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New
bill mandates summons before arrest, approves
settlements for eight offenses : Proposed legal
amendments introduce a mechanism to issue a formal
notice of appearance first in cases outside of
heinous or serious crimes, allowing authorities to
proceed with an arrest only if the individual fails
to attend, by Bhasha Sharma (nn 26/06/2026)
Major
legal overhaul proposed: Equal polygamy liability
for men and women : Government amending legal
provisions regarding polygamy, child marriage, love
affairs, and marital rape, by Bhasha Sharma (nn
25/06/2026)
Nepal’s
proposed ‘Sunset Law’ sparks debate over
environmental safeguards and indigenous rights,
by Narayan Aryal (kh 08/06/2026)
Panchayat-era
law grants perpetual immunity to certain
institutions, by Mani Dahal (nn 27/10/2025)
Nepal
needs a comprehensive data protection law: To
prevent digital data from manipulating us, by
Samir Sitaula (ht 28/08/2025)
What
changes are being proposed to marriage laws in Nepal
: A new bill to amend the Criminal Code would
prevent automatic annulment of certain polygamous
marriages if a child is born or the woman is
pregnant, by Jaya Singh Mahara (kp 14/08/2025)
Nepal
grants legal recognition to occupational diseases :
The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social
Security has published an official list of such
diseases in the Nepal Gazette under the Labour
Regulations, 2075 (rep 12/08/2025)
Civil
Service Bill In Jeopardy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
31/07/2025)
What
is major bone of contention in disputed Land Bill?,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 26/07/2025)
Hold
the line : Laws must be defended unless there is a
clear legal or constitutional reason to change them
(kp 18/07/2025)
Law
in the works to check officials’ conflict of
interest : Draft bill aims to make it mandatory for
public officials to recuse themselves from decisions
in case interests clash (kp 13/07/2025)
Govt
registers bill to grant legal recognition to digital
signatures and electronic records (rep
12/06/2025)
Proposed
casino law to tighten rules, curb foreign investment
: Bill, part of Integrated Tourism Act, envisages
ownership caps, tighter licensing, and stricter
compliance measures, by Sangam Prasain (kp
18/05/2025)
Nepal
overhauling outdated intellectual property law : A
stronger law is in the works to tackle rampant
imitation of popular brands and protect original
creations, by Krishana Prasain (kp 13/05/2025),
Whither
IP rights? Even as intellectual property rights
violations put off investors, they also often harm
Nepali consumers (kp 14/05/2025)
Ensure
Laws Are Implemented, by Mukti Rijal (rn
08/05/2025)
Act
Related to Production and Sale of Iodized Salt
implemented after 26 years (rn 17/04/2025) [!!!!]
High-level
commission recommends revoking 15 acts to boost
economic freedom (kh 11/04/2025)
Handing
out laws their report cards: Embedding the
overlooked PLS in law-making process, by Shoumya
Risal and Bikhyat Khatri (ae 03/04/2025)
EC
Moves To Consolidate Parties, by Mukti Rijal (rn
27/03/2025)
Nepal’s
Police and APF Acts: The Debate Nepal Can’t Ignore,
by Amod Gurung (rep 21/03/2025)
E-commerce
law passes, 25 years after online business began :
Consumer rights activists welcome the move but call
for tougher rules on price competition and data
privacy, by Krishana Prasain (kp 04/03/2025)
UML
stands firmly behind ordinances, Congress is divided
: Opposition to chide government in House for
ordinances, by Anil Giri (kp 23/01/2025)
New
land ordinance sparks debate over real estate
exemptions and policy implications, by Narayan
Aryal (kh 23/01/2025)
Cooperative
Ordinance Seeks To End Anomalies, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 07/01/2025)
Source
a must to save over Rs1 million in a cooperative :
New law prohibits depositors or borrowers from
becoming members of more than one cooperative
organisation, by Purusgottam Poudel (kp
30/12/2024)
Government withdraws bill
that’d give amnesty to political-criminal
convicts : The Dahal-led government last year
forwarded the bill to amend Section 116 of the
Criminal Procedure Code-2017 (kp 23/12/2024)
Understanding
the new BAFIA Act and why it’s
being amended : The proposed
amendment to this Act has
sparked widespread debate in
Nepal (kh 21/12/2024)
Social
Practices Reform Act: Outdated,
ignored, and unenforced, by
Bhasa Sharma (rep 14/12/2024), The
Forgotten Law (rep
16/12/2024)
Fresh
deliberations begin on Federal
Civil Service Bill (kh
08/12/2024)
Panel
to track progress in lawmaking,
identify pending laws for
constitution’s full
implementation : A previous
study found that 40 laws need
major amendments or replacement
to align with constitution
(kp 27/11/2024)
Gordian
Knot of Nepalese Law on
Ride-Sharing Services, by
Deepesh Aryal (15/08/2024)
Consumer
Law: Safeguarding all customers’
rights, by Durga Prasad
Khanal (ae 11/07/2024)
Government
set to relax party split rules : A
faction with 40 percent support in
either parliamentary party or central
committee can launch a new party, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 18/05/2024)
Govt
withdraws bill to amend Political Parties Act
(rep 17/05/2024)
Regulatory
void complicates child adoption process in Nepal
: While international adoptions have been banned
over child trafficking and abuse concerns,
domestic adoptions are also not easy, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 01/05/2024)
Disarray
in Trade Union Rights in Nepal, by Anupam
Bhattarai (rep 01/05/2024)
NHRC
calls for promoting labor rights (kh
01/05/2024)
Government
retains disputed provisions in new media council
bill : The communications ministry on Thursday
registered the bill, which envisions a committee
led by its secretary to select the chairperson
and members of the council, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 28/04/2024)
Civil
Service Bill On The Anvil, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 28/03/2024)
Bill
to amend Political Parties Act presented in HoR
(kh 25/02/2024) [This
law needs a fundamental revision. In its current
form, it primarily serves an autocratic party
leadership and lacks democracy and social
inclusion regulations!]
Nepal
takes big step to avoid money laundering
greylist : House passes amendments to anti-money
laundering law, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/02/2024)
Govt
introduces amendment bill for Political Parties
Act, 2017 (rep 02/02/2024)
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