National (Nepal)
The appointments follow parliamentary hearings and approval of nominees recommended by the Judicial Council. The new justices are due to begin work on Monday.
Building & Construction
Event: Parliamentary hearing on social housing
National (Nepal)
Parliamentary hearings raised concerns over alleged judicial interference, middlemen and controversial rulings, while nominees defended their records and outlined plans for reform.
National (Nepal)
KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee of the Federal Parliament has endorsed the appointment of four nominees as judges of the Supreme Court (SC), clearing the way for their formal appointment. A meeting of the Committee on Friday approved the nominations of Dr Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chief Judge of the Pokhara High Court; Chandra Bahadur Saru, […]
Kathmandu. Parliamentary hearing for proposed Supreme Court Justice Janak Pandey has been completed. Pandey's process concluded after the hearing held at the Singha Durbar Parliamentary Hearing Com...
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13 complaints were filed against the proposed judges.
Kathmandu. Discussions are underway with complainants against the proposed judges in the Parliamentary Hearing Committee. The discussion, held at Singhdarbar, focused on the complaints filed agains...
Kathmandu. An objection has been filed at the Parliamentary Hearing Committee stating that Janak Pandey, proposed as a justice of the Supreme Court, is unsuitable for the post. Haribahadur KC of K...
Politics & Governance
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party Leader Bhishmaraj Angdembe has urged Speaker Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal to convene a meeting of Parliament without delay. During a meeting with Speaker Aryal on Monday, Angdembe, the parliamentary leader of the main opposition party, called for an immediate parliamentary session to discuss pressing political and national issues. Angdembe […]
Kathmandu, November 2 Jigyan Kumar Thapa, who was nominated as Nepal’s ambassador to Japan, has formally withdrawn his nomination by writing to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee. In his letter,...
Politics & Governance
KATHMANDU: Jigyan Kumar Thapa has withdrawn his name from the recommendation for appointment as Nepal’s ambassador to Japan. Thapa decided to withdraw his candidacy after questions were raised during a parliamentary hearing regarding his acquisition of permanent residency (PR) in Japan. Thapa, who chaired the parliamentary hearing committee, said he had decided to withdraw his […]
National (Nepal)
Jigyan Kumar Thapa informed the parliamentary hearing committee of his decision after questions were raised over his family’s residency and financial ties to Japan.
Politics & Governance
KATHMANDU: The opposition parties’ meeting has begun at the call of the Nepali Congress. The meeting is being held at the office of the Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party in Singha Durbar. It is attended by Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe, CPN-UML Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Padma Aryal, Nepali Communist Party Parliamentary Party […]
Politics & Governance
KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party has decided to demand the formation of a high-level parliamentary committee to investigate alleged collusion between court officials and middlemen. The meeting also decided to urge the government to immediately convene sessions of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly to address the issue, said Chief […]
National (Nepal)
Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany has concluded her four-day visit to Nepal. Her visit focused on the Nepali-German Development Cooperation in energy, health and economic development, as well as on the impacts of the Bhote Koshi flood, according to a press release issued by the German Embassy here.
Politics & Governance
KATHMANDU: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress, has called a meeting of opposition parties for 1 pm today at its Parliamentary Party office in Singha Durbar. The meeting is expected to discuss issues including alleged government arbitrariness, interference in press freedom and attacks on the Constitution, according to Bhishma Raj Angdembe, leader of the Nepali […]
Kathmandu. The main opposition party Nepali Congress has called a meeting of opposition parties to discuss issues including the government's arbitrariness, interference in press freedom, and attack...
Kathmandu, Oct 29: The Parliamentary Special Committee on Study and Monitoring of the Disaster in the Bhotekoshi and Kaligandaki corridors has stressed the need of making public the detailed inform...