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Democracy Nepal Communist Party (NCP): Responding to the writ filed against Bamdev Gautam’s appointment to the National Assembly (NA), the Supreme Court ordered a temporary ban on offering Gautam any further constitutional responsibility; the SC order temporarily ‘blocks Bamdev Gautam’s way to Cabinet.” In a cabinet meeting on September 25, …
Photo: Pixabay When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, thousands of Nepali migrant workers working in India returned home to be with their families during the challenging time. After exhausting their savings and sensing limited to no employment opportunities in their home country, they have now begun returning to India, with better …
Summary As of March 31, 2020, the death toll from COVID-19 has reached 38,749 with 801,061 infections confirmed in 200 countries and territories around the world, including the spread through two ships; nearly 172,317 people have recovered. Nepal hasn’t remained untouched by the pandemic, and the government hastily announced a …
Summary There is no human control over natural disasters, but there are always small ways to improve the lives of the people affected with those disasters. Improving public health is a key to prepare for epidemics. However, COVID-19, which is turning out to be a pandemic, has unveiled the unpreparedness …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
Politics and Governance Politics Nepal Communist Party (NCP) & the Government: NCP’s secretariat meeting, which was scheduled for Aug 29 was postponed till September 3. The meeting was called to discuss the recommendations submitted by the taskforce formed to prepare guidelines to end the party dispute.[1] PM KP Oli said …
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation is preparing to resume international and domestic flights starting September 1. However, domestic flights will only recommence in mountain and hilly region as the Terai region is still seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases.
