24/01/2021: Govt
urged to implement NHRC recommendations (ht), Our
troubled democracy : Unless the bleeding of democracy
stops, the resto-ration of the House alone is not
going to save it, by Naresh Koirala (kp), NC,
JSP-N not keen on joint struggle : NC says it’s
protesting, JSP-N blames NCP of betrayal (ht), Petition
filed at Constitutional Bench seeking examination of
authenticity of House dissolution notice published in
Nepal Gazette (rep), SC
will not be influenced by external factors: CJ Rana
(kh) [Nobody tries to
influence the SC's decision like KP Oli. The SC must
finally silence him and stop his unjustified election
preparations! The rule of law and democracy are on the
brink of extinction in Nepal!], Former
Nepal Bar Association chairs condemn Oli’s ‘shameful
attack’ on legal profession : They say the prime
minister should apologise for slandering the country’s
most senior lawyer and the legal profession (kp),
Covid-19:
The year of living dangerously : One year since Nepal
reported its first case, government response has been
dismal. Vaccines are likely to be available sooner or
later, but the path to inoculate all is not clear,
by Arjun Poudel (kp), Poverty
and lack of awareness and access forcing many to
resort to unsafe abortion : Even 19 years after
legalisation, women’s struggle for safe abortion
continues. As a result, they put their health at risk
and are unable to exercise their rights, experts say,
by Samiksha Baral (kp), Health
workers deprived of risk allowance warn of halting
serviceAs many as 53 frontline health workers at
Dolakha District Hospital in Jiri have been
deprived of the Covid-19 risk allowance for months,
by Anish Tiwari (kp), With
political instability, market prices soar : When
elections approach, market monitoring gets lax and
prices remain high, activists and experts say, by
Krishana Prasain (kp), Dr
KC objects to recommendation for increasing medical
education fee (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening (Nepali)
23/01/2021: Nepal
yet to ensure transitional justice: Officials have
been repeating same commitments at international fora,
but have done little to implement them, by Binod
Ghimire (kp) [The statement
read out by the foreign minister sounded in part like
a fairy tale story! Promises made for years, but not
kept, were presented as if they would be implemented!],
NHRC
urges govt to ensure implementation of its past
recommendations (rep), Urge
to implement NHRC recommendations (kh), PM
Oli assures ex-Maoists commanders of finding solution
to their problems (kh) [And
what about the problems of the victims of the
insurgency and their families, Mr Oli??], Kalikot
teens run successful campaign against Chhaupadi :
Campaign inspires girls and women to abandon period
sheds, by Tularam Pandey (kp), When
will Dalit lives matter? Despite voices being raised
in the Capital and across the country against the
injustices inflicted on Dalit people, their plight
remains the same. The Post takes a look at the
events that took shape last year and why they were not
enough, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp), A
scrambling Oligovernment produces gazette before
court, but it’s backdated : Hiding information and
distorting it have been the hallmark of the Oli
government and not publishing the House dissolution
notice is a major procedural lapse, experts say,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp), Confusion
and dilemma in Nepali Congress continues, now with
eyes on leading government in provinces : Views
differed in the party over House dissolution. Now
there are questions whether it should join hands with
Oli or Dahal-Nepal faction in Bagmati and Province 1,
by Anil Giri (kp) [It is
becoming clear that the feigned outrage over the
dissolution of parliament is sheer mockery. Oli's coup
is gladly accepted if it means that one can regain
power oneself. What rotten politicians!], Protest
against Oli’s decision draws huge response in capital
(ht) [The term "decision"
trivializes Oli's constitutional breach!], A
motley crew of people and political talk at Capital
protest : Thousands attended Friday’s rally called by
Dahal-Nepal faction of Nepal Communist Party against
Oli’s House dissolution move. But not everyone was
there to protest, by Anup Ojha (kp), Civil
society group to stage protest outside PM's residence
in Baluwatar against parliament dissolution (rep),
Dr
KC staging protest against HoR dissolution today
(kh), Lawyers
spell out flaws in PM’s move, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), PM
Oli makes mockery of legendary lawyer whom judicial
sector respects as ‘Guru’ : ‘Calling hearing a
spectacle contempt of court’ (kh) [!!!???],
Nepali
women migrants repatriated from Beirut : Migrant
workers, mostly women, have been hit hard in the West
Asian country reeling under multiple crises, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp), Is
foreign employment a choice or a compulsion? Labor
migration is not safe for innocent Nepali migrant
workers. The government should ensure that every
single Nepali worker in foreign land is paid decent
salary and treated with dignity, by Bipana Thapa
(rep), The
Alchemy Of A New Class, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn), Pressure
cooker bomb planted by Biplab-led group defused in
Banepa (rep), Biplav
outfit torches Bolero van in Makwanpur (kh), BP
Highway disrupted following explosion; bomb planted on
Arniko Highway defused (kh), Three
cadres of Biplav outfit arrested in Tikapur (kh),
Joint
meeting of Dahal, Dr Bhattarai with Vice Prez sparks
speculations in political circle (rep),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
22/01/2021: Universal
Periodic Review: Nepal quizzed on transitional
justice, rights, Tibetan refugee issue : Foreign
Minister Gyawali reiterates Nepal’s commitment to
human rights, deflects US queries on Nepal-China
agreements as a bilateral matter, by Anil Giri
(kp), United
Nations urged to tell Nepal government to protect
civic freedom : Physical attacks on journalists,
rights activists continue to undermine civic space
(ht), Why
KP Sharma Oli is behaving as though he is the state :
Ever since Oli dissolved the House of Representatives,
all his statements have revolved around ‘I, me and
myself’, as he has shown utter disregard for the
checks and balances enshrined in the constitution,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Rs
100 billion: The cost of Nepal’s next parliamentary
election, by Ashok Dahal (ae), Nepal
to rely mostly on foreign aid to buy Covid-19 vaccines
for its people, officials say : Rs48 billion has been
estimated for vaccines. Government, however, says it
won’t have a resource crunch for midterm elections,
which will cost it as much as Rs 20 billion, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Who
gets to write our history? The nationalist narrative
conveniently sets aside other histories that don’t see
Nepal as a great nation, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp),
Sugarcane
farmers to resume protest to get paid in
full : Both the government and the sugar mills are
refusing to disclose the details of the payments
made so far, by Krishana Prasain (kp), NHRC
urges govt to save Ganga Maya’s life (ht), Failure
of Nepali communism : The most understated reason for
the failure of Nepali communism is their new penchant
for central planning and development without the
capability to deliver on them, by Bishal Thapa
(ae), Messing
up the system : When a government elected with an
overwhelming majority dissolves the House due to the
failure and inability to manage intra party wrangling
and discord, it could become a bane for democracy,
by Rajaram Bartaula (rep), Polluted
politics : If driver exhalation is checked for
alcohol, why not vehicle exhaust for pollutants?
Governance failure. Corruption (nt), Breathing
is hazardous to health : Only public pressure on
politicians will clean up Kathmandu’s hazardous air
pollution (nt)
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
21/01/2021: Oli’s
legacy of shame : KP Oli put Nepal’s young democracy
to the test, and the political class helped him do it,
by Deepak Thapa (kp), All’s
not well inside Janata Samajbadi Party : While
Bhattarai and Yadav want to protest against the
dissolution of the House, Thakur and Mahato have other
plans, by Anil Giri (kp), After
House dissolution, questions raised over local
infrastructure programme, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp), CJ
fixes 30 minutes for lawyers to plead their case
(ht), Relief
for the returnees : There should be no delay in the
disbursement of financial relief to migrant workers
(kp), NHRC
urges govt to pay sugarcane farmers pronto (ht), Way
to address the concerns of sugarcane farmers, by
Ayushma Maharjan (rep), Politics,
Polls And Power, by Mukti Rijal (rn), President
should roll back govt's decision to dissolve
parliament: Advocate Aryal (rep),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
20/01/2021: Inoculating
the masses against demagogic populism : The
challenge for Nepali society is to work
for a relatively peaceful transition, by CK Lal
(kp) [The best way would be to
replace the entire patriarchal old Tagadhari
leadership of all political parties with a younger,
open-minded and socially inclusive generation!],
‘Constitution
gives prime minister no right to dissolve HoR’
(ht), Advocates
demand SC to curb PM Oli’s statement that the
parliament cannot be reconstituted (kh), In
attacking Oli, Dahal ratchets up incendiary rhetoric,
only to draw flak : Civil society members say Dahal’s
inciting of violence is more abhorrent and could put
the country on slippery slope, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp), Nepal
set to get Covid-19 vaccine from India within days,
officials say : Health Ministry and Indian Embassy in
Kathmandu are expected to jointly announce the details
of the supply of vaccines, including the number of
doses, to Nepal today, by Arjun Poudel and Anil
Giri (kp), One
million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to arrive in Nepal
from India on Thursday : The announcement was made at
a joint press conference by the Health Ministry and
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu (kp), Five
signatories withdraw from no-confidence motion against
Rai, by Deonarayan Sah (kp), Having
returned empty-handed, workers seek compensation for
losses : A large number of migrant workers have
returned home with hefty loans after losing their
overseas jobs. Migrant rights activists say they
should receive compensation for their ordeal, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
19/01/2021: What
is legislative intent and why lawyers want the
Constitutional Bench to look to it : Advocates bring
an interview and video clip of Subas Nembang to
justices’ notice to argue the point that
constitutional provisions be followed not only in
letter but in spirit too, by Tika R Pradhan (kp),
Arguments
put forth against House dissolution (ht), Has
Oli captured the state? Whether the Constitutional
Bench upholds House dissolution or not, Oli has
his tentacles all over, by Achyut Wagle (kp), Amid
political uncertainty, Dahal-Nepal faction seems to be
completely lost : While Oli’s party appears confident
about polls and forces like Congress and Janata
Samajbadi Party are weighing their options, the
Dahal-Nepal camp is groping in the dark, by Anil
Giri (kp) [This is due to the
fact that the Dahal/Nepal faction is primarily
concerned with taking power from Oli, both within the
party and nationally. Oli's coup is merely a means of
argumentation to an end.], As
Nepal prepares for Covid-19 vaccination drive,
challenges are huge, experts say : From transportation
to chain of command issues, from training of health
workers to surveillance of the population as each
needs two doses, much has to be considered, by
Arjun Poudel (kp),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
18/01/2021:
At House dissolution hearing, advocates prod bench to
look to legislative intentStating that constitution
does not provide room for the prime minister to
dissolve Parliament, lawyers demand debate transcripts
and records of charter drafting process, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Was
poll body consulted on midterm elections, Dahal-Nepal
faction asks : The law states that government must
take the Election Commission into confidence before
announcing poll dates. But an official says there is
no written record of consultation between the two
sides, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Oli
should be banned from politics : The prime minister’s
hunger for power is likely to push the country into
political chaos, by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp), PM
has no right to dissolve House, SC told : ‘Lawmakers
even supported the prime minister’s absurd claims’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht) [And
the President has to protect the constitution even if
the PM wants to smash it to preserve his power!],
CA
Chairman Nembang’s statement that “PM cannot dissolve
parliament” recited during hearing at Supreme Court
(rep), Hearing
on writs against HoR dissolution likely to be
protracted : Only six out of 188 advocates debate till
Monday (kh), Media
fails to uphold its role as watchdog : The government
tried to stop criticism by threatening and
spreading fear among journalists, by Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya (kp), ‘Govt
working to end discrimination against women’ (ht)
[This claim is a farce as long
as the political patriarchy that dominates all parties
is not willing to treat women as equal to men in every
way, that is, in the constitution, laws, citizenship,
and any kind of inclusion and participation. And none
of the autocratic male Tagadhari politicians are
willing to do that!], 90pc
VAW cases settled thru reconciliation (ht) [This cannot be called justice. It
overwhelmingly proves the unequal legal position of
women. VAW is a serious crime and must be dealt with
and punished by public courts. In case of legal
loopholes, the courts must bindingly oblige the
legislator to adjust the laws immediately!], Nepal
likely to get COVAX vaccine after four months, by
Pabitra Sunar (rep), Nepal
is falling into a trap of India, China and the US :
America might use its weight to obligate Nepal to
honor TPSA and get the MCC endorsed. India might stand
behind. China might warn Nepal against doing that,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
17/01/2021: Has
Oli accepted the constitution has flaws and it needs
amendments? In his House dissolution recommendation,
Oli has said snap polls are required to revise the
charter. But analysts wonder if he has any other
sinister motive, as there’s no certainty that
elections, if they happen, will give him such a
majority , by Binod Ghimire and Tika R Pradhan
(kp) [Oli is constantly
talking only about his critics being against
elections. Yet elections are not the issue to begin
with. At the beginning, there is the question of Oli's
constitutional legitimacy to dissolve parliament
prematurely. No such legitimacy is apparent. The
Supreme Court should finally decide to redeem Nepal
from this superfluous crisis!], Hearing
on writs against HoR dissolution to continue on Monday
(kh), Gyawali’s
overhyped Delhi visit turns out to be a damp squib :
There were no concrete outcomes from the visit on the
border row or vaccine procurement. It just marked a
resumption of bilateral engagements between Nepal and
India, by Anil Giri (kp), More
than 50 different items are needed for polls, Election
Commission says as preparations begin Even if Supreme
Court decides Oli’s dissolution was constitutional,
dispute in Nepal Communist Party has to be settled
before polls are possible, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp) [And what about the
voting rights of expatriate Nepalis, especially the
millions of migrant workers? The Supreme Court's
ruling in this regard is binding law, but the
incompetent Oli government has done nothing so far!!],
Clash
of dreams in politics : There are silent communities
in Nepal whose dreams are ignored in the hegemonic
structure of power, by Abhi Subedi (kp),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
16/01/2021: Constitutional
Bench to continue hearing petitions against House
dissolution : The five-member bench led by chief
justice rejects calls for sending the writ petitions
to an extended full bench, saying the issue warrants
serious constitutional interpretation, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), With
a different letter than one sent by the Cabinet,
Oli adds to the confusion : While the House
dissolution decision signed by the chief secretary
does not cite articles, the one undersigned by Oli
includes those, thereby creating grounds to suspect
foul play, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire
(kp), Oxford-AstraZeneca
jab gets emergency use nod : Government should fulfil
its promise to inoculate all eligible citizens, only
allow private players to import if authorities can’t
do so, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp), Building
Resilience At Critical Moment, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn), People
will take to the streets against court if it uploads
House dissolution: Dr. KC (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
15/01/2021: Lost
and never found: Hundreds of children, more girls than
boys, go missing every year The majority of children
who go missing are eventually found but
stakeholders fear all those who go missing are
vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp), Vaccine
for allThe government cannot evade its primary
obligation to the citizens (kp), Are
we poised for Jana Andolan III? The bigger the
political void and uncertainty, the greater the
chances for a people’s movement, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp), Nepal
approves ‘Covishield’ for emergency use (kp), Constitutional
Bench to continue hearing writs against HoR
dissolution : Continuous hearing from Sunday (kh),
PM
Oli recommended House dissolution “without mentioning
article of the Constitution” : Petitioner questions
alleged meeting between PM and Justices (kh) [???], Whose
Nepal Communist Party is it anyway?, by Ashok
Dahal (ae), NCP's
race to the bottom (ae),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
14/01/2021: Constitutional
Bench still unsure which bench will hear House
dissolution case : While government wants
Constitutional Bench to hear the case, petitioners say
full bench must look into it, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), Govt
claims it’s working to address woes of conflict
victims (ht) [Measured
against the government's inaction for years, this
statement sounds like a mockery!], Money
should be no issue for government to procure Covid-19
vaccines, experts say : Public health experts react
after government publishes a notice seeking
contributions to vaccinate Nepalis saying saving lives
is its legal and moral responsibility, by Arjun
Poudel (kp), Why
national unification day and Prithvi Narayan Shah
should not be celebrated, by Binayak Sundas (rep),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
13/01/2021: Parliament
dissolution is constitutionally wrong, politically
illegitimate : If a majority government does not wish
to run the government only sensible way out is to
resign and pave the way for others to form the
government, by Narayan Manandhar (rep), Sapana
Pradhan Malla replaces Hari Krishna Karki, as
Constitutional Bench is set to hear House dissolution
case : Karki had recused himself from the bench on
January 6 after questions that his presence
constituted a conflict of interest (kp), Petitioners
to press for grand full bench, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Attorney
General At Odds With Demand On Extended Full Bench On
HoR Dissolution Case (rn), Hearing
On HoR Dissolution Writ Petition Goes Short Of Time;
Next Hearing On Friday (rn) [With
the state and democracy at stake, clarification by the
Supreme Court must be a top priority and much faster!],
SC
keeps HoR dissolution case in ‘on-hearing’ status :
Next hearing on Friday (kh), All
democratic forces urged to unite to protect federalism
(ht), Political
instability as usual : The best among the worst
choices is to seek a fresh mandate by holding an
election, by Ajay Das (kp) [Presumably,
new elections will hardly be avoided if there is to be
a majority government without opportunists again.
First, however, the Supreme Court must uphold the
constitutional violation by Oli and Bhandari. Coup
plotters must answer to the courts and never again be
allowed to run for state office!], Has
Oli killed two birds with one stone - or two
interviews for that matter : He has earned praise for
a nationalist stance, but some say he managed to
distract Nepalis from ongoing crisis while sending a
message to Delhi he is ready to play along, by
Anil Giri (kp) [Like his great
inner-party rival Dahal, the Hindu fundamentalist Oli
loves to fly his flag according to the wind. He takes
the truth just as seriously as his role model in the
White House!], Despite
rhetoric of nationalism, Oli more dependent on foreign
forces : When political leaders lack concrete
ideology, they often take recourse to ideas of
stability, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), Nepal
Communist Party has been cleaved in two, but a
formal—legal—split seems to be heading to stalemate :
The Election Commission says neither the Oli faction
nor the Dahal-Nepal camp has presented the
necessary paperwork for it to be recognised as
the legitimate party. And neither seems to want to
take the blame for split, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp), Heed
their plight : It is not easy catering to tens of
thousands of applicants, representing different
sectors of the economy, all at once (ht),
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(English), evening
(Nepali)
12/01/2021: Why
the Congress is hemming and hawing, failing to make a
firm stance : The party that had been licking its
wounds after the 2017 electoral defeat is suddenly
licking its lips at the thought of returning to power
whichever way the situation unfolds, by Anil Giri
(kp) [The answer is quite
simple: Just like the top politicians of the NCP,
those of the NC are only concerned with personal power
and access to coffers, not with the state and the
people, and certainly not with the rule of law!],
Vaccine
diplomacy and Nepal : Leaders are busy negotiating
when they should be focusing on public health issues,
by Bikram Timilsina (kp), Govt
agencies directed to stay alert over possible second
wave of COVID-19 (rep), Three
strikes on democracy : If President Bhandari had
downplayed her party affiliation, revisited the list
of her duties as a President and sought counsel,
instead of rushing to satisfy Oli, she could have
reached a different conclusion, by Mukesh Baral
(rep), Civil
society holding protest rally against HoR dissolution
today (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
11/01/2021: Oli
resorting to vituperation turns the conversation ugly
and nasty : The prime minister lately has launched
acerbic attacks on his opponents and all those who
criticise him, overstepping the bounds of propriety
and decency, observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp),
House
dissolution a political issue: PM, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht) [Any "political"
action by the government must be based on the
Constitution, Mr Oli! How stupid do you think the
people of Nepal are?], Civil
society members call for HoR reinstatement (ht), With
upper house prorogued, two key aviation bills
left in the lurch : Experts say it may now take
another four to five years to get Nepal removed
from the European Union air safety list, by Sangam
Prasain (kp) [Thanks be to PM
Oli, the greatest democrat in the world, who truly
selflessly does everything only for the good and in
the interest of his country!], Supporters
of monarchy and police clash in front of Singha Durbar
: Hundreds of people had gathered to garland the
statue of the late king on the occasion of Prithvi
Jayanti when clashes erupted (kp) [Oli
is not the only one trying to destroy the state and
democracy!], Beyond
the death penalty : Anti-rape activism needs to expand,
by Meghna Adhikari (ht), Army
chief inaugurates Prithvi Narayan Shah Study Center at
army HQ (rep) [Is the
army still royal or is it now loyal to the sovereign
people?],
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
10/01/2021: Observers
call Oli’s bid to woo Madhes with ‘dhoti rally’ a
farce : If Oli, whose scorn for Madhesis is no secret,
is thinking about winning over some constituencies in
the plains, he has completely lost the plot, leaders
and analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp) [A
putschist must never run for public office again!],
PM
Asks Former Justices To Respect Judiciary (rn) [Only I, the godlike PM has every
right to break the Constitution and give opinions on
ongoing Supreme Court litigation, but not the
extremely concerned constitutional experts of the
country!], Chief
justice mandatorily chairing Constitutional Bench
exposes a major oversight by charter drafters :
Recommendations of Constitutional Council meeting
attended by Rana have been challenged at the
Constitutional Bench. Can he sit on the bench which
has to decide on a case which has his involvement?,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Binod Ghimire (kp), Half
of Covid-infected not maintaining social distancing at
home, study finds : Public health experts say the
findings are alarming as the second wave of infections
may start soon in the country, by Arjun Poudel
(kp), For
the region and beyond : Nepal’s institutions have a
historic opportunity to make Nepali democracy a model,
by Dnyanesh Kamat (kp), Clearing
Fallacies About PN Shah, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn) [This article is a prime example of
the view of the elite that has dominated and
controlled Nepal since Prithvinarayan's conquests:
What about experiences of those sections of the
population who have since been marginalised and
excluded? Deprived of their traditional culture,
languages and way of life? Who have been imposed laws,
ways of thinking and living based on Hindu state
thinking? Who do not find themselves included at all
in Nepal's national identity? Yes, Prithvinarayan Shah
unified Nepal and thus secured its place in history,
but that does not change the fact that his action was
a conquest that primarily served to satisfy his own
power and economic interests. No conquest in the
history of mankind has been done with the noble
foresight in the exclusive interest of his "subjects"
to which Prithvinarayan has been so fondly attributed!],
How
the country can be kept safe is my biggest worry at
present: Former King (rep) [Tell
the confused followers of monarchy and Hindu state
that they are clinging to failed and outdated aspects
of Nepali history. After that, you had best leave the
country and never return. Oli and the other so-called
top politicians are well on their way to destroying
the country. But they are only completing what the
monarchy could not complete before. Only a younger
charismatic generation of politicians from among
Nepali citizens with a commitment to inclusion,
democracy and secularism and an aversion to theocracy
and overrated political ideologies can save the
country!], Winter
session of National Assembly concludes (rep), PM
Oli draws flak for spitting inside NA (kh) [This illustrates Oli's disrespect
for institutions of democracy such as the National
Assembly. Why was it convened for only one week in the
first place? Of course, the all-powerful PM can
regulate laws much better by ordinance, which are then
signed by the president. Democracy works in Nepal,
doesn't it?],
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
09/01/2021: Seven
held from Oli’s event for wearing t-shirts with
slogans demanding justice for Nirmala Pant : People
who attended the function say they were not allowed to
wear anything black, even caps or masks, by Mohan
Budhaair (kp) [Many
authoritarian politicians are prone to such
misbehaviour. Moreover, he must once again put up with
the question of whether he personally is deliberately
trying to prevent the crime against Nirmala Pant from
being solved!], Oli
throws caution to the wind as he addresses a mass
gathering : Once again ignoring the fact that his
December 20 move is sub judice in court, Oli
says the House cannot be restored and urges all to
prepare for elections, by Anil Giri (kp), Former
chief justices speak out against dissolution of House
(kp), Congress
in driver’s seat as power play begins in provinces :
Both factions of Nepal Communist Party need backing of
opposition party to further their cause in the
provinces, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [This
means a redistribution of power among politicians
without charisma and morals who have long since failed
repeatedly and who have no interest in the country and
its citizens!], Women
hit by pandemic, domestic violence at high risk of
traffickingTraffickers have been using the Jamunaha
border in Banke to smuggle girls and women to India on
the pretext of sending them abroad for jobs,
anti-trafficking officials say, by Madhu Shahi
(kp), Performing
Intricate Balancing Act, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
08/01/2021: Four
former Chief Justices term HoR dissolution
unconstitutional (kh), With
their tactical plans, parties reluctant to join hands
against Oli in upper house : Though they had agreed to
jointly table a resolution motion against the
‘unconstitutional’ lower house dissolution, they now
seem to be taking possible polls into consideration,
by Binod Ghimre (kp) [The
interests of the top politicians of all parties are
similar: personal power and direct access to state
privileges and coffers. The course must now be set for
this. The criticism of the destruction of democracy
and the state now initiated by Oli serves at best as a
means to an end!], Nepal
keeps mum as world leaders condemn attack on US
democracy : Foreign Ministry chose to remain silent,
with officials saying they have received no
orders from ‘higher political authority’—whether to
say something or not say anything, by Anil Giri
(kp) [Oli's attitude and
self-aggrandising way of thinking resembles that of
his great role model in the White House. So what is he
supposed to criticise?], No
permanent friends, only permanent interests : How does
Oli’s dissolution of Parliament affect our neighbours
and other powers like the US?, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp), Families
displaced by Bheri-Babai diversion project deprived of
compensation, by Chandani Kathayat (kp), Don’t
rely on one country for Covid-19 vaccines, experts say
: Nepal and India are likely to sign an agreement on
procurement of vaccines during Minister Predeep
Gyawali’s visit to New Delhi next week, by Arjun
Poudel (kp),
Dirty politics = Dirty air, by Sonia Awale (nt), Drawing
a line in the sand : A year after Dilip Mahato was
killed by the sand mafia, his family still seeks
justice, and illegal mining continues unabated, by
Bhrikuti Rai (nt), Youths
demanding justice to Nirmala Pant arrested from PM
Oli’s mass assembly (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
07/01/2021: What’s
stopping joint political movement against Oli’s move?
Observers and parties say the nature of split in the
Nepal Communist Party is still unclear. Should the two
factions decide to unite, the movement will be a dud,
they say, Anil Giri (kp) [First
of all, the dissolution of parliament is a legal
issue. It is incomprehensible why the Supreme Court
does not come to a decision as soon as possible. On
the political side, the party leaders' power ambitions
are always in the foreground, cleverly exploiting the
ambiguity of the legal question!], Karki
recuses himself after lawyers question why he was on
bench : Next hearing on writs against House
dissolution on January 13 will focus on whether
the five-member Constitutional Bench should hear
them or send them to extended full bench, by
Binod Ghimire (kp), SC
justices advise CJ to send House dissolution case to
extended full bench, by Shova Sharma (Setopati), Why
is everyone talking about Subas Nembang? Nembang, who
led Constituent Assembly, is heard in a 2019 video
clip saying constitution does not allow House
dissolution. But he hasn’t called Oli’s move
unconstitutional, by Tika R Pradhan (kp), Hard
life for the disabled : Nepal is failing to adequately
protect persons with disabilities from discrimination
and marginalisation, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp), COVID
pandemic worsens citizens’ right to employment
(ht), Polluted
air likely to worsen COVID situation (ht), Air
pollution more dangerous than coronavirus (rep), Clear
the air : Unlike other cities of the world with poor
air quality, Kathmandu’s pollution is caused largely
by emissions from vehicles (ht), FNJ
flays journalists’ arrest in Kathmandu (ht), House
Dissolution Triggers Debate, by Mukti Rijal (rn),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
06/01/2021: House
dissolution: Final hearing begins today with arguments
in favour of writs : The supremacy of the constitution
is at stake and it is up to the five-member
Constitutional Bench to safeguard constitutionalism
and set a good precedent, experts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp). All
eyes on the Supreme Court : The role of the Supreme
Court now is to provide a fair interpretation which
must protect the spirit of the current constitution,
by Abesh Adhikari (rep), Petitioners
seek full bench of Supreme Court in the hearing of
house dissolution case (rep), Advocates,
Justices fall out over modus operandi of hearing writs
(kh), Justice
Karki announces exiting Constitutional Bench (kh),
SC
to conduct next hearing on HoR dissolution on Jan 13
(kh) [The SC should wait with
its decision until the power-addicted politicians have
finally destroyed the democratic state!], NC
leader Thapa raps Nembang for keeping mum on HoR
dissolution (kh), Gandaki
chief minister says assembly can’t be dissolved :
Gurung, however, defends prime minister’s move to
dissolve House of Representatives, by Pratiksha
Kafle (kp), Winter
of despairEven as Nepal faces another wave of
infections, leaders continue to slug it out (kp),
Worsening
air quality raises public health concerns amid
pandemic : As air pollution soars to a record high
level, making Kathmandu the most polluted city in the
world, doctors and government urge members of the
public to exercise caution, by Arjun Poudel (kp),
Despite
quotas, hill Brahmins disproportionately land civil
service jobs : In fiscal year 2019-20, 28 percent of
applications for civil service jobs were from the
community but 45 percent of those recruited were from
it. This has been a trend for past few years, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp) [If
one also takes gender into account, the
disproportionality in favour of male Bahuns is even
much greater!], Torments
of an ideological vacuum : Doctrinal vacuity could
have survived political scrutiny had Oli been able to
deliver development, by CK Lal (kp), EC
amends rules to recognise NCP split : Will decide
which faction of the party should use original party’s
name, flag, and election symbol during polls (ht),
Families
of flood victims still living in tents (ht), Capital
Budget Spending Stuck At 12.2%, by Modnath Dhakal
(rn), Democracy
is the defense of Nepali sovereignty, by Robert A
Portada and Uttam Paudel (rep), Regular
power outage raises fear among Kathmanduites : Former
NEA MD Ghising says it’s not the time for power cuts,
by Amrit Raj Kafle (kh), May
such day never come again!, by Madhu Paudel (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
05/01/2021: Save
Ganga Maya, ensure justice for her, says NHRC
(ht), Worries
grow as NCP rival factions issue veiled threats to
influence Supreme Court verdict on parliament
dissolution (rep) [The
judgement should be made quickly and it must be based
on the constitution and be binding! Every day that
goes by unused will be used by the irrational
squabblers to further inflame emotions!], Oli’s
claims House can’t be restored objectionable, analysts
say : Since dissolving Parliament, Oli has in almost
all his public appearances said it cannot be revived,
even though the Supreme Court is hearing the matter,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [Oli
continues to play little Trump!], Letting
provinces hold grade 10 exams is just delegation of
administrative task, experts say : Until provincial
governments are allowed to prepare their own
curricula, there is no devolution of powers as per a
federal dispensation, they argue, by Binod Ghimire
(kp), Bhandari
removed as NCP chief whip in Province 1 : The
Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party also
relieved Shankar Pokharel and Prithvi Subba Gurung as
the party’s in-charge of Lumbini and Gandaki provinces,
by Deo Narayan Shah (kp), Lift
restrictions in all sectors, says COVID-19 Crisis
Management Centre (ht), Experts
warn reopening cinemas and schools now is inviting
second virus wave : Prime minister and ministers have
been attending meetings and gathering crowds
ignoring the risks, by Arjun Poudel (kp), Government
mute as Kathmandu air deteriorates to ‘hazardous’
levels : Air Quality Index crosses the 600 mark,
raising public health concerns amid the Covid-19
pandemic, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp), China’s
foreign aid agency is all set to make foray into
Nepal’s northern region : China International
Development Cooperation Agency to fund 15 pilot
projects in 13 of the 15 districts that border Tibet,
by Anil Giri (kp), Why
Indo-US policies failed in Nepal : The two powers have
often bet on the wrong side, attempting to fulfil
short term interests, by Achyut Wagle (kp), Eschew
Demeaning Language, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), When
women are not paid : Until and unless Nepali women are
relieved of their burden of unpaid domestic works,
gender equality in workforce will remain a mirage and
the goal of women empowerment elusive, by Roshani
Giri (rn),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
04/01/2021: SC
issues show-cause notice against Cabinet expansion
(kh), Oli
argues House dissolution a political move, not a
matter of judicial review : Constitutional experts say
the prime minister either doesn’t understand the
constitution or he is twisting facts and
constitutional provisions to defend his action, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp), Incidents
of sexual assault rampant in camps for flood displaced
in Surkhet : A few cases get reported but a majority
of them are settled within camps, families displaced
by the 2014 floods say, by Chandani Kathayat (kp)
[Further proof of the Oli
government's lack of sense of responsibility! Oli
always speaks only of his rights, not of his duties!],
New
variant of coronavirus is travelling but authorities
are watching arrivals only from UKNepal had directed
all airlines not to bring passengers from the UK or
those transiting through the country but people are
still arriving in the country through transit flights,
by Arjun Poudel (kp), Just
transition : Policymakers seem unaware that their
decisions are capable of causing
indescribable suffering, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp),
Nepal
: Politically Volatile, by S. Binodkumar Singh
(SAIR), Provincial
assemblies, too, can be dissolved: Minister
Tumbahangphe (rep) [In
other words, the supposedly best constitution in the
world is not even worth the paper it is printed on and
only serves to maintain the power of the once elected
executive!],
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
03/01/2021: Deuba
eyes leading government as Oli hints at an
understanding : After holding one round of protest
against House dissolution, the Congress party has
decided not to go for joint agitation amid talks of a
power-sharing deal between Deuba and Oli, by Anil
Giri (kp) [The two most
incompetent prime ministers in recent history among
the numerous power-hungry and self-serving politicians
at the helm of political parties are poised to deal a
death blow to democracy, the Constitution, their
parties, indeed the entire state! Deuba must take note
that Oli will never give up his personal claim to
power. For this he is ready for everything!], NC
announces nation-wide protest against house
dissolution (rep), New
Year with a bang : Lust for power will govern the ways
of the politicians and the passion of Statism in the
years to come, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Dahal
and Nepal on receiving end of PM Oli’s satire (ht)
[To resolve power issues
within his party, Oli gives himself the right to break
the constitution and abolish democracy! How sick is
this person? Even if the power ambitions of Dahal and
Nepal are equally reprehensible, sovereignty lies with
the people, whose representative is the elected
parliament, not the PM!], Home
Minister Warns Of Action Against Those Speaking
Indecent On President (rn) [The
President is not above the law! Politely presented
factual criticism is allowed if she does not fulfil
her constitutional obligations!], Defendants
furnishing reply to SC over HoR dissolution (kh),
Non-cooperation
to the government led to dissolution of HoR: PM Oli
tells SC (kh) [A
democratic PM resigns if he has no longer the majority
support in party and parliament! At least he asks for
a vote of confidence!!],
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
02/01/2021: Religious
minorities, marginalised people more vulnerable to
humanitarian crisis (ht), Hearings
on Constitutional Council ordinance, appointments get
deferred : The deferral comes when questions are being
raised over the alleged influence of the executive
over the judiciary, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp),
Large
number of people could be disenfranchised if polls are
held as planned : The government has announced midterm
elections on April 30 and May 10 but experts say there
isn’t enough time for new voters to get registered,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), National
Assembly session begins but experts worry it could end
soon : With no lower house, upper house is the only
legislative body to hold the government to account,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Prime
minister draws flak in Upper House (ht), Nepali
Congress’ refusal to join protests raises eyebrows :
Dahal-Nepal faction reached out to it but Deuba wants
to wait for verdict on House dissolution before
deciding on protest, by Anil Giri (kp) [In
the hope of coming to power again as soon as possible,
Deuba, who has failed four times as PM, willingly
accepts the destruction of democracy and the
constitution by KP Oli!], Protests
called for release of eight people convicted in 2015
Tikapur incident : The individuals who have been
jailed for life are ‘political’ prisoners, struggle
committee says, by Tika R Pradhan (kp), Supreme
Court orders sugar mills to pay farmers within a month
(kp), Reckoning
Stability Of Regime, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn), Nirmala
Panta's Case Revisited : Apathy delays justice
(rep), Human
rights matter : Recent events show how important it is
for the countries in the world to uphold human rights,
by Simone Galimberti (rep), Coronavirus-effect
all over, by Narayan Pangeni (kh), Stooping
too low!, by Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
01/01/2021: With
no House, amendment to transitional justice law, as
per court order, remains uncertain : The government is
preparing to extend the terms of the commissioners
assigned to look into conflict-era cases once again.
Why not bring an ordinance to amend the law as ordered
by the Supreme Court in 2015 instead, victims say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp), Ruling
party’s split continues to fuel conflict in provinces
: Province 1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 party
members after they file a no-confidence motion
against him, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [The
members of the provincial parliament are the
democratically elected representatives of the
sovereign people. The Chief Minister has been elected
by these MPs and is responsible to them. Since none of
the reasons mentioned in Article 180 are applicable,
which, by the way, is not for the Chief Minister to
decide, his action is to be judged as similarly
criminal as the dissolution of parliament by Oli and
Bhandari at the central level!], Plea
For Accommodative Leadership, by Mukti Rijal (rn)
[This problem affects all
major parties and their factions. The failed old
politicians should leave the political stage
immediately and make way for a younger, hopefully
charismatic generation. Only then would new elections
really make sense!], All
positive samples of people returning from UK to be
sent for whole-genome sequencing : So far at least
seven have tested positive and their samples will be
handed over to the World Health Organization to
send them to a laboratory abroad for testing.
Despite arrival ban from the UK, people are still
coming in, officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp), Unfilled
local government vacancies affect service delivery in
KarnaliAs many as 81 posts of people’s representatives
are currently vacant in eight districts of Karnali
Province. Dolpa district has the highest number of
vacancies; By-elections have not been held to fill
vacancies caused by death or resignation, by
Chandani Khatayat (kp), Cane
farmers complain about delayed payment from mills :
The government made a deal on Monday and said their
payments were being processed, by Krishana Prasain
(kp),
see also news programmes of Kantipur TV : morning
(English), evening
(Nepali)
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