Domestic Politics & Governance Domestic Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP): PM Oli’s decision to appoint Yuvaraj Khatiwada as his special economic advisor is likely to invite serious conflict within the party and confusion among bureaucrats, officials, and ministers, for Khatiwada has been speculated to be the de-facto finance minister of …
National Security and Climate change Nepal’s Covid-19 tally stands at 66632 as death toll reaches 429: As of September 16, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally stands at 66632 and the death tally has reached 429. According to the health ministry, there are 18142 active cases of infection in the country while 48061 …
International Relations & Foreign Affairs Nepal invested in SAARC: Nepal has urged the SAARC members to reactivate the economic mechanism in an attempt to revitalize the member countries which are seriously hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15th informal meeting amongst the SAARC finance ministers proposed this suggestion. Nepal’s representative …
Gender & Social Inclusion (Human Rights & Migration) The severity of Covid-19 on maternity health: The Maternity health has suffered the most during the pandemic. In two months, Banke district reported seven maternity mortality cases. District Health Office states that the causes of deaths are irregular and lack of proper …
Federalism Administrative Issues: The Chief Minister of Karnali Pradesh, Mahendra Bahadur Shahi launched a program, “Bank Account for Daughters”. CM Shahi has given priority to ensuring social justice for daughters. In the program, the parents would provide Rs 500 as an initial fund to open an account within a year …
“Samriddh Nepal, Sukhi Nepali” was promised by PM Oli on assuming office in 2018. Has Nepal moved forward since? Is the Prime Minister doing anything to keep his words or was it merely an act of securing votes? Will Nepal attract business and investments from foreign countries? Since the …
International Relations & Foreign Policy Experts suggest senior-level dialogue: The experts have again suggested calling for a high-level dialogue to resolve Nepal-India disputes. The opposition leaders have been urging the Nepali government to get the ‘encroached land back’ and request India to remove its army from the encroached territories. All …
Federalism Administrative Issues: Karnali Pradesh organized the Open Government Partnership Program to facilitate lawmaking and good governance for the right to information, accountability, and transparency. Such programs increase the participation of the citizens in the parliamentary system. The purpose of the program is to make transparency, accountability, and ethical systems …
Gender & Social Inclusion (Human Rights & Migration) Mental Health impinged amidst pandemic: The nation-wide lockdown has severely impacted the patients receiving treatment for mental illness. Particularly, patients from small towns are having problem seeking treatment, having therapy sessions, and accessing medications. Medicines for mental illness are not easily available …
National Security & Climate Change Nepal’s COVID-19 tally stands at 48,138 as death toll reaches 371: As of September 16, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally stands at 56,788 and the death tally has reached 371. According to the health ministry, there are 15779 active cases of infection in the country while 40,638 …
Democracy & Governance Domestic Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP): According to the NCP’s agreement proposal, the two chairpersons will move ahead with their more refined roles; while PM Oli will continue as the country’s executive chief, Dahal will be the party’s executive head.[1] Despite leader Nepal’s disagreement, the chair persons …
Domestic Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP): As the infighting NCP seemed headed towards a peaceful resolution of its intra-party conflicts, leader Bamdev Gautam’s renewed interest in joining the National Assembly (NA) has invited fresh round of disagreement. The secretariat meeting scheduled to discuss the taskforce recommendation will likely mull over …
