(kp), Maoist
ex-combatants set off bombs at schools, 2 arrested,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep), Heinous
act:
Swift, stern and well-publicised action has to be taken
against the perpetrators (kp), Attacks
making
mockery of ‘zone of peace’ declaration, by Kokila KC
(ht), Time
to
act: The leaflets found close to the scene suggest that
the culprits are associated with one or the other
political parties who are giving them political
protection (ht), Donors
seek
refund of unspent Peace money, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp) [!!], Aid
distribution:
Over Rs18b mobilised for first tranche of cash: NRA; Of
an estimated 800,000 homes damaged in 14 districts, NRA
listed 533,182 as true beneficiaries (kp), Quake-hit
Sindhu
people struggle for health care, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), CIEDP
miffed
at transfer of staff: Fears it will hamper probe into
dissappearance cases, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Remember the
time: One weakness of Nepal’s educated class, civil
society and even media is that they do not ask critical
questions at critical moments, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep), Historically
most rights violators from conflict era have been
granted amnesty, interview with Paul Jackson (rep)
20/09/2016: Statute
anniv
marked with mixed feelings: Special ceremony organised
in Capital, protest rallies in parts of country (kp)
[see also video 1, video 2], Celebrating
the
First Anniversary of People’s Constitution, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), Protesting
parties
observe ‘black day’ (kp), Black
Day
observed to protest constitution (ht), Agitating
parties stage protest against constitution (rep), Govt
told
not to wait indefinitely for CPN-UML support, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Statute
cannot
be amended to pacify foreigners: UML Chair Oli (ht)
[Madhesis, Janajatis, women,
etc. who have been cheated by the male Tagadhari leaders
once again are foreigners? What an insane mind!],
One
year
on, polls the priority, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Submission
of
audit report: Election authority proposes axing defiant
parties, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Rebuilding
mess: In order to please their vote banks parties are
making unrealistic promises to quake victims, by
Bhadra Sharma (rep), NRA
misses grant deadline, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Over
150k
needy yet to get first trance of aid (kp), Doing
it
right: The NRA should begin the work of relocating
vulnerable settlements (kp), SAsia
One
Billion Rising campaign gets underway: aunched in 2013,
One Billion Rising is a global movement calling for
action to end violence against women and to protect
women’s rights (kp), Dahal
in
Delhi: The joint statement shows that Nepal-India
relations are as they were last September, by Bhoj
Raj Poudel (kp)
19/09/2016: Women
representation:
A year on, provision of 33pc unimplemented, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp), Court
records
Ganga Maya’s statement: It is the fifth time the court
has ordered the petitioner to appear before the court to
testify (kp), Include
18
more to martyr list: Morcha (kp), No
lessons
learnt from trade embargo, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp),
Madhes
parties oppose Constitution Day, by Jitendra Kumar
Jha (rep), UDMF
to
protest Constitution Day (ht),
Year after
new Constitution, Madhes issue still bone of contention,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), The
9/11 in Madhesh: Like all other constitutions of the
past, the days of the inert statute of 2015 too are
numbered, by C.K. Lal (rep),
Constitution:
Faith In Delivery, by P. Kharel (rn), Federal
Constitution Of Nepal: Let It Evolve Through Practice,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), Over
70
per cent quake-hit households get first instalment
(ht) [But only in 11 districts
and almost one and a half year after the earthquake!],
No kidding:
According to HRW report, 37 percent Nepali girls marry
before 18, while 10 percent marry before 15, by
Ishwar Rauniyar (rep)
18/09/2016: Laws
to
facilitate transitional justice ‘far off’, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Govt
to
review SC verdicts before freeing arrestees (kp), Culture
of
silence: Common people’s ability to speak out against
injustices has qualitatively declined over the years,
by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Lack
of
relocation plan puts victims on a slippery slope: Some
families have already started rebuilding on the same
spot where their previous houses once stood, by
Pragati Shahi (kp), Preparations
underway
to decommission Nepal Peace Trust Fund (kp), EC
consults with leaders on
party
re-registration, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Morcha
to
mark Constitution Day as ‘black day’: Political experts
in the districts say the Morcha reached a deal with the
governing parties as a ‘face-saving’ move, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp), Trumps
of
Nepal: Every country has political leaders like Donald
Trump and Nepal is no exception, by Pratyush Nath
Upreti (kp)
17/09/2016: Justice
delayed
is justice denied: All Ganga Maya wanted was a free and
fair trial, but she ended up seeing her husband succumb
to hunger and perpetrators run scot-free, by
Abhinawa Devkota (kp), Apex
court
dangles the sword of Damocles over CIAA chief Karki: To
review his appointment n Censures govt for ‘losing’
documents, by Dewan Rai (kp), SC
to review verdict on CIAA Chief Karki's appointment,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Local
body
restructuring: 38 districts submit recommendations as
extra time ends, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Call
to
use single women’s fund in rebuilding homes: The fund,
set up by the Women’s Ministry, has Rs40 million lying
unused for the past three years (kp), Emperor's
vacation:
Let us hope that this time our Emperor can impress Modi
with his ‘dandiya dance, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical]
16/09/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Dahal’s busy schedule likely to delay process;
Madhes-based parties say they will wait till Sept-end,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Madhesi
intelligentsia
doubts PM’s intention (ht), Frozen
funds
could cost peace project: Rs335 million set aside for
the Nepal Peace Trust Fund scheme last fiscal year
frozen, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), TRC
categorizes over 25,000 complaints (rep), Female
feticide rampant in far-west (rep), Victims
put
off by red tape in grant distribution, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep)
15/09/2016: CIEDP
prepares
for detailed probe, by Dewan Rai (kp), Disputed
issues
of constitution: PM hints at informal pact with Madhesi
parties; Madhesi leaders have, however, refused to
acknowledge such understanding (kp), Govt’s
relevance
rests on addressing Madhesis, Janajatis’ concerns: PM
(ht), Deaths
during
tarai protest: Probe panel gets full shape (kp), A
reward of geography: This is the most opportune moment
for transforming relations with both India and China,
by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp), Give
me a reason: With no substantial bilateral deal in the
offing, and Kathmandu inching closer to New Delhi, there
was no reason for Chinese president to come, by
Biswas Baral (rep), No
Rhetoric Of Slogans: Pledge Only What Can Be Implemented,
by Mukti Rijal (rn)
14/09/2016: ‘Take
up
pending projects in Delhi’: Madhesi parties press Prime
Minister Dahal to resolve their concerns before he
leaves for India tomorrow (kp), Point
of
departure: Nepal should ideally be in a position to take
advantage of the increasing competition between India
and China, by Achyut Wagle (kp), First
things
first: The constitution cannot be an obstacle to finding
a progressive solution to political and social problems,
by Dipendra Jha (kp), Government
liable:
The concerned ministries need not wait for the PM’s
instruction to carry out regular works (ht)
13/09/2016: MPs
seek
pay hike amid criticism over paying less attention to
House (kp) [Currently, they get Rs 56,228 each month and they
demand a rise to Rs 88,925 while most of the earthquake
victims living in tents still wait for the first
distribution of Rs 50,000 from international aid!],
12,000
quake
victims receive first instalment (ht), Campaigners
of
Save Ganga Maya’ warn of moving ICC (kp), Stop
whining:
Money alone does not make a nation; it’s about adhering
to global standards, by Sujeev Shakya (kp), Recipe
for
failure: The proposed local jurisdictions are too large
and they have too many responsibilities, by Bigyan
Prasai (kp), A
wake-up call: Transforming a unitary state to a federal
one will remain a distant dream unless political parties
go for elections, by Surya Dhungel (kp), Almost
half
of national pride projects fail to meet target (kp),
Violence,
threats
against journos down: UNESCO (ht), Art of the
conscious: The fundamental role of the press in our
society depends on historical, economic, social and
political bases of our culture, by Dharma Adhikari
(rep)
12/09/2016: Planned
amendment
denies amnesty for grave crimes: Murder, torture,
disappearance to be unpardonable, by Dewan Rai (kp),
NEFIN
puts
up its demands before PM (kp), Commisison
warns against too many local units (rep)
11/09/2016: Constitution
amendment:
Negotiations will revolve around boundary: SLMM; Says
everything depends on the kind of proposal the governing
parties come up with, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Table
bill
before PM’s India visit, Mahato urges Deuba (ht), Holding
polls:
Race against the clock; Election related bills are yet
to enter Parliament, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Will
there
be a comeback? Monarchists should know that their
principles go against the basic premise of inclusiveness,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp)
10/09/2016: Army
bars
NHRC from conducting investigation: Eleven Army
personnel have been detained since August 5 after some
weapons and ammunition went missing, by Dewan Rai
(kp) [Not only leading
politicians, the army leadership as well thinks to be
above the law!], Constitution
amendment:
Govt preparing to table bill in House (kp), ‘Amendment
issue getting more complex by the day’: Govt trying to
finalize amendment proposal before PM’s India visit,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), They
came,
signed in, left: Lawmakers skip Parliament discussion on
key bills, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Lack
of
quorum stalls passage of vital bills (ht), ‘Nepal
won’t
be able to end malnutrition before 2112’ (kp), Ending
malnutrition
still a huge challenge (ht), Earthquake
survivors
still await govt grant (ht)
09/09/2016: Transitional
justice:
Commissions should be made strong: TRC chair, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Narjit
Sir:
A school teacher whose hand was cut off by Maoists 20
years ago has another generation of students as pupils,
by Prabir Dadel (nt), The
tears
never stop: Nutan Thapa still cannot hold back her tears
when she remembers her father, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Hungry
ghosts:
With former enemies now in the governing coalition, it is
up to civil society and the media to remember not to
forget wartime atrocities (nt), It’s
not
over yet: Nepal should hold people accused of torture
and other ill-treatment accountable through fair trials
in its own courts, by Champa Patel (kp), HRW
blames
government for child marriage menace (kp) [see report,
see also video],
State
should
intervene, says researcher (kp), ‘Govt
steps not enough to end child marriage in Nepal’
(rep), Committed
to
statute amendment, says PM: Stops short of giving
timeline amid pressure from agitating parties, by
Binod Ghimire (kp) Oli,
Khanal,
Pokhrel, And Install Statue Of Prithvi, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km), VIP
treatment:
Govt to bring new policy for medical support, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), PM's
address full of promises: Quake victims to get Rs
300,000 as grant, 500,000 as loan (rep), PM
offers
Rs 700k succour to kins of deceased migrants: Pledges to
set up seed fund for blood money and start work permit
renewal service from embassies (kp), PM’s
extra
assistance promise hard to keep: There is a funding gap
of Rs488 billion, excluding the Rs80 billion required to
provide the additional Rs100,000 per household (kp)
[Call it populist propaganda!],
Avoiding
Quicksand To Converge Ahead, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn), Language
Commission
formed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), SC
issues
show cause notice to govt (ht), NHRC
looking
at Nepali Army abuse allegations (ht), Technical
errors
deprive victims of grant (ht), How
decentralised
is federalism? The current debate is between power
centralised in federal capitals and at the local level,
by Kiran Thapa (nt)
08/09/2016: Col
Lama’s
acquittal: Setback for moment, but ‘victory in long run’,
by Dewan Rai (kp), Paying
for
torture: Col Lama’s acquittal only underscores how
difficult closure of war-era cases can be (kp)
[Hard to believe that there are
no skilful interpreters in London! There are so many!], Drop
statute of limitations from anti-torture bill: Rights
groups (rep), PM
Dahal
urged to amend statute before his India visit (kp),
Intra-party
disputes
hinder efforts for talks (kp), Local
level
restructuring: Fix number of units: Chief whips
(kp), Amendment
is
not possible: Bypassing the constitution through
political consensus will not only jeopardise it, but
also endanger federalism and democracy, by Budhi
Karki (kp) [The new constitution
has already been written and passed in a
non-constitutional and non-inclusive way, i.e. not by
the elected representatives of all sections of society
but by a handful of male Tagadhari politicians! So, what
is in danger?] [see also Amendment
is
possible: Conservative interpretation of the
constitution that allows room to impose subjective and
elitist values should be avoided, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 31/08/2016)], Challenges
Before The Government, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), MJF-Democratic
divided
on when to join government (ht), Democracy,
Nepali-style:
Democracy finds itself in the soup once again in a
population with over 70 percent literacy and high
political consciousness, by Aditya Man Shrestha
(rep), Women
of war: Post-conflict, women combatants are viewed as
‘victims’ of war. They should instead be seen as
‘change-makers’, by Ayush Joshi (rep)
07/09/2016: Work
firmly
to implement federalism: PM to officials, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp) [Even the
foundations of federalism are missing! How will you
implement it?], Envoy
appointments
not before PM’s India visit, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [Indian order needed even for this?],
Local
body
restructuring: NC leaders urge Deuba to come up with
official stance, by Sarin Ghimire (kp)
06/09/2016: Local
level
restructuring recommendations: Delayed reports from
districts may push mid-Oct submission, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Govt
breaching
statute provision on purpose, says House committee:
Government criticised for
disregarding annual reports of the National Human Rights
Commission (kp), Morcha:
Forward
amendment, care not for CPN-UML (kp), PM’s
foreign
visits may overshadow domestic priorities, by Anil
Giri (kp), Some
Tips
for Prachanda, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), Govt
prepares
to up housing grant: PM Dahal reiterates government’s
commitment to help the quake-affected by increasing the
grant by an additional Rs100,000 (kp), Rs
50k
cannot build a house: Quake victims, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), Rift
surfaces
in Federal Alliance (ht)
05/09/2016: Doesn’t
look
good: Nepal’s negative brand value cannot be removed
until we correct our systemic flaws; Democracy without
the foundation of a system rarely survives, and Nepal is
becoming a victim of its demagogic leaders and the
constitution made by them, by Aditya Baral (kp), 10
amendments
proposed to Bill against torture (kp), Injured
former
combatants flocking to PMO for support: PM Dahal, after
consultation, sends them to Bir Hospital for treatment,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), PM
directs
for enlisting of missing rebuilding aid recipients
(kp) [This is first of all
populist but not the ceeded concept!], Dahal
Cabinet
snubs reminder to submit details (kp), Walk
the
talk NC, Maoists were critical of UML’s politicisation
of the reconstruction process. Are they better?
(kp), Diplomatically
Hectic Days Ahead, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), SC
vacates
stay order, allows govt to recommend new envoys
(ht), FA,
UDMF
protest to mark year after statute promulgation (ht)
[Which statute?], Panchthar
proposes
two municipalities, five village assemblies: Number of
bodies proposed exceeds Local Bodies Restructuring
Commission's prescription (ht)
04/09/2016: Moving
The Goalpost, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), EC
should
be vested with authority to announce election dates:
Sharma, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht)
03/09/2016: Process
to
amend statute after Pm’s foreign trips, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Transitional
justice:
CIEDP demands legal reforms, logistical help; The
commission, which has got over 2,800 complaints from
conflict victims, has completed cases to be investigated (kp),
A
house of cards: Nepal’s citizenship laws, on paper,
provide a Nepali mother the same ‘privilege’ as a father
when passing on citizenship to their children; But
ground realities say otherwise, by Pratichya Dulal
(kp), UDMF
seeks
withdrawal of 491 cases (ht) [This
is the task of judiciary and not of politicians!],
Nepalgunj
tense after removal of Birendra's statue, by Arjun
Oli (rep)
02/09/2016: Constitution
anniversary:
Morcha’s black day, govt’s celebration (kp), Power
to
women: Male politicians still do not believe women to be
as capable and deserving as themselves, by Bineeta
Gurung (nt), Patriarchy
in
the hierarchy: The Tij fast by Nepali women could also
be considered a one-day hunger strike against male
dominance in our politics and society (nt), Upadhyay,
Paudyal
named as envoys to New Delhi, Beijing (kp) [Article
282 of the new constitution demands that ambassadors
have to be nominated on the basis on inclusion! Long
live non-inclusive male Bahunbad!], Parties
bicker
over appointment of High Court judges: Oppn objects to
ruling alliance’s idea of ‘proportional inclusion’ (kp),
Politics
of
restructuring: Increasing the number of local bodies
means weakening them while strengthening the province
and the centre, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Local
body
reshaping negotiations after Oli, Deuba return home
(kp), So
much
to do: Madhesi parties have high hopes that this
government will address their grievances, by Randhir
Chaudhary (kp) [Why?], Now
even
ex-MPs want state privileges, by Sarin Ghimire (kp)
[Let's call it corruption in
highest political circles!], Mechanism
to
curb medical trips abroad on cards: Minister Thapa,
by Manish Gautam (kp), Nepalgunj
tense
over statue dispute (kp), Thousands
of
quake victims lodge complaints in Kavre (ht)
01/09/2016: Govt
fails to meet the expectations of new constitution,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Moment
of
truth: Govt should act in good faith, ensure a credible
transitional justice process (kp), ‘Regular
courts
can’t do justice to conflict-hit’ (ht), Formulate
laws
for polls pronto: House committee (kp), No
headway in resolving political disputes, by Nabin
Khatiwada (reo), UML
stance
may affect statute amendment: The main opposition has
warned of taking to the streets if changes are made
‘without justifying the significance’ (kp), PM
for delineation report by mid-Oct (rep), PM
seeks options to restructure local bodies (ht), Rising
above
tyranny: Whether in government or in opposition,
political parties must facilitate constitution’s
implementation, by Janak Raj Joshi (kp), RPP-N
chair
Thapa revives issue of Hindu state (kp) [Kamal
Thapa is sowing the seeds of unrest and another civil
war in the multiethnic, multireligious, multicultural,
multilingual and secular republic of Nepal and should be
prosecuted for this anticonstitutional demand!!],
Nepalgunj
tense
after pro-hindu, pro-monarch supporters put up late King
Birendra's statue (kp) [!!],
Govt
may
pick envoys for India, China today, by Anil Giri
(kp) [Male Bahuns: The world is
in order!], Political
Parties: Caught In Contradiction, by Mukti Rijal
(rn), Non-political
organizations
in Jhapa under the grip of politics, by Raju
Adhikari (rep), Standoff
Between
Government And Madhesi Parties, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn), Inconsistent
policy:
Providing Rs. 50,000 to those whose houses were not
damaged so badly and an additional Rs. 400,000 for
purchasing land at safer places on top of Rs. 200,000 is
good (ht) [Even more
important would be to include the people in all the
affected rural districts and not only a few of them
including the KTM valley!]
31/08/2016: Reconstruction
delays:
House committee to summon PM Dahal (kp) [After
four weeks in office, there has been no change compared
to his two predecessors!], TRC
chief
Gurung warns of quitting: Rues limited resources, state
apathy for streamlining laws to conclude transitional
justice process on time, by Dewan Rai (kp), Work
on Special Court for conflict-era cases starts, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Rights
groups
protest in support of Ganga Maya (kp), Ganga
Maya's health deteriorating (rep), Parties
still
at stalemate on local restructuring: NC, UML at odds
over numbers; Dahal warns of knock-on effect on election
plans, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), NC
proposes new population criteria for local units
(rep), ‘Govt
will
topple if constitution isn’t amended’ (kp), Amendment
is
possible: Conservative interpretation of the
constitution that allows room to impose subjective and
elitist values should be avoided, by Dipendra Jha
(kp) [see also Amendment
is
not possible: Bypassing the constitution through
political consensus will not only jeopardise it, but
also endanger federalism and democracy, by Budhi
Karki (kp 08/09/2016)], Shut
them
down: Public transport syndicates have been blamed for
the unnerving rise in bus accidents, by Umesh Raj
Regmi (kp) [Such syndicates are
part of high-level political corruption!], Women
trafficking continues unabated (rep)
30/08/2016: ICRC,
NRCS
make public list of ‘the disappeared’ (ht), Still
missing:
Families of the disappeared have received no word even
10 years after the conflict, by Ram Kumar Bhandari
(kp) Kin
of
disappeared demand truth, ache for justice, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Probe
into
fate and whereabouts of the disappeared: NHRC; The
rights watchdog says the victims’ families have been
going through psycho-social pressure (kp), Survivors
of
Nepal insurgency fear crimes will go unpunished
(ht), TRC
rules
out any amendment to its working procedure (ht), Denting
the
state exchequer: Politicians claiming excessive
privileges at the expense of taxpayers, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Open
Singha Durbar: How can Nepal, which has enacted RTI Act,
deny its citizens access to the office of their
representatives?, by Yek Raj Pathak (rep)
29/08/2016: Disappeared
during
war: Half of missing ‘are men aged 16-30’, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Morcha
miffed
at govt for excluding 11 names from martyrs’ list
(kp), Disappeared
Day: How Long To Observe It?, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn), Nidhi
urged
to implement second point of pact with UDMF (ht), ‘Table
constitution
amendment bill pronto’: Otherwise crisis of confidence
between govt, UDMF imminent, says Mahato, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Save
Gangamaya: Gangamaya’s health condition is
deteriorating. The unwillingness of the new government
to address her demand could prove deadly, by Charan
Prasai (rep), Sindhuli
quake
victims complain against NRA (ht), Dahal’s
darn
diplomacy: Nepal should address its neighbours’ genuine
concerns but also counter exaggerated ones, by
Achyut Wagle (kp)
28/08/2016: Expanding
The
Coalition Cabinet, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), Constitution
amendment:
Govt’s ‘lukewarm effort’ concerns Morcha leaders; Say
bid to mend Nepal-India ties could overshadow their
demands (kp) [Nothing else
was to be expected! Caste and gender count in every
respect to preserve the interests and advantages of the
traditional male party elites!], Constitution
amendment:
‘PM committed to tabling bill before he visits India’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), No
change
in statute at the cost of national interest, UML insists,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp) [... and
national interests are those of the male Tagadhari
leadership of the political parties!]
27/08/2016: 13
ministers
from NC sworn in: Dahal’s Cabinet far from being
inclusive with only one woman in govt, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp) [And 70 percent
male Tagadharis! This generation of politicians will
never change!], Women's
representation in cabinet declining (rep), 13
new
ministers from NC take oath of office (ht), Faction
distraction!
Everybody gets their share and everybody is happy,
except us the people, by Guffadi (kp), Debate
over
local units: LLRC chair makes a bid to clear up parties’
confusion (kp), Report
on
restructuring of local bodies slammed: Locals threaten
to padlock DDC office, obstruct transportation (ht),
Revision
of
TRC guidelines sought (ht)
26/08/2016: Local
bodies
unlikely to exceed 615: LBRC, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), NC’s
ministerial
berth pangs finally over: Deuba accedes to Poudel-led
faction’s demand; Swearing-in of Congress ministers
likely today, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Congress
finalises
ministers’ names, swearing-in today: According to
revised pact, NC to get 15 ministries, CPN-MC 10 (ht),
A Ride
To Political Adventure, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Sanctity
of
silence: This ‘culture’ of silence manifests both as a
result of direct intimidation and the utilisation of a
politics of fear, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt)
25/08/2016: Avoiding
a
fall: Only a spirit of compromise can avert an impending
constitutional crisis (kp), Morcha:
Dissolve
local body restructuring commission (kp), House
panel
directs govt to amend TRC Act, by Dewan Rai (kp), Housing
grant:
Govt planning to provide extra Rs 100k, by Pragati
Shahi (kp) [Provide grant to all
affected people, not only those living in 14 districts!
All these people have been hit hard!], Infighting
in
NC stalls Cabinet expansion, by Sarin Ghimire (kp) [A typical Nepali party:
factionalism, irresponsible greed for power,
extra-constitutional procedures and non-inclusion!],
Nepali
Congress
fails to decide ministers’ names: Deuba, Paudel disagree
on number of ministerial berths from each faction,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Constitution
Implementation:
Composite Unity Is The Key, by Mukti Rijal (rn)
24/08/2016: Implementing
federalisation:
People want sincere effort from political parties,
government and bureaucracy to implement the constitution
and end the transition, by Trilochan Pokharel and
Rajendra Adhikari (kp), The
last chance: The issue of federalism has divided the
country ethnically, emotionally and socially before it
has been implemented, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep),
Morcha
leaders
in bid to forge common stance (kp), A
year after kailali carnage: Locals want social harmony,
justice, by DR Panta and Ganesh Chaudhary (kp), Congress
for
holding ‘interim local polls’: Sticks to its position
that 565 village and municipal councils not enough
(kp), Experts
also split on local units numbers, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Oppn
parties
gather to form an alliance (kp), Tikapur
victims
demand justice from govt (ht), Hills
of
neglect: Hill folks have suffered despite their
unconditional sacrifice for the country since the start
of modern Nepali history, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
23/08/2016: A
history of exclusion: People are excluded on the basis
of language, caste, religion, region and culture, by
Krishna Kumar Sah (kp), Conflict
victims
threaten to move court against TRC: Want a guideline
corrected (ht), There’s
another
way: The standards that have been set for restructuring
local bodies are not scientific, by Khimlal Devkota
(kp), Missing
the
forest: Determination of boundaries of local units is
not just about geography and population. It is the
essence of political and fiscal decentralization, by
Anirudra Neupane (rep), PM
Dahal
directs EC to start poll preparations, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Amend
constitution
to address its demands before holding elections, says
UDMF (ht), UDMF
to remind govt about its promises (ht), Local
body
restructuring: NC makes a pitch for at least 1,000
units; Deuba says elections a must, calls for consensus
on statute amendment, by Sarin Ghimire (kp) [Mr
Deuba, you were the one who dissolved the last elected
local bodes for political motives in 2002!!], Local
polls
imperative by mid-April: Deuba, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), UML
to
go by LBRC proposal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Kavre
quake
victims likely to be deprived of reconstruction grant
(ht), Murder
case
of Krishna Prasad Adhikari: Hearing pushed back due to
petitioner’s absence, by Dewan Rai (kp)
22/08/2016: 5pc
of
2,846 plaints ineligible for second phase of inquest:
The commission will probe only those incidents that are
directly linked with the armed conflict between 1996 and
2006, by Dewan Rai (kp), Statute
flaws
must be rectified: Yadav (ht), Constitution
amendment:
Ruling, agitating parties to form new taskforce; Aim to
register proposal in Parliament by mid-Oct (kp), NC
open
to local polls under existing structure: Senior leaders
say statute amendment a must for elections, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Deuba’s
volte-face on local elections (rep), NC
to
nominate ministers by Wednesday, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), House
gets no business with delay in cabinet expansion, by
Ashok Dahal (rep) [Thank you NC,
you are a really democratic and people-oriented party!],
House
adjourned
for a week (kp) [Please
take time: The not coming nomination of non-inclusive NC
ministers is far more important than legislative work in
parliament!], Oppn
MPs
say govt ‘undermined Parliament’; Object to Nidhi
discussing statute amendment with India, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Why
Were The Emissaries Sent?, by Nandalal Tiwari (kp),
High-level
visits are positive but not enough: Experts, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Failure
to
implement constitution will have dangerous fallouts,
interview with Shekhar Koirala, Nepali Congress (kp), RPP-N
chair
Thapa bats for Hindu state (ht) [This
is as unconstitutional as CK Raut's demand for a
separate Madheshi state; Raut has been arrested time and
again for this demand!], Allures
of respectability: Ambedkar’s call to “educate, agitate
and organize” is applicable for all dominated groups
everywhere, by CK Lal (rep), Promises
and
Dilemmas, by S. Binodkumar Singh (SAIR)
21/08/2016: Direct
Election
To A Chief Executive And Prosperity, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km), Abusing
authorities:
Instead of bringing down corruption in the country, the
CIAA chief’s impeachment will further aggravate it,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), Young
force:
A silent battle continues among political parties to
divert the potency of student unions to their advantage,
by Abhi Subedi (kp), Local
power:
Population size should not be the primary consideration
when restructuring local bodies, by Upendra Bahadur
BK (kp), Constitution
amendment
bill: ‘Govt trying to forge consensus before PM Dahal’s
India visit’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht)
20/08/2016: Disaster
victims
face multiple challenges; Govt efforts inadequate:
Report (kp), Survey
in remaining 17 quake-hit districts only after a month
(rep) [Better wait for the next
big earthquake!], ‘CIEDP
needs
10 years to complete task’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
NC to
finalize new ministers by Monday, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Cabinet
expansion
likely after Nidhi’s arrival: Since Nidhi has been the
mediator between Deuba and Poudel, sources also said
Deuba would likely wait for the deputy prime minister to
arrive from New Delhi, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Amend
constitution
to pave way for polls: PM (ht), Cartels,
clowns
and comedians: This is the new Nepal where our
politicians have turned into comedians and our real
comedians have turned into social workers, by
Guffadi (kp)
19/08/2016: 41
Madhes
stir victims are martyrs (kp) [They
need justice not martyrdom!], 52
killed
in Madhes stir declared martyrs, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Housing
aid
has reached 70,803 families: NRA (kp) [Wow,
after not even 16 months!], Second
monsoon
in the earthquake zone Survivors have received little
help, but no one seems surprised, by Thomas Bell
(nt), Humanitarian
responses:
The country should rethink and revise its strategies to
prepare for and deal with disasters, by Prabin Man
Singh and Min Bahadur Shahi (kp), Health
and
dignity kits prepositioned for emergency need, says
UNFPA (ht), Between
the
lines: Geo-political realities and Nepal’s
overdependence on India make their ties complex, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp), Politcally
corect:
While the Big Four parties can paralyse the polity, they
are also the only ones who can bring the country to a
safe landing (nt) [A party
that is anticonstitutional in many respects and that has
not won a single FPTP seat should not be called a "big"
party!], The
Madhes
message: The people in the plains want to be a part of
Nepal, but they feel alienated by Kathmandu, by
Chandra Kishor (nt)
18/08/2016: Local
body
restructuring: Lawmakers find fault with LBRC’s work;
Object to 565 local units; Demand dissolution of the
commission, by Binod Ghimire (kp), PM
Dahal’s
promise fails to impress TRC: The TRC estimates it will
require 2,500 new staff and Rs500m to complete its task
within the stipulated time, by Dewan Rai (kp), Ram
Karki’s Choices To Act Or Not To Act, by Mukti Rijal
(rn), Rotational
Diarchy: A Mockery Of Democracy, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn), ‘No
joining
government till demands are met’ (ht), Together
we
stand: The Darnal award to Chamar shows the marginalised
of the hills and the Madhes have a common agenda to
pursue, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Decision
to
withdraw names of ambassadorial nominees stayed
(ht), EC
ready
to hold elections by January 2018: Yadav (ht), Mockery
of martyrdom: Most of those who have been declared
martyrs after 2007 are actually the victims of police
brutality and angry mobs, by David Kainee (rep)
17/08/2016: A
critical civil society: Identity-based politics will
continue to intensify and inclusiveness will often be
professed but rarely implemented, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp), Inter,
intra-party tussles snag constitution execution, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Schools,
colleges
shut for second straight day (kp), ANNISU-R
strike
hits schools for second day (ht), Local
body
restructuring; Parties in bid to forge consensus in 15
days, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), All
parties
determined to hold civic polls on time (ht), PM
for increasing reconstruction grant to Rs 300,000,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Compensation
to
former combatants: Writ filed at Supreme Court against
govt dole (kp), Let
people
decide: Direct democracy would have been more suitable
for Nepal, by Subhanu Khanal (kp), PM
urged to crack the whip over development projects,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep), Thousand
revolutions:
There is a need for sustained engagement from below; For
this we need to re-imagine public space in Nepal, by
Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep)
16/08/2016: TRC
chairman
urges prime minister to amend TRC Act: Dahal rules out
amnesty in serious rights violation cases during 10-year
insurgency, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), No
blanket amnesty, Dahal assures TRC, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), Human
rights
activists stage sit-in outside Singha Durbar
(ht), Housing
aid:
NRA promises first tranche to all by mid-September
(kp) [We already see the third government since the
earthquakes! The politicians always get their salaries
immediately, even for extremely bad jobs!], Quake-hit
to
get first tranche of grant by Sept 18, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht), 'Special'
month-long
campaign to distribute quake grant starts (rep), Far
from
it: The use of parliamentary whips too often makes the
vibrant role expected of lawmakers increasingly
irrelevant (ht) [Especially
the use of such whips while voting on the new
constitution was in violation of the interim
constitution and the inclusive conception of the
constituent assembly!], Certifying
journalists: A government screening out poor journalists
is incompatible with democratic values and runs against
the spirit of the constitution, by Dharma Adhikari
(rep)
15/08/2016: Gathabandhan
proposes
panel to settle thorny issues (kp), NHRC
asks
govt to address Ganga Maya’s demands (kp), Rights
activists
arrested, freed (ht), PM
appoints
five ministers: With 4 state ministers in, Maoist share
in Cabinet full; NC yet to name its candidates, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Deep
division
dampens NSU election: NC leaders say names of ministers
only after the conclave, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Dahal
inducts
five more ministers (ht), Think
locally:
Parliament is the final authority which will decide
whether to fully or partially endorse the report of the
Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (ht)
14/08/2016: Yadav
presses
for charter amendment (kp), PM
to
expand Cabinet today: Informs President of govt
decisions and activities (kp)
13/08/2016: Amendment
to
transitional justice act: Proposed bill sets new
definition of murder; Stakeholders say it specifies
crimes of certain nature as pardonable, by Dewan Rai
(kp), Madhesi
parties
turn up heat for cadres’ release (kp), Local
body
restructuring: Maoist Centre calls for broader consensus,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), One-third
ministries
sought for women (kp), Towards
a
kleptocracy? There are worrying signs that interest
groups have hijacked our democracy, by John Narayan
Parajuli (kp), The
story
of a failed revolution: Our common fate is more a result
of corrupt, intransigent politicians than wrong systems
in play, by Abhinawa Devkota (kp), Local
Democracy In Crisis, by Kushal Pokharel (rn),
NC district
chiefs suggest interim local polls: Advise electing
local representatives under existing structure for now,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Efforts
on
to ensure Indian president’s visit before China’s,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht) [Dependancy
hierarchy has to be preserved!]
12/08/2016: Beyond
symbolism:
Indigenous nationalities need substantive support, not
tokenistic public holidays (kp), 20/10
anniversary:
Ten years after the conflict, two women are fighting
against powerful men, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Remembering
the
Battle of Beni: Returning to the photograph of the
mother and daughter that brought home the horror of war,
by Ghanshyam Khadka (nt), TRC
may
shelve hundreds of war-era complaints , by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht) [This makes the
whole process a farce!], Ganga
Maya
resumes fast (kp), Ex-PLA
No
2 chosen as PM’s adviser Requirements relaxed to appoint
party cadres to advise ministers, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), NC
to
handle 12 ministries, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Cabinet
directive
to control black-marketing; PM determines portfolios of
three new ministers (ht), DPMs
to
visit Delhi, Beijing: Government sending Nidhi to India
and Mahara to China as its special representatives
(kp), PM’s
India
trip likely in Sept second week, by Anil Giri (kp),
Money
and
federalism: How the central, state and local governments
are going to share revenue is the issue, by Bigyan
Prasai (kp), Minimal
expectations (rep), Order!
order!
The problem is not the democratic system, but the people
who abuse it (nt), Government
vs
GDP: Big cabinets create a big mess, and perpetuate an
ad hoc system, by Manish Jha (nt)
11/08/2016: EC
for mandatory one-third women representatives (rep),
Forces
For
And Against Enforcement Of Constitution, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km), TRC,
CIEDP
have a lot on their plate: Have six months to look into
over 60,000 complaints, by Dewan Rai (kp), Housing
aid
distribution: PM asks authorities to release first
tranche by mid-Sept (kp), ‘Sindhu
survivors
to get aid in a month’ (kp), Local
bodies
restructuring: ‘Parties to find middle path in a week’,
by Anil Giri (kp), Local
Bodies’
Restructuring Commission obstructed: Madhesi parties
halted the committee’s meeting held to solicit
suggestions on work conditions (ht), Discussions
on
modality intensify in Bajura (kp), Uproar
over
bid to free criminals: Leaders in Parsa demand
exoneration of persons involved in serious crimes during
Madhes protest (kp), The
cross
they bear: Those concerned about religious conversion in
Nepal should analyse properly why it is happening,
by Uddhab Pyakurel (kp), New
Coalition Government: Challenge Of Populism, by
Mukti Rijal (rn), Challenge
Upon Challenge, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
10/08/2016: Dahal
tasked
with picking ministers: Maoist Centre, Nepali Congress
to discuss Cabinet expansion tomorrow, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp), Dahal
likely
to expand Cabinet in a day or two (ht), Sharing
Of Portfolios Brews Trouble, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Will
meet
demands of indigenous people: PM (kp), ‘National
consensus
must to address national issues’ (kp) [National
consensus must not mean consensus among the male
Tagadhari elites of the different parties but consensus
among all the different social groups of the country of
which the male Tagadharis are only a small minority!!],
New
govt
sets easy targets: Postings in three months: Only 20 of
the 205 PHCCs are without doctors, by Manish Gautam
(kp), EC
proposes 1.5 pc threshold for PR system: Also wants to
bar candidates from contesting more than one
constituency under FPTP, by Sangeet
Sangrouls (ht) [!!], Can’t
work
on polls sans local body report: EC (kp), Politics
and
the young: The stereotypical image of youth politicians
as violent goons needs to change, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp)
09/08/2016: ‘No
pardon
for war-era cases’: Newly appointed attorney general
says there should be no double standard for dealing with
insurgency-era cases, by Dewan Rai (kp), Transition
cycle: Transition will remain until constitution is
amended to address demands of Madheshi forces and
remaining tasks of peace process are completed, by
Birendra P. Mishra (rep), Ruling
parties mull taskforce for statute amendment (rpp),
PM
appoints
three more ministers (kp) [How
can you include an anti-constitutional and
anti-inclusive party??], PM
inducts
three ministers in Cabinet (ht), PM
appoints three new ministers (rpp), RPP,
RPP-N
differ on joining govt (ht), PM
advised
to focus on implementing statute: Lawmakers want work of
the local bodies’ reconstruction commission reorganised
(ht), Lack
of
clarity regarding Rukum district split fuels disputes,
by Adarsha KC (ht), No
business:
House postponed by week, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Writ
against
proposal in House not registered (ht) [??],
Rule
bars
handing out Rs150,000 in one go, says NRA CEO (kp),
Political
priority:
Ordinary Madhesis should be made to feel that the
government is doing its bit in addressing their demands,
by Shreya Paudel (kp), A
fresh start: This is probably Prachanda’s last
opportunity to redefine his leadership and lead Nepal to
prosperity, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp), Language
poses
barrier to learning, by Anita Shrestha (ht) [!!
On the other side do
politicians, administrators, journalists, etc. hardly
have any knowledge of ethnic languages and cultures even
though they prepresent the majority of Nepal's
population!]
08/08/2016: PM
urges ‘forgive and forget’ approach to conflict-era
cases, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep) [The
top profiteer of the bloody and brutal insurgency will
never want to understand the importance of justice for
the victims of his reckless procedure and similarly
reckless answer of government and security forces!],
Break your
silence: That we have been reduced to adopting
fast-unto-death and relay hunger strikes for anything
indicates something is wrong with us, by Hitesh
Karki (kp), PM
unlikely
to have bigger Cabinet soon, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp), Early
dividends:
Putting together an inclusive Cabinet early will help
expedite governance issues (kp), RPP,
RPP-Nepal
announce merger: Two right-wing parties to unite to
revive Hindu state: Following their unification
scheduled for Tuesday, the new party will have a
combined 37 seats in Parliament (kp) [Reviving
the arch reason of many of Nepal's social and political
problems is in the same way anti-constitutional as the
demand for a Madheshi or Janajati state would be! This
Hindu monarchical fanatic minority obviously wants to
destroy the future of Nepal's multiethnic and
multicultural society!!], Parties
now
see victims as main stakeholders in settling war-era
cases, interview with TRC chairman Surya Kiran
Gurung (kp), Prachanda’s
Second Innings And The Daunting Tasks, by Nanda Lal
Tiwari (rn), Power
games, by CK Lal (rep)
07/08/2016: Single
women
present charter of demands (kp), Unwarranted
regression:
Broad consensus on federalism is unlikely because if the
main issue is settled, what will be left to fight about?,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp), Table
amendment
bill soon: UDMF, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Morcha
pressed
not to rush for joining govt: While Madhesi leaders who
are members of Parliament support the idea of joining
government, many others whohave no representation in the
House oppose the plan (kp), Cabinet
expansion
stalled for few days: Cabinet expansion before the NSU
vote could affect internal power balance in the NC,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Cong
yet
to agree on ministers: Deuba tells Dahal NC will send
names after NSU convention (kp) [The
selection of ministers is the most important event after
the election of a new Nepali PM! After that, the efforts
to overthrow this government already start!], Compensation
to
victims: Has govt erred in taking decision? (kp), A
lot on his plate: Prime Minister Dahal will need to
focus on multiple fronts with a sincere intent, by
Madan Shahi (kp), Prachanda’s
Return To Power: Beset More With Questions Than Answers,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Political
Appointments (rn), CIEDP
unveils
work plan beyond its two-year tenure, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht)
06/08/2016: PM
takes
initiative to honour 3-point deal: Govt decides to
provide Rs 1m each to those killed during Tarai protests,
by Tika R, Pradhan (kp), Cabinet
withdraws
Oli govt’s envoy nominees (kp), Govt
withdraws 14 envoy nominees chosen under political quota,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep) [Stop
political nominations of ambassadors forever!], Gangamaya’s
5-day
ultimatum to govt (kp), No
end
in sight to conflict victims’ plight (ht), Women
Commission
in care of lone member (kp)
05/08/2016: Never-ending
transition:
No government has worked on developing a national policy
to deal effectively with the past, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari and Erik B. Wilson (kp), Party
time:
Nepali politics today is run by a cartel of top leaders
who shuffle the deck every once in a while so the same
King, Queen, Jack and Joker land on top (nt), Joint
panel
to draft proposal to amend the constitution:
Madhes-based parties said to join the government once a
new amendment proposal is registered in Parliament (kp),
Implementing
deal
with Madhesi parties top task, says Nidhi (kp), Prachanda
Became
A New Prime Minister, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), Dahal
sworn
in as 39th prime minister, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp),
PM
issues
four directives in first decision (kp), NC,
Maoists
struggle to finalise list of ministers, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), NC
leaders
KC, Koirala refuse to join Cabinet: Koirala told Deuba
that he would not join the Cabinet if not given the
foreign ministry (kp), Naya
Shakti
hails former leader’s feat (kp) [It's
critical demands are more important!], Yam
between rocks: Dahal has been trying to remake himself
as a pragmatic politician, but has come across as a
flip-flopper, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Awesome
again:
Let’s see if Comrade Prachanda has learnt lessons for
his second term as prime minister, by Kunda Dixit
(nt), US,
Japan
wish PM; to co-work on democracy (kp), Close
to
300k families sign housing aid deal (kp), Into
The Labyrinth Of Political Probabilities, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn), Human
trafficking
cases increase by seven per cent (ht), Conflict
era
victims ask when they will get the promised relief
(ht)
04/08/2016: Dahal
returns
to power: Maoist Centre chairman elected 39th prime
minster with 363 votes, by John Narayan Parajuli
(kp), Gathabandan
backs
Dahal after 3-pt deal, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Positive
vote:
Flexibility on both sides can translate the three-point
agreement into constitution amendment (kp), Tread
with
caution: Prime Minister-elect Dahal faces daunting tasks
given the political bitterness surrounding months of
efforts leading to the change of guard (kp), Oath
and
small Cabinet today (kp), Once
foes,
now friends: Observers say time to follow politics of
conviction, not convenience, by Sarin Ghimire (kp),
Consensus
in
transition: Peace process, by Umesh Kumar Bhattarai
(ht), Enter
Prachanda As PM: The Stakes Are High, by Mukti Rijal
(rn), Protean
Government: A Setback To Development, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), Experts
recommend fewer ministers, by Siromani Dhungana
(rep), Rolpa
locals sceptical about Dahal as PM, by Hira Bahadur
Gharti Magar (rep), India,
China
congratulate (kp), Women
participation:
33pc representation sought in Cabinet (kp) [Hardly
any woman has been participated in the consultations
that led to this government!], The
Oli
syndrome: It’s a tendency to disguise one’s group
interest as nationalism and use external fears to weaken
internal demands for justice, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
Political
interest dominates local body restructuring debate
(rep), Democracy
on the edge: UML leaders, including outgoing PM, wanted
to create constitutional complexities to prolong their
stay in power, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep)
03/08/2016: Gathabandhan
presses
for quid pro quo deal: New alliance agrees, in
principal, to find political solution to Tarai crisis
(kp), Congress,
CPN-MC
fail to strike deal with FA: Top leaders of the three
forces to meet today for final decision (ht), Dahal
poised
to enter Baluwatar, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), Dahal’s
redemption:
Here’s a five-point roadmap for Prachanda to redeem his
legacy, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), New
Ruling Coalition: Its Challenges, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), Cart
Before The Horse, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Transitional
justice
bodies: House committee directs govt to provide
resources (kp), Shadows
from
the past: It is in the national interest to conclude the
peace process soon (kp)
02/08/2016: More
than
18,000 households face landslide threat (kp), Govt
sits
on Rs 22m fund as victims suffer, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), Road
blocks
hinder relief transportation in Pyuthan (kp), Distribution
of
housing aid halted in Gorkha as FY ends (kp), Parliament
set
to vote to elect new PM tomorrow (kp), Support
to
CPN-MC-led govt conditional: Mahato (ht), Political
Parties:
Hijacking democracy, by Subarna Chhetri (ht)
01/08/2016: In
a
first, apex court to have 3 female justices:
Representation in top state bodies cheered, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), PHSC
confirms 11 justice nominees (rep), PM
election
likely on Wed (kp), Parliament
to
elect new PM on Wednesday, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
Process
begins to elect new PM by majority vote, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), Local
level
restructuring: Morang, Ruphandehi to have most numbers
of local bodies (kp), Views
that
Maoists are afraid of transitional justice are flawed,
interview with Pushpa Kamal Dahal (kp [??],
CPN-MC
ready
to face conflict-era cases, says AG (ht), Prachanda’s
burdens:
There is now unanimous consensus in Nepal that the
recent government change was actually orchestrated by
New Delhi, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep) [?],
Nepal’s
political
mess: Unconstrained horse-trading and backstabbing in
the ‘game of possibilities’ is likely to continue for a
long time, by Naresh Koirala (kp)
31/07/2016: The
waiting
game: As long as the state indulges in fleecing its
people, the country remains in transition forever,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp), NC,
CPN-MC
and UDMF agree to form joint task force, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), New
alliance
to form nine-member panel: Nepali Congress, Maoist
Centre in bid to bring agitating parties into govt
(kp), Sorry
about
that: Madhesi social activists have started a campaign
apologising for past discrimination; Some in the Madhes
are afraid that their grip on power will be loosened if
Dalits are empowered, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp)
30/07/2017: Nepal
should
address TJ issues on its own: Pradhan (kp), Countries
might use universal jurisdiction in conflict-era cases
(rep), Government
formation:
Deuba braces for internal pressure; Has to deal with at
least 3 camps when it comes to dividing ministries,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp) [Positions
and power is all NC politicians are interested in, among
them one a convicted criminal! But Maoist are not
different!], Madhesi
leaders
softer on joining new govt (kp), Amend
constitution
to meet Madhesis’ demands: Mahato (ht), UDMF
for
halting LBRC’s functioning, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
Rescue,
relief
and rehabilitation: When netas talk about
reconciliation, they are not talking about making it
work; They mean working with whoever can partner with
you to topple the government, by Guffadi (kp), Challenges
Before New Government, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang
(rn)
29/07/2016: World
Bank
reminds govt of original deal on housing aid: Reiterates
its call to release grant in three tranches, by
Pragati Shahi (kp), UNESCO
committee
gives Nepal a year to restore Valley’s world heritage
sites, by Anup Ojha (kp), Protect
children
in flood-hit areas, calls CCWB (ht), Landslide,
flood victims awaiting relief in dire state (rep), Gathabandhan
asks
panel on local body restructuring to stop work (kp),
Justice
in
transition: War victims lose hope as two former enemies
accused of war atrocities are in power together, by
Om Astha Rai (kp), Spirit
of
national reconciliation will be hallmark of new govt:
Dahal; Will take up the proposed visit of Chinese prez
with the urgency that it requires, by Akhilesh
Upadhyay and Tika R. Pradhan (kp), No
hard feelings: Dahal’s time is limited, as he must step
down in nine months to make way for the NC’s Sher
Bahadur Deuba, by Om Astha Rai (nt), Second
Coming:
Pushpa Kamal Dahal will have to outperform KP Oli in all
departments if he wants to resurrect his country and
party (nt), NC,
Maoists
yet to do up portfolio-sharing: Both the parties are
staking claim to a few of the so-called lucrative
ministries, by Sarin Ghimire (kp) [This
is all they are interested in!], Madhes-based
parties
not to join govt (rep), Complex
challenges
ahead: The hope is that Nepal gets a truly nationalist
government that can lay the foundation of its progress,
by Avinash Gupta (kp) [But not
with these failed politicians who will never change!],
Between
The Devil And The Deep Sea, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn),
22
governments
in 26 years: The economic cost to Nepal of decades of
political disarray, by Manish Jha (nt) [It
has not been better before: 46 governments since 1951!!]
28/07/2016: Plain
inefficiency:
Earthquake victims languish in their tents while relief
materials rot in warehouses, by Niranjan Mani Dixit
(kp), Quake
victims
facing debt, trafficking fears (ht), 60pc
of
total plaints screened: CIEDP (kp), NC,
Maoist
Centre for holding local elections in Feb-March, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), Resolve
boundary
row first: Madhesi, Janajati leaders: Madhesi and
Janajati leaders have warned of protests if polls are
conducted without finding a resolution to Tarai crisis (kp),
Madhesi
parties
advised to focus on Tarai agendas (ht), Senior
citizens
demand hike in allowance: Say they should be provided Rs
5,000 a month (kp), Lost
and
found in translation: No one would think of Prachanda as
being illustrious but that is one meaning of the word,
by Deepak Thapa (kp), Backtracking
On
Executive Presidency: Parties Made A Mistake, by
Mukti Rijal (rn), Political
Instability:
A Bane For The Country, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
27/07/2016: Disaster
management:
Seven years on, govt puts essential bill on hold, by
Pragati Shahi (kp) [Nothing to
comment!!], Lawmakers
flay
govt for ill-preparedness (ht), Up
to
their necks: Better preparedness is imperative to
minimise impacts of annual flooding (kp), Speed
it
up: It is over a year and still many earthquake victims
are without shelters. The grant should be provided
without delay so that the homeless people can build
permanent houses (ht), Constitutional
difficulties
removed: Parliament endorses President’s decision,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Old
wine
in old bottles: Neither Pushpa Kamal Dahal nor Sher
Bahadur Deuba has anything in his records to enthuse
Nepalis, by Ramesh Khatry (kp), Morcha
puts
caveat to join govt: Says NC-Maoist alliance should
register statute amendment proposal, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Government
formation:
NC in discussion for choosing candidates, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Dahal
zeroes
in on names from his party (kp), Engineers
decry
lack of pay and work in Dolakha: Engineers deployed to
the district say that they have been without work and
pay from the day they arrived two months ago (kp), Let’s
stop
blaming: Start building, by Atindra Dahal (ht), Three
ministries
yet to submit project roll-out plan to NPC (ht)
26/07/2016: Make
efforts
to implement statute: Prez (kp),
Parties
given
7 days to form consensus govt (kp), NC,
Maoist
leaders rev up negotiations: CPN-UML likely to be the
main opposition for the first time in a decade, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp), 14
other parties may join Maoist-NC coalition govt, by
Ashok Dahal (rep), Madhesi
parties
seek ‘concrete’ assurances (kp), Shutdown
affects
public (kp), Bandh
cripples
life nationwide (ht) [Every bandh is a fundamental crime! Its organisers
should be punished severely!], MCCN
sister
wings warn of indefinite school closure (kp) [The closure of schools is criminal
and idiotic!], Mixed
legacy:
PM Oli tried to redefine our geopolitics but left us
deeply divided internally (kp), The
next
decade: The country’s future will be full of
uncertainties if we do not act prudently now, by
Binoj Basnyat (kp), Fair
decentralisation:
Any forced effort to impose centralisation of power
should be shunned and resisted, by Atul K. Thakur
(kp), Diplomatic
nominations
based on political affiliation, says chief secy
(ht), Housing
grant
distribution on hold since July 16, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht), Tribute
To
Outgoing PM KP Oli, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
25/07/2016: Prime
Minister
Oli resigns, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Prez
to
remove difficulties (kp), House
rejects
finance bill: FinMin says govt can still raise taxes,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), New
government
likely in 10 days (ht), Difficult
Days Ahead, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Dr
KC
to call off fast after govt agrees to meet some demands,
by Manish Gautam (kp), People
power:
Dr KC’s call for reform in medical sector has resonated
most with youth for a good reason (kp), 513
conflict-era
cases filed with Kavre peace committee (ht), It
is
not the NHRC’s job to please the government, interview
with Anup Raj Sharma, chairman of NHRC (kp), No
tents
for Bajura landslide victims (ht), Role
of
civil society: Revitalization need, by Dipendra
Gautam (ht), A
year on: The Indians first appropriated Madhesh Uprising
III and then dumped it the moment they thought it had
outlived its utility, by CK Lal (rep), Reality
Check
Of Outgoing PM Oli’s Speech In Parliament, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km), Estranged
Partners, by S. Binodkumar Singh (SAIR)
24/07/2016: NHRC
calls
for laws to deal with cases of rights abuse (ht), NHRC
reminds
govt to prosecute Godar massacre: The state security
force killed five Dhanusha youths on suspicion of
helping the insurgency in 2003, by Dewan Rai (kp), Earthquake
survivors
still await govt grant (ht), Thousands
rally
behind Dr KC, by Manish Gautam (kp), In
House,
MPs trade charges: No-trust vote scheduled for today
(kp), Oli
draws
flak for his take on the constitution, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Politics
and
principles: When a prime minister loses support of
Parliament that elected him, he should quit the office
immediately, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), No-confidence
Motion:
A Slippery Slope, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
23/07/2016: Budget
bills
fail to get House nod, by Sarin Ghimire and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp), ‘Rejection
of
the three budget bills won’t hit public financial
system’, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), No-trust
motion
moved against prime minister, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Dahal
fires
salvo at Oli as discussion on no-confidence motion
starts: Accuses prime minister of failing on multiple
fronts, by Binod Ghimire (kp), NC,
maoists
urge SLMM to join new govt (kp), Let
it
go! The players have changed but the greed remains the
same, by Guffadi (kp), All
hail
the number gameAt a time when the country is struggling
with implementing the new constitution, the present
political vacuum is highly unfortunate, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Game
of thrones: Nepali Congress had a role in convincing New
Delhi that there was no option to making Dahal prime
minister again, by Biswas Baral (rep)
22/07/2016: Same
as
before: Discriminatory provisions in the constitution
have led to endless agitation and unrest, by Amar
Kant Jha (kp), TRC
comes
up with criteria for shelving plaints (kp), Poudel
floats
4-point plan to end stalemate: n House meet postponed
until 2pm today n Parties to try to find a way out
(kp), Morcha
orders
its MPs to remain in Capital (kp), Deepening
Battle Lines Over Constitutional Ambiguity, by Narad
Bharadwaj (kp), Kleptocracy
kills
The lethal politics of an ailing nation (nt)
21/07/2016: TRC
decides
to extend deadline for filing plaints (kp), NHRC
proposes
amendments to law (kp), A
year later: It’s in everyone’s long-term interest to
take serious lessons from the killings in Tikapur
(kp), Govt
likely
to take 16 months to reach out to all quake-affected
households, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht) [Better
say 16 years!], Perils
of
questioning federalism: The way forward is not to turn
away from the storm of federalism, but to weather its
biting winds in anticipation of sunnier skies, by
Waris Husain (kp), Speaker
meets
Deuba, Dahal to find consensus (kp), UML
to
obstruct House if bills put on back burner (kp), TMDP
sets rider (ht), Vision
2030:
The generation that will lead Nepal in 2030 will be
driven by pragmatism rather than ideologies of the
bygone era that consumed their parents, by Kul
Chandra Gautam (rep)
20/07/2016: AI
report
shows police torturing detainees: Report claims police
arrested villagers arbitrarily, tortured and
coerced them into signing confessions (kp)
[see AI report: Nepal
-
Torture and Coerced Confessions], Bhatta
demands
answer from TRC chair (ht), UML
for
‘larger deal’ among major parties: Decides to face House
n Wants to ensure smooth ‘political exit’ for PM, by
Anil Giri (kp), Oli
urges
Speaker to play ‘balanced role’ (kp), NC
leaders
ask PM to clear way for new govt, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), MJF-L
to
vote in favour of ruling coalition: Party has no
immediate plan to withdraw support to the government,
says Gen Secy Chaudhary (kp), Where
are
we headed? Prachanda and Deuba do not appear to have a
plan or the resources to resolve new challenges, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), No-trust
Motion And Political Showdown, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), 18pc
lost
regular income source after quakes (ht), In
northern
Dhading, elderly face daunting task of rebuilding,
by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp), Oli-led
Government-40:
Is Oli A Patriot?, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
19/07/2016: CIEDP
gets
down to investigation: Screens over 1,600 of 2,780
complaints registered; Cases related to war-era
disappearances are looked into at three levels
(kp), TRC
draws
flak for delegating work to CDOs, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), Human
wrongs:
A failed transitional justice process will make families
of conflict victims more disenchanted (kp), LLRC
for
drastic cut in number of local bodies: The commission is
mulling over forming 565 local bodies, including
townships and municipalities, down from the existing
3,374 VDCs and municipalities across country (kp), Local
Bodies
Commission fixes number of units at 565 (ht), PM
Oli
urges Deuba, Dahal to avoid path of confrontation:
Sticks to his guns, says there is no provision to elect
new prime minister (kp), Deuba,
Dahal
urge PM Oli to follow Parliament’s norms, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), No-confidence
motion:
Debate continues over discussion in House, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Gathabandhan
decides
to vote for Oli’s ouster (kp), FA
to
vote in favour of no-trust motion (ht), Nepal
2030:
It’s possible for the country to become a $100 billion
economy and graduate to a middle-income country by 2030;
In villages, people who buy motorcycles, smartphones and
lots of alcohol with their own money, wait for the
assistance of some government body or NGO to build
a toilet in their house, by Sujeev Shakya
(kp), Financing
infrastructure:
Being ambitious about it is okay, but it should not be
used to score political points founded on
misplaced nationalism, by Chandan Sapkota (kp), Nepal:
Shaky Everywhere, Shaky All The Way, by Prem Khatry
(rn), Politics
of
deception: Anyone who succeeded Sushil Koirala as prime
minister would have had only two real choices: Stand up
to India or surrender, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
18/07/2016: Complaint
registration
ends: TRC has over 52k cases to decide in 7 months
(kp), Ganga
Maya’s
wait for justice continues (ht), Post-earthquake
reconstruction:
Directive to promote local participation (kp), Lawyers
sharply
divided over provisions on govt formation (ht), Lawyers
suggest 3 options to pave ways for new govt, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Gathabandhan
asks
for package deal (kp), Price
of
transition: The NC feels UML has deeply politicised
state institutions, but it needs to find a balance too
(kp), Straws
in
the wind: Nepali political parties, their leaders and
high-ranking Nepali officials must accept a significant
part of the blame too (ht), Power
Greed Damaging Leaders’ Stature, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn) [There's nothing left to
damage!], Ruling
parties
may obstruct House on July 21, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Madhesi
conundrum:
Will it end soon?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht)
17/07/2016: Justice
for
single women: Govt urged not to grant amnesty to war-era
criminals (kp), NC,
Maoists
speed up legal consultations: Experts say constitutional
provisions pose no obstacles at all, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), No
ambiguity
at all on formation of new govt, say legal experts: ‘I
broke the alliance after sensing the political course
could crash if the coalition continued’, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), PHSC
puts
off hearing of SC justice nominees: Hearing scheduled to
start Sunday had to be postponed sine die after
committee chairman ‘called in sick’ (kp), Predicted
nosedive:
A political change at this stage means we will forget we
have been bullied by India, by Khagendra N. Sharma
(kp), Citizenship
and
violence: Learn from experiences elsewhere but bring the
learning back to your own context, by Ajapa Sharma
(kp), Incentives
denied
to TRC, CIEDP staffers, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht)
16/07/2016: CIEDP
deadline
up; 2,775 cases lodged: TRC to wrap up plaint
registration in two days: Seven months remain for
investigation, by Dewan Rai (kp), Transitional
justice
bodies: Rights group concerned about independence
(kp), TRC's
Bhatta decries decision to receive complaints thru CDOs
(rep), Experts
divided on constitutional complexities in forming new
govt (rep), NC,
Maoist
Centre block budget endorsement: The NC and Maoist
Centre say budget passage only after the House decides
on no-confidence motion against PM Oli, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Oli
throws
PM cards in desperation: NC leaders read incumbent’s
dangling premier post before three leaders as bid to
defuse no-confidence vote, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Government
decides
to face no-trust motion (kp), Frenemies:
What
has Oli done for the country in the past nine months as
our Prime Monster? Nothing! And what has the state
given Oli in the past nine months? Everything!, by
Guffadi (kp) [satirical], Words
won’t
suffice: As long as privileges are not equitably and
judiciously distributed among all members of society,
those at the top will remain where they are, by
Abhinawa Devkota (kp), Peace
and
friendship treaty: No change in fundamentals, say Indian
stakeholders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
15/07/2016: Won’t
resign,
will face House: Oli to his MPs, by Anil Giri (kp),
SLMM
not
to join govt unless its 26-point demand is met: It,
however, has agreed to extend ‘tactical support’ to the
new alliance, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), NC,
Maoists
ask govt not to take vital decisions: The joint
statement of the Maoist Centre and the Nepali Congress
asking the government not to take any important
decisions has come just days before the scheduled
hearing of the 11 Supreme Court justice nominees
and 22 ambassadorial nominations, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Fate
of
proposed envoys uncertain, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht),
Hearing
of
SC justice nominees from Sunday (kp), Insulate
the
budget: There is no dignity in holding budget hostage to
political point-scoring (kp), Bhattarai’s
ideological
shift:We do not necessarily need wider roads; what we
need is affordable and efficient mobility for all,
by Prashanta Khanal (kp), A
Marriage Of Convenience, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Stuck
with
these three: The new-found friendship between these
former foes could prove costly, by Om Astha Rai
(nt), Lost
in transition: Unstable politics, frequent ruptures of
political parties, and the all-too-frequent change of
government have plagued Nepal since the 1990 political
changes, by Cilla Khatry (rep), Stable
instability:
With the third prime minister in two and half years of
the current parliament soon to be elected, the old
debate of government has been reignited, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep)
14/07/2016: Oli
Government
In Crisis, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), No-confidence
motion
filed against PM Oli: 280 MPs from NC, Maoist Centre,
CPN (Samyukta) register the proposal (kp), No-trust
motion
tabled against Oli, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Maoist
ministers
resign en masse (ht), Ball
now
in Speaker’s court (ht), Dahal
set
to make comeback as 39th prime minister: Appears
confident about proving majority in 595-member
Parliament, by Roshan Sedhai (kp) [A
person who has been accused at the TRC of having
committed fundamental crimes should not be made PM! So
neither Dahal nor Deuba are qualified as long as they
are not proved innocent!], NC
preparing
to stake claim to 12 ministries: Either Nidhi or Sitaula
to lead Congress team, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), A
fresh start: It is important that the Madhesi parties
are represented in the new government (kp), Strange
bedfellows:
Politics will become more interesting once it expands
from the streets into the realm of ideas, by Deepak
Thapa (kp), Political
row
put on hold 3 key bills on budget, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), Delay
in
ratification of budget bills won’t affect gov (ht),
Freedoms
And Rights: Citizens Need To Exercise Them Diligently,
by Mukti Rijal (kp), Nearly
100,000
households claim to be excluded from NRA’s beneficiary
list (ht) [not to talk about the completely excluded
districts like Solukhumbu!]
13/07/2016: Maoist
Centre
pulls out of govt: Eyes new alignment with NC,
Madhes-based forces, other parties nuncertainty over
next scenario remains, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), An
account
of dramatic turn of events, by John Narayan Parajuli
(kp), UML
to
‘follow constitutional provisions’ (kp), NC
likely
to support Dahal-led majority govt, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Transitional
justice
at risk: On May 5, two parties agreed to begin process
to amend laws and other pro-cedures within 15 days with
a time-bound work plan (kp), Uncertainty
surrounds
budget implementation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp),
Stock
market
sheds 30 pts, by Prahlad Rijal (kp), Ominous
Political Twists And Turns, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Power
play begins: Oli government reduced to minority, by
Ashok Dahal (rep) [Power play is
a never-ending process in Nepal! The politicians are
interested in nothing else!!], Dahal
set
to return to power (ht), Constitutional
provision
on new government confusing (ht), Complaints
collection
likely to be hit (ht), NRA
distributes
1st instalment to over 30k families: The updated NRA
list NRA has put the number of total ‘beneficiaries’
eligible to receive rebuilding aid at 533,155 (kp)
12/07/2016: Power
and
discourse: Lack of an inclusive education system makes
Nepalis ignorant of each other’s cultures and ways of
life, by Abhishek Mallik (kp), Over
50,000
plaints filed at TRC so far: Expects the number to reach
60,000 by Saturday when the extended deadline to file
war-era cases (kp), Call
for
investing in teenage girls (kp), UML,
Maoists
agree ‘to strengthen coalition’ (kp), Deuba
rejects
Dahal’s consensus govt idea, by Sarin Ghimire (kp),
CPN
Maoist
Centre pulls out of Oli-led coalition government
(ht), CPN
(Maoist Center) withdraws support to Oli govt (rep),
PM not to
resign, to face no-confidence motion (rep), Up
to 15 pc social security funds misused, by Siromani
Dhungana (rep), We
are sorry: Political movement has failed to address the
rampant social discrimination in Madhesh, by Praveen
Kumar Yadav (rep)
11/07/2016: Nepal
misses
extended deadline to submit CEDAW report to UN (kp),
Missing
roadmap:
Kathmandu is still not listening to protestors even
after they have changed their extreme form of protest,
by Dipendra Jha (kp), Karki
endorsed
as first female chief justice, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Maoist
party
gives more time to PM Oli to implement deal (kp), Welcome
first
step: A timely budget is only the first step in boosting
the govt’s spending capacity (kp)
10/07/2016: Parliament
passes
Appropriation Bill: For the first time in 15 years, govt
has timely authority to spend; Raises hopes that
development spending would be expedited (kp), Col
extradition
may be affected: Experts say criminalising torture and
setting up a competent court equivalent to the UK court
to continue Col Lama’s trial are fundamental bases on
which the extradition process can be negotiated, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Semantics
of
calamity: The best way to fight calamity is not to
become more calamity savvy but simple and optimistic,
by Abhi Subedi (kp), Consensus
Government: A Political Chimera, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn), Bhote
Koshi
flood adds to the woes of Tatopani earthquake victims,
by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht), Nepal
ranked
11th in skewed child sex ratio (ht)
09/07/2016: Rain
brings
pain: Our government does not think that it is important
to provide relief and rescue works for the people
displaced by the floods and landslides as soon as
possible, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical,
but so true!], Lengthy
grants process a big hassle for quake victims, by
Dhruba Dangal (rep), Quake-displaced
locals in a lurch, by Santosh Pokhrel and Narahari
Sapkota (rep), Secy-level
meet
dwells on admin restructuring: ‘Federalism may be
reconsidered’ (kp) [To refrain from federalism would mean another
putsch by male Tagadhari politicians!!], Not
keen
to join this govt: Cong, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Dahal
asks
Oli about 9-pt deal (kp) [But
interested in power deal only! No person shall get a
public position as long as accusations at TRC are not
cleared!], Maoist
ministers
miss Cabinet meeting (kp), Another
Maoist
MP under scanner, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NRA
wants
more staff to expedite rebuilding: The NRA has so far
signed housing aid agreements with 223,830 families
(kp)
08/07/2016: Transitional
justice
body a victim of rift among its members, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht) [This body
has to be absolutely independent from political parties
since leaders of all big parties are among the accused!],
Janakpur
appellate
court orders probe into Tarai protest death: Rambibek
Yadav was allegedly gunned down by security personnel
during a protest in Jaleshwor, Mahottari (kp), Oli
proposes
fresh deal on power sharing, urges NC to join govt
(kp), Maoist
Centre
for consensus govt (ht), Odds
Of Overthrowing Oli Government, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn), The
post-ideology
era: Nepali politics has left ideology behind creating
space for the development agenda, by Atul K. Thakur
(kp), Electing
to
govern: Nepal’s political parties believe they have to
be in power to be elected to power (nt)
07/07/2016: Flood
sweeps
away 25 houses: Villagers living downstream Bhotekoshi
river move to safer locations after timely alert, by
Pragati Shahi and Anish Tiwari (kp), Landslide
sends
people fleeing from homes (kp), Probe
sought
into MPs’ alleged role in forgery, human trafficking
(kp)
06/07/2016: Local
body
restructuring: Commission unlikely to finish task on
time; Delay could hit local body poll plan, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp), Preparing
for
the polls: The many and varied complexities of
restructuring local bodies should be understood, by
Khim Lal Devkota (kp), ‘Define
use
of children in war as human rights violation’ (ht),
Symbolic
protest
of silence at ‘zero hour’ (kp), Lawmakers
flay
govt for failing to resolve problems (ht), Housing
reconstruction
grant: Victims changing property titles for aid, by
Harihar Singh Rathour (kp), The
ten-to-five
world: The civil service has been politicised resulting
in blatant inefficiency and corruption, by Niranjan
Mani Dixit (kp)
05/06/2016: Extreme
apathy:
Govt’s inaction shows that either officials are out of
touch with reality or they do not care (kp) Landslide
risks:
SAC directs govt to act pronto; As many as 32 people
killed in water-induced disasters since April 13
(kp), NRA’s
new
list of quake victims shorter by 16 per cent (ht) [??], Grant
distribution
for quake survivors moving at snail’s pace (ht) [And what about the people in other
affected districts that are not on the list? In our
village in Solukhumbu, 20 percent of the houses are
uninhabitable; almost all other houses are damaged! This
is a denial of assistance!], Still
in
the Middle Ages: Torture has yet to be criminalised and
it is seen as a legitimate method of investigation,
by Randhir Chaudhary (kp), Rights
abuse
case in TRC against rights defenders, by Dewan Rai
(kp), UML
floats
rotational govt leadership idea: Three major parties
proposed to take turns to hold one election each, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp) [This will
make govt politics even more ineffective but it will
help to fulfil the power ambitions of the already failed
'leader'!]
04/07/2016: Quake-hit
abandon
shelters, return to whence they came, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp), Redressal
guideline:
It is necessary to strengthen the institutional capacity
of the VDCs so that no genuine quake victims are left
out from the beneficiary list (ht), Joshi-led
Newar
community backs Gathabandhan (kp), Government
doesn’t
walk the election talk, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), Once
laws
are put in place, EC needs 120-day period to hold
elections, interview with Election Commissioner Ila
Sharma (kp), Attorney
General
for addressing concerns about transitional justice:
‘Maoist Centre leaders and security agencies agree that
there cannot be amnesty for serious offences', by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Delay
in
implementing deal riles CPN-MC (ht) [This
deal in part has criminal intentions and is against the
rule of law!!], New
guard:
If Maoists, NC wish to form new govt, they have to offer
their roadmap to the people (kp) [But
please not under the old failed leaders! Those being
accused of being responsible for crimes in the past are
definitely not qualified before they are acwuitted by a
law court!!], Much
Talk, Little Work, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
03/07/2016: Where
are
we heading? Formation of the federal states is essential
to keep the constitution alive, by Khagendra N
Sharma (kp), NBA
to
facilitate dialogue with disgruntled parties, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Gathabandhan
begins
hunger strike in Rajbiraj: Bid to intensify Madhes
agitation again, says a leader (kp), Maoist
Centre
opens up to majority govt idea: CC meet asks Dahal to
hold decisive talks with UML, by Roshan Sedhai (kp),
The
corruption
conundrum: Following a wrong process to remove the CIAA
chief will complicate matters, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp), Dahal
to
take initiative to form consensus govt: Fate of
government hangs in balance (ht)
02/07/2016: MPs
tell
govt to act immediately (kp), Govt
told
to send rescue teams to landslide-hit areas (ht), Kerauja
VDC
at high risk of landslides (ht), Govt
unlikely
to raise size of first grant instalment: Donors remind
about promise made in the past to prevent cases of moral
hazard, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Dr
KC
is crazy! We should all be ashamed that one man alone is
crazy enough to fight the system, by Guffadi (kp)
[satirical], ‘Quake-hit
people
at higher risk of trafficking’: Traffickers using media
and mobile technology to exploit the victims (ht), New
statute
puts restrictions on religious conversion, report says
(ht)
01/07/2016: 45,000
cases
registered at TRC so far (kp), TRC
directive
to be finalised soon (ht), WB
brings
housing aid deal home to govt: Reiterates grant in three
tranches after achieving ‘defined milestones’ (kp) [?? Nobody can start reconstruction
of
sustainable
houses with 415€, not even in rural areas of Nepal! Even
1660€ are only an assist-starting for families that have
lost everything!], World
Bank objects to change in quake grant modality, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep), Govt
urged
to reminisce past deal before raising grant instalment,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Congress
calls
for holding talks with donors, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Precious
little
done to save quake-hit villages: as many as 113
earthquake-affected households forced to flee after
debris started falling, by Pragati Shahi (kp), MPs
worry
about relief, resettlement: On Saturday, landslide
buried about 20 temporary huts in Gorkha, forcing about
50 families to abandon their huts (kp), Govt
asks restructuring commission to speed up work
(rep), Landslides
displace
over 200 families in quake-hit districts (kp), 200
households leave Karauja VDC out of landslide fears,
by Narahari Sapkota (rep), Gorkha
villages reel under food shortage, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep), Turf
war between SWC, NRA hits reconstruction work, by
Siromani Dhungana (rep), Speaker
urged
to pay heed to Madhesi concerns (kp), Dahal
‘willing’
to accept Oli as leader of unity govt, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp) [Neither Oli
nor Dahal nor Deuba are qualified!!], Yes,
Prime
Minister: The capital is suddenly agog again with talk
of a new government to replace the current coalition led
by Prime Minister Oli, by Kunda Dixit (nt), CPN-Maoist
Centre
may block budget, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Reply
on
DPMs’ ‘anti-statute’ activities demanded: CPN-Maoist
Centre lawmakers want parliamentary panel to resolve
Madhes problems (ht)
30/06/2016: Fragile
states
index 2016: Nepal on par with Yemen, Somalia; Among the
12 indicators, Nepal has scored a very high 9.5
out of 10 for Group Grievances (kp), House
convenes
after deal on housing grant: Govt agrees to release Rs
200,000 aid to quake victims in two tranches, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Earthquake
victims to get Rs 150,000 in first tranche: NC ends
House obstruction (rep), New
agreement could further delay grant distribution, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Temporary
relief:
Govt, opposition have agreed on releasing reconstruction
money but that’s a small step (kp), Donors
warn
of pulling plug on support programme: Express serious
concerns about quality of construction, by John
Narayan Parajuli (kp), NRA
signs
aid deal with over 180k families (kp), Government
has
not prepared environment for talks yet: Yadav (ht),
Baidya
Maoists
for ‘new people’s revolt’ (kp), Foreign
lives,
Nepali bodies: It is a shame that Nepal has not signed
any of the treaties relevant to migrant workers, by
Deepak Thapa (kp)
29/06/2016: Madhes
parties
serve mid-July ultimatum (kp), Parties
unable
to break Parliament deadlock (kp), TJ
bills
will be tabled soon, says law minister (kp), Rana
vows
to implement gender rights in Nepal (kp), Elections
Will Ensure Statute’s Merit, by Narayan Upadhyay
(kp), Floodwater
enters
quake-hit school, disrupts classes (ht) [Many
thanks to this irresponsible and incompetent government
and adminstration!], Quake
relief
likely in two instalments: Victim families likely to
receive Rs 1.5 lakh followed by Rs 50,000, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), Few
takers for subsidized quake loans to rebuild homes,
by Sagar Ghimire (rep), State
funding
for elections: Money and muscle, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht)
28/06/2016: Transitional
justice:
The notion that a process that excludes victims
will address their needs is a fantasy, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp), Transitional
justice:
At least 15 plaints registered against Col Kumar Lama,
by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp), Laws
must
be in place first to hold polls: EC; PM Oli visits
commission office to enquire about its preparedness,
by Pratichya Dulal (kp) [Govt
and politicians think they can run the state by
declarations and statements!],
India
says
ready to supply more electricity to Nepal: Calls on
Nepali side to construct sub-station at Dhalkebar at the
earliest, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Housing
grant
distribution: Panel formed to end deadlock (kp), Parties
form
task force to help end House disruption, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), TMLP
chairman
hints at unification of Madhesi parties to boost protest
(kp), ‘Govt
bent
on splitting alliance’ (kp), Domino
effect:
Brexit vote need not be taken as an inspiration for
referendum in Nepal (kp)
27/06/2016: NC
rallies
over payment mode for housing grant (kp), NRA
says
lump sum not possible, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Govt
‘ill-prepared’
to tackle landslide disaster in quake-affected districts
(kp), Clarion
call
for endorsing pending anti-torture bill, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Dr
KC
to protest against anti-graft body chief Karki (kp),
Beyond
mandate:
There has been a growing tendency among national
institutions to exceed their bounds (kp), CIAA
condemns
Dr KC's demand seeking impeachment motion against Karki:
Suggests mental health treatment to Dr KC (kp), SSFN
awaits
invite for dialogue (kp), No
talks
on rewriting statute, says Minister Rai (ht), House
obstructed
yet again, NC accuses PM of being indifferent (kp),
Three’s
a
crowd: Nepal’s dream of becoming a bridge between China
and India may remain elusive; India’s presumptive yet
perennial allegation that Nepal often played the
‘China card’ ultimately proved self- fulfilling, albeit
with the script a bit altered, by Achyut Wagle
(kp), Rule
Of Anarchy, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
26/06/2016: House
likely
to be deferred again over rebuilding delay: Nepali
Congress adamant on getting its concerns addressed
before Parliament resumes business, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), After
unity
govt refrain, Maoists changing tune: Leaders say party
exploring possibilities of major political realignment
(kp), Budhigandaki
project-displaced
eligible for rebuilding grant (kp) [??],
Security
tight
after Chand Maoist threat (kp), Not
so
new: Bhattarai’s initiative has shown some promising
signs, but it is beset by significant challenges, by
Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Misplaced
priorities:
Prime Minister Oli would do well to reflect upon his
tenure and set his priorities accordingly, by Mukesh
Jha (kp), Emotionally
Unified Nepal Is Here!, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn) [??], ‘Lasting
peace
not possible without ending inequalities’, by
Prakash Acharya (ht)
25/06/2016: Parliament
session
put off until tomorrow after NC obstruction (kp), ,
Housing
aid
distribution to speed up (kp), Rethinking
Nepal’s Foreign Employment Policy, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn), Brexit
may
bolster radical elements in Nepal (ht), Talks
if
government prepares environment, says Mahato (ht)
24/06/2016: Some
men
never changeTop male politicians are trying to undo the
rights given to women by the constitution, by Asmita
Verma (kp), Widows
demand
economic empowerment (ht), Women
still
waiting to rebuild homes and lives: Women survivors of
the earthquake struggle to cope with grief, loneliness
and government neglect, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt),
Engendering
relief:
After the earthquake we need to rebuild better, not just
houses but also lives, by Sangita Theba Limbu (nt),
Kabul
incident
a grim reminder: At least 10,000 Nepali migrants have
died on foreign soil since 2000, over 5,000 in the last
five years, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Kabul
incident:
It is not only the Nepali state but a host of
stakeholders that are responsible for the tragedy,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Remittances
Don’t
Come Without Bloodshed, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km),
PHSC
starts
its work, finally (kp), NC
demands
specifics on reconstruction delay, by Binod Ghimire
(kp) [This may sound reasonable
but the question remains why this party as well did
nothing when it was leading the government!!], ‘Arrest
fear’
cited for cancelled tour: Maoist Centre chief Dahal
cancels Australia trip at the last moment, by Dewan
Rai (kp) [Obviously, he feels
guilty!], Party
cadres
abusing electoral constituency development programme
(ht) [This is deliberate
corruption parties and politicians!!]
23/06/2016: Critics
question
CIEDP approach, by Dewan Rai (kp), Victim
wrongs:
Secrecy shrouding sexual assault cases has prevented
understanding of 10-year conflict (kp), NRA
flooded
with 73,187 complaints, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht),
Monsoon
adds
to earthquake victims’ woes (ht), Glimmers
of
hope: Bhattarai’s party alone can forge a common front
with the Janajatis and Madhesis to unite the country,
by Pramod Mishra (kp), Out-Oliing
Oli!, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), NC’s
Kul
Bahadur Gurung elected PHSC chairman (kp), Dahal,
Deuba
dwell on ‘consensus govt’ (kp), EC
moots
public funding for parties,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Widow
woes:
Widows are discounted in statistics, neglected by
authorities and lost within the homogeneous women
population, by Sumeera Shrestha (kp)
22/06/2016: Sexual
violence
victims wary of case, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), House
meeting:
Ministers flayed for ‘anti-charter’ acts (kp), House
panel
lists bases for local body restructuring (kp), Bases
for
new local administrative units suggested (ht), Govt
forms
team to review online media directive: Govt agrees to
form review team after journalists flay the clauses
contradicting the constitution (kp), Dream
of
a golden future: Fundamental reforms of the political
parties are necessary if we are to ensure democracy and
development, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp)
21/06/2016: PHSC
to
elect chairperson tomorrow (kp), Security,
facilities
for former VIPs unjustifiable: House panel, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), Govt
rapped
for delayed reconstruction: Parliamentary debate on the
appropriation bill commences (ht), Complaint
against BRB at TRC (ht), Madhesh
blues:
What to expect; The Constitution of Nepal has ensured
reservation to deprived groups, women, Madhesis,
indigenous people and the needy ones. How many Chepangs,
Rautes, Muslims, Musahars, Rajbanshis have benefited?,
by Dipendra Gautam (ht)
20/06/2016: House
rules
passed, finally: Hearing committee formation opens door
for endorsement of judge, ambassador nominees, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Parliament
forms
15-member PHSC, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Govt
spells
plan to implement statute (ht), Govt
tables
Charter plan in House (kp), What
Nepalese
Newspapers Write, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), NC
files
war crime plaint against Dahal (kp), MJF-L
refutes
withdraw claims: Senior leaders say the party will
continue its support to Oli-led govt (kp), ‘Amend
statute
to resolve Madhes issues’ (ht), Bid
to
restrain online media draws flak (kp), Pressing
the
freedom: New online media directive could seriously
endanger press freedom (kp)
19/06/2016: War
era
atrocities: Victims implicate top Maoist, govt leaders,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), 33
percent
women in parliament: Fears of representation turning
into tokenism, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), Help
reaches
very few survivors even as 2nd monsoon begins (kp),
Maoist
Centre
in bid to take a leaf out of CPN-UML book?, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), Ruling
coalition,
NC agree to pass parliament regulations (ht), NBA
to
facilitate talks between government and Madhesi parties
(ht), Realigning
justice:
Implementing the constitution and consolidating
democracy are not possible without a functional
judiciary, by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp), Corruption
vs
anti-corruption: Both bribe takers and givers may
benefit from a transaction but it is society that
suffers, by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Bhattarai’s
new
challenges: You can do a lot of things on paper but when
it comes to people, it is always trust that matters,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp)
18/06/2016: Govt
treasury
surplus reaches all-time high: Sluggish capital
expenditure leaves over Rs 200 billion in state coffers,
by Mukul Humagain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp) [Against
the background of the people's sufferings and urgend
needs, this is a fundamental humanitarian crime for
which the irresponsible politicians and administrators
should stand trial!], House
reconstruction
programme: Guthi land dwellers could miss out on aid;
The National Reconstruction Authority has
announced to distribute house reconstruction aid
to only those quake survivors who have land deeds
(kp), Morcha
preconditions
may affect poll plans (kp), Elections
not
possible without consensus: NC, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Old
wine
in a new bottle: An appealing prospect that is hollow
from within, how long will people believe in Naya
Shakti?, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), Dr
Jekyll
and Mr Hyde, by Guffadi (kp)
17/06/2016: TRC
extends
deadline for filing complaints: Chairman Gurung says
they considered conflict victims’ requests and feedback
from districts for the decision (kp), Cabinet
approves
roadmap to hold 3 elections in 18 months: Experts say
polls difficult without getting political and legal
basis right, by Anil Giri (kp), Driven
to
despair, by Anup Ojha (kp)
16/06/2016: Over
700
war crimes reported in Banke: The deadline for
registering complaints on war-era crimes ends today
(kp), TRC
may
give more time to file plaints: To finalise directives
in up to 10 days (ht), Earthquake
victims:
Lawmakers fight over verification process (kp),
Misplaced
charity:
NC’s criticism of government irregularities in
reconstruction needs serious attention (kp), Gorkha
construction
company under scrutiny (ht), Give
migrants
their due: The least the government could do is make
migration a pleasant experience, at least while
departing and arriving, by Deepak Thapa (kp), UDMF,
Federal
Alliance vie for ownership of safe landing, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep), Implementation
Of
The Constitution, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Civil
Society In Nepal: Role In Democratisation Of The State,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), Billions
for
local roads in home districts of bigwigs, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep)
15/06/2016: Plaint
filed
against sitting minister at TRC, by Dewan Rai (kp),
Book
Muktinath’s
killers, say kin, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Family
of
murdered teacher Muktinath Adhikari files complaint at
TRC (rep), Quake
victims
to be hit hard again this monsoon, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht), Main
oppn
to ratchet up pressure on govt: Says UML has
over-politicised reconstruction work, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), NC
for
providing reconstruction grant immediately in lump sum
(rep), NC
set
to obstruct House proceedings: Party lawmakers to seek
govt’s assurance in relief and reconstruction for quake
victims, by Prakash Acharya (ht), "Demarcations
on
the basis of first CA report", political understandings
(rep), 73
children,
women rescued from Birgunj in 3 months: Most of the
victims are from quake-affected districts: Police,
by Bhusan Yadav (kp), Still
talking:
Caste-based discrimination and untouchability persist in
different parts of Nepal despite efforts to promote
equality, by Kirpa Ram Bishwakarma (kp), Dr.
Bhattarai And New Party, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Is
tolerance
of corruption increasing in Nepali society?, by
Siromani Dhungana (rep)
14/06/2016: Too
scared
to talk: Conflict victims face a number challenges and
receive threats when giving testimony, by Suman
Adhikari (kp), Procedural
ambiguity
halts TRC probe, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Dad
of
disappeared seeks action against Bhairavnath: Also
implicates ex-king, top political leaders (rep), Reconstruction
aid
list: 14,000 quake-displaced in Dolakha lodge complaints,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), 15
months
after killer quake, Bungamati still in ruins: Let down
by govt apathy, victims move back into damaged houses,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Paltry
compensation
leaves drought-hit locals aghast, by Krishna Oli
(rep), Constitution
not
progressive enough: Women rights activists (ht), Free
the
kids: By looking the other way, government bodies have
abetted child exploitation (kp), Agitating
parties
dismiss govt call to hold dialogue: Gathabandhan puts
forth 3 preconditions for talks (kp), Police
restructuring
proposal could create conflict: Experts, by Manish
Gautam (kp), 7
Chand Maoist cadres held on arson charge (kp), Constituency
dev
grants spent on many projects, by Khagendra Awasthi
(kp), Put
System In Place, by Prem Khatry (kp), Local
elections
must to speed up reconstruction work, say experts
(ht), Powerholders
seek
excessive facilities: Ex-dignitaries preventing House
panel intervention with regard to perks, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Financial
inclusion:
Way forward, by Binod Atreya (ht)
13/06/2016: CIEDP
extends
time for filing cases: Two-month deadline seems to be
inadequate, says commission, by Dewan Rai (kp), CIEDP
extends
complaints deadline: Receives 589 more complaints than
data on disappeared, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Many
earthquake
survivors not on housing aid list, by Anish Tiwari
(kp), New
force
here to face challenges, by John Narayan Parajuli
(kp), After
the
party: Bhattarai’s new party Naya Shakti Nepal is an
intriguing experiment (kp), Naya
Shakti
And The Old Legacy, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Baburam’s
Naya
Shakti Nepal launched, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Birth
Of
A New Party, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
12/06/2016: Stalled
negotiation:
Government, agitating Federal Alliance engaged in
blaming each other (kp), Chand
Maoists
torch 10 Ncell base towers: Telecom company says about
250k customers hit (kp), Properties
of
Ncell under attack in six districts (ht), MJF-L
eyes
way out of govt: Dev (kp), Nuwakot
quake
survivors seek land to build homes, by Krishna Thapa
(kp), How
new
is Naya Shakti Nepal? Constitution should be neither
celebrated nor condemned; we need to implement it, but
simultaneously make it more inclusive, by Hisila
Yami (kp), Mellowed
Maoists:
Headed in all directions, will the former rebels find a
clear ideological path for the masses to follow?, by
Mohan Guragain (kp), Disgraceful
deviation:
Despite historical changes in the country, people have
sensed no change in their everyday lives, by Atindra
Dahal (kp), Wives
may
not get partition share of hubby’s property, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht) [??], Unity
govt
figures as major parties’ agenda (ht)
11/06/2016: Transitional
justice:
Plaints against 2 Valley district police chiefs
(kp), Conflict
victims
demand extension of deadline (ht), Parties
say
national unity govt a must, disagree on way forward
(kp), The
waiting
game: At Siru Bari, a quaint hamlet in Nuwakot ravaged
by last year’s quakes, patience is wearing thin, by
Dibesh Karmacharya (kp), Supreme
Court
warns against politicians’ comments on prioritisation of
cases (ht), NC
quizzes
NRA CEO as it receives complaints of discrimination
(ht)
10/06/2016: Doramba
victims
move TRC against ex-king, security officials, by
Nabin Khatiwada (ht), Transitional
justice:
Plaint against former king, DPM Thapa, by Dewan Rai
(kp), Victims
call
for time extension (kp), Morcha
mulling
over starting separate stir: Dispute creeps into
Sanghiya Gathabandhan (kp), Violent
cases
across country: Taxi torched at Tinkune n Two Sajha
buses vandalised; 99 persons rounded up in total
(kp), 192
strikers
arrested for engaging in arson, vandalism (rep), Govt
in
no hurry to implement statute!, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Formation
of
commissions delayed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Playing
for
time: Eight months into his term, Prime Minister Oli
seems to have settled for just one objective: not being
overthrown (nt), What
about
whataboutery? Identity politics is a divisive ideology
that has outlived its usefulness, by Bineeta Gurung
(nt), Fear
and
loathing: A parallel power centre is pushing the country
towards a finish line that will finish us, by
Bidushi Dhungel (nt)
09/06/2016: Decade-long
civil
war: Victims against amnesty for sex abusers (kp), Conflict
victims
not hopeful of justice from CIEDP, by Kokila KC
(ht), WB
slashes
Nepal’s 2016 economy forecast to 4.7pc: Revised
projection is 1.8 percentage points less than what the
government has projected (kp), Maoist
Centre
in dilemma: Will quitting left coalition be a right
decision? (kp), Child
labour
rife in absence of strict law: There are 1.6 million
child labour in the country out of which around 20
percent are involved in hazardous works, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp), Road
to
nowhere: The violent attack on an INGO office this week
is based on a now-defunct ideology (kp), NC
reminds
PM delaying statute implementation (ht), Airy-fairy
Announcements
Won’t Work, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Nation
building:
Disgraceful deviation, by Atindra Dahal (ht)
08/06/2016: Transitional
justice
act: ‘Amendment bill to be tabled soon’; Phuyal says
amendment to Transitional Justice Act will be in line
with court verdicts and international practices and
norms (kp), Conflict
victims
say they didn't file complaints out of fear, by
Govinda KC (rep), Krishna
Sen's
wife files complaint at TRC (rep), Always
pushed
around: It seems the political parties, both ruling and
agitating, see the Nepali people as just stepping stones
to power, by Dharani Kumar Sharma (kp), Tamuwan
Protest
Committee starts hunger strike (ht), Agitating
leaders
go on relay fast (kp), Federal
Alliance
starts relay hunger strike (rep), Friends
Turn Foes, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), The
battle
continues: Nation should introspect and change its
attitude towards educating girls (kp), Reconstructed
structures
of poor quality: House panel, by Prakash Acharya
(kp) [related to conflict era destructions]
07/06/2016: TRC,
CIEDP
upbeat over high number of complaints filed: Utterances
by politicians creating dilemma for victims (rep), Honouring
the
code of honour: Not-so-gentlemanly agreements!, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), 5
years on, no leader, official cares for diplomatic code:
Incumbent government said to be revising rules set by
Khanal Cabinet before enforcement, by Anil Giri
(kp), Initiate
the
investigation: The state should probe the killings that
took place during the Tarai unrest, all of them, by
Randhir Chaudhary (kp), Krishna
Prasad's
murder: Ganga Maya says her fast won’t stop, by
Dewan Rai (kp), FA
to
start month-long hunger strike from today (ht), Housepooling
plan
catches city dwellers in two minds (kp), Hold
feet
to the fire: Government inaction on dangers posed by
rain-induced disasters is criminally negligent (kp)
[!!], Thinking
global:
People judge the success of politicians based on how
their consumption patterns changed after coming into
power; It is always interesting to hear former
finance ministers who did not deliver on budgetary
promises criticise the same mistakes the present
incumbent makes , by Sujeev Shakya (kp),
Lawmakers’
pay
and perks set to be hiked: To draw Rs 55,225 in salary,
Rs 33,700 in allowance (kp), Nation
First, Or Else..., by Prem Khatry (rn), Civil
Servants
Vs Party Activists, by Bishnu Gautam (rn), CPN-MC
against
recalling its ministers: Make defiant ministers fall in
line: CPN-UML, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Hindu
state
identity for Nepal, says RPP-N chief (ht) [Such
anticonstitutional demands violate against the
sentiments of Nepal's multiethnic, multireligious and
multicultural society and threaten social harmony!],
Docs
leave
as monsoon epidemics loom in quake districts: All
medical doctors deployed in the quake-hit districts have
now returned, by Arjun Paudel (rep), Quake
victims
disappointed over delay in grant distribution, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep)
06/06/2016: Seven
wasted
months: Oli's government neither talks with Madheshi
parties nor is it keen on improving Nepal's strained
relations with India, by David Kainee (rep) [This
has been predictable from the moment when he became PM!
But the other so-called leaders are not one iota
better!!], Registered
cases
outnumber Peace Ministry’s count: TRC chair says he
won’t disappoint conflict victims, by Dewan Rai
(kp), New
names
spring up in govt talks (kp) [None
of the failed so-called leaders is of any use!!],
One
year
later: If an historic disaster failed to drive progress
in fundamental areas, one is bound to wonder if there
will ever be hope for Nepal, by Asit K. Biswas and
Kris Hartley (kp), Insecure
Leftist Coalition, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Madhes
movement
made businesses go bust, by Mithilesh Yadav (kp)
05/06/2016: No
amnesty
for serious war crimes: TRC chief (ht) Pun
calls
for polls in package (kp), Divided
we
are falling: Whether politicians will tolerate unity
among the civil servants remains to be seen, by
Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Men,
women
and corruption: Is it women’s participation in politics
that is reducing corruption or is higher corruption
deterring women from entering politics?, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp), Maoist
Centre Heading For Brinkmanship?, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn), Let’s
join
hands for consensus, says CPN-UML (ht), ‘We
need
to be cautious of clash of big powers’ interests in
Nepal’, interview with Baburam Bhattarai (ht)
04/06/2016: Cases
of
caste-based discrimination rarely reach court: Report;
Only 45 registered in the last four years (kp), Rift
rearing
its ugly head in CPN-UML? PM Oli censures own party
leaders for making statements against govt (kp), ‘UML
ready
for consensus govt’: Pokhrel says he is unaware of any
any deal with CPN-MC (ht), Chand-led
CPN
Maoist banda affects life in 3 districts (kp), Won’t
accept
PM’s post without nat’l consensus: Dahal (kp) [Those who are against justice for
victims are not qualified either!], How
to
spend a trillion rupees? How to spend a trillion rupees?
The dough will be shared by everybody except the common
folks; After all, isn’t that why we have a government in
the first place?, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical], The
‘foreign’
scarecrow, by Our political leaders are taking a leaf
from the rulebook of their predecessors to hold people
on a tight leash, by Abhinawa Devkota (kp)
03/06/2016: Govt
pushing
for pre-emptive amnesty for war crime accused: The
government seems to be pushing for general amnesty even
before facts are established and due process is met,
by Dewan Rai (kp), TRC,
CIEDP
may skip live testimony of top leaders for audio-visual
recording, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Search
for
the lost trace: Even after 13 years, victims find
themselvestangles in the ugly web of bureaucracy and
power, by Priyanka Gurung (rep), Ex-PLA
accuse
govt, Maoists for misusing them during insurgency:
Altogether 4009 youths who were staying inside various
Maoist cantonments were termed "disqualified" on various
grounds, by Gyan P, Neupane (rep), The
game
goes on: The Madhesi parties want to keep agitation in
slow boil until the Oli coalition falls, by Navin
Jha (nt), Ties
between
ruling partners turning sour: PM harping on
ultra-nationalism to avoid consensus govt, says Dahal,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Periodic
blues, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep)
02/06/2016: Victims’
plaints
at CIEDP top 1,500, by Dewan Rai (kp), 96
complaints
in Tanahun (kp), Girls
file
case at TRC against father’s killing (ht), ‘Over
230,000
Nepalis living in modern day slavery’ (kp), NC
to
play it by ear as Oli, Dahal bicker: UML and Maoist
Centre in bid to garner Cong support to lead unity govt
(kp), Irrational
practice:
Many women in rural Nepal are forced to live like
animals due to rigid cultural and social traditions,
by Shree Prasad Devkota and Dikendra Lal Dhakal (kp), NRA
fails
to include all affected households: Lawmakers point out
discrepancies in the beneficiary survey conducted by the
authority (ht), NRA
survey
left out many quake victims: Lawmakers, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Lamjung
quake
victims start building homes, by Kishan Sangeet
Nepali (rep), Lawmakers
misusing
constituency development funds, by Upendra Yadav
(rep)
01/06/2016: Study
says
quake-affected children undergoing various problems,
by Gyan P, Neupane (rep), Empty
VDC
secretary posts in quake districts slow grant pay outs,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Oli,
Dahal
have different take on ‘gentleman’s agreement’ (kp)
[This has nothing to do with
gentlemen! Both are failed politicians who are greedy
for power!], Oli
in
no hurry as coalition partners talk govt change
(rep), Most
ex-PLA
could retake arms: Study (kp), Call
for
law to realise integrated settlement plan: Disaster
Management Bill has been in the making for five years
(kp), Repositioning
Nepal:
Nepal has to believe that it is no longer the proverbial
yam but an important regional player, by Mahendra P.
Lama (kp)
31/05/2016: Number
of
complaints of disappearances exceed official data,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), UML,
Maoists
for narrowing down list of offences of serious nature;
Crimes to come down from nine to four: rape, torture,
disappearance and cold-blooded murder, by Dewan Rai
(kp), Equal
but
unequal: Prez Bhandari, Speaker Magar should clearly
state support for women’s citizenship rights (kp), Federal
Alliance
announces new protests (rep), Madhesis,
Janajatis
to stage hunger strike (kp), Federal
Alliance
to hold relay hunger strike for over a month (ht), Upendra
Yadav
warns FA will issue new statute (ht), From
the
opposition benches: The Madhesis are also Nepalis; the
lens being used to look at the Madhes from Kathmandu
must be changed, by Shekhar Koirala, Nepali Congress
(kp), The
forgotten
fighters: Former Maoist combatants must be politically
integrated so that they see the Nepali state as theirs
as much any other citizen does, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari and Simon Robins (kp), Maoist
Centre
ratchets up pressure on CPN-UML, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp)
30/05/2016: Sanghiya
gathabandhan
contemplates further protests (kp), NC
seeks
FinMin’s resignation over ‘leak’ (kp), Rs
1.2t
school plan announced with little cash: Only Rs3b
secured of Rs240b expected from donors, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Health
Ministry
taken all by surprise: Establishing kidney centre in
Bhaktapur, increasing insurance coverage were not
discussed, by Manish Gautam (kp), Bloated
budget:
Size of the annual budget is not an indicator of a
successful government plan of action (kp), Fiscal
budget
unsustainable, populist: NC; Party to expose govt
intention behind bringing such a budget (ht),
Budget
is
on right track: PM Oli (kp) [??],
CPNMC
dissatisfied
with budget: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli directs
CPN-UML lawmakers to defend the fiscal policy against
opposition parties, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Budget's
inflation
target leaves NRB in fix, by Safar Ghimire (rep), Budget
to
push more Nepalis into poverty: Pyakuryal, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep), ‘Implementation
challenging
given govt’s poor track record’ (kp), Letting
the
Madhesi crisis fester will be against the national
interest, interview with Mahesh Acharya, Nepali
Congress (kp) [The Madhes movement originated at the time of the
NC-led government, Mr Acharya, but it has not been in
the interest of your party to prevent this movement!!]
29/05/2016: Bloated
budget
raises inflation fear: Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel
tables Rs 1048.92 billion financial outlay, exceeding
the initial ceiling of Rs 909 billion, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp), Distributive
budget
of Rs 1,048.9 bn launched, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht),
Govt
in
bid to please all, says Nepali Congress: Argues budget
fails to focus on economic progress, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Fiscal
budget
expansionary, populist: Leaders, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 29/05/2016), Gathabandhan
boycotts
budget (kp), Oli
the
dreamer: Excited and carried away by the flattery of his
blind followers, Oli keeps generating fresh
controversies, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Something
is
rotten, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp), Harnessing
people’s
power: Nepal could have a National Volunteering Week to
remind ourselves what citizens can do if they unite,
by Simone Galimberti (kp)
28/05/2016: Breach
of
confidentiality emerging as ‘a worrisome trend’:
Stakeholders express concern about information entering
public domain about the complainants and against whom
complaints have been registered, by Dewan Rai (kp),
Baitadi
conflict
victims still deprived of compensation, by Bira
Gadal (rep), Govt
to
gather details of foreigners living in Nepal (kp) [Give us all your money, but do not
ask what we waste it for! Nepal turning into a network
of informers?], Talks
with
govt only if invited formally, says Federal Alliance:
The PM’s press adviser says nobody has informed the
government about the alliance’s existence (ht)
[??], What
about
class? It appears that Nepali political ideology has
already arrived at its Fukuyamian ‘end of history’ when
it comes to the economy, by Shreya Paudel (kp), Uproar
over
holiday for govt staff to conduct trade union elections,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Tarai
as
wellspring of republicanism, by Mithilesh Yadav
(rep)
27/05/2016: Deliver
timely
justice on rights violation cases: Sharma to govt
(rep), Disaster
relief:
Govt’s slow response draws flak (kp), Quake
victims
still await state grant (ht), Post-quake
reconstruction:
Engineers idle for want of rebuilding aid agreement;
National Reconstruction Authority says the agreement
will be completed by June end (kp), Nepal
submits
report to CERD after 12 years: States, signatory to the
CERD, must report initially one year after acceding to
the convention and then every two years (kp), 9
months after violence rocked Kailali, fresh protest set
to begin, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Economic
survey:92
km road blacktopped, 18.49 MW energy generated
(rep), Economy,
development
on slippery slope: Survey; Tarai unrest, blockade,
earthquake and energy crisis blamed for country facing
setback, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Tarai
unrest,
embargo, supply disruptions batter economy, by Bibek
Subedi (kp), Bracing
for
the budget: The budget, instead of directing investments
in the right direction, might contain a lot of
unproductive populist plans, by Yoga Nath Poudel
(kp), New
govt
to implement budget: Dahal, by Shiva Puri (kp) [a new round of power games on!],
Dahal
claims
gentleman’s agreement with UML for letting him lead govt
(ht), Govt
fails
to enforce law to ensure urgent service: In violation of
Essential Services Act, transport entrepreneurs go on a
strike to protest hike in traffic rule violation fines,
by Manish Gautam (kp)
26/05/2016: 9-point
deal
cannot override SC: NHRC chief (rep), Respect
HR
principles at all times: Int’l community (kp), International
community
concerned about 9-point pact: Urges stakeholders to meet
national, global rights obligations (ht), Court
moved
against arrest of activist, journo: Duo held for
splashing red colour on Singha Durbar wall, taking pic
(kp), Gathabandhan
to
dwell on PM letter (kp), Who
should
hold talks with govt, FA or UDMF?, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht) [To hold talks with
only one group of the protestors would follow the
traditional Hindu law idea of bheda (splitting, breeding
of discord) as one of the four main upaya of rajaniti,
in other words typical royal Hindu politics! Late King
Mahendra has been an expert in this!], A
third people’s movement: The Oli regime has begun to
show signs similar to those of the waning days of
Panchayat, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Madhesi
Protests: Immediate Resolution A Must, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), Flawed
category:
Can the state have two definitions of family, one for
imposing tax and another for providing compensation?,
by Lokranjan Parajuli (kp), Constitution
Implementation:
Commitment From Leadership Needed, by Mukti Rijal
(rn), Capital
spending
low as only 7pc civil servants perform duties well,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Parties
not
sending reconstruction volunteers as promised, by
Gyan P, Neupane (rep)
25/05/2016: Gathabandhan
seeks
‘proper letter’ for talks (kp), UDMF
boycotts
PM’s all-party meeting (ht), Agitating
parties
turn down PM's talks invite (rep), Cong
objects
to PM Oli’s ‘provocative statements’ (kp) [The
NC should mention that the demands and grievances of
Madhesi and Janajati are the result of bad constitution
writing politics under a government that has been led by
the NC!!], Govt
directs
local bodies to take lead: Local development officers,
chief and executive officers of municipalities and VDC
secretaries of 14 districts to take lead in data
collection, identification of victims, expert
coordination and information dissemination, by
Gaurav Thapa (kp) [Why only 14
districts? Solukhumbu, for example, has been heavily
affected by the earthquakes with many houses being
uninhabitable as officially recognised by the
government!], No
end
in sight to plight of Barpak earthquake victims
(ht), Waiting,
waiting, by Drishan Dahal (kp), Supreme
Court
summons Dahal (ht), Successive
failures:
People have been promised prosperity by at least a dozen
governments but development has been as elusive as ever,
by Mohan Guragain (kp), Panel
calls
for regulating security of former VIPs (ht) [Why
must persons who predominantly hold an office for a very
short period be treated als VIPs for the rest of their
lives??], Ex-dignitaries
misusing
facitilies provided by govt: House panel, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Right
to
a fair trial: No compromise, by Roshan Kumar Jha
(ht) [Some Nepali laws offend
against international law!], Local
UDMF
leaders arrested for showing black flag to
parliamentarians, by Madan Thakur (rep) [??],
Populist
pandering:
When leaders see the democratic process as a threat to
their functioning and self interest, they embrace
populist measures, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep)
24/05/2016: Nationalism
vs
human rights: Nepal wants aid from the international
community, but not criticism of its rights record,
by Subin Mulmi (kp), TRC,
CIEDP
launch probe into victims’ complaints (ht), Lost
childhood:
The state should also provide compensation to those
children who lost their childhood and quit school for
fear of their life after their parents were killed
(ht), PM
Oli
calls all-party meeting (ht), Govt
fails
to implement key proposal of 9-pt deal (ht), Gathabandhan
aims
broader stir (kp), Government
looks
set to promote pork barrel politics, by Ruoak D.
Sharma (ht), Who’s
Responsible?, by Shyam KC (rn), AHRC,
THRD
Alliance release report on Tarai protests (rep) [see
report]
23/05/2016: Documenting
torture:
In the current institutional practices of documentation,
the poor and the marginalized can't even report their
human right violation, by Jeevan R. Sharma (rep), Conflict
victims
doubtful over justice in 'lack' of laws, by Devendra
Basnet (rep), Original
owners
reclaim Maoist-seized lands, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
and Ganesh BK (rep), Protest
‘strengthening’
nat’l unity (kp), For
some,
Valley stir safe landing for Madhes feud, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp), We’ll
replace
statute if it’s not rewritten, says Yadav (ht), Stung
by
delays, survivors press for time-bound recovery works;
Disaster management bill, by Pratichya Dulal (kp), SC
refuses
stay order in Penner case (kp), Unspent
budget:
Political instability and interference both at the
planning and operational levels hinder timely completion
of projects, by Chandan Sapkota (kp)
22/05/2016: ‘Archaic
laws
leading to miscarriage of justice’: Experts claim
loopholes in laws have often been misused by police and
criminals on many an occasion, by Manish Gautam
(kp), Baidhya-led
CPN-RM
to join Federal Alliance’s agitation (ht), Risk
of
implosion as discord surfaces in Madhesi Morcha:
Differences in Morcha allies started to surface after
Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav
appointed himself as the coordinator of the Sanghiya
Gathabandhan, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Biratnagar
locals
againts Tarai protests, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp),
Land
of
meddling instability: I have not been able to stop being
amused by the ‘conspiracy theories’ found in Nepal,
by Atul K. Thakur (kp), UML
not
to compromise on PHC strength (ht), Quake
victims
rue negligence (ht)
21/05/2016: Govt
renews
offer for talks to FA: Federal Alliance leaders say
conditions for parleys not met, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Govt
again
urges talks but agitating parties want top leaders at
table (rep), A
political jolt: After a few months of quiet, some major
turmoil is brewing once more in Nepal’s political
corridors, by Sarin Ghimire (kp), UK
warns
brits not to involve in political activities in Nepal
(kp) [Nepal gets famous in the
negative sense!], Badarmudhe
incident
unnecessarily publicized: TRC member, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep) [??], Funding
corruption:
Opponents of CDF argue that it breaches the democratic
principle of separation of powers by conferring
executive functions on legislature, by David Kainee
(rep)
20/05/2016: Transitional
justice:
Prioritise our livelihood issues: Conflict victims
(kp), Conflict
victims
sceptical justice will be served (ht), Wages
of
sin: The 9-point Agreement proves just how much the
Maoists, especially its leader Comrade Prachanda, are
still haunted by the ghosts of their victims (nt), Rights
closure:
Political parties need to face their fears and let the
transitional justice process go ahead (kp),
Visitors
held
for politics might face 10-year ban, by Manish
Gautam (kp), Interrogation
of
tourists: Intolerant Government? Given the recent
actions, the coalition government led by K.P. Sharma Oli
is heading to become intolerant to the rights of
foreigners , by Keshab Poudel (sp), Recognition
and
Respect: Failure by Kathmandu to address Madhesi demands
of self-rule will lead to a prolonged agitation, by
Navin Jha (nt), Listen
to
us: The protests may not be powerful enough to force a
rewrite of the Constitution, by Om Astha Rai (nt),
Maoists
unite
to form CPN Maoist Centre: Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead
the new force that comprises 10 parties, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Several
Maoist
parties unite to form CPN Maoist Centre, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), Maoists
unite
to form Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), No
laughing
matter: Some of Prime Minister Oli’s ideas may seem
far-fetched now but they might come to fruition in the
future, by Shyam KC (kp), Thoughts
on
security: Nepal needs a strategy to ensure the survival
of the state as an independent physical entity, by
Binoj Basnyat (kp)
19/05/2016: Transitional
justice:
Preliminary investigation starts, by Dewan Rai (kp),
TRC
starts
preliminary investigations: 7789 complaints received so
far (rep), Madhesi,
Janajati
parties to continue stir in Capital: Say solidarity
shown by civil society, media and international
community encouraging (kp), FA
to protest in capital for 10 more days (ht), Federal
Alliance
announces new protests (rep), Leaders
condemn
nine-point agreement (ht), Buddha,
Buddhism
and int’l conference: Oli admin seeks to assert claims,
by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Badis
upset
by rehab delay: Warn of protest to stir the government
into action to implement the eight-year-old plan; In
2008, the government had decided to provide land and
teach income-makingskills to Badi people (kp), Everything
Is
Fair In Politics!, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Fooling
us:
It sounds like a cruel joke when Congress or any
other party promises to address people's livelihood
issues and to improve governance, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep), No
pipe
dreams: Oli govt should spell out concrete plans for
reconstruction and communicate them too (kp), Broken
links:
Material rebuilding after a disaster needs to go hand in
hand with the revamping of social and political
arrangements, by Bicram Rijal (kp), Dispute
Resolution
At Local Level: Constitution Lends Impetus To It, by
Mukti Rijal (rn), 40
bills
gather dust in House, by Prakash Acharya (ht)
18/05/2016: Victims’
response
spurs on CIEDP, by Dewan Rai (kp), Free
the
speech: We the citizens have to make sure laws of Nepal
do not end up like draconian laws of totalitarian states
like North Korea and Syria, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep), Encouraged,
protesters
to keep stir flame alive (kp), House
rebuilding
aid delayed in Dolakha district, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp), ‘Vulnerable
groups
at exclusion risk’ (kp), Nationalism
and
its discontents: Challenge of national integration grows
as political power becomes centralised and
decision-making opaque, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp),
Grinding
on:
People are fed up with the frequent changes in
government without any purpose, by Jagannath
Adhikari (kp), Proposed
hike
in grants to lawmakers: Govt urged to scrap
controversial plan (kp) [This would open the doors for corruption and
nepotism even wider!], Consensual
Politics, A Victim Now?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
17/05/2016: Travel
warning:
The way Pushpa Kamal Dahal exploded at the possibility
of prosecution suggests that neither will justice be
done nor will it seen to be done, by Aditya Man
Shrestha (rep), Protest
largely
peaceful: Gathbandhan decides to picket prime minister’s
official residence in Baluwatar today, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Protesters
find
Thankot inspections harassing: Security checks
reminiscent of insurgency period, says TMLP leader,
by Manish Gautam (kp), British
caught
during protest (kp) [What is the crime he has committed? Peaceful
demonstrations are part of the right of opinion that is
respected by all democratic states! The current
demonstrations of Janajati and Madhesi are very
necessary and should be supported by all foreigners who
understand the continued non-inclusive politics of
Nepal's political elite!], ‘Briton’
arrested
for taking part in Singha Darbar picketing (kp), Briton
arrested
for participating in Singha Durbar protest released,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep), Federal
Alliance
tp protest outside PM’s house today (ht), Minority
report:
Goverment should respect sentiments of minority groups
in deciding national holidays, by Ramesh Khatry (kp)
[Another proof of the continued
single ethnic identity based thinking of Nepal's leading
party politicians!!], Parliamentary
regulations:
Five parties register six amendment proposals; Size of
hearing committee major bone of contention, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Proposals
on
PHSC strength registered (ht), Parties
register
differing amendment proposals on parliamentary hearings
committee size (rep), 4
shortlisted for IBN CEO, by Bibek Subedi (kp) [This non-inclusive list once again
violates the constitution!!], Rs
11b
aid for 11 districts (kp), Irate
quake
victims threaten social mobilisers (ht), Capital
spending
at 22 percent till mid-May: Govt spending on development
work equal to about 50% of what it spent on its
employees' salary, by Rudra Pangeni (rep) [!!],
NIC
fiat
to open Singha Durbar to public (ht) [!!]
16/05/2016: Complaints
of
insurgency-era crimes: 9-pt deal sees sharp drop in
cases, by Dewan Rai (kp), Daily
number
of plaints falls drastically in Rolpa, by Kashiram
Dangi (kp) [Politics of
intimidation by reactionary politicians and army
obviously works!], Madhesis,
Janajatis
unite to picket Singha Durbar: First protest since the
end of border blockade; Partners at odds over stepping
up agitation, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Federal
Alliance
capital-centric protest mostlly peaceful, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep), FA
cadres
picket outside Singha Durbar: Vow to continue agitation
tilldemands met; Claim protesters stopped from entering
capital (ht), FA
rally
throws traffic out of gear (ht), Great
divide:
New round of protests highlights deep differences
between UML and Tarai parties (kp), Parliamentary
regulations:
Consensus chance ‘slim’; Parties likely to settle the
stalemate through voting in House (kp), Govt
decides
to observe National Day on Sept 20, by Anil Giri
(kp) [Celebrating the
non-inclusive and shortcoming constitution of a handful
of male Tagadharis??], Excessive
UML-isation
of Nepali state institutions is underway, interview
with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (kp), Signing
of
grant agreement halted in Kavre villages (ht), Yo
Nepal
ho! Beijing has begun to practice what can perhaps be
termed the "Offer Diplomacy" even with its neighboring
countries: Buy one, get one free; and buy now, pay later,
by CK Lal (rep), Survival
vs
sovereignty: In many ways sovereignty of weak states is
directly linked to the security of their regimes, by
Rohit Karki (rep)
15/05/2016: Madhesi,
Janajati
parties protest in Capital (kp), Tight
security
in place ahead of FA agitation (ht), House
rules
hard for parties to pass: Six months on, political
parties are still debating the size of the parliamentary
hearing committee (kp), Major
parties
fail to forge consensus on PHC strength, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Filling
a
vacuum: After 26 years of democracy, Nepal looks set to
have a comprehensive national security strategy, by
Narendra Rawal (kp), Genuine
issues:
Unless Madhesi leaders address the real problems in the
Tarai, people’s faith in them will not be restored,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp), Health
inequality:
Constitutional provisions do not mean much if they are
not implemented, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp)
14/05/2016: International
rights
groups slam 9-pt deal: Say agreement undermines
transitional justice (kp), International
bodies
slam nine-point deal: Undermines transitional justice,
say ICJ, HRW and Amnesty (ht), Drag
me
to court, Dahal challenges (kp), Have
investments
in ICT generated growth?, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep) [Such things have to be decided by a
law court, not be politicians, Mr Dahal! Don't interfere
into the rule of law!], SC
quashes
writ petition against 9-pt deal (rep), Writ
quashed (kp) [??],
TRC
monitoring
costly but victims unaware of complaints option, by
Narhari Sapkota (rep), Quake
survivors
still await relief (ht), Federal
alliance
announces stir (kp), FA
warns
govt against using force (ht), Federal
Alliance
warns against use of force in protests (rep), House
votes
to endorse policies and programmes, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), House
endorses
policy, programme, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Fool
us
always! Dear Nepal Government, please stop promising us
stuff that you cannot or know very well that you will
not fulfill, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical but true], Comments
On
Polices And Program Of Government For FY 2016 (2073),
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
13/05/2016: Victims
say
nine-point deal robbed them of justice hope, by
Agandhar Tiwari (kp) Community-based
temporary
shelters: District bodies ordered to take urgent steps;
Around three million people are still living under dire
condition (kp), EU,
TI
Nepal to promote integrity in post-quake reconstruction
(kp), Govt
wants
more donor funds for quake reconstruction, by Gyan
P. Neupane , Post-disaster
recovery
framework: Rs 838b five-yr reconstruction plan unveiled;
‘Private houses to be constructed within two years’;
According to the Post-Disaster Recovery Framework,
500,000 households, 7,000 educational institutions, 446
health posts, 2,900 heritage sites were damaged by last
year’s quakes (kp), Post-quake
reconstruction
cost escalates by 25 pc, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Reconstructing
human
capital: It is apparent that people opted out of the
building regulations and placed themselves in harm’s way,
by Ajita Atreya (kp), UDMF
responds
to govt talks offer: Tells government to first of all
create a conducive environment for negotiations
(ht), Madhesi
parties
blame govt for absence of talks (kp), Sitting
for
talks useless until preconditions met: UDMF to govt
(rep), All
hail
Madam President: After becoming the first female
president of Nepal, she also became the first person for
whom we stop walking and pay our respects, by Isha
Bista (rep) [!!!], Hollow
nationalism:
Not everything is hunky dory in the ruling coalition,
by Om Astha Rai (nt), Decay
of
democracy: History keeps coming full circle, and is
repeated as a farce (nt), It’s
about
us: … it’s not about Ansari, Dixit or Penner, by
Puru Shah (nt), Kakistocracy,
by Foreign Hand (nt)
12/05/2016: Nepal:
9-Point
Deal Undermines Transitional Justice: Annul Clemency for
Grave Crimes (HRW), Victims
outraged
at 9-point deal (kp), Conflict
victims
hold sit-in near PM's residence against 9-pt deal
rep), Two
ex-Army
chiefs accused of war crimes, by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp), TRC
receiving
fewer complaints post 9-point deal (rep), EC
officials
skeptical of govt poll plan: Point out lack of related
acts, consultations as reason, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), Coalition
partner
flays policies, programmes (kp), Dahal
tears
apart policy, programme (kp), Policy
and
Program indifferent to Madhesi, Tharu: Dahal (rep),
All
is
well, PM Oli tells int’l community, by Anil Giri
(kp) [You're late for April
Fools' Day, Mr Oli!!], Understand
Nepal's
exact situation, policies, efforts: PM, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep), PM
claims
govt not in crisis: Seeks foreign support to implement
statute and expedite post-earthquake reconstruction
works, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Treasury
surplus
at all-time high as govt fails to spend, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht), Non-completion
of
projects a matter of concern, says deputy chief of
Indian Embassy (ht), Lonely
and
lost: Increasingly, ‘nationalist’ UCPN (Maoist) is
indistinguishable from the CPN-UML (kp), Shortage
of
forms halts aid agreement process (kp), Ministry
unimpressed
by NRA's community shelters plan, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep), A
fool's paradise: Discord awaits us if the educated
public miss the big picture and voice personal
prejudices as arguments, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Chepangs
denied
basic rights just because they lack documents, by
Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep), Convergence
point:
It is vital that our parties have common understanding
of national interests despite their other differences,
by Geja Sharma Wagle (rep)
11/05/2016: Ruling
on
transitional justice act: Govt to seek judicial review
of court order, by Dewan Rai (kp), Conflict
victims
take exception to nine-point agreement, by Thakur
Singh Tharu (kp), Conflicts
intensify
over land transactions from insurgency era, by
Devendra Basnet (rep), Local
polls
by December? Leaders say there’s a catch: Call for
resolving political and technical complexities before
elections, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UCPN-M
rule out possibility of civic polls (ht), Cong
criticises
govt’s policies, programmes (kp), NC
opposes
local election plans (rep), Hold
local
polls: As the largest party in parliament, Nepali
Congress should have welcomed the plan of holding the
local polls (ht) [It has
been NC chairman Deuba who dissolved the local bodies in
2002 for base motives! Obviously, he still wants to have
them being dissolved forever!!], Push
for
local body election to derail federalism: Yadav, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep), Where
the
money goes: Political leaders’ main concern is about
their constituencies, which leads to a disproportionate
distribution of budget, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp), Dialogue
with
government irrelevant, says Upendra Yadav (ht), ‘UML
taking
Nepal towards totalitarianism’ (ht), Baidya’s
lieutenants
set to rejoin Dahal: Maoist ideologue braces for major
setback with another split on cards, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), Baidya-led
Maoist
on verge of split, Thapa faction to unite with UCPN
(Maoist) (rep), Unqualified
hacks:
Foreign Ministry has been reduced to a mere tool to be
used at the discretion of powerful political masters,
by Gopal Thapa (kp), What
Goes Around, Comes Around, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn),
Long
hibernation:
Many things to do, by Dipendra Gautam (ht), Subtle
art:
Our security agencies continue to carry out their duties
under the organizational structures and mandates they
had during the conflict, by Shobhakar Budhathoki
(rep)
10/05/2016: Too
scared
to complain: The shadow of the perpetrators has fallen
on the transitional justice commissions, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (kp), UML-Maoist
9-point
deal: Victims, rights groups protest against pact
(kp), Conflict
victims
demand revocation of 3 points in 9-pt deal, by Gyan
P. Neupane (rep), Writ
petition
against 9-pt agreement (kp), SC
moved
against nine-point pact (ht), INSEC
opposes
deal (ht), UCPN-M
working
to amend laws as per nine-point agreement, by Tika
R. Pradhan (ht) [a well-planned
putsch against the rule of law!!], Devil
in
the details: In the absence of details, govt policy and
programme document is a mere wish list (kp), Second
tier
reforms discontinued in policies and programs, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep), PM
directs
UML lawmakers to defend government’s programmes
(ht), NC
against
civic polls under existing structures: UDMF also demands
election to local bodies only after restructuring
federal units, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Cong
objects
to plan to hold local polls by Dec, by Binod Ghimre
(kp), Conditions
must
be met for local polls, says Election Commission
(ht), NC
set
to give govt tough time in budget session (kp), Futile
Attempts To Disturb Development Process, by Prem
Khatry (rn), Mass
media
issues don’t figure in govt policies: FNJ (ht), Cracks
surface
in Federal Alliance due to rivalries: The rift surfaced
when FSFN Chairman Upendra Yadav was declared
coordinator of the alliance of 25 agitating parties at a
recent meeting (rep), Yadav
says
no to talks (ht), Quake
victims
to be able to get grant from Class B and C institutions
(ht) [??], Discouraging
participation
of women in construction projects, by Yogesh Rawal
(rep), Meritorious,
not
inclusive: The argument that a former member of one
branch of the state is automatically disqualified from
serving another branch is faulty, by Sheri
Meyerhoffer and Adil Ali Khan (rep)
09/05/2016: Govt
invites
Morcha for talks: Asks agitating Tarai parties to join
DPM Thapa-led dialogue committee; Madhesi leaders say
they are not much hopeful about apositive outcome due to
the government’s ‘rigid’ position (kp) [A dialogue committee leader who is
against federalism and republicanism? This must be a
joke!!], Govt
formally
invites UDMF for talks: Mahato says state still not
serious about dialogue (ht), Handle
with
care: The issue of provincial boundaries should be
resolved first before calling local polls, by
Dipendra Jha (kp), Govt
to
diversify supply sources, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp), Federalising,
production
pillars of annual policies; Government announces to hold
elections at the local bodies, after a gap of 14 years,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Prez
presents
government’s policy and programme (ht), Local
Restructuring
Commission in consultations (kp), Fast and furious:
Govt
went
far in cancelling President’s Delhi visit and recalling
Nepal envoy (kp), Political
Heat Wave From The South, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), ‘CPN-UML,UCPN-M
had
power handover deal’ (ht), The
citizenship
debate: Nepal's citizenship debate is stuck in whether
it should be guided by an overarching global norm or if
certain people deserve special treatment, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep)
08/05/2016: Locals
unhappy
over delineation of State 6, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp), UDMF
role
an issue in Federal Alliance (ht), Regime
change
negotiations: UML ‘has agreed’ to let Maoists lead govt;
Leaders say UML, UCPN (Maoist) have reached ‘gentleman’s
agreement’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Govt
set
to invite Morcha for talks (kp), Prez
India
visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’ (kp), Cancellation
not
linked to envoy’s recall: Thapa, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), NC
irked
at govt move to recall Upadhyay, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), CEDAW:
Govt
‘blocks’ civil society’s report (kp), Local
body
elections in Nov: PM (kp), Democracy
in
peril: Nepal is witnessing a systematic erosion of
democratic values at the hands of the leaders who are
democratically elected, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp), Putting
into
practice: Disputes over federalism show that the people
are still struggling to understand it, by Yogendra
P. Paneru (kp), Rainbow
country:
Promoting cultural diversity is important as it will
lead to sustainable development, by Anita Yadav
(kp), Prachanda’s
U-turn: Diabolic Design Foiled, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn), Poverty
increases
in quake-hit districts (ht), A
Consensus Government For Enforcing Constitution, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
07/05/2016: 9-point
deal
a threat to rule of law: Experts, victims, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), ‘Maoist-UML
accord
violates SC ruling, CPA: Conflict victims, rights
defenders seek annulment, by Dewan Rai (kp), CVCP
concerned
about nine-point deal: Says there can be no amnesty for
heinous crimes (ht), Conflict
victims
dismayed by Oli, Dahal deal, by Devendra Basnet
(rep), Madhesi,
Janajati
forces boycott House meeting (kp), Prez
visit
to southern neighbour put off (kp), President’s
visit
to India ‘cancelled’ (ht), Prez’s
India
visit cancelled as govt fails to endorse it, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Govt
to
recall envoy to India, by Anil Giri (kp), Govt
recalls
Ambassador Upadhyay: Action follows after he condemns
cancellation of prez trip, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht),
UCPN
(Maoist),
UML agree on new govt leadership but not timeline
(rep), Dahal
will
lead new govt in 3 months: Gachhadar (kp)
06/05/2016: Where
are
the rights? Representatives from the marginalised
communities are under pressure to conform to the norms,
by Mukesh Jha (kp), Transitional
justice:
Surveillance making conflict victims wary, by
Prakash Adhikari (kp) [?!], Not
Silenced:
What do you do when an Executive agency set up to stem
the rot is itself rotten? Fall back on the Judiciary and
Parliament (nt), Nepal
urged
to act speedily on Tarai abuses (kp), Constitution
can
be amended but not rewritten: PM (rep) [The
necessary amnedments are so numerous that it will look
like a rewriting!!], Oli
govt
gets new lease of life, by Ashok Dahal (rep), UML
manages
to keep coalition intact: Oli offers Maoist Chairman
Dahal govt leadership after budget, agrees to address
concerns related to war-era cases, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), Oli,
Dahal
sign 9-pt deal (rep), What
forced
UCPN (Maoist) to backtrack on its earlier decision?:
Flurry of meetings and pressure from leaders played
crucial role, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), UCPN-M
does
a volte-face (ht), ‘Betrayed’
by
Maoists, Congress to turn up heat on government, by
Anil Giri (kp), PM
calls
on NC, Madhesis to join dialogue panel (kp) [These
are only power oriented games! None of these guys ever
makes politics in the interest of people and nation!!],
Correcting
Course
To Save Coalition, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Oli
defends
govt, rejects allegations: Saysnever thought of
dissolving house, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Pulling
the
rug: This week’s high drama for regime change appears to
have fizzled out as the UML beat the Nepali Congress in
its competition to woo the UCPN(M), by Kunda Dixit
(nt), Commitments
of
New Force Nepal: It’s a political movement that will
build on the latest achievements in the realms of
knowledge and science, by Baburam Bhattarai (kp), A
downward trend: People like you and me who try to ape
the lifestyle of developed countries are also to blame
for the present economic situation, by Shyam KC
(kp), Reconstruction
authority
uses mere 9.34pc of allocated funds (ht), Federalizing
Nepal:
Nepal is currently confronting a big challenge of
streamlining both social and constitutional
transformation even after seven months of promulgation
of the federal Constitution, by Surya Dhungel (sp)
05/05/2016: Over
50
discriminatory clauses in constitution, interview
with Ashok Rai (rep), Maoist
move
makes UML stare at crisis: Could take a decision to
withdraw its support to Oli government today; New
alliance on cards with Nepali Congress taking the centre
stage (kp), Morcha
‘ready
to support’ NC to topple govt (kp), UDMF
vows
support for toppling Oli govt: NC must give written
commitment to Madhes agenda, by Madan Koirala (rep),
NC,
UCPN-M,
UDMF join hands to topple govt, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Call
for
keeping coalition intact (kp), Cong
collects
MPs’ signatures (kp) [A no-confidence motion is not allowed according to
article 100 (4) of the constitution! How stupid are
these politicians?], Ruling
coalition
partner miffed at PM: Oli likely to resign today after
an address to nation (ht), Oli
likely
to lose majority as Maoists set to withdraw support,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Dahal
keen
to head new government (ht), Govt
leadership
under fire for under performance (ht), ‘Govt
conspiring
to send Maoist leaders to jail’ (kp) [Only
law courts can send persons to jail, and this only if
they are convicted of crimes!!], Khumbu
locals
build houses on their owns, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp), Nepal
has
Rs 965.81 billion at disposal: Country’s gross national
savings of 42.95pc of the GDP is one of the highest in
the world, by Rupak D. Sharma ([!?]
(ht), Treasury
surplus
at all-time high of Rs 180bn: Govt had spent only
39.53pc of total annual budget as of Tuesday (ht), Govt
sitting
on Rs 100 billion, unable to spend: 21 national pride
projects and 326 under priority one suffer, by
Laxman Biyogi (rep), Still
trapped:
Around 16,500 Nepalis, mostly women and children, have
been trafficked from Nepal in the last two years alone,
by David Kainee (kp), Modus
Operandi Of Government, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
04/05/2016: Transitional
justice:
Police seek details of conflict victims’ complaints,
denied, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Tharus
to
launch protests from Friday (kp), Quake
damaged
trails in disrepair (kp), Dhading
water
scarcity hits displaced families most, by Harihar
Singh Rathour (kp), A
test of will: Working hand in hand and rebuilding this
country for the better will slowly heal our wounds,
by Sakun Gajurel (kp), Economic
growth
slumps to 14-year low at 0.77 pc: CBS data shows per
capita income grew by Rs 3,842 this fiscal against Rs
4,666 last year, by Bibek Subedi (kp), Economy
to
grow by 0.77 per cent, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Economic
growth
at 13-year low of 0.77 percent, by Kuvera Chalise
(rep), Speak
your
mind: Hallmark of a democracy should be the ease with
which it allows proliferation of ideas, however
unpalatable, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp), Canadian
man
asked to leave Nepal in 2 days (kp), Canadian
ordered
to leave Nepal over tweets (ht), No
one
can curb press freedom, says Prez (kp) [???],
Storm
brewing
in ruling coalition?: UCPN (Maoist) ‘not happy’ with
govt’s working style, warns of quitting (kp), Congress
MPs
even ready for new govt under Dahal, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Opposition
Ups Ante Against Government, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Prime
minister
urges UML MPs to stay put in capital (ht), Patchy
and
leaky: While the earthquakes devastated the country,
corruption greatly hampered relief efforts, by
Maximillian Morch (rep)
03/05/2016: It’s
high
time Oli govt unseated: Cong MPs; Lawmakers press party
leadership to initiate no-confidence motion, by Anil
Giri (kp) [A no-confidence
motion shall not be presented up to first two years of
appointment of the Prime Minister according to article
100 (4) of the constitution! It is unbelievable that the
MPs don't know the constitution they have just decided!!
Oli, Deuba and all the other top leaders have failed
time and again! Nepal needs a new generation of
political leaders!!], Congress
MPs
call for moves to change govt, by Ashok Dahal (rep),
Dispute
on
hearings committee forwarded to full House (rep), Some
amendment
in constitution must to meet Madhesi demand: Dahal,
by Ajit Tiwari (rep), 'Address
Madhes
demands to avoid adverse consequences', by Santosh
Singh, Not
so
free: Although Nepal recognises the right to
information, journalists are not able to investigate
issues properly, by Laxman Datt Pant (kp)
02/05/2016: Rebuilding
yet
to get on ministries’ agenda: Rebuilding authority has
received information on reconstruction programmes only
from six ministries so far (kp), Leaders
eye
middle path on House rules: Parties under pressure to
find a solution before budget session begins, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Big
III
fail to iron out differences (ht 02/05/2016), Thapa
offers
to step down as dialogue panel chief (kp) [Someone
who is against the federal state is not qualified to
talk about federal boundaries, either!!], Reshuffling
the
deck: PM Oli and top leaders of three major parties need
to join the boundary panel (kp) [??],
Top
NC
leaders call for alternative to Oli govt: Bimalendra
Nidhi and Dr Shekhar Koirala bat for a new govt in
upcoming Parliament session (kp), Current
Situation
of Nepalese Political Parties, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km)
01/05/2016: PM
gets
an earful for keeping half an eye on pressing issues:
Leaders censure govt for failing to address Madhes issue
and speed up reconstruction, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Govt
under
fire for delayed reconstruction work: Prime Minister Oli
tells an all-party meet that Madhes issues will be
resolved through talks, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Madhes-based
parties
snub meeting (kp), Moment
of
reckoning: Political parties are not particularly known
for their wisdom of moderation and mediation, by
Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp), Signing
of
grant
agreements yet to pick momentum (ht), Peace
committee
receives tepid response (ht)
30/04/2016: Govt
fails
to buck spending trend, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp), Unity
government
to be the refrain, again: Leaders say the upcoming
political consultations will be directed towards seeking
consensus on unity government (kp) [This is useless since the top leaders of all
political parties are avsolutely incompetent!!],
First
draft
of local body restructuring by August: The draft will be
put under deliberation before the final report is
prepared , by Gaurav Thapa (kp)
29/04/2016: Security
forces'
interest in war-era cases: Conflict victims caught in a
catch-22 situation; Fear retribution if they file
plaints, worry about no justice if they don't, by
Dewan Rai and Nagendra Adhikari (kp) Fading
hopes:
Families of some conflict-era victims tell why the two
transitional justice bodies cannot deliver them justice,
by Nagendra Adhikari (kp), Parties
ask
cadres to help in house reconstruction (kp) [Without
any money from reconstruction funds??], At
landslide
risk, quake survivors want relocation, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp)
28/04/2016: The
rights
approach: It’s best to allow Truth and Reconciliation
Commission process complete autonomy (kp), Madhesi-Janajati
alliance
submits memorandum (kp), FA
submits
memorandum to PM through CDOs: Federal Alliance demands
identity-based provinces (kp), Quake
survivors
urge govt to rope in development partners, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp), Govt
in
dark about work of most aid agencies in quake-hit
districts, by Narhari Sapkota, Nirajan Paudel,
Ramesh Khatiwada and Dhruba Dangal (rep) [The
government is in the dark because it left the suffering
people alone for one year! NGOs do the work that should
have been done by government agencies!], Will
Reconstruction Pick Up Momentum?, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn), Vox
populi:
Our cities will never go green until and unless we
revamp the country’s deeply flawed ‘representative
democracy’, by Manish Pokharel and Bimal Pratap Shah
(kp), Prosecution
versus
persecution: Dixit’s arrest has gladdened some, angered
others, and confused many, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Community
Mediation Directives Should Take Effect Soon, by
Mukti Rijal (rn), Leave
parliamentary
hearing to existing PHC: PRDC chair, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), EC
proposes
bill to fund parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Nepal
in
2045: Contrary to Indian expectations, Nepal is likely,
when pushed to the wall, to turn to China and even have
a military pact with it, by Aditya Man Shrestha
(rep), First
Anniversary
Of Devastating Quakes, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
27/04/2016: They
are
sufferers too: Women victims of sexual violence during
the Maoist conflict must get due priority, by Neetu
Pokharel and Som Niroula (kp), Guilty
will
be punished: TRC Commissioner Subedi, by Arun Bam
(rep), Convicted,
prosecuted
Maoists form protest group (rep),
None
of
battered Sindhu rebuilt in a year, by Rishiram
Paudyal (kp), Post-quake
housing
aid: Congress MPs ask PM to cut through red tape, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Opposition
MPs
submit memo to PM alleging inaction (ht), BFIs
slow
in extending home loan schemes to quake victims: Only 10
individual households have benefited from central bank’s
refinancing facility, which was introduced on May 27 (ht),
What Led
To Delay In Reconstruction?, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), ICC
move
‘bails out’ Nepali cricket of sticky wicket:
International Cricket Council hints at its direct
supervision of the game in Nepal, by Adarsha Dhakal
(kp), Mired
In
Controversy, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Govt,
NC
‘reluctant’ to hold talks with FA: Federal Alliance to
submit memo to PM today before spearheading stir, by
Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Lack
of
parliamentary hearings has chain effect across govt
(rep), Delay
in
constitution implementation derails hopes for prosperity,
peace, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Baby
steps:
A government notice during the shortage of cooking gas
illustrates the failure of all parties committed to open
data, RTI and good governance, by Adarsha Tuladhar
(rep)
26/04/2016: 16,500
Nepalis
trafficked in last two years: NHRC; Rights body’s report
says majority of the victims were children and unmarried
women (kp) [see report by NHRC], Women
and
child trafficking increased after temblor: NHRC
(ht), NHRC
report
shows many faces of human trafficking: Females migrating
to Korea through marriage living like slaves, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Agents
prey
on female migrants as govt bans domestics outflow,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep), Khara
conflict
victims demand justice (ht) [The
NA will demand their names and addresses immediately!?],
40
health
facilities rebuilt so far, says Health ministry: The
ministry struggles to reconstruct 270 health posts that
were housed in rooms made available by the local
government (kp), Parbat
survivors
unsure about rebuilding aid, by Agandhar Tiwari
(kp), Quake-affected
languishing
in temporary shelters, by Keshav Adhikari (ht), Communities
that
survived quake now face landslide risk (kp), Quake
victims
obstruct reconstruction (ht), Victims
still
don't feel reassured about receiving relief soon, by
Narhari Sapkota and Dhruba Dangal (rep), INGOs
pressing
govt to change NRA guidelines: INGOs want to work
independently, select beneficiaries on their own, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Scores
trek
to Langtang to mourn quake victims, by Keshav
Koirala (ht), Scale
up
emergency preparedness: WHO (ht), Civic
polls
not on govt priority list, by Prakash Acharya (ht) [!!], ICC
suspends
membership of CAN, by Mahesh Acharya [because
of government interference!!], The
difficult
choice: Success of Federal Alliance will largely depend
on how well it will push and establish broader national
agendas, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
25/04/2016: Nation
remembers
quake victims (kp), Nepal
earthquake: Patience wearing thin one year on, by
Justin Rowlatt (BBC), Reconstruction
project
in 11 districts, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Mega
reconstruction
campaign kicks off, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), A
year on, shelter still remains top priority (ht), ‘Marginalised
folk
missed out on aid’ (kp), Many
from
marginalized communities missed out on quake aid: Report
(rep), Annus
horribilis:
Government, bureaucracy should stop their legitimacy
from eroding further (kp) [!!],
NHRC
urges
government to expedite post-disaster reconstruction
works (ht), NHRC:
Govt
quake response too slow, NGOs non-transparent; Suggests
permanence for local govt bodies, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep), Bibeksheel
Nepali
protests against govt (ht), Khotang
temblor
victims yet to receive relief (ht), Quake-affected
children
still in need of safe learning environment: UNICEF
(ht), Frustration
mounts
over slow recovery (ht), Conflict-hit
children
yet to get relief (ht), Govt
launches
house reconstructions (rep), Donor
community
renews support to reconstruction (kp), EU
pledges
€105m grant (kp), Aid
through
govt channel down, by Prithvi Man Shresta (kp) [No wonder since this would be wasted
aid!], There
are
possibilities of Nepal becoming another Haiti,
interview with Govinda Raj Pokhrel (kp), Curbs
on
press freedom: Constitution drafters seriously
misunderstood idea of press freedom, which differs from
right to communication, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp)
24/04/2016: NA
seeks
details of complainants: Transitional justice
commissions turn down request, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht) [Unbelievable demand by the
army!!], File
complaints
without fear, TRC member tells conflict victims (ht)
[??], Year
of
tragedy, of hope deferred and wait, by Akhilesh
Upadhyay (kp), Year
on,
disaster preparedness still a far cry: Nation mourns
death of thousands, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Less
than
one in a thousand have received housing grants so far:
Only 700 of 770,000 families have got first installment
of Rs 200,000, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Millions
of
quake victims still remain homeless (ht), Dismayed
donors:
The outpouring of support a year ago has unfortunately
been matched by disappointment a year later, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Rebuilding
slow
but on course, by Gaurav Thapa (kp), Survivors
first:
Living in makeshift tents for the past one year has been
exasperating for the quake victims, by Sarin Ghimire
(kp), Water
shortage
adds to hardship of quake survivors (kp), A
year after: Lessons not learned; A number of
international experts visited Nepal after last year’s
earthquake and presented their findings to the Nepali
government,but the government has shown little interest
in learning from their observations , by Naresh
Koirala and Bishnu Pandey (kp), The
great
divide: Why were discussions about relief and rebuilding
being conducted in a language that was so removed from
the lived experience of the most affected people?,
by Shradha Ghale (kp)
23/04/2016: SC
issues
show cause on ambassador nominations (kp), Madhesi-Janajati
alliance
unveils stir programme (kp), Federal
ALliance
announces fresh protest programmes (ht), Ministry
says
meeting with diplomats violates code (kp) [???],
Year
of
inaction: The performance of National Reconstruction
Authority (NRA), which was established with much
fan-fare, has been disappointing, by David Kainee
(rep), Virtually
no
gov’t rebuilding a year after Nepal quake, by Binaj
Gurubacharya (kp), Forget
them
not: On first anniversary quake victims are waiting for
government support and donors are frustrated, by
Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep), NRA
fails
to introduce PDRF on time (ht), Landless
quake
victims missing out as Nepal rebuilds: Oxfam (ht), Dolakha
locals
reconstruct quake-damaged houses with locally-available
resources, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep), 319,912
households
‘real beneficiaries’: Rebuilding authority to start
signing aid agreements from tomorrow (kp), Quake
survivors
take loans to build homes, by Prakash Adhikari (kp),
Barpak,
a
year later, by Prakash Timalsena (kp), Parliament
session
likely in 20 days (ht), Ball
in
major parties’ court on Parliamentary Regulations
(ht)
22/04/2016: Barpak,
the
epicentre, still in ruins: What worries the earthquake
survivors the most is monsoon rains, by Sudip Kaini
(kp), NRA
announces
2-day commemoration (kp) [The
people don't need commemoration and political
performances but help!!], Waiting
for
200,000: In Singati, people may not be able to read and
write, but they know exactly what is causing the delay,
by Shankar Dahal (nt), Don't
forget
those who were wounded: Disabled survivors from last
year’s earthquake are slowly getting back on their feet,
by Smriti Basnet (nt), WFP
to
support livelihood recovery of quake vicitms (ht), Nutrition
and
disaster risk reduction (kp),
Federal
Alliance
protest to be peaceful, democratic (ht), Gathabandhan
briefs
foreign diplomats on statute issues (kp), Conflict
victims
from Rolpa silent?: TRC, CIEDP have received the least
number of complaints from the epicentre of Maoist
insurgency, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Disqualified
Maoist
combatants turn to TRC for justice: Seek action against
govt, UNMIN for turning blind eye, by Nabin
Khatiwada (ht), Scrap
conflict-era
cases: Maoists, New Force (ht) [??
Crimes have to be punished!], Recommendation
of
envoys challenged (ht), ‘Don’t
doubt
inclusiveness of the new constitution’ (ht) [Bhim
Rawal takes the people for a fool!!], Anyone
else
in my place could have staged a coup: Ex-prez Dr Yadav
(rep) [??!!], An
unforgettable
year: The year will be remembered not just for the
miseries but also for the opportunities that the
government squadered, by Shyam KC (kp), Time
stands
still, by Priyanka Gurung (rep), Bringing
Nepali Congress On Board, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn), Devil
and
deep blue sea: Nepalis learnt long ago they cannot rely
on their government, and recent events have taught
us we cannot rely on outsiders either, by Rubeena
Mahato (nt), Just
govern:
A border blockade and failure to get relief to
earthquake survivors highlight Nepal’s sorry state,
by George Varughese (nt)
21/04/2016: Madhesis,
Janajatis
put protest on hold (kp), Federal
Alliance
to intensify stir in 21 days: To brief diplomatic corps
on its 22-point common concept paper today (ht), Maoists
against
courts handling war-era cases (kp) [Under
the rule of law, defendants cannot decide if their cases
are handled by law courts or not! By the way, the same
is true for the crimes of security forces and
politicians who protected these crimes!!], Maoist
parties
for bringing war-era sub judice cases under TRC
jurisdiction (rep), Widow
files
complaint at TRC 12 years after her husband was gunned
down, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Conflict
victims
optimistic, by Adarsha KC (ht), Parliament
regulations:
Plan to finalise rules set to hit snag again, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), Undiplomatic
move:
Much delayed ambassadorial appointments leave more room
for concern than celebration (kp), Envoys
sans
criteria: Though delayed for very long the naming of the
envoys is expected to enhance the image of Nepal abroad
(ht), A
journey of a thousand miles: We can only hope that the
government will now adopt a more confident approach to
reconstruction, by Deepak Thapa (kp), I
don’t care about attempts to unseat me: Prime Minister
Olim (ht) [You should better try to learn your own
constitution: A no-confidence motion in parliament is
not possible within the first two years of appointment
of a Prime Minister according to article 100 (4)! So,
you either have to resign or ask for a vote of
confidence and you will be out of job soon!!], Victims
unhappy
with sluggish pace of reconstruction process: Survey
(rep), Irregularities
In
State Expenditures And Loss To The Nation, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km)
20/04/2016: Agitating
parties
ask PM to choose between protest, talks (kp), FA
to
announce struggle plan today (ht), Cabinet
recommends
envoys for 21 missions: 13 picked under political quota,
eight from among career diplomats, by Anil Giri
(kp), Envoys
to
21 countries named, Oman post vacant (ht), Govt
names
ambassadors to 21 countries (rep), PM’s
prison
mate among the nominees (ht), Bracing
up:
Govt committee reviews preparedness plans (kp), Langtang
locals
unhappy with NRA, by Krishna Thapa (kp), Triangular
connectivity:
Nepal should try to gain the trust of both India and
China by resolving domestic issues, by Lok Raj Baral
(kp), One
year
on: We must protect the dignity of women and girls and
focus on empowering them to play a role in rebuilding
their lives, by Giulia Vallese (rep), Delay
in
allocation of resources to rehab fund frustrates private
sector (rep)
19/04/2016: Madhesis,
Janajatis
announce tactical alliance for struggle: The parties,
which plan to start a nationwide protest under the
banner of Sanghiya Samabesi Gathabandhan later this
month, have put a long list of demands before the
government (kp), Madhesi,
Janajati
leaders vow intensified movement (ht), Madhesi
leaders
urge yet another nationwide protest (rep), UDMF
stir
not possible now: Home Minister (ht) [??
It was also only a non-inclusive handful of people that
drafted the non-inclusiv constitution, Mr Basnet! This
is the very reason for stir!], Army
took
her little girl away, claims one mother in Baglung, by
Prakash Baral (kp), Rolpa
yet
to begin registration, by Kashiram Dangi (kp), Kin
of
disappeared file complaints, rue delayed justice, by
Santosh Pokharel and Devendra Basnet (rep), 85
injured
named in deceased list (kp) [??],
Coming
clean:
Parties need to show that they are willing and able to
prosecute war-era cases (kp), Wounds
of
war (ht), Far
too
common: Reports from human rights organisations suggest
that Nepali police and armed forces regularly practice
torture, by Jeevan Raj Sharma (rep), CEDAW
convention:
Civil society to send alternate report (kp), NGOs
plan
to submit alternative report to CEDAW (ht), Govt
set
to call House session from mid-May, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Times
are
different: Nepal’s political stability and national
security are of international significance; Political
will to amend the constitution to address the legitimate
demands of the Madhes-based political parties is
required, by Binoj Basnyat (kp), New
directions:
India does not mind connecting with China, but Nepal’s
linkages with the Chinese have always been a matter of
concern for it, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (kp), Restructuring
of
local bodies slowly picking up pace, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Constitution
of
Nepal: Implementation main task, by Shiba Datta
Gnawali (ht), Go
local:
The NRA has proposed 17 different residential building
models for post-quake rebuilding. Most of these models
are defective, by Keshab Sharma (rep)
18/04/2016: Triumph
of
trickery: Ruling Oli-garchy is a continuation of
socio-political reality of Nepal where Khas-Arya
considers itself to be rightful owner and ultimate
defender of purity of nation, by CK Lal (rep), Country
sans
leaders: We have had too many position holders but not a
single person who used the position as a platform to
exercise leadership, by Hitesh Karki (rep), Over
31,000
families rebuild on their own: One year since disaster,
survivors are frustrated at slow govt response, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp) [Now, NRA and
government have a new job: Controll of NGOs and private
persons who try to help the victims!! The inaction of
the state fulfils the criminal offence of failure to
render assistance!!], Now
TRC
starts registering cases: 125 complaints received in the
first day, by Binod Ghimire (kp), TRC
receives
complaints; wants relevant laws amended, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), TRC
members
divided over ‘induction of ex-rebels’ (ht), Give
talks
a chance: Though frustrated, the Madhesi Morcha should
continue to push for negotiation (kp), HLPCC
Chair
Dahal to hold talks with agitating UDMF, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), Deuba
heading
for New Delhi, meets Madhesi leaders (kp), Oli
inducts
RPP’s Chand into cabinet (kp), Oli
govt's
council of ministers grows to 41 members (rep) [And Oli is absolutely unaware that
the constitution only allows upt to 25 members within
the council of ministers!?],
Who
will
do what: A clear division of responsibilities among
different levels of government is essential, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp), Govt
unveils
ambitious plan to build roads, railways: Spending platform
for transport infrastructure (rep 18/04/2016) [Dream,
dream, dream... Ten years ago, they also promised an
inclusive federal republic within 2 or 3 years; ten years
later they have reiterated the non-inclusive state!!],
Prime
Minister’s
Address To Nation, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
17/04/2016: As
talks
fail to resume, blame game continues: PM, his party’s
calls to return to negotiating table cut no ice with
Morcha, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Tough
going:
Women politicians find themselves caught between the
devil and the deep blue sea, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp), Listen
to
the people: Any political transition without broad-based
agreement will be counterproductive, by Suresh
Sharma (kp), Condition
of
IDPs worsening after quakes: Report (ht), ‘Consensus
govt
could be formed under another leader’ (ht) [But
nobody from among the current failed leaders!!]
16/04/2016: Int’l
rights
bodies rap govt for intimidating NHRC: Urge PM Oli to
respect commission’s independence in line with
international standards (kp) [see common
statement by AI, HRW and ICJ], Rights
bodies
accuse PM Oli of harassing NHRC (ht), NRA
allows
NGOs, INGOs to extend grants to earthquake survivors
(ht) [Govt and NRA are still
trying to make help for last year's earthquake victims
as complicated as possible instead of finally
distributing the international aid money to the
suffering people and hindering NGO#s to fill the gap!!],
UML
gives
olive branch to SLMM (kp), Fresh
movement
only option left: SP Chair Mahato (ht), Myopic
vision
led to failure of Madhes agitation, says Bhattarai
(ht), Agencies
told
to step up security (kp), Govt
yet
to pay medical bills, says UDMF: Claims it spent Rs 4.4
million for the treatment 24 people injured during the
Madhes agitation (ht), A
city divided: Last year’s earthquake—that forced most
Kathmandu’s residents to live in tents and makeshift
tarp shelters—has not helped the city empathise with the
deplorable conditions of its squatter communities,
by Alisha Sijapati (kp), Why
is
the dominant ethnicity preserving the status quo? I wish
the marginalised communities started to speak about
economic class in the same breath as ethnicity, by
Shreya Paudel (kp)
15/04/2016: CIEDP
takes
plaints amid questions about process: 15 registered on
the first day as rights defenders call for law
criminalising disappearances, by John Narayan
Parajuli (kp), Victims
can
now file complaints to CIEDP, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), State
of
Impunity: Letting war criminals go free erodes the rule
of law, sends the message that violence is the answer
and no one has to pay for crimes (nt), “How
many
times do we need to share our story?”: From the human
rights perspective, Nepal’s peace process has been a
failure, by Seulki Lee (nt), The
torturous
road to peace: The conflict ended ten years ago, but the
physical and mental scars of torture victims has not,
by Yuvaraj Shrestha (nt), Just
waiting:
Twenty years of war to peace has brought Nepalis back
full circle, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), Nepal:
End
Intimidation of Human Rights Commission (AI, HRW,
ICJ), PM
Gave
us a lecture: NHRC; The NHRC is looked upon as an enemy,
they have to understand that we are partners, by
Seulki Lee (nt), Helter
Shelter:
Survivors suffer due to weak regulation and delay in
relief, by Smriti Basnet (nt),
Housing
aid
too little, too late? Gorkha tremor survivors say Rs
200,000 not enough to build homes, by Sudip Kaini
(kp), Victims
allege
irregularities: Even those who are not quake victims
have received fund for reconstruction of houses because
of pressure from political parties (ht) [Political
parties stand for continued criminal and corrupt
practices!], Damage
survey
in 11 districts to be complete in 2 weeks: CBS, by
Sangeet Sangroula (rep), UNESCO
director
general to monitor post-quake recovery (ht), Excessive
force
used against Tarai protesters (ht) [see report by US Department of State], Madhesi,
Janajati
leaders to make agitation larger: To take on board
groups leading identity movements (kp), Order
please:
As the Madhesi parties plan their next movement, here is
an appeal not to resort to violent tactics again, by
Mohan Guragain (kp), Constitution
can
be amended to address Madhes-based parties’ concerns,
says Deuba (ht), Cong
chief
for constitution amendment (kp), Look
both
ways: First turning towards the south and then the north
during the crisis has harmed Nepal, by Aditya Baral
(kp)
14/04/2016: Occupying
border
again is sheer folly: Rajendra Mahato, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp), PM
lacks
sincerity for talks: UDMF (ht),
House
session
delay hits law formulation, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), NRA
to
get budget of around Rs 150bn next fiscal year:
Authority unlikely to introduce post-disaster recovery
framework for reconstruction within April 24 deadline,
by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Civil
society
calls on govt to expedite reconstruction works (ht),
New-year
resolution:
Getting the larger population on board the constitution,
Reconstruction are priorities (kp), Fight
the
power: If independent institutions assert the way the
NHRC has done, thorny issues will find an early
resolution, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Nepal:
End
Intimidation of Human Rights Commission; Interference by
Prime Minister Deliberate Attempt to Stifle Independence
(Human Rights Watch), Cabinet
delays
endorsement of NTIS 2015, projects stalled (ht), Economics
over
politics: As far as the memory serves, the economy has
always been sacrificed at the altar of politics; The
result is here for all to see, by Shyam Dahal (rep)
13/04/2016: Morcha
doubts
govt sincerity on Madhes issues (kp), Madhesis,
Congress Unite Against Government, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), ‘Constitution
must
be rewritten’ (ht), Politically
possessed:
Political instability and excessive politicisation are
taking a toll on Nepal’s development, by Ram Sharan
Mahat (kp), OAG
report
lays bare govt’s failure: Stresses need to incorporate
disaster risk issues into development planning (ht),
Delayed
budget
hampers work (ht), Rebuilding
of
quake-damaged private houses from April 24: PM (rep)
[Empty promisses!], Neglect
of
duty: The responsible leaders must attend all the
meetings to make all the committees more functional and
make the parliamentary system as a whole accountable
(ht)
12/04/2016: Human
wrongs:
The national human rights institution is being
criticised for raising the issues of human rights
violations, by Mohna Ansari (kp), Govt
starts
releasing aid to rebuild homes: 641 individuals in
Dolakha receive Rs 50,000 each as first installment,
by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), Quake-hit
Keraunja
at risk from landslide also, by Narhari Sapkota
(rep), Transitional
justice:
Build trust for filing plaints, say victims, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Peace
and
justice: It took a decade for transitional justice
bodies to come into existence; This was a deliberate
delay, by Swagat Raj Pandey (rep), NC
displeased
at formation of high-level panel: Congress leaders say
party President Deuba will take up the issue with PM Oli
(kp), Top
leaders
neglecting House panel meetings: Good Governance and
Monitoring Committee draws attention of 21 members
regarding absence from five consecutive gatherings,
by Prakash Acharya (ht) [Please
stop to call such persons 'leaders'!!], Auditor
General's
report: Opacity, irregularities in public spending
continue (rep), Unsettled
accounts
at security agencies on rise, by Kamal Pariyar
(rep), Madhesi
parties'
talks ultimatum ends today: No preparations in sight
(rep)
11/04/2016: NRA
to
allow NGOs in rebuilding homes: Extra rules for
mobilisation via one door; 3-side deal for
reconstruction, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Post-quake
reconstruction:
Aid agreement begins in Dhading, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp), ‘Statement
delivered
at UN was official’: NHRC Chairman Anup Raj Sharma makes
it clear that the statement were not Ansari’s personal
remark, by Dewan Rai (kp), NHRC
chair
defends Ansari’s statement (ht), Prime
Minister Oli violates norms of Human Rights (The
Voice of Madhesh), Karki
picked
for chief justice job (kp), Constitutional
Council
recommends Sushila Karki for chief justice: She will be
Nepal's first female CJ, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Differences
between
govt, oppn spill out: Key appointments held up n
Nepali Congress demands Parliament session to discuss
issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Police
beat
up journo (kp), Morcha,
some
Janajati groups agree to launch joint protests: Leaders
from both sides say there has been an understanding to
collaborate on issues of common interest (kp), Ultimatum
And Uncertainty, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), We
are
seeking our rights within Nepal: Thakur (ht), International
alert:
The countries which are dissatisfied with the new
constitution in Nepal face far graver crises than those
facing Nepal, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep) [This
can only be claimed by a male Bahun who never faced
exclusion and hardships!]
10/04/2016: CIEDP’s
ability
to deliver restorative justice questioned, by Janak
Nepal (kp), Lessons
from
Pakistan: A theocratic monolithic system drove a wedge
between the state and the people, by Kalpana Jha
(kp), Not
really
secular: In Nepal, no religion can claim to have its
followers ‘from time immemorial’, by Ramesh Khatry
(kp), DPM
Thapa
says Hindu state, monarchy can make comeback (kp) [Such anti-constitutional and
anti-people politicians shpuld not be part of a
republican government!],
NC
on
same page with Madhes-based parties: Writes DPM Kamal
Thapa-led political mechanism off, demands new one,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [The
problem is that the wrong decisions on federalism were
taken at the time of the NC led government under PM
Sushil Koirala! Has the NC really changed its mind?],
Fresh
protests
on Morcha cards: Meeting to draft blueprint for stir
likely from April-end (kp), UDMF,
Federal
Alliance to launch fresh stir (ht), PM
urges
NC to join govt (kp) [Offer to extend tenure of government?], Too
young
to marry: Political leaders must move to end child
marriage by considering it a national issue, by
Asmita Verma (kp)
09/04/2016: High-level
commiittee
formed under PM to implement federalism: DPM Thapa
unhappy over exclusion, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep) [By the way, Janajati, Madhesi,
Dalits and women extremely unhappy over exclusion! And:
Thapa is one of the greatest opponents of federalism in
the county!], 2
panels set up for state restructuring (kp) [The
non-inclusive male political elite (only one female
Bahun is participated) procedes on its way to create a
federal setup in its interests!], PM
to
lead federalism implementation panel (ht), Transitional
justice:
In call for cases, Doramba folk see chance for justice,
by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp), Bhatta
decries
induction of ex-Maoist combatants in TRC sub-committee,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Parliamentary
panel
visits Ganga Maya (rep) [Watch and wait until she dies and let the
murderers live in peace!], NHRC
statement
row: Prime Minister Oli should not overstep his
jurisdiction: AHRC (kp), Committee
to
implement deals with neighbours: Nepal signed seven
deals with India and 10 with China during Oli’s visits
to the neighbouring countries in February and March,
by Anil Giri (kp), Rs7.94
b
in 22 yrs committed for investment by British Virgin
Islands: NRB and DoI point to each other for investment
records, by Rudra Pangeni (rep)
08/04/2016: State
restructuring:
Local body commission begins work (kp), NRA
instructs
MoGA to fill vacant posts: Grant distribution to
survivors affected as 125 VDCs of quake-hit districts
don’t have secretaries (ht), Village
secretaries
throw spanner in rebuilding works (kp), A
rising Nepal: Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley
destroyed in the earthquake are being rebuilt faster
than homes, by Smriti Basnet (nt), It
ain’t
interference: Nepali leaders welcome the support of the
world community when it is in their interest, by
Dipendra Jha (kp), PM
faces
criticism for ‘summoning’ NHRC: Accused of crossing
constitutional line for ‘reprimanding’ rights body,
by Dewan Rai (kp), Another
movement
a compulsion: UDMF (ht), The
restless
Tarai: If Kathmandu doesn’t listen, public anger in the
Tarai is going to grow once more to boiling point,
by Navin Jha (nt), Challenges
in
Nepal ties persist: India (ht), 21
foreign
missions to be without chiefs in a month: Posting
delayed as parties stake claim to berths, by Anil
Giri (kp), Level
playing
field: It is critical that equal treatment for women
start with constitutional provisions (kp), Coping
and
hoping: It is a glaring indictment of the state, that it
gives citizens no reason to expect much from their
elected representatives (nt), The
roving
bandits: When those in power feel their tenure is short,
the tendency is to make hay while the sun shines, by
Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp), Court
tells
police to file case in Ganesh murder by 4 months: Second
murder case against Bal Krishna Dhungel , by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep) [Nepal's leading
politicians continuously surround themselves with
criminals!], Costly
connections:
Neither of the two—India and China—should ever be given
the monopoly of trade in this country, by Shyam KC
(kp)
07/04/2016: Maintain
security,
confidentiality: CVCP, by Dewan Rai (kp), Tent
Life: A Case Of Heightened State Negligence, by
Uttam Maharjan (rn), NRA:
Grant
distribution through banks difficult in remote areas,
by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), Morcha,
Janajati
parties in bid to form alliance: Want to exert pressure
on govt to address demands (kp), New
Madhes
protest to be Singha Durbar-centric: Mahato, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep=, Oli
for
all 3-level polls under his leadership: Local,
provincial, parliamentary elections need to be held by
Jan 2018 (kp), Suspended
lawmaker
Sah masterminded the murder: Police, by Shyam Sundar
Shashi (kp), Govt
wakes
up to UK paper claims after three days: The Sun on
Monday reported that child survivors of last year’s
earthquake ‘being sold’ to rich Brit families (kp),
US
envoy
urges PM Oli to restore essential supplies (ht) [Another intervention into internal
Nepali affairs according to Nepali politicians?],
International
interest:
When we seem happy to operate in a foreign policy
vacuum, why feign surprise when foreign powers set the
agenda for us?, by Biswas Baral (rep), Nepal’s
statute
progressive: French envoy (ht) [Not
much knowledge of Nepal's realities and history??],
PM
under
fire within party for poor governance, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep)
06/04/2016: ICG
urges
govt, Madhesi parties to build trust (kp), Nepal
risks
fresh turmoil over ‘flawed’ constitution (ht), Still
pending:
Local elections can institutionalise democratic
processes or they can be a political tool, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp), Harmful
Knee-jerk Reaction?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Post-quake
reconstruction:
Capacity building, resilience must, by Dipendra
Gautam (ht), Is
democracy
indispensible? Representation and other rights that in
our context are abstract ideals can wait; Rule of law
and good governance cannot, by Trailokya Raj Aryal
(rep)
05/04/2016: Quake
survivor
children ‘being sold’ in Britain (kp), Report
on
kid-selling racket shocks govt: Sun reveals Nepali
children being sold to UK families (ht), UK
paper
exposes slave trade in post Nepal-quake children: Indian
dealer demands NRs 800,000 per child (ht), A
Different Kind Of Aftershock For Nepali Girls, by
Azera Parveen Rahman (kp), Caste
of
characters: In Hindu society, many of the problems are a
result of caste and not merely class, by Ratna BK
(kp), Sweet
and
sour: Oli’s visit to China has been praised as historic
and decried as mere showing off, by Bhoj Raj Poudel
(kp), UCPN-M’s
seeks
reversal of Supreme Court verdict (kp) [??],
Hearing
on
murder case to be recorded (ht)
04/04/2016: Nepal’s
Divisive
New Constitution: An Existential Crisis, by
International Crisis Group (ICG) [PM
oli and other Nepali politicians not amused!!], Mind
your
own business: Nepali politicians have managed to
constantly block long-term socio-economic development of
the country, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp), NRA
eschews
its decision on aid distribution (kp), Rasuwa
VDC
secys go on protest, could hit reconstruction works,
by Krishna Thapa (kp) [Which
reconstruction works??], Cooperative
scams
Nalang quake victims: Earthquake victims say the
cooperative deducted Rs 500 each from the relief amount
as a fee for share membership, by Harihar Singh
Rathour (kp), RPP-N
to
file motion for a Hindu state (kp), Oli-garchy:
The
UML’s current factional struggle is more about power
than ideology (kp)
03/04/2016: Reconstruction
delay:
Quake survivors in Gorkha start building houses on their
own, by Sudip Kaini (kp), Don’t
suppress
Madhes stir: Former Prez (kp), RPP-N
will
still bat for Hindu state: Thapa (kp) [This
is an unconstitutional demand, Mr DPM! The non-inclusive
Hindu state over centuries has been the very basis of
Nepal's current problems!!], Big
country,
small country: Nepal’s political crisis has to be
resolved internally, not by leaders in Delhi or Patna,
by Atul K. Thakur (kp), Govt
likely
to skip House session: Government could go for budget
session directly, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Nepal
at
crossroads: A roadmap to prosperity, by Lokman Singh
Karki (ht)
02/04/2016: TRC
must
build trust first: Conflict victims, by Dewan Rai
(kp), Earthquake
victims
face tough times ahead (ht), Govt
decries
EU-India statement, calls it ‘altogether inappropriate’,
by Anil Giri (kp), EU-India
remarks
on Nepal’s statute inappropriate: Govt; Claims the new
constitution was promulgated in keeping with universal
democratic norms (ht) [The
leading politicians not even followed the prescriptions
of the interim constitution and disregarded the ruling
of the Supreme Court!], Warnings
galore!
The bideshis want political stability and economic
growth in our land whereas our politicians want
never-ending chaos, so that they get to share power and
loot the state treasury, by Guffadi (kp) [satirical
truth], Cabinet
for
amending Local Body Election Procedure Act (ht), Local
poll
law moves forward: Cabinet decides to submit draft to
Bill Committee under Prime Minister’s Office for final
look before tabling it in Parliament, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Unrest
rumours
spark fear into biz community, by Binod Bhandari
(kp)
01/04/2016: Impossible
task:
The scars of the conflict will remain unhealed unless
the law relating to both the commissions is amended to
meet internationalstandards (ht), TRC's
demand
of documents from NHRC sparks debate: Some of the
conflict victims and rights activists hasve
reportedly expressed doubts that the evidences and
wirnesses will be safe in TRC hands, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), EU-India
statement
on charter irks govt: MoFA calls it ‘uncalled for’, says
interference in internal affairs of a country (kp) [The new constitution has been
written by the non-inclusive leaders of the big parties!
They disregarded the interim constitution, the decision
of the Supreme Court and the interests of the not
included majority of society! They disallowed the
latter's representatives in the CA to vote in the
interests of their social groups, etc. How can you call
this democratic?], Tarai
examinees
return dejected (kp) [Highest responsibility goes to the top
politicians' way to push the constitution through!],
Nepali
government
objects to reference to Nepal’s statute (ht), Nepal
strongly
objects to EU-India statement on constitution (rep),
Joint
Statement
Of EU Officials And Modi, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km), Holding
hostage:
Stalling Parliament over petty politics belittles
democracy (kp), NC
warns
govt over ordinance to rejig judiciary: Deuba calls PM
to warn against bypassing Parliament, by Anil Giri
(kp), Madhes-based
parties
gear up for general conventions: For many born after
2007 Madhes stir, this will be 1st leadership reshuffle
(kp), Strong
protests
from mid-April: Mahato, by Abdhaesh Kumar Jha (kp),
UDMF
secretariat
told to prepare blueprint of movement (ht), Post-quake
reconstruction:
Over half a million damaged houses surveyed so far,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Re-verification
delays
timber distribution (kp), Political
understanding
urged on number of ministries (rep) [The
constitution leaves no doubts: not more than 25 persons!
And Oli knew this very well! It's not a question of
political understanding!], OPMCM
draws
flak over Cabinet size (ht), A
jungle out there: Will Oli still be around to welcome
Chinese President Xi Jinping?, by Om Astha Rai (nt)
31/03/2016: ADB
report
projects Nepal’s GDP growth lowest in South Asia:
Country tops the list in the region with inflation
projected at 10.5 percent (kp), 49
Supreme
Court orders yet to be implemented: Court’s JED records
suggest some of the rulings date back to 2006, by
Manish Gautam (kp), Transitional
justice:
Govt asked to provide necessary resources pronto, by
Dewan Rai (kp), TRC
aims
to settle conflict-era cases within a year: Many view
its plan of action as ‘unrealistic’ given the enormity
and complexity of the task, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), TRC
chief
wants Act amended for int'l acceptance (rep), Freudian
slip:
PM Oli blaming NRA for tardiness is acknowledgement of
his own failure (kp), NRA
to
seek clarification from CBS, NPC over survey delay
(rep), Slow
reconstruction
taking toll on economy, says ADB (rep), Congress
should
join UML-led govt, says PM (ht), Decisive
innings:
Deuba, for now, should refrain from succumbing to the
dirty politics of toppling the government, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp), Campaigners
seek
information from EC (ht), China
seeks
more Nepal Army support against 'Free Tibet' activities,
by Purna Basnet (rep), Symbiotic
relation:
The onus is on the government of the day to reform its
institutions to ensure participatory, transparent and
accountable decision-making, by Madhab Regmi (rep)
30/03/2016: Conflict
victims
want firm commitment from TJ bodies: They also warn of
withdrawing support to Truth and Reconciliation
Commission unless it will make the process
victim-centric (kp), ‘Ensure
HR
during post-quake recovery’ (kp), Rights-based
reconstruction:
The National Reconstruction Authority should treat the
earthquake victims as rights holders and empower them,
by Madhab Regmi (kp), PM
censures
NRA, and by extension, own govt: NC leader Mahat accuses
government of viewing reconstruction through partisan
lense, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [Oli
forgot to mention himself and the other so-called
leaders as the most responsible persons!!], Markhu
survivors
take out loans for rebuilding, by Pratap Bista (kp),
Quake-hit
SLC
students have difficulty preparing for finals, by
Prakash Adhikari (kp), Plan
to
make PMO model institute lost in the shuffle, by
Anil Giri (kp) [?!], Morcha
leaders
meet today to decide next move (kp), CC
fails
to recommend name for new CJ (kp)
29/03/2016: NHRC
staffer
remembered: Pariyar, an assistant human rights officer
at NHRC office in Biratnagar, was shot dead by Nepal
Police (kp), SLMM
reaching
out to int’l community (kp), Embargo
fears
set off gasoline panic buying: Rumours about a possible
embargo started flying from Sunday, leading nervous
motorists to besiege gasoline stations almost
immediately, by Rajesh Khanal (kp)
28/03/2016: Ruined
reconstruction:
Works held hostage by disputes, red tape, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), TRC
says
it will collaborate with victims’ platform: The TRC
expedites its effort to reach out to the victims to make
transitional justice credible and successful, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Six
months
on, parties spar over House rules: Size of the Hearing
Committee appears to be the bone of contention, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), No
comparing
of two neighbours, says PM: High-level meets increased
understanding at political level, claims Oli (kp)
27/03/2016: 10
more
rebuilding resource centres to be established (kp),
Pace
of
post-quake reconstruction too slow, say German MPs
(ht), UCPN
(Maoist)
warns over aid delay (kp), UCPN-Maoist
may
quit govt, says Sharma (ht), UDMF
enforces
Birgunj shutdown (ht), Nepal
may
revert to Hindu state: Bhattarai (ht) [He
can already start to bury his new party if he should
really have spoken out such nonsense!!], Parties
at
a crossroads: With a phase of revolution over, political
parties need to address new national needs, by Mohan
Guragain (kp), Legal
experts
seek structural reforms in Judicial Council (ht)
26/03/2016: Victims
initiate
unofficial truth-telling activities_ The victims as well
as international bodies have voiceed doubts over the
credibility of the transitional justice mechanisms
(rep), Stakeholders:
Ratify
UN convention on refugees (kp), Some
40,000
refugees languishing in Nepal (rep), Genuine
demands
of Madhes will be addressed, says Dahal (kp) [And what are genuine Madhesi demands
in the view of male Bahun leaders, Mr Dahal?], UDMF
cadres
protest Dahal's Birgunj visit, by Ritesh Tripathi
(rep), Call
to
fight against patriarchal structures (kp), NRA
seeks
documents on quake-related loan disbursement from NRB
(ht), Govt
has
to spend Rs 1.66b daily to use up development budget,
by Kuvera Chalise (rep)
25/03/2016: Forcing
us
to forget: As a society we have failed the victims of
conflict in more ways than one, by Bidushi Dhungel
(nt), A
lost decade for conflict victims: The kin of those who
suffered during the armed insurgency say they have been
grossly ignored by the state, by Dewan Rai (kp), Police
intervene
Baluwatar protest, arrest rights activists, conflict
victims (kp) [??], Police
intervene
in protest staged by conflict victims (rep), Triangular
relationship:
Madhesi leaders believe PM Oli has no intention of
following through on his commitments, by Navin Jha
(nt), Talks
between
agitating Madhesi front and major parties in limbo,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Madhesi
leaders
warn of stringent protests after mid-April (rep), Morcha
leaders
meet Rae (kp), MoF
not
reporting on spending by development projects, by
Rudra Pangeni (rep), Unintended
Trans-Himalayan
Consequences: Did New Delhi ever imagine that its
coercive strategy would backfire this badly?, by
Kanak Mani Dixit (nt)
24/03/2016: We
want
to know: The families of conflict victims are still
waiting for information a decade after peace, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (kp), Storm
adds
to woes of earthquake-hit families, by Sudip Kaini
and Krishna Thapa (kp), Bad
men
and bad laws: It has become commonplace for every
government to take office promising to root out
corruption, by Deepak Thapa (kp)
23/03/2016: Victims
not
sure of due justice: Constraints: Inapt plans, short
tenure, structure of peace committees, by Dewan Rai
(kp), CIEDP
to
start detailed investigations from June 15 (rep), Morcha
leaders
‘desperate’ to find solution to Tarai crisis: Poor
public support has prevented the Morcha leadership from
bringing out concrete protest programmes (kp), Uphill
task
for NRA: to put together team: Some argue mobilising
civil servants will be easier than hiring new staff,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Girls
are
the future: It is time to unlock the potential of girls
in Nepal and support their empowerment, by Gail
Marzetti (kp), Old
enough:
In a 21st century democracy, as a voter, no one should
be restricted from our opportunity to lead simply
because we are "not old enough", by Ujwal Thapa
(rep)
22/03/2016: One
year
after: The TRC and the CIEDP have not laid the
groundwork for ensuring truth and justice, by Suman
Shdikari (kp), TRC
to
receive complaints from April 17: War-era crimes probe
to start June 15 (rep), An
open
letter to the PM: Your outlandish declarations show you
have no clue what it takes to translate a dream into
reality, by Naresh Koirala (kp), Election
Commission
wary of missing out on poll window (kp), Parliament
regulations:
Drafting panel members want party leaders to bury the
hatchet; Nepali Congress MPs ‘boycott’ meeting (kp),
Parliamentary
regulations
delay affects key hearings: Regulation yet to finalize
after 5 months of committee formation, by Ashok
Dahal (rep), Prepare
for
joint people’s movement: FA (ht), Madhesi
struggle
will continue, says Mahato (ht), UDMF
decides
not to celebrate Holi (ht)
21/03/2016: NRA
chief
under CIAA Scanner (kp), ‘Govt
change
hinges on new NC leadership’ (kp), Finalisation
of
house regulations:NC-UML tussle delays rules; Regulation
Drafting Committee fails to convene a meeting on Sunday
after only 13 out of 61committee members turned out
(kp), Mingma
receives
citizenship after her mother’s name, by Aash Gurung
(kp) [Even though this should be
taken for granted it still sounds like a sensation in
patriarchal Nepal!], Quake-displaced
blind
couple gets help to rebuild home, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp) [But only from foreign
donors? What about the Nepali state?], JC’s
decision
to nominate SC justices upheld (ht), Fighting
discrimination:
Dalits are deprived from exercising their human rights,
by Bharat Nepali (rep)
20/03/2016: Government
show
gets Maoist thumbs down (kp), Morcha
insists
govt drop charges against its leaders, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp) [??], Three
friends:
Fear of Chinese influence has placed Nepal at the
receiving end of many reactions by New Delhi, by
Saugat Bikram Karki (kp), Federal
Alliance
holds protest rally (ht), ‘Govt
performance
not satisfactory, post-quake reconstruction too slow’,
interview with Sherr Bahadur Deuba (ht) [This
has also been true for the previous NC-led government!]
19/03/2016: CIEDP
to
start taking plaints from mid-April: Case registration
through Local Peace Committees; The regulations have
been finalised, but an Act to criminalise acts of
disappearance is yet tos be brought (kp), Regulations
not
as per expectations, claims CIEDP (ht), Complaints
on
forced disappearances from April 14 (rep), Maoists
against
courts dealing with war-era cases (kp) [Neither
politicians nor parties nor security forces stand above
the law!!], Violence
takes
centre stage in HRC: India assures support to Nepal for
UPR recommendation adoption, by Dewan Rai (kp), Reconstruction
and
its elusive grand narrative: The government has boxed
itself into an impossible situation of trying to control
everything, something it doesn’t have the required
resources or capabilities to do, by John Narayan
Parajuli (kp), Tarai
forces
draw China’s attention to their agendas (kp), Cong
‘to
take lead’ to end political standoff, by Binod
Ghimire (kp)
18/03/2016: Cart
before
the horse: The lack of foresight in planning the
reconstruction has been staggering (kp), More
problems
likely to rain down on quake survivors this monsoon: NRA
mulling ‘transitional shelters’ as rebuilding work fails
to take off, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Complaints
outnumber
aid deals (kp), Building
back
better: Some key aspects, by Hari Darshan Shrestha
(ht), Noble
ends
through noble means: The blockade might have been
lifted, but we are nowhere close to addressing real
Madhesi grievances, by Rubeena Mahato (nt), Madhes
crisis:
Swaraj enquires about progress; Geneva, Indian mission
calls for ‘definite timeframe’, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), No
oil
for Oli: “Beijing can take advantage of Nepal’s
increased distance from India, but is unlikely to help
us at the cost of angering New Delhi”, by Om Astha
Rai (nt), Panel
head
Karna enjoying facilities 18 months after tenure end,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Hoodwinking
for
ever?, by Hemang Dixit (sp)
17/03/2016: Morcha
to
draw Beijing’s attention to its cause: Decides to submit
memo to Chinese embassy today (kp), Lead
from
the front: Deuba should stay firm on commitment to
federalism, republicanism, secularism (kp), Trials
and
errors: Hopefully Nepal will adopt best practices of
other democracies to produce less flawed election
results, by Pramod Mishra (kp), I
will rule for two years, says PM Oli (ht), Hearings
for
11 new justices unlikely soon (rep), Strength
And
Weakness Of Maoists, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
16/03/2016: SC
quashes
2 petitions related to war-era cases: Paves way to
arrest Maoist cadres accused of murder; the move allows
district court to proceed with its arrest warrant, probe
and prosecution as per criminal justice process, by
Dewan Rai (kp) [Hopefully, this
procedure will now be applied to all such cases,
including those those crimes that were committed by army
personal and partly protected by politicians!!],
SC
allows
arrest, prosecution of Maoist ex-lawmaker Rai, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), The
state
doesn’t see: An independent inquiry into violence must
be formed to establish peace in the Tarai, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (kp), Justice
names
sent back to parliament (kp), JC
re-sends
list of SC justices for hearing in Parliament (ht),
NC
in
no hurry to form or join govt: Deuba (ht), New
test: Bhattarai has named his party Naya Shakti but most
members are former Maoist leaders and retired civil
servants, by David Kainee (rep)
15/03/2016: Congress
puts
marginalised communities on the margins, by Dewan
Rai (kp) [NC has missed the
chance to turn into a progressive and inclusive party
with clean and non-corrupt politicians as it is needed
by the country
and that is no longer dominated by male Tagadharis!], Madhesi
women
in politics: Grooming at the grassroots urged (kp),
Madhes
still
viewed as Kathmandu’s colony: Thakur, by Devendra
Bhattarai (kp), ‘Speaker’s
decision
prima facie wrong’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), SC
issues
interim order to conduct hearings for justices, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Speaker
defends
sending back justice names: Says she’s ready to take
hearing ahead if nominations are sent again, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), 78
Singati
families receive letters for housing grant, by
Rajendra Manandhar (kp) [??], Plan
distributed
substandard zinc sheets: Quake victims, by Ramesh
Khatiwada (rep), A
looming crisis: There is a real concern that TB would be
transmitted to the healthy population residing in the
temporary settlements, by Raz Mohammad Wali (kp), Next
on
the agenda: Now that the constitution has been
proclaimed, we should turn towards the economy, by
Shyamal Krishna Shrestha (kp) [The
proclamation of the deficient constitution means nothing
without necessary corrections and implementation! But
you are right, the economy is also waiting!], Dampen
the
dependency: Diversification of supply routes is a must
for the survival and dignity of Nepali people, by
Surendra Regmi (kp)
14/03/2016: JC
picks
Karki as first female chief justice: Nominee will take
charge when President appoints her after CC approval,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Housing
aid
distribution from Singati deferred: Leaders of some
parties demand cash for all at once (kp), Local
protests
mar quake grant distribution: NRA accused of mobilizing
NGOs only, bypassing local leaders, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Distribution
of
reconstruction relief kicks off in charikot (ht), TRC
talks
of oversight mechanism: The TRC discusses with conflict
victims on setting up an oversight body to avoid
possible interference from power centres (kp), Dahal
shown
black flag in Siraha, 5 held (kp), Professional
inclusiveness
is as necessary as ethnic inclusiveness, interview
with Bipin Adhikari (kp), Stand-up
for
women: Men and women should be seen as two wheels of the
same cart, by Kajol Shah (kp)
13/03/2016: Caste
away:
Untouchability and discrimination cannot be ended
without strong state intervention, by Ratna BK (kp),
Judiciary-legislature
blame
game: UCPN (M) says ball in prime minister’s court
(kp) [What about independence of
judiciary? The political parties are only a part, not
the owners of the state!], Quake
victims
get winter relief as summer begins, by
Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht), First
grants
to be issued from Singati centre: Two banks are
scheduled to sign grant contracts with displaced
families today, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [Please
not mere show but effective relief and reconstruction
aid for quake effected families without further delay!!],
Banks
find
few takers for loans to rebuild quake-hit houses:
Bankers attribute the low demand for the credit to
‘complicated procedure’ (kp), TRC
officials
hear plight of Bandarmude victims, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp), A
new roadmap: The NC cannot enjoy the luxury of sitting
in the opposition and needs to help the govt to
implement the constitution, by Khagendra Nath Sharma
(kp), Mahato
threatens
decisive stir in Madhes (ht)
12/03/2016: Probe
into
Tarai violence: UN; Expresses concern over Nepal’s
piecemeal progress in transition to peace, by Dewan
Rai (kp), Minister
Kharel,
Karna tasked to study forming judicial probe, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), TRC
commissioners
at Badarmudhe to hear plight of victims: Victims protest
Maoists’ presence, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep), Bandarmude
victims
doubt TRC’s fairness (ht), Madhes
issues:
Panel formed to suggest ways out (kp), UDMF
leaders
hold talks with PM, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Madhesis
set
deadline to meet demands (ht), 2
petitions filed for and against Speaker’s move, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), CDP
funds
being misused to build party building, by Labdev
Dhungana (kp) [Such corrupt
practices were to be expected!!], From
right
to left and back: Conservatism seems to have become a
major force of our times and Nepal is not immune to it,
by Abhinawa Devkota (kp), ‘Nepali
media
still not gender-friendly’ (ht), Quake
survivors
exposed to health risks (ht), 325
water
sources of quake-hit 14 districts dried up, by Arjun
Poudel (rep), Civil
servants
refuse to work at NRA, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep), No
more
instability in the name of government change,
interview with Shashank Koirala, newly elected General
Secretary of Nepali Congress and youngest son of B.P.
Koirala (rep)
11/03/2016: Morcha
to
submit memo to PM today: To launch strikes if demands
not met (kp), What
next
in the Madhes? Madhesi protesters are ready to go back
to the streets again, but only if their leaders behave,
by Jiyalal Sah (nt), Time’s
a-wasting
If Madhesi and Tharu grievances are not addressed soon,
radical forces will move in, by Randhir Chaudhary
(kp), A
glass half-full: The NC, the oldest democratic party of
our country, is most undemocratic in its practices,
by Amma Raj Joshi (kp), Anti-federal,
pro-Hindu
could surround Deuba in NC nucleus, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [including
corrupt elements like Khum Bahadur Khadka], Chief:
Congress’ll
take lead in constitution implementation (kp) [anti-federal and anti-secular??],
DPM
Mainali
‘handicaps’ National Disabled Fund: Move to block funds
affecting people with disabilities, by Manish Gautam
(kp), Deconstruction
authority:
The government should stop trying to be a control freak,
and open up the space for earthquake survivors to easily
rebuild their homes (nt), Rules
in
place to supply timber for quake-hit (kp) [11
months after the earthquake!!], No
relief:
2.5 million earthquake survivors have waited one year
for help while the Reconstruction Authority discusses
procedures and guidelines, by Sahina Shrestha (nt),
NRA
delegates
agencies for aid distribution: More than Rs 260 million
has been released to be distributed to the quake-hit
people in Singati, Dolakha (kp), Quake
victims
rebuilding on their own worry about reconstruction grant,
by Narhari Sapkota (rep), Misplaced
notions:
Government seems to spare no effort in indulging in
extravaganza in all its activities to foolishly charm
and attract the simple and innocent, by Shyam KC
(kp), Tussle
between
UML, UCPN-M fuels conflict between judiciary,
legislature, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Speaker
sends
back CC recommendation of Yadav for EC chief (rep),
Money
mind:
The parties work hand-in-glove with the bureaucracy and
business elite to plunder and loot in our kleptocratic
state, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), Deuba,
Delhi
and Oli: Something is brewing again in Kathmandu’s
political cauldron after the Nepali Congress convention,
by Navin Jha (nt)
10/03/2016: Talk
of
quick survey for aid hollow: House assessment aimed to
be completed by mid-April but, as of yesterday, only 46
percent work over: NRA, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Call
to
involve women in rebuilding process (kp), Morcha
meet
to gauge situation (kp), UDMF
to
give ultimatum to PM (ht), Shashanka
terms
Madhes citadel of democracy: Says grievances and
concerns can be addressed through dialogue (ht), Are
talks
in the cards for change of guard: With Cong jamboree
over, discussions on new govt gaining traction,
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [Yes,
to exchange the government every 6-12 months is normal
for Nepal, but it's not as easy as before under the new
constitution...], Consensus
government
under my leadership: Oli (ht) [Nepal
does not need a consensus government! Democracy requires
an able and activ government and a strong and
constructive opposition! Nepal is lacking both!!],
NC
CWC
election: Majority of old faces; Deuba supporters have
the upper hand so far (kp) [Including
a corrupt criminal in top position! And predominantly
male persons! Obviously, this party will never change!],
Back
again:
There are many reasons why Deuba will be much more
than a footnote in Nepal’s political history, by
Deepak Thapa (kp),
Minister
weighs
case against EC: Prem Bahadur Singh says he will
challenge Election Commission’s decision to scrap his
Samajbadi Janata Party at Supreme Court (kp)
09/03/2016: Reconstruction
body
preparing framework (kp), Two
monsoons:
The govt should stop making excuses and accord highest
priority to reconstruction (kp), With
will
and strong backs, a quake-hit village rebuilds without
waiting for govt: What kept them from giving up was a
decision that the village has capacity to recover
(ht), SC
justice
appointment: Speaker’s decision on nominees sparks
uproar; Some legal experts have questioned the Speaker’s
move, saying it is likely to spark dispute between
Parliament and judiciary, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Karnali
blues:
The government interventions in Karnali are mostly of a
palliative nature with short-term benefits, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Group
of
Eminent Persons: More questions than answers, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Blue-collar
women
find international day meaningless, by Sanskriti
Acharya and Isha Pandey (rep), Checkered
history:
Those who benefit from foreign aid and its patronage
networks have an incentive to continue with the status
quo, by Jeevan R. Sharma (rep)
08/03/2016: Homes
for
earthquake victims unlikely before monsoon: NRA
(kp), Quake
victims
in Bhojpur still awaiting aid, by Shahiman Rai (kp),
Quake
victims
struggling for drinking water, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Winds
blow
away roof of earthquake shelter, by Narhari Sapkota
(rep), Morcha
drums
up support for fresh protest (kp), Constitution
should
be rewritten, says Yadav (ht), Shaking
off
violence: The constitution has told women that they
should compromise on citizenship because they are women
and their lineage cannot be as 'pure' as men's, by
Anjali Subedi (rep), Equality
in
true sense: Removing traditional barriers to achieving
gender parity needs greater priority in Nepal (kp),
For
the
women: The mainstream women movement has a long way to
go before it can claim to represent ‘all Nepali women’,
by Subha Ghale (kp), Nepal
still
needs to give women wider roles: UN; The UN suggests the
upcoming local elections need to be shaped by women as
both equal voters and as candidates (kp), UN
vows
support in effort to attain gender equality (ht), Disappearing
ink:
Short supply of textbooks is a problem that arises
every year, yet the government has done little to
address it, by Shak Bahadur Budhathoki (kp), National
Pride
Projects: Only 8 percent of budget utilised (kp), Money
Played
A Significant Role In Politics, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km)
07/03/2016: NRA
shifts
goalpost as victims wait: While the Post Disaster Needs
Assessment has put the number of
earthquake-affected houses at 498,852, the Nepal
Reconstruction Authority has surveyed only 150,000
households so far, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), NAR
to
distribute first installment of grant: The authority
will soon provide 25pc of total amount to quake-affected
households (ht) [???],
Broken
lines:
International response to natural disasters continue to
fail to address the needs of affected communities,
by Maximillian Morch (rep), Election
Commission
scraps registration of 15 political parties (ht), Appointment
of
SC justices: Parliament Sectt refuses to act on JC
advice; The parliamentary hearing could not be
conducted, as new Parliamentary Regulations have not
been enacted (kp), Proportional
representation
of women must in all spheres of life, says Speaker
(ht) [The NC is just
demonstrating that it does not work!], Male
chauvinistic
patriots, by CK Lal (rep), Force
for
good: Does Nepal need an army of 97,000 when economic
development is the state priority?, by Shrijan
Bahadur Malla (rep)
06/03/2016: Bardiya
victims
ask govt to ensure justice: Formed 13 months ago, the
two transitional justice bodies have not formally
started their tasks due to lack of legal framework
and infrastructure (kp), Dolakha
victims
in dilemma over ‘low’ aid amount, by Rajendra
Manandhar (kp), Top
Morcha
leaders to go to new Delhi (kp) [??],
Solve
the
cube: Candidates for major government posts should take
a test to prove their common sense, by Pramod Raj
Pokharel (kp) [!!], Gujarat
in
the making: It is important for Nepal to tell its
own story before someone narrates it for us,
by Moksheda Thapa (kp)
05/03/2016: Citizenship
to
dominate CSW agenda; Govt claim: Row ends with
constitution saying children of Nepali father or
mother are eligible for citizenship by descent (kp),
OHCHR
stance
no different from our own: TRC Chair Gurung, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), IRC
team
searching for bodies in Rolpa, by Kashiram Dangi
(kp), Committing
Suicide
An Option For Nepalese Politicians?, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km), The
Con(g)-race!:
It really doesn’t matter who becomes the next NC
President; All the three candidates will do
nothing to transform the party, nor will they find
middle ground and bring all the Kangaroos together,
by Guffadi (kp) [satirical but
very true!],
Madhesh
and
India: The Madhesh issue cast a long shadow over almost
all programs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended while
in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep)
04/03/2016: 1,300
get
accounts as NRA gears up for rebuilding aid: Cash
distribution to be delayed due to NC convention
(kp), Parties
to
report progress towards inclusion (kp) [There
will be hardly something to report!], TRC
to
meet Bandarmudhe blast victims, by Dewan Rai (kp), Morcha
leaders
talk Madhes issues with Bihar chief minister: Leaders of
regional parties say some of their demands had
been addressed through the first constitution amendment
(kp), Gorkha
CDO
transferred for ‘failing to extend hospitality’ to
Dahal: Baldev Gautam, who was posted to Gorkha
only recently, is transferred to Saptari for his
‘discourtesy’, by Sudip Kaini (kp) [??],
Food
for
thought: NC plenum has seen an astonishing lack of ideas
to keep nation hopeful (kp), Migration
and
development: Migrants are individuals with rights, not
‘agents’ or ‘tools’ for economic growth or poverty
reduction, by Bandita Sijapati (kp), Judicial
match-fixing:
By giving in to political pressure Chief Justice Kalyan
Shrestha has failed to uphold the integrity of the
Judiciary, by Binita Dahal (nt), Young
and
curious, by Biswas Baral (rep), Oli
Ko
Boli, Ke Garne Bholi?, by Hemang Dixit (sp)
03/03/2016: UN
may
not support Nepal’s TJ process: Reminds Kathmandu to
formulate act, procedures for the TJ bodies in line with
international standards; It has also reminded the
government of the Supreme Court verdict, which has
struck down a dozen provisions as well as suggested
amendments to the Act, by Dewan Rai (kp) Madhes-based
parties
in wait and watch mode: Next move hinges on NC General
Convention outcome, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Appointment
SC
justices: Legislative hurdle set to cause delays
(kp), Govt
mandates
NRA to disburse rebuilding aid: Families rendered
homeless will get Rs 200,000 each and house loan
of up to Rs 2.5 million (kp), Money
for
nothing: Instead of demanding more money, govt needs to
imporove its capacity for aid utilisation (kp), Riling
the
juggernaut: We should understand that the historical
paranoia of the angry Hindu elite is real in India,
by Pramod Mishra (kp)
02/03/2016: Show
cause
against police for refusing insurgency-era cases
(kp), Chepangs
left
in lurch: Several Chepang families in Chitwan have
neither received the earthquake victim’s identity
cards nor any relief so far, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp), Aid
plan
from Singati set to get delayed (kp), India
cuts
annual grant to Nepal by 40 percent, by Bibek Subedi
(kp), New
govt
after NC convention: Dahal (kp) [It's
doubtful if Dahal knows that in this case Oli would have
to resign by himself! According to article 100 of the
new constitution, a motion of no confidence is only
possible two years after the election of a PM at the
earliest! But none of the top male leaders who have
written this constitution will be aware of this! This
statement does not deny that Oli is a complete failure
as PM!], Dicing
with
death: The government needs to investigate the killings
that took place during the Madhes agitation, by
Dipendra Jha (kp), Below
the
line: Poverty line of $1.90 per day, set by the World
Bank last October, is not pertinent to the assessment of
urban poverty, by Ashika Sharma and Samyam Shrestha
(kp)
01/03/2016: NRA
fails
to set up regional offices: Staff shortage blamed;
Planned reconstruction from Singati, Dolakha uncertain;
No decision on hiring , by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Women
at
work: KP Oli could have made significant strides in
making the NRA gender-inclusive, by Basundhara
Bhattarai (kp), Nepal
rejects
UN suggestions on TJ-related cases: Govt tells UN Human
Rights Council it is yet to be prepared to enact
conventions ratified earlier, by Dewan Rai (kp), NC
likely
to squander opportunity to evolve, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Courting
cash:
The state has not been able to utilise the inflow of
remittance productively, by Rudra Prasad Dahal (kp),
Two
disasters
and Nepal: The economic slide, by Sandesh Paudyal
and Smriti Rai (ht), Govt
apathy
renders White Paper redundant: More than two thirds of
the 52 immediate measures laid out in the White Paper
have not been implemented yet, by Sagar Ghimire and
Kuvera Chalise (rep), Secularism
in
context: True freedom of religion is not neutrality to
religions but equal treatment of all religions, by
Robin Sharma (rep)
29/02/2016: At
least
4,000 security personnel drawn back: As protests grew
violent in early September, over 12,000 Nepal Police
personnel were deployed in nine ‘highly sensitive’
districts in the eastern and central Tarai, by
Manish Gautam (kp), Rawal
brushes
off blockade reports (kp), UDMF
preparing
for a decisive battle, says Mahato: If government does
not address the Madhes movement by utilising current
lull, UDMF will fight (ht), Unclear
roadmap:
Oli’s intransigence means onus lies on NC to offer
long-term solution to Madhes standoff (kp), NC-led
govt
in the offing, claim ruling parties (ht) [??],
Madhav
Kumar
Nepal says UML will lead next govt also (ht) [Isn't he a leading memeber of one of
the ruling parties??], NRA
tightens
noose around I/NGOs: Nonprofits barred from engaging in
reconstruction work without prior approval (rep) [?? This reminds of the government
statements shortly after the earthquakes! The affected
people are still waiting in vain!!], Victims
remain
in dark about govt reconstruction program, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep), NC
not
adopting federal structure in party for now, by
Ashok Dahal (rep) [Is this a
hint that the NC is going to distance itself from the
idea of federal state?], Dahal
vs
Bhattarai: Dahal needed Bhattarai more than Bhattarai
needed Dahal; But Dahal was also insecure and scared of
Bhattarai, by Hisila Yami, wife of Baburam Bhattarai
(rep), Unequal
Nepal:
In an example of extreme inequality, the richest 20
percent people in Nepal hold 56 percent of its wealth,
by Kamal Raj Dhungel (rep), Govt
needs
to spend Rs 1.39 billion development expenditure every
day, by Kuvera Chalise (rep)
28/02/2016: Parties
not
ensuring full representation to be crossed off EC list:
Political parties need to ensure inclusive
representation of women, Dalits and marginalised groups
in their working committees and those of their sister
organisations (kp), Ready
to
quit as Political Committee coordinator to please UDMF:
Thapa (ht) [You have been one of the most disqualified persons
for this job either!], Meet
non-political
demands: SLMM; Calls for dropping charges against its
cadres who are behind bars (kp), PM’s
visit
to India a fiasco: UDMF (ht), Less
of
a hero: Prithvi Narayan Shah and his successors were
only interested in expanding their empire, by Bal
Gopal Shrestha (kp), Illusive
local
governance: Government has made local elections its top
priority, but no preparations are to be seen, by
Khagendra N. Singh (kp), Half
of
the sky: The quota system is being misused to nominate
wives, daughters and close relatives of political
leaders, by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Policing
the
police: The police must obey the law while enforcing the
law, by Dipendra Adhikari (kp), Nepal-India
Relations: The Coast Is Not Still Clear, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn)
27/02/2016: Campaign
for
ensuring conflict victims’ rights: The drive aims to
provide the floor to the victims’ stories,
highlighting their fight for truth and justice (kp),
House
panel
asks TRC not to bring disputes out in media, by
Nabin Khatiwata (rep) [The people have a right to information on
institutions nominated by political parties!!], 30
pc
children involved in hazardous works: Report (kp), Quake
victims
still awaiting relief, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht), National
unity
govt under NC soon: Sharma (kp) [Irrespected
of which party leads the government, the current
generation of so-called leaders is not qualified!!],
PM
Oli
invites Madhesi parties to join Cabinet, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp) [Obviously, he
does not understand anything! This offer proves his
mind: Symbolic power sharing but no change in contents
of policy!], Agents
refuse
to release cargo until dues paid, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp) [Another
proof of Oli's failed state visit to India!],
Prime
Minister
Oli terms India visit sucessful (ht) [??],
Four
legs
good, two legs bad: Hindu nationalism and its dangers
for Nepal, by Shreya Paudel (kp), Why
Naya
Shakti: Those involved in Naya Shakti have proven their
commitment and dedication to serve the people at the
grassroots for many years, by Pradeep Man Tulachan
(rep)
26/02/2016: Viral
diseases
stalk northern Gorkha: People mostly in the quake-hit
settlements down with viral fever, diarrhoea and common
cold, by Sudip Kaini (kp), Quake-maimed
children
discontinue education: In Ghumtang village alone there
are 15 children who lost their limbs in the quake,
by Anish Tiwari (kp), Up
to
Rs 2.5m loan for rebuilding homes: NRA: NRA to provide
subsidised loan of up to Rs 2.5 for reubilding in
cities and Rs 1.5 in rural areas (kp),
Transitional
justice:
Local peace committees to be used for collecting
complaints, by Dewan Rai (kp), A
collective crusade: There can be no justice for recent
atrocities so long as past atrocities remain shrouded in
a cloud of impunity, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), Real
Rights
Now: A new campaign to highlight the need for justice
against human rights violations is being launched,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp), EC
to
scrap registration of 21 political parties (kp), Juggling
act:
The way that the offers from the north and the south
play out can shape Nepal’s future, by Navin Singh
Khadka (kp), The
fight
for inclusiveness, by Priyanka Gurung (rep), Restless
radicals:
There are too many groups dissatisfied with the way the
agitation in the Madhes has been called off, by
Navin Jha (nt), Yadav
threatens
fresh agitation in Madhes (ht)
25/02/2016: Transitional
justice
delayed: NHRC continues to seek action in war-era cases,
by Dewan Rai (kp), AI
presses
for independent probe into Tarai atrocities (kp)
[see AI
report
2015/16 on Nepal], Madhesi
leaders
being framed: AHRC (ht) [see report
by
AHRC], CIAA
files
graft charges over relief procurements: Seeks recovery
of Rs 27.1 million, by Rudrfa Pangeni (rep), Democracy
In Nepal: Political Leadership Has Failed The Test,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), ‘No
joint
communiqué’ as PM Oli wraps up India visit, by Anil
Giri (kp), PM
Oli
returns from India visit: Officials of two countries
fail to issue a joint communiqué, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht) [sounds extremely successful!], PM
returns
home, says visit completely successful, by Ashok
Dahal and Sangeet Sangroula (rep) [??],
More
women
leaders sought in politics (kp), The
feminist
mystique: There is little recognition of the great
diversity of Nepali women even in this day of identity
politics, by Deepak Thapa (kp), ‘New
forms
of violence emerging in society’ (ht), Dissecting
The Causes of Sufferings, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
24/02/2016: Protests
on
cards, but doors for dialogue open: Morcha; Preparations
are ‘in full swing’ to resume protests from mid-March,
SLMM leaders warn, saying that they are planning to
taking all disgruntled groups including Tharu, Muslim
and Janajati communities (kp), Tongues
under
threat: State needs to show greater sensitivity to the
language diversity of the country (kp), Political
Committee
formed to fool India, claims Mahato (ht), Other
parties
in UDMF failed to pressure govt: Sadbhavana (rep), So
near,
yet so far: The question of Madhes lies at the heart of
PM Oli’s visit to India; India is still sceptical of
Oli, and it would be difficult to overcome this
scepticism, given the fact that Oli’s political
strength comes from “nationalistic” people who will find
it difficult to become friends with India, by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal (kp), Rice
meant
for relief rotting in food corporation godown (ht),
Food
crisis
hits Mugu as NFC fails to lower price, by Suman
Malla (rep), Laprak
locals
unite to ease water crisis, by Narhari Sapkota (rep)
[Obviously, the government has
not heard about the epicentre of last year's first big
earthquake, yet!], Pathak's
email
to UN chief was unnecessary, says Minister Dhakal
(rep)
23/02/2016: TJ
bodies
draw flak from victims over inefficiency: Conflict
victims say the commissions have done nothing of note to
win their confidence (kp), CIEDP
commissioner
questions UN role in transitional justice: Emailed
complaint to Ban Ki-Moon, by Durga Dulal and Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), ‘Food
insecurity
persists’: there remains a pressing need for assistance
in mountain and hill areas, according to a UN report
(kp), Post
quake
vulnerability still persists in 11 districts (ht), The
Reconstruction Bid: Challenges On All Fronts, by
Prem Khatry (rn), NRA
calls
for Nepal-India mechanism: Seeks to ensure smooth supply
of construction materials during post-quake
reconstruction phase (ht), Depoliticise
sports, by Shyam K.C. (rn) [Depoliticisation
is urgent as well in far more important sectors like
education, health, general administration, judicial
servise, etc.!!], No
misunderstanding
with India persists: PM Oli (rep) [Yes,
more than four months of blockade did not happen!!],
Prime
Mnister
Oli In India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km), New
constitution
inclusive, claims Prime Minister Oli: Says he himself is
not fully satisfied with all the provisions of the
statute, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht) [??],
Promotion
of
all mother languages underscored (ht), Election
commission
seeks mandate to fix election dates (rep)
22/02/2016: TRC
commissioners
in row, by Dewan Rai (kp), TRC
member
Bhatta complains of threat to her security: Accuses
Gurung of not assigning her any role (ht), Ministry's
delay
hampers reconstruction works: NRA, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Gorkha
schools
run under tents, by Sudip Kaini (kp), Morcha
sets
riders to join political mechanism (kp), Oli:
Visit
successful in clearing the air: India calls for
addressing grievances in Nepal in line with assurances
(kp) [???], Not
so
easy: PM Oli’s visit has been able to restore ties that
were on dangerous free fall (kp), A
twist in the pipeline: Nepal’s energy dependence on
India will continue to constrain its ability to
negotiate bilateral issues, by Bibek Raj Kandel
(kp), Underground
outfit
JTJP army commander, two others arrested (ht), Revisiting
Mahatonomics:
Economic liberalization sans strong regulatory
institutions meant that growth in private sector was at
the expense of public sector, by Bhagirath Yogi and
Jeevan R. Sharma (rep)
21/02/2016: Post-quake
reconstruction:
NRA seeks detailed plan from ministries (kp), Thakur
warns
of renewed protest (kp), If
govt
attitude doesn’t change, we’ll reimpose blockade: Thakur
(ht), Careful
reservations
please: Reservation is but a small step to correct
the wrong that has been done to the marginalised,
by Sanjeev Dahal (kp), Civil
society
demands proportional representation of Dalit community
(ht), Date-expired
food
sent for earthquake victims (ht)
20/02/2016: SLMM
spurns
political mechanism (kp), UDMF
rejects
political mechanism; says it will now resort to
agitation once again (ht), UDMF
denies
recognizing new committee (rep), Major
parties
have failed to resolve crisis: Bhattarai (ht), INSEC:
Rights
violation cases escalate (kp) [see INSEC
yearbook
2016], HR
situation
deteriorated in 2015: INSEC (rep), Oli
goes
to India: It’s been almost 10 months since we got hit by
the Big One, but our incompetent government has yet to
carry out any reconstruction works in the country,
by Guffadi (kp) [satirical], Messenger
to
Delhi: Our prime minister should be able to impress on
the Indians that Nepal is competent enough to address
its own issues, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep), Oli’s
business:
The prime minister for a change should not be guided by
'regime insecurity' and not try to appease the Indians,
by Rohit Karki (rep), India
supplying
just 60pc of LPG demand, says NOC (kp), 12
rights
defenders arrested, released (ht) [??]
19/02/2016: Govt
forms
political committee on boundary disputes, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep), Mechanism
formed
to fix boundary row: Morcha refuses to own it up
(kp), Thapa-led
political
committee formed: Members to be finalised through
political consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht) [How can such committee be formed
under the lead of a person who is against the federal
republic and, instead, stands for the revival of the
unitary monarchical state??], Madhesi
parties
oppose committee formation without ToR, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), Deal
on
ToR of political mechanism elusive (ht), SLMM
obstructs
minister’s programme in Rautahat, by Shiva Puri
(kp), UDMF
cadres
gherao NC lawmakers (ht), NHRC
to
govt: Ratify Rome Statute: Commission’s suggestion is
timed with the government’s preparation of
response to the United Nations Human Rights Council
(kp), Ganga
Maya
transferred to Gangalal (rep), It’s
inclusion,
stupid! On Democracy Day, we must reflect on the past
and plan for the future (kp), Post
Truth
Politics: The TRC’s first report expresses deep
frustration at the lack of cooperation from those in
power, by Foreign Hand (nt) [!!],
Bhatta
removed
as TRC spokesperson (ht) [??],
Remaining
an
open society: The shrinking liberal space in the region
and erosion of political freedoms should ring alarm
bells for us in Nepal, especially with political
extremism taking root in the country once again, by
Rubeena Mahato (nt)
18/02/2016: Maina
Sunar's
memorial: ‘Transitional justice faces threat’, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Krishna
Prasad
murder: Ganga Maya’s condition ‘critical’ (kp), Negotiators
struggle
to reach agreement: Parties have only two days left to
reach a deal before Oli leaves for India (kp), Two
task
forces fail to agree on ToR of political mechanism,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Taskforce
meet
on ToR inconclusive: UDMF sticks to 2 provinces
(rep), Slow
and
steady: The Madhes movement has succeeded by failing—by
not achieving its declared objectives, by Pramod
Mishra (kp), Far
from
over: What happens next in Madhesh will be clear after
PM's India visit and General Convention of Nepali
Congress, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep), Days
Of Scarcity Are Not Over Yet, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
17/02/2016: Govt
endorses
regulations for TJ bodies: Committee removes key
provisions arguing that they are inconsistent with
the Transitional Justice Act, by Dewan Rai (kp), Political
mechanism
before India visit: PM (kp), Morcha
‘cautiously
optimistic’ (kp), UDMF
stages
sit-in protest (ht), Madhesh
speaks:
It's not demarcation that is fuelling agitation but a
sense among Madheshis that the state treats them as
second-class citizens, by David Kainee (rep), Battered
lives,
at brick kilns: Earthquake-displaced find no better
place to work, live in (kp)
16/02/2016: Chand-led
Maoists
hinder data collection of quake victims in Kavre
(ht), Morcha
exerts
pressure on govt to address non-political demands
(kp), UDMF
objects
to arrest, indictment of its cadres (ht), Ministers
seen
in plains after six months (ht) [!!],
Missed
opportunity:
KP Oli and other leaders in Nepal have frustrated their
own people and frittered away Modi's goodwill, by
Jaya Raj Acharya (kp), Make
it
inclusive: Reconstruction that does not deal with land
justice and existing social inequalities would be
cosmetic, by Jagat Deuja (rep)
15/02/2016: Ruling
parties
delay Madhes taskforce meet (kp), Govt
not
serious about talks: UDMF; All issues to be resolved
before PM’s India visit, says Oli’s press adviser
(ht), Important
last
step: PM Oli and Madhesi parties should find common
ground for a lasting solution (kp), PM
Oli's India Visit And Our Sufferings, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn), Democracy
In Delivery, by P. Kharel (rn), Language
barrier
causing hassles in quake data collection, by
Narahari Sapkota (rep), Why
governments
fail: Politicians take issues of governance lightly as
they do not have to suffer what other ordinary people
suffer, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
14/02/2016: Show
some
empathy: It’s wrong to mock marginalised groups engaged
in social justice movements, by Tirtha Raj Bhatta
(kp), Political
affinity
reflected in TRC members’ work, by Lekhanathn Pandey
(ht), Mechanism
on
boundary delineation: Clear framework, ToR key to deal:
Morcha; There are considerable differences over
Terms and References of the political mechanism
and framework of agreement (kp), Mahato
threatens
to whip up stir (ht), New
ministries
for ministers’ sake: Recently created ministries face
dearth of staff, budget, office space, by Binod
Ghimire (kp) [Oli's
irresponsible and unconstitutional procedure is a grave
and special kind of corruption to rob the state coffers
for the sake of power!], Weary
new
power: Bhattarai is still accountable for what happened
during the decade-long Maoist insurgency, by
Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp) [This
is true, just as other Maoist leaders, the then army
leadership, leading politicians of NC, UML and RPP as
well as, especially, the monarchy and its henchmen still
have to bear responsibility!!], The
days
ahead: The opportunity to gain from effective
implementation of the constitution should not be missed,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp)
13/02/2016: Mechanism
to
sort out boundary row: Big 3, Morcha claim deal likely
tomorrow, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Mechanism
to
be formed by tomorrow (ht), UDMF
inducts
three more Madhesi parties (ht), Warm
welcome
awaits Oli in Delhi, by Anil Giri (kp) [Yes,
Indian preparations took four months of blockade!!],
Taskforce
asked
to draft political body ToR by Sunday: Cross-party
leaders suggest PM not to sign any controversial deal
with India (rep), Don’t
sign
anti-national deals, PM told (ht), Senior
citizens
press demands for facilities: Social Welfare Ministry
pledges to introduce benefit schemes (kp), Quake-displaced
brace
for rains as hope for help ‘fades’, by Sudip Kaini
(kp), Incongruous
country:
Earthquakes followed by promulgation of constitution
followed by blockade have helped us spot contradictions,
by Hitesh Karki (rep)
12/02/2016: Sitting
on
hands awaiting financial leg-up: TRC and CIEDP have
received only token budget from government; Conflict
victims voice frustration at slow pace of work, by
Dewan Rai (kp), A
tale of quakes: With supply easing and NRA in place,
it’s time to deliver goods to survivors (kp), Saptari
govt
offices resume operations: CDO Narayan Prasad Bhatta
says the offices resumed operations after SLMM withdrew
the banda and halted protest, by Jitendra Khadga
(kp), New
Force
awakens: Society and the country should give Baburam
Bhattarai a chance to change if he wants to, by
Janak Raj Joshi (kp), What
the
people think about the ‘People’s War’: Two decades on,
there is mostly disappointment in the cradle of the
Maoist revolution, by Seulki Lee (nt), Bad
timing:
The Congress should have read the mood in Madhes before
scheduling its convention, by Randhir Chaudhary
(kp), The
blockade
that benefitted no one except smugglers: ... but the
damage it caused will stay on, by Om Astha Rai (nt),
Autopsy
of
a blockade: The most important lesson for Nepal from
this crisis is to massage Big Brother’s ego and keep him
happy (nt), NMSP,
NSP,
MJF-R to be inducted into UDMF; Gupta-led TMNC left out,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Three
more
Madhes-centric parties to join UDMF,
by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep), Deal
with
agitating parties likely before India visit: Taskforce
meeting summoned Friday, by Ashok Dahal (rep), What’s
next
in the Madhes? Unrest will grow again in the plains
unless Kathmandu initiates confidence building measures,
by Navin Jha (nt), Out
with
the old: Nepal’s civil society is now more of a hurdle
than a contributor to creating an accountable and just
society, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt), Prime
Minister’s
Visit To India, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km)
11/02/2016: Mahato’s
Sadbhawana
Party plans new alliance, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), CPN
(M)
announces fresh stir (kp), UDMF
betrayed
Madhes, says Matrika (ht), Making
politics
work: Lack of locally elected bodies has led to serious
dysfunctions in governance (kp), Madhes
Agitation: A Scourge For The People, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), The
struggle
continues: The loss of credibility of moderate Madheshi
Morcha forces will create a vacuum in Tarai, by Hari
Bansh Jha (rep), Copping
on:
A blanket ban cannot be the answer to isolated incidents
that call for a very different approach, by Deepak
Thapa (kp), Task
Allocation In Federal Set-up: Finance, Functionaries
Vital, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Rule
of
thumb: Prime Minister Oli knows his limits; If he was
really keen on diversifying Nepal's trade relations he
would have lapped up China's recent overtures, by
Biswas Baral (rep), Population
first:
It is not too late to revise province demarcations by
taking population size into consideration, by Yagya
Bahadur Karki (rep)
10/02/2016: Truth
and
disappearance: The transitional justice commissions seem
to have failed to meet the expectations of the peace
accord, by Govinda Sharma 'Bandi' (kp), Homage
to
Koirala: If leaders benefit from his virtues and become
wiser from his mistakes and weaknesses, it will be the
best homage they will be paying to their departed leader
(ht), Congress
after
Koirala: Leadership void feared, by Anil Giri (kp) [Ideal occasion to hand leadership
over to a younger and more inclusive generation! Else,
the decline of the party will continue 39 percent of the
votes in 1991, only 25 percent in 2013!!]
09/02/2016: Govt
employees
reluctant to join truth commissions: Govt had sanctioned
100 positions for the TRC and 70 for the CIEDP, by
Dewan Rai (kp), Assist
TRC:
Even after the formation of the commissions they have
not been able to perform as per expectations and
discharge their duties (ht), SLMM
calls
off banda, border sit-ins formally: Says its other
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