Memories
of house demolition haunt us every day, Balaju Bypass
residents say : Eviction of 39 families has left deep
mental scars on members of Newa community, by Anup
Ojha (kp 06/03/2021) [Court
decisions do not apply to Oli and his henchmen!]
Finance
minister manhandled in home district (ht
06/03/2021)
Address
Badis' woes : It is the responsibility of the
government to provide basic amenities to the
underprivileged groups (ht 05/03/2021) [KP
Oli not interested!]
More
politician, less finance minister, by Bhoj Raj
Poudel (ae 05/03/2021)
Chand
party agrees to shun violence, government lifts ban :
Details of the three-point pact to be made public
today. It’s unclear what happens to the outfit’s
political demands like scrapping of parliamentary
system and a round-table meet, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 05/03/2021) [The question
remains whether in a democratic state the government
is allowed to ban another political party so easily!
In Western democracies, at least, this is an extremely
complicated and lengthy process in which the judiciary
plays a decisive role.], Chand
commits to peaceful politics but many questions remain
unanswered : The three-point deal signed with the
government does not say much about arms
management and addressing the Communist Party of
Nepal’s political issues, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
06/03/2021)
The
president and the prime minister : Bidya Devi Bhandari
and KP Oli have ridden roughshod over accepted
political norms, by Deepak Thapa (kp 04/03/2021)
PM's
ire against the intelligentsia : Indicator of despotic
tendencies, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 04/03/2021)
Vaccine
shortage : The government must ensure there is enough
to go around (kp 04/03/2021)
While
focus is on vaccination, other strategies to fight
pandemic ignored : The European Union had offered help
to perform a seroprevalence study and strengthen
surveillance and early warning systems a year
ago but the government has not taken up the offer yet,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/03/2021) [This
too is part of the utter failure and disinterest of
the Oli government!]
Oli
takes initiatives for talks with Chand party as he
struggles to stay afloat : The government forms a team
under Home Minister Thapa to hold dialogue with
Communist Party of Nepal, an armed outfit led by
Dahal’s one-time trusted lieutenant, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/03/20021)
Plan
for Oli statue reeks of feudalism, analysts say :
Terming the prime minister as ‘Father of Industrial
Revolution’ his statue is to be put up at the
China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park in Jhapa,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/03/2021) [A
case of megalomania in its terminal stage!]
Wasting
waste : A near non-existent waste management system
has turned our rivers into dark veins of dirt (kp
02/03/2021) [Another case of
oli's disinterest!]
Oli
does not want to quit on moral grounds but instead is
talking of horse trading : Implying elected
representatives are for sale is disrespecting the
House and electorate, lawmakers and analysts say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/03/2021), Politics
becomes more complicated in ways that will exacerbate
gridlock : Oli refuses to budge as the Dahal-Nepal
faction explores options, only to realise that there
are none as of now, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
01/03/2021)
Olitics-politics
and ethics : Prime Minister Oli is very much the part
of the problem. Therefore, cannot be part of the
solution, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 28/02/2021) [A politician without any moral
conscience!]
Oli’s
unconstitutional House dissolution leads to unwanted
burden on state treasury, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 28/02/2021) [Thank you, Mr
Oli! Nothing is too expensive for you to maintain your
power, but you, like the other top politicians, do not
care about the country and its people!]
They
spoke up and they are receiving threats : Harassment,
death and rape threats, and bigotry against women are
a silent epidemic affecting their right to speak up
against issues, women activists say, by Samiksha
Baral (kp 28/02/2021) [And how
does the oh-so-competent Oli government react?]
Gangamaya’s
health in critical condition (rep 28/02/2021)
Road
upgradation continues amidst tight security (ht
28/02/2021) [What does the Oli
government care about Supreme Court directives!]
Removing
Oli from PM's post easier said than done (ht
27/02/2021) [Even proven coup
plotters can remain in power in Nepal, what is also
related to the personal power ambitions of potential
successors.]
Sales
of masks, sanitisers drop as people become carefree :
The pandemic is not over yet, and people should take
precautions even if they have been vaccinated, health
experts say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 25/02/2021) [Highly responsible for this
aberration are Oli, Dahal, Nepal Deuba and all the
other so-called top politicians who lure the people en
masse to the streets for their political power games
and make them believe that there is no pandemic in
Nepal!]
How
KP Sharma Oli’s authoritarian politics bid boomeranged
on him : House dissolution move turned out to be a
trap for Oli, as he is set to lose prime minister’s
post and even likely to be reduced to playing second
fiddle either to Deuba or Dahal, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/02/2021) [After his
grave breach of the constitution, perpetrated out of
pure greed for power, Oli has no legitimacy whatsoever
to play any kind of fiddle anymore!]
House
reinstated : Constitution has prevailed, parties and
analysts say, by Tika R Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp
24/02/2021), In
landmark verdict, SC reinstates Lower House : Orders
government to call new session of Parliament within 13
days, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 24/02/2021), The
constitution wins : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli must
step down on moral grounds (kp 24/02/2021), Supreme
Court may have brought politics on track but experts
say crisis hasn’t ended : The Nepali Congress, with 63
seats in the House, will be the kingmaker. But if it
chooses to stay out of the fray, Parliament may
struggle to give a new government, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 24/02/2021), With
court verdict reinstating the House, alliance talks
begin : Gyawali says House meeting will be called
within 13 days. Both factions of the Nepal Communist
Party reach out to the Congress (kp 24/02/2021) [The Oli faction lacks any moral
basis to be involved in the next government. In
particular, KP Oli personally must never hold public
office again!], Prime
Minister Oli, resign immediately : If KP Sharma Oli
has an iota of respect for the people and the
democratic processes, he should resign immediately and
pave the way for forming a new government
(rep 24/02/2021), PM
Oli says he is not in the mood to resign soon (kh
24/02/2021)
Two
petitions filed at Supreme Court against Pashupati
golden jalahari case : Prime minister had pledged Rs
300 million to install a golden jalahari at the temple,
by Anup Ojha (kp 24/02/2021), SC
issues interim order against Jalahari installation at
Pashupatinath (kh), President
Bhandari reaches Pashupatinath to begin installation
of golden ‘Jalahari’ (kh 24/02/2021) [???]
SC
reinstates House of Representatives : Orders
government to summon House session within the next
13 days (kh23/02/2021) [Happy
birthday, Mr Oli!], House
of Representatives reinstated with the verdict of
Supreme Court on Dissolution case (ht
23/02/2021), In
a landmark verdict, Supreme Court reinstates House
of Representatives (Read the verdict) (rep
23/02/2021), Supreme
Court scraps all appointments made by govt to
various constitutional bodies after Dec 20 (rep
23/02/2021)
Initiating
development projects after poll notice is abuse of
resources, analysts say : Week-long plan of laying
foundations of five industrial estates begins even as
progress of ongoing projects is poor; Oli has warned
of agitation if the court decides against
dissolution of Parliament, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 23/02/2021)
Addressing HR
violations : Nepal Police needs to reform, by
Mohna Ansari (ht 23/02/2021)
Six
held for seeking justice for Nirmala (ht
23/02/2021) [It is a crime to
demand justice for rape victims when His Majesty the
Prime Minister is in town!]
480
million rupees spent to decorate Prime Minister’s
Office (rn 23/02/2021)
Oli
faction cripples provincial assemblies to save two
chief ministers : The Nepal Communist Party feud is
having an impact on provinces, which will be
detrimental to democratic principles and the
constitution, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/02/2021) [Oli destroys the
state and the constitution out of pure greed for power
and calls this the preservation of democracy! The
other top politicians also have little interest in the
latter, but Oli's behaviour is unbelievable and should
be punished most severely!]
Manifestation
of misogyny : If the government really wants to
‘protect’ women it needs to make the country safe from
violence, prejudices, practices and laws that harm and
humiliate women, by Grishma Bista (rep 22/02/2021)
How
Oli government botched COVID-19 response, by Ashim
Neupane (rep 22/02/2021)
Think
beyond short-term for migrant workers : Instead of
providing short term aids to returnee migrants, should
not Nepal create opportunities for them here in the
country so that they do not have to rely on low paying
jobs in foreign lands?, by Bipana Thapa (rep
22/02/2021)
What’s
in a language : The government should learn from the
past blunders of promoting one language (kp
22/02/2021), Bhojpuri
language not developed thanks to govt apathy (ht
22/02/2021)
SC
order on corrective measures for prisoners remains
unimplemented, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/02/2021)
[Supreme Court decisions are
binding law, but the Oli government sees it completely
differently!], Secretariat
member of Chand-led CPN Bastola arrested again,
despite SC order to free him (rep 22/02/2021) [!!], Execute
penal code : The government should take corrective
measures to make improvements in the criminal justice
system (ht 23/02/2021)
Nepal
needs to amend human trafficking laws to fully enforce
Palermo Protocol, experts say : Existing laws define
the crime in a narrow sense and fail to protect the
victims, they argue, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
21/02/2021)
Wisdom
of the crowds : The only definite way of gauging the
will of the people is through an election, by
Sambridh Ghimire (kp 21/02/2021) [There
may have to be early elections in the near future, but
not now. At the moment, the only question is whether
Oli was allowed to dissolve parliament in order to
prolong his personal power or whether he had to abide
by the internationally customary democratic rules of
the game: resignation or a vote of confidence in
parliament. Only then, if no new government can be
formed, may there be new elections!]
Deuba
reluctant to organise protests against House
dissolution : Some Congress leaders suspect a tacit
understanding between Deuba and Oli could be the
reason, by Anil Giri (kp 21/02/2021) [Two autocratic opportunists show
their anti-democratic sentiments. For Deuba, too, it
is only about personal power, not about law and
constitution!]
To
reclaim democracy, citizens hold Tundikhel march :
Brihat Nagarik Andolan vows to fight to protect the
country from falling into an abyss, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 20/02/2021)
Prime
minister says he hasn’t committed contempt of court :
In his statement, Oli argues he has always respected
the rule of law and independence of the
judiciary and has never obstructed the judicial
process (kp 19/02/2021) [Exactly
the opposite is the case. Violations of the
Constitution and laws and disregard of Supreme Court
decisions and its orders are part of the daily policy
of Oli and other leaders!]
Is
parliament dissolution constitutional? Prime Minister
Oli has not been able to prove how exactly the House
of the Representatives did not cooperate with him in
carrying out his duties, by Neha Sharma (rep
18/02/2021)
Dumping
federalism : The discriminatory immigration rule
targeting women reflects the values of an illiberal
government, by Deepak Thapa (kp 18/02/2021) [Another unconstitutional stance by
the Oli government!]
How
proposed immigration policy on women is deeply flawed
: Limiting women’s education, employment and movement
hinders their economic empowerment and freedom thereby
perpetuating their dependency on men, by Tara
Kanel (rep 18/02/2021)
Cases
of torture declining, claims govt (kp 18/02/2021)
[??? Oli's coup means torture
for the whole nation!]
Even
amid pandemic, government transfers dozen health
experts, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/02/2021)
In
a state of confrontation : Oli’s moves, especially the
ordinance on Constitutional Council Act and the
House dissolution, set off events which have
created hostility among key state organs, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/02/221)
A
constitutional crisis in the offing : Without some
sort of settlement, Nepal cannot be rescued from the
present imbroglio, by Narayan Manandhar (kp
17/02/2021) [All those
responsible for this must ultimately be held legally
accountable!]
Government
seeks logistical support from India, China even as
poll uncertainty continues : Poll body has yet to
resolve dispute in Nepal Communist Party, a must for
holding elections, but it has expedited other works,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/02/2021)
House
dissolution hearing in final leg as amicus curiae
starts presenting brief : The first of the five
friends of the court in his arguments wavers talking
about ambiguities in the constitution rather than the
legality of KP Sharma Oli’s move, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 17/02/2021)
Cabinet
clears way to procure 2 million vaccine doses : Nepal
is buying the jabs from the Serum Institute of India
at $4 per dose, for which the government, changing
existing guidelines, has given the nod to 80 percent
advance payment—around Rs749 million—to the
manufacturer, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/02/2021)
Oli
says he was not allowed to work. But he flaunts his
achievements : Analysts and leaders say prime minister
is making contradictory statements to justify House
dissolution, by Anil Giri (kp 16/02/2021) [A
prime minister who has failed across the board must be
replaced by democratic means through parliament. He
definitely does not have the right to stage a coup!]
Ramechhap
earthquake survivors have no proper homes even six
years after disaster : Three integrated settlements
remain incomplete as the National Reconstruction
Authority has not issued funds, by Tika Prasad
Bhatta (kp 16/02/2021) [The
early elections ordered by Oli, which are completely
unnecessary, are certainly considerably more
expensive!]
Nepal
at risk from new virus variants, experts warn : The
government’s focus on vaccination while ignoring
importance of testing, contact tracing and genome
sequencing could prove costly, they say, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 16/02/2021) [The
completely wrong and conceptless handling of the
pandemic is undoubtedly one of the biggest areas of
failure of the Oli government!]
Failure
on the economic front : A thorough evaluation shows
that this government has more severely failed Nepal on
economic matters, by Achyut Wagle (kp 16/02/2021)
Create
more jobs : The scheme of a minimum of 100 days of
work is, at its best, a complementary project (kp
16/02/2021) [Another failure
of the Oli government!]
He
was chosen to strengthen the charter. He has left it
weakened : In three years, Oli took measures to impair
federalism until he dealt a blow to the constitution,
throwing stability dream down the drain and inviting
uncertainties, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 15/02/2021)
For
a pinch of salt : The government must ensure that
essential commodities reach rural areas efficiently
(kp 15/02/2021) [Here, too, the Oli government has
completely failed!]
Former
chief justices respond to the Supreme Court, say their
statement does not amount to contempt of court : The
court had sought reply in writing from four former
justices over their January 8 statement in which they
called Oli’s House dissolution move unconstitutional
(kp 15/02/2021) [But the
statements of Oli and his henchmen do this in an
extremely diverse way!]
Broken
promise : The Nepal government has failed to live up
to its commitments on transitional justice, by Ram
Dayal Rakesh (kp 14/02/2021) [Oli
has implemented almost nothing of what he had
announced three years ago. All Nepali politicians
think and act similarly, but Oli's failure is
particularly extreme!]
Bardiya
municipalities unite to keep memories of war victims
alive : Local and provincial governments can now do
their bit to provide relief for victims of the
conflict, experts say; Governments formed after the
peace accord have failed to bring justice to
victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/02/2021) [This
is just the second time Oli has led such a
disinterested and human rights-denying government!]
Oli’s
large-scale secretary transfers in lead-up to
elections come into question : More transfers of
bureaucrats as well as of police officers are on the
cards, officials say. Past experience shows that
officials have a role in influencing elections, by
Anil Giri (kp 14/02/2021)
Sugar
industries are not getting sugarcane, by Rekha
Bhusal (rep 14/02/2021) [Here,
too, the Oli government has completely failed!]
‘Justice,
justice, justice’ : Fed up with inaction, women march
to demand end to impunity, by Samiksha Baral (kp
13/02/2021) [Hardly any care from the Oli
government!], Hundreds
rally in capital for women’s rights (ht
13/02/2021)
Constitutional
Imperative Of Civic Education, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 13/02/2021) [Please start
by educating Oli, who believes that sovereignty is
vested in him and not in the hands of the people!]
Draft
directives to regulate social media give authorities
power to define decency : Provisions of the
directives, to be enforced by the Department of
Information Technology, are from the controversial
Information Technology Bill which is in Parliament.,
by Bijay Timalsina (kp 13/02/2021), New
directives to control online media worry free speech
proponents (ht 13/02/2021)
Two
years after shortening public holiday list, government
starts adding to it again : Officials are calculating
potential political benefits while taking decisions on
holidays, critics say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/02/2021)
KP
Oli has assassinated democracy, claims Democratic
Thought Society (kh 12/02/2021)
Oli’s
follies : Deceit and thuggery have gone to such an
extent that in one moment PM says one thing and in the
next moment does opposite of what he just said, by
Narayan Manandhar (rep 12/02/2021)
Is
KP Oli staying on, or will the SC verdict be his final
farewell?, by Ashok Dahal (ae 12/01/2021)
Proposed
travel rule change may not help control women’s
trafficking, experts say : Immigration official tries
but fails to convince protesters that the government
is not trying to curtail anyone’s rights, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal and Samikshy Baral (kp 12/02/2021)
[But it helps the patriarchy
to control women even better! According to the
thinking of Hindu fundamentalists like Oli, this is
perfectly fine!]
Contractors
negligent in supply and sale of rice in remote Karnali
districts : People say contractors don’t transport
rice in time and when they do, the grains are of
inferior quality, by Chandani Kathayat and Raj
Bahadur Shahi (kp 11/02/2021) [Disinterest
of the Oli government to control this and ensure
supply to the people! This is one of the supreme
duties of a head of government!]
Smash
rape culture : Impunity is one of the reasons why
sexual violence continues to thrive (kp
11/02/2021) [The Oli
government and political parties care more about their
sympathisers, even if they are perpetrators! They also
regard women as inferior creatures, subordinate to men
in every way!]
Children
becoming victims of sexual exploitation due to
internet misuse (ht 11/02/2021) [No
care from the Oli government!]
Government
yet to respond to Biplav group’s call for talks :
Since the split in Nepal Communist Party, both
factions are trying to woo leaders of the banned
outfit. The ruling faction’s efforts, however,
seem half-hearted as it fears they might support the
rival camp once they join the mainstream ; The
government hasn’t stopped arresting cadres of
the banned party, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/02/2021)
Leader
Ram Kumari Jhakri Arrested (rn 11/02/2021), Leader
Ram Kumari Jhakri Arrested (rn), NCP's
Dahal-Nepal faction leader Jhakri arrested from home
for "committing a crime against state" (rep
11/02/2021), In
Jhakri’s arrest, analysts see Oli government’s intent
to curb free speech : The leader was charged with
crime against the state, before she was released, for
her remarks on the President, but legal experts say
police stretched the law a bit too far, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 12/02/2021)
Is
Oli right to say he dissolved the House, just the way
UK prime minister did?No. In October 2019 Boris
Johnson invoked the Fixed-term Parliaments Act-2011 as
per which his election motion was endorsed by more
than two-thirds of Members of Parliament (kp
10/02/2021)
Lactating
mothers, newborns in the far-west forced to stay in
cowsheds after childbirth, by Prakash Singh (ht
10/02/2021) [This crime
requires immediate action by the Oli government!]
New
rule requiring women under 40 to take approval from
family, local ward office to go abroad draws criticism
: Social media users call it a regressive move, saying
the decision deprives women of their agency and limits
their right to free movement (kp 10/02/2021) [Oli, the misogynist!], New
directives to regulate media, social networking sites
in offing (ht 10/02/2021) [Media
censorship in preparation!]
Malnutrition
in children serious health challenge in several
Karnali districts : Poverty, food shortage and lack of
awareness behind existing malnutrition crisis, say
experts, by Tularam Pandey and Raj Bahadur Shahi
(kp 10/02/2021) [And what has
the Oli government done to prevent or at least improve
this situation?]
Cabinet
decides to hold Secondary Education Examinations
centrally : The decision is against the spirit of
federalism envisioned in the constitution, provincial
officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/02/2021)
Oli
asking poll body not to get into any party disputes
raises concerns : As polls are not possible until the
Nepal Communist Party issue is resolved, analysts
wonder if the prime minister has a different game plan
to drive his opponents into a corner, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 10/02/2021)
Effects
of the dissolution : Two dozen bills will lapse or
have their enforcement processes halted until the
House resumes, by Sushrey Nepal (kp 09/02/2021) [The responsibility for this lies
with the power-hungry KP Oli and the president who
blindly supports him!]
Poor
planning responsible for low Covid-19 vaccination rate
in first phase, experts say : Studies were needed to
inform policy on who to get the vaccine and when, they
suggest, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/02/2021)
[Total failure of the Oli
government!]
ओलीको
श्रीपेच–सपना र मार्क्सवादी हिन्दुत्व : जनता र मुलुकका
प्राथमिकताहरूतिर पिठ्युँ फर्काएर सोच्ने प्रत्येक
अधिनायकवादी शासकको सबभन्दा स्वाभाविक आकांक्षा नै
श्रीपेच लगाउने हो [Oli's Crown of a King dream and
Marxist Hindutva : The most natural aspiration of every
authoritarian ruler who turns his back on the priorities
of the people and the country is to wear a crown], by
Achyut Wagle (ka 08/02/2021)
What
if polls fail to happen even if way for it were
cleared : Country could face constitutional and
political vacuum of an unprecedented proportion, and
the constitution and hard-earned gains could unravel
as a result, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
08/02/2021) [Oli has already
destroyed so much with his inimitable greed for power,
arrogance and incompetence that it can hardly be
repaired. The rest will be done by the other top
politicians, who are no better in their attitude!]
With
extended vaccination deadline for frontliners over,
only about half took the jabs : Lack of proper risk
communication, overestimating the number of health
workers and geography are the reasons, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 07/02/2021) [Total
failure of the Oli government!]
Human
trafficking laws need to be amended, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 07/02/2021)
[Total failure of the Oli
government!]
How
Nepali migrants suffered during the pandemic : In the
immediate aftermath of the pandemic, job loss created
a financial hardship to low-skilled migrants. It cut
off the survival lifelines of the family members back
home, by Dinesh Prasad Joshi and Laxmi Kumar
Parajuli (rep 07/02/2021) [In
this context, the Oli goverment completely failed as
well!]
25
percent startups have folded up since pandemic began :
Other than the lack of proper business plan and
demand, they collapsed after the government failed to
provide subsidised loans, experts say, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 07/02/2021)
[Total failure of the Oli
government!]
Government
yet to fill teacher vacancies, even as decline in
education quality is reported : Around 10
percent or 13,000 teacher positions are vacant as the
Teachers Service Commission has not been able to
announce vacancies for the last three years, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 07/02/2021) [Total failure of the Oli
government!]
Government
has not procured essential drugs for over 18 months :
The essential drugs provided for free are key to
preventing deaths by non-communicable diseases,
doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/02/2021)
Speaker
moves court bringing key institutions of state in
confrontation : Agni Sapkota files petition against
the constitutional body appointments made by the
Constitutional Council where prime minister is the
chair and chief justice a member, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 06/02/2021)
Home
minister announces ‘third people’s movement’, but many
wonder what it means : In a bid to win Oli’s favour,
Thapa warns his former comrade Dahal that if his
agitation turns violent he, as home minister, will
lock up the former rebel leader in the zoo, by
Anil Giri (kp 06/02/2021) [Sick
mind?? This statement alone is a proof!]
Seeking
to change narrative, Oli resorts to show of force :
Despite leading the government, Oli is holding a mass
gathering in front of Narayanahiti, once the seat of
kings, raising concerns if the communist prime
minister is taking the country on a regressive path,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2021), NCP’s
Oli-led faction staging a mass gathering in the
capital today (rep 05/02/2021) [And
what is he trying to prove? Does he want to prove the
constitutionality of his coup by the mass march of his
cadres who blindly obey him, because he cannot find
anything in the constitution?], Oli
counts his achievements as if in a poll rally and
defends move of dissolving the House : Addressing a
mass gathering, prime minister expresses his
commitment to the federal democratic republic, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/02/2021), Committed
to democracy, claims Oli : 'No one can reverse
republican order. Polls will decide who forms govt'
(ht 06/02/2021) [No, Mr Oli,
you commit yourself to a coup against democracy. Only
the representatives of the sovereign people elected
for five years decide who forms a government! There is
no need for new elections and no right of the PM to
dissolve parliament prematurely as part of his
intra-party power struggles!]
Lawmaker
Pal advises PM Oli to do away with federalism (kh
05/02/2021) [One cannot simply
change the fundamentals of the constitution, even if
Oli would very much like to do so. Ms Pal should
remember : parliamentarians who had previously sided
with the coup-plotting king were expelled from
parliament in 2005 when the latter was reinstalled!]
New
appointments yet another Oli bid to wield control over
key institutions : Analysts say Oli’s actions are
making a mockery of the rule of law, as agencies
meant to keep the government in check are being
hugely compromised, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/02/2021), Appointments
to constitutional bodies receive widespread flak :
Questions raised over Nepali Congress’ role as party
supporters feature on list of appointees, by Anil
Giri (kp 04/02/2021)
Govt
moves ahead with appointments in constitutional bodies
despite objection from Speaker Sapkota (rep
03/02/2021), CIAA
chief Rai among others take oath of office and secrecy
(rep 03/02/2021), Vice
President Pun, Speaker Sapkota boycott swearing-in
ceremony of newly-appointed office bearers of
constitutional bodies (rep 03/02/2021)
Artists,
writers and cultural activists announce protest
against House dissolution : PM Oli’s ‘regressive move’
undermines the achievements of the 2006 people’s
movement and pushes the country towards
authoritarianism, they say (kp 02/02/2021)
PM
Oli calls a meeting of Constitutional Council for
Wednesday (rep 02/02/2021), Constitutional
Council meeting postponed sine die (rep
02/02/2021), Constitutional
Council meeting postponed due to CJ’s refusal to
attend (kh 02/02/2021)
Oli
rules out possibility of HoR reinstatement (ht
02/02/2021) [All powers -
executive, legislative and judicial - are vested in
His Majesty Oli and emanate from him, just as written
in the royal Panchayat Constitution of 1962!]
Provinces,
Local Levels Are Government's Organs, Minister Says
(rn 02/02/2021) [Nepal is and
remains a centralised state. The citizens have
misunderstood the idea of federalism! In general, the
constitution is completely overrated!]
Assessing
constitutionality of parliament dissolution :
Dissolution of the House of Representatives is the
last resort, only when all options mentioned in
Article 76(1), (2), (3) and (5) are exhausted, by
Sneha Shrestha (rep 01/02/2021)
PM
elected from two-thirds majority can dissolve
parliament: Attorney General Kharel (kh
01/02/2021) [Apart from the
fact that there is nothing about this in the
Constitution, a House of Representatives that is 100
per cent elected by the sovereign people cannot be
dissolved by a Prime Minister whose power depends
solely on this very Parliament!]
Electoral
eyewash : With polls in mind, Prime Minister KP Oli
has been crossing the moral boundaries of democratic
politics (kp 01/02/2021)
Oli,
despite leading caretaker Cabinet, on spree to
inaugurate and award projects : Inaugurating them is
an attempt to influence elections which the poll body
should look into and awarding them risks future
governments not owning them, observers say, by
Anil Giri (kp 31/01/2021) [The
minimum punishment for a coup plotter should be that
he should never again be allowed to participate in
elections or hold public office!]
Minister
Thapa apologizes for saying ‘His Majesty’s Government’
(rep 31/01/2021) [This slip of
the tongue is telling!]
PM
Oli changes his statement of inoculating all citizens
within three months. He now says general public will
get COVID-19 vaccine ‘within 2021’ (rep
30/01/2021) [???]
Court
orders Oli to be present with written reply on
contempt charge : The bench has given the prime
minister seven days to furnish clarification why he
should not be punished for making disparaging remarks
against the judiciary, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
29/01/2021)
KP
Oli goes to Pashupati : Nepal has had its share of
conflicts of late. The last thing it now needs is a
religious strife (ae 29/01/2021)
PM
Oli suffers from ‘parliament phobia’: Senior advocate
Bidari (rep 29/01/2021)
The
fate of elections is up in the air, but Oli already
seems to be in campaign mode : Analysts say Oli’s
gatherings targeting polls need scrutiny given the
chances of misuse of state resources as his House
dissolution move is still being tested by the court of
law, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/01/2021)
Threat
to Nepal’s hard-fought democratic ideals : The civil
society movement not only must insist on punishing
Oli, but also push for a new political culture, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 28/01/2021)
Supreme
Court summons Prime Minister Oli within seven days
with written response in contempt of court case : The
court has also summoned former Speaker Daman Nath
Dhungana and four former chief justices for speaking
up on the House dissolution case which is being heard
by the Constitutional Bench (kp 28/01/2021)
Is
this the time for election? Government’s effort should
have been centered on reviving the economy and
protecting people from the huge financial and mental
loss. Nepal cannot afford costly elections at this
moment, by Bikram Thapa (rep 27/01/2021)
Campaigners
decry use of force by police on peaceful civic protest
against the House dissolution move : Unwarned,
protesters were hit by water cannons and beaten
up as they marched towards Baluwatar. Earlier in the
day, rights activists were rounded up from same area,
by Anup Ojha (kp 26/01/2021), [The
police action as now ordered by the Oli government is
criminal and a serious violation of basic human
rights. The behaviour of the police has not changed
since the end of the authoritarian royal Panchayat
system!]
Oli’s
temple visit carries an underlying political message,
leaders and observers say : Prime minister’s puja at
Pashupati comes at a time when calls are growing for
restoration of a Hindu state with monarchy and the
country has been pushed towards uncertainty, by
Anil Giri (kp 26/01/2021) [After destroying the constitution
and democracy, Oli is also trying to eradicate the
remnants of social harmony in the multi-ethnic state
of Nepal by once again proving himself to be a Hindu
fundamentalist!]
In
mocking lawyers and judiciary, Oli is making a mockery
of rule of law : Legal experts say ever since he
dissolved the House, the prime minister has been
making attempts to justify his move and in doing so he
has turned the whole situation into a farce, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/01/2021), Former
presidents of NBA condemn PM’s remarks (ht
25/01/2021)
PM
Oli assures ex-Maoists commanders of finding solution
to their problems (kh 23/01/2021) [And
what about the problems of the victims of the
insurgency and their families, Mr Oli??]
PM
Oli makes mockery of legendary lawyer whom judicial
sector respects as ‘Guru’ : ‘Calling hearing a
spectacle contempt of court’ (kh 23/01/2021) [!!!???]
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 23/01/2021), Lawyers
spell out flaws in PM’s move, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 23/01/2021)
Protest
against Oli’s decision draws huge response in capital
(ht 23/01/2021) [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 23/01/2023)
Polluted
politics : If driver exhalation is checked for
alcohol, why not vehicle exhaust for pollutants?
Governance failure. Corruption (nt 22/01/2021), Breathing
is hazardous to health : Only public pressure on
politicians will clean up Kathmandu’s hazardous air
pollution (nt 22/01/2021)
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 22/01/2021)
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 22/01/2021)
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 22/01/2021) [??????]
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 21/01/2021)
Has
Oli captured the state? Whether the Constitutional
Bench upholds House dissolution or not, Oli has
his tentacles all over, by Achyut Wagle (kp
19/01/2021)
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
18/01/2021), 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!]
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
17/01/2021) [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!]
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
16/01/2021)
PM
refutes his alleged meeting with SC Justices assigned
to Constitutional Bench (rep 16/01/2021) [??????]
PM
Oli recommended House dissolution “without mentioning
article of the Constitution” : Petitioner questions
alleged meeting between PM and Justices (kh
15/01/2021) [???]
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 13/01/2021) [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 13/01/2021)
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
11/01/2021)
Winter
session of National Assembly concludes (rep
10/01/2021), PM
Oli draws flak for spitting inside NA (kh
10/01/2021) [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?]
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 10/01/2021) [A putschist must never run for
public office again!]
PM
Asks Former Justices To Respect Judiciary (rn
10/01/2021) [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!]
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
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 09/01/2021) [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!]
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 08/01/2021) [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?]
Despite
austerity rules, recurrent expenditure continues to
surge : Financial Comptroller General Office warns of
action against public offices not following austerity
measures, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/01/2021)
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 08/01/2021)
PM
presents annual report of NSC to prez (ht
08/01/2021)
“Govt
is apathetic toward issues raised by Nepali nurses”
(rep 08/01/2021)
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 05/01/2021) [Oli
continues to play little Trump!]
Ministry
fails to operate suicide prevention hotline, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 03/01/2021)
Non-cooperation
to the government led to dissolution of HoR: PM Oli
tells SC (kh 03/01/2021) [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!!],
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 03/01/2021) [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!]
Oli’s
crime : Nobody is above the law in contemporary Nepal.
Nobody ought to be, by Pramod Mishra (kp
31/12/2020), A
year held hostage by the Nepal Communist Party feud :
The infighting in the ruling party reached a tipping
point as 2020 drew to a close. Oli dissolved the House
and called snap polls resulting in the party split and
forcing the country towards uncertainty, by Anil
Giri (kp 31/12/2020)
Is
load shedding back? What is the NEA doing? (rep
31/12/2020) [Nepal's most
incompetent government ever, that of KP Oli, has gone
all out to prevent an extension of the capable Kul Man
Ghising's tenure as NEA Manager!], People
are closely watching NEA; and warn of massive outrage
if power cuts continue (rep 31/12/2020)
House
Dissolved To Save Democracy: PM (rn 31/12/2020) [You claim that you had to destroy
democracy and the constitution in order to save them?
Are you actually still in your right mind? All your
actions are geared only to your personal preservation
of power!]
The
year the government failed to save lives, control the
Covid contagion : The government gave up key measures
such as testing, contact tracing and isolating and
left the people to fend for themselves amid a raging
pandemic, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/12/2020)
What
next in Nepal? If the Supreme Court reinstates the
House, state of emergency will be declared. Oli then
may join hands with pro-monarchy forces which have
been demanding constitutional monarchy and a Hindu
state, by Suraj K Shrestha (rep 30/12/2020) [Oli is a Hindu fanatic either!]
The
KP Sharma Oli caretaker government question : As Oli
ceases to be a member of the House of Representatives,
which he dissolved, he can only be a caretaker prime
minister, experts say. But he did not resign despite
calling snap polls, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
28/12/2020), Ordinance
and constitutional body recommendations challenged in
court : Writ petitioners argue that the ordinance over
functioning of Constitutional Council was
‘unconstitutional’ while defenders say there was no
choice but to amend the law, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/12/2020), Oli
draws flak for appointing new ministers (ht
28/12/2020), The
plot thickens : The way they have taken the fight to
the provinces is an affront to political culture
(kp 28/12/2020)
Experts
question if caretaker prime minister can reshuffle the
Cabinet : The decision is against the spirit of
constitutional and political cultures, observers
argue; Most of the new ministers in the Oli
Cabinet are former Maoists, by Tika R Pradhan and
Anil Giri (kp 26/12/2020), Cabinet
recommends calling winter session of the upper house :
The recommendation comes six days after the lower
house was dissolved (kp 26/12/2020), Govt
recommends parliamentary session for Jan 1 (rep
26/12/2020) [After dismissing
the directly elected representatives of the sovereign
people???]
Prime
Minister Oli is pushing the country to precipice. Is
there a way to stop him? It is necessary for all of us
who want this constitution to function and who care
about this country to shout out that the Prime
Minister is wrong, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
25/12/2020)
Nepal’s
Person of the Year: KP Oli, by Bishal Thapa (ae
25/12/2020)
PM
Oli calls Cabinet meeting at 6 pm : Cabinet expansion
likely (kh 25/12/2020)
Climax
of Oli’s autogolpe : It is up to the judiciary now to
save Nepal’s hard-earned federal republican democracy,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 22/12/2020)
Democracy’s
undoing : Prime Minister Oli and President Bhandari
have ticked all boxes of Machiavellian treachery in
Nepali politics (kp 21/12/2020), President
dissolves House, calls polls for April 30 and May 10 :
Oli attacks the constitution one more time as the
noose tightened around him, by Tika R Pradhan and
Binod Gjhimire (kp 21/12/2020), This
dissolution and those dissolutions: Looking for
parallels to Oli’s move in history, by Anil Giri
(kp 21/12/2020), Leaders
close to Home Minister Thapa say they won’t stand by
him if he supports PM Oli’s move (rep 21/12/2020),
Dissolution
of parliament was not my wish: PM Oli (rep
21/12/2020) [A no-confidence
vote in parliament would have been a normal democratic
procedure. Dissolving the parliament to prevent it is
an attack on the fundamentals of democracy and both PM
and President must stand trial for this crime!The long
overdue resignation of the PM would have been another
democratic option!] In
address to the nation after House dissolution, Oli
defends his move : He says that he was left with no
choice as he was not allowed to work by some ruling
party leaders and seeking a fresh mandate was the best
alternative given the situation (kp 21/12/2020) [The offender declares himself to
be the victim! The threat of losing power does not
justify the destruction of the democratic foundations
of the state and the constitution! Even the
all-powerful Gyanendra had to pay bitterly for such a
crime in 2006!],Oli
‘explains’ how he was ‘forced’ to dissolve House and
announce midterm elections (rep 21/12/2020), Parliament
dissolution was not an abrupt decision: PM Oli :
"Election will strengthen party unity" (kh
21/12/2020) [What a sick mind
on departure from the political stage!], Oli’s
address to the nation didn’t validate dissolution of
House, observers say : The ‘strongest prime minister
in Nepal’s modern history’ can’t say his own comrades
didn’t allow him to work, they add, by Anil Giri
(kp 22/12/2020)
Government
is whitewashing extent of coronavirus infection,
public health experts say : Health Ministry counting
test results of travellers, health workers and
government staff, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/12/2020)
Covid-19
affected businesses to protest demanding relief and
rehabilitation package : Entrepreneurs say that the
refinance facility has not been available to the small
and medium scale enterprises, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 21/12/2020)
Oli
sacrifices the constitution to save his skin
(Record 20/12/2020)
Oli
government recommends House dissolution : After being
cornered in his own party, speculations had been rife
that Oli could take such a measure (kp 20/12/2020)
[60 years and 5 days after the
coup by Mahendra : This is a putsch by a totally
incompetent politician for the sole purpose of
maintaining his personal power. This man should be
arrested immediately and brought to justice to prevent
worse from happening to his country, which has already
been severely battered by the pandemic and
politicians!], What
does the constitution say on House dissolution : No
constitutional provision for Oli to dissolve House,
experts say. The House can be dissolved before its
five-year term ends only in case of a hung parliament
but Nepal Communist Party has nearly two-thirds
majority (kp 20/12/2020), After
House dissolution recommendation, prime minister for
holding elections in Baisakh (April-May) : The
President, however, is yet to endorse the House
dissolution recommendation and she is holding
consultation, an official at Sheetal Niwas says
(kp 20/12/2020) [It is the
President's supreme duty to uphold the Constitution
and not to keep a failed Prime Minister in power!],
President
Bhandari Dissolves HoR, Mid-Term Election On April 30
And May 10 Next Year (rn 20/12/2020) [The
President must be in a state of mental derangement
with her reasoning: Article 76 (7) concerns the
situation after a successful vote of no confidence in
the PM. Article 85 concerns the extension of the
five-year parliamentary term in times of emergency.
Neither of these is a given!], Ministers
close to Dahal, Nepal resign en masse after PM's
controversial move to dissolve parliament (rep
20/12/2020), 7
ministers resign en masse : Term House dissolution
"unconstitutional and undemocratic" (kh
20/12/2020)
Oli
keeps mum on revoking ordinance, leaving all confused
and guessing : A day after agreeing to withdraw the
ordinance, Oli called and then cancelled the
Constitutional Council meeting, later refusing to even
discuss it in the Cabinet, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
18/12/2020), Prachanda-Nepal
faction warns of further steps against Oli if
ordinance not withdrawn (kh 18/12/2020), Over
the edge, again : Prime Minister Oli’s brinkmanship
bought himself time. But at what cost? (nt
18/12/2020)
Oli
agrees to revoke ordinance but his actions come into
question : Observers say the prime minister is making
a mockery of the system by issuing ordinances and
withdrawing them and losing legitimacy to govern,
by Tika R Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp 17/12/2020) [The
PM and the President have long since lost their
legitimacy. Both have numerous obligations by virtue
of their office, but they hardly fulfil them° At the
same time, they overestimate their rights like
authoritarian rulers or monarchs!], How
Baluwatar brought disgrace upon Sheetal Niwas and the
high office played complicit roles : The brazen
display of promptitude by the President to act as per
the Oli government’s demand has eroded the image of
the hallowed institution, analysts say, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 17/12/2020), Lessons
unlearned : With the recent faux pas, Oli’s legitimacy
to govern has come into question (kp 17/12/2020),
Supreme
Court moved against controversial ordinance (ht
17/12/2020), Wrong
practice : The ordinance has given the PM sweeping
powers to appoint persons in the constitutional bodies
without consulting others (ht17/12/2020)
In
ordinance, Oli shows yet another authoritarian streak
: By amending the Constitutional Council Act, the
prime minister has effectively defenestrated the
opposition leader and Speaker and disturbed the
balance of power in a blatant attack on the spirit of
the constitution, analysts say, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 16/12/2020)
Sugarcane
farmers refuse to sit for talks as the government
dilly-dallies : Home and industry ministers show
lukewarm response to farmers, with one promising
‘lawful action’ against mill owners and the other
saying infiltration by ‘middlemen’, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 16/12/2020)
Water
Supply Ministry hit hard due to hand over of office,
human resources (kh 14/12/2020)
Several
holes in new foreign policy document, leaders and
experts say : Policy should have been prepared with
wider consultations to address pertinent global
issues, observers point out; Senior ruling party
leader says they were not aware of the policy
document, by Anil Giri (kp 10/12/2020)
Oli
calls all-party meeting, expecting support, but gets
vitriol instead : Leaders of the political parties
represented in the federal parliament say that the
failure in governance has invited the ongoing
protests against the republican system, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 09/12/2020)
All
of Prime Minister job funds to go to wages : In the
third year of its implementation, the programme has so
far been a let-down as it fails to achieve its target,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/12/2020)
New
austerity standard in public spending (ht
06/12/2020)
Attacking
the system, one step at a time : Oli administration’s
actions are against constitutional provisions
and pose a threat to democratic principles and
norms, observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 04/12/2020)
Women
commission defunct as cases of violence against women
continues : Since it was elevated to a constitutional
body in the new constitution, it has not had full
quota of commissioners, and since 2017 it hasn’t had
any office bearers, by Binod Ghimire (kp
01/12/2020) [Politicians who
fundamentally disregard the constitution in the
grossest way must be removed from all offices
immediately!]
Transparency
International report unacceptable: Government : Says
it is politically motivated (kh 29/11/2020) [It is quite normal for failing
governments to reject such dismantling reports!],
NC
urges PM Oli to read TI report (ht 30/11/2020)
PM
Oli obstructing anti-graft bodies to investigate
corruption cases, alleges civil society body (rep
28/11/2020)
‘Prime
Minister cannot be ousted without the decision of the
parliamentary party’ (rep 27/11/2020) [open letter
by civil society members], Government
urged to be responsible to people, nation (ht
28/11/2020)
Oli
accused of undermining Parliament : The government is
trying to rule on the basis of ordinance, bypassing
the Parliament (ht 25/11/2020)
Govt
will not tolerate gender-based discrimination,
violence: PM Oli (kh 25/11/2020) [You,
your govt, your party and most of the other political
parties discriminate against women in almost every
respect, Mr Oli!]
A
bunch of jobless people seeking to bring instability
in the country sought my resignation: PM Oli, by
Khagendra Adhikari (rep 23/11/2020) [Little
Trump lives up to his title! Or has the high altitude
air in Taplejung not been good for him?], Despite
COVID-19 fears, thousands of Nepalis leave for India
to earn bread and butter, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep 23/11/2020) [This is the
reality of the unemployed you discredit, Mr Oli!]
Oli
came to power on nationalistic plank. But he seems to
be failing to adhere to the hope he sold : Despite a
strong government that could keep foreign meddling in
the country at bay, observers feel that instability in
the ruling party could go against the national
interest, by Anil Giri (kp 20/11/2020)
Lawmakers’
call to adopt calendar for Parliament goes unheeded :
The Oli administration is in no hurry to convene the
winter session and face questions from lawmakers,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/11/2020) [Just
like his great example of behaviour in Washington, Oli
ignores all democratic institutions that might
restrict his exercise of power!], संसद्
बन्द कहिलेसम्म ? कोभिड संक्रमण उच्च रहेका अमेरिका र
भारतमा हालै निर्वाचन सम्पन्न भएका छन्, यहाँ भने
कोभिडलाई नै कारण बनाएर साढे चार महिनादेखि संसद् बन्द
गरिएको छ । जनप्रतिनिधिमूलक संस्थालाई लामो समयसम्म
निष्प्रभावी बनाइएकामा सरोकारवालाहरुले प्रश्न उठाउन
थालेका छन् [Parliament closed till when? Elections
have recently been held in the United States and India,
where the Covid infection is high, but here Parliament
has been closed for four and a half months due to Covid.
Stakeholders have started questioning the
ineffectiveness of the people's representative body for
a long time], by Rishiram Paudyal (ka 18/11/2020)
Good
riddance : Four years of the Trump administration has
done enough damage, but the Nepali Trump ploughs on,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/11/2020)
Modern
helipad constructed on premises of PM’s Official
Residence in Baluwatar (rep 12/11/2020)
Reversing
its earlier decision, govt decides to provide free of
cost treatment to COVID-19 patients in all
state-owned hospitals (rep 10/11/2020)
अधिनायकवादको
बाटो पछ्याउँदै : लोकतन्त्रको स्वाद चाखिसकेका नेपाली
मतदाताले सिद्धान्ततः पुरातन शैलीको कम्युनिस्टलाई
स्विकार्न सक्दैनन् [Following the path of
totalitarianism : Nepali voters who have tasted
democracy cannot accept the old-fashioned communist in
principle.], by Dharmendra Jha (np)
PM
Oli adamant to this stance of not resigning (kh
08/11/2020)
Decision
not to call Nepal a federal democratic republic is an
attack on the system, experts say : The government’s
recent decision to refer to the country just as
‘Nepal’ is unconstitutional and against the spirit of
federalism, they argue, by Tika R Pradhan and
Binod Ghimire (kp 06/11/2020)
Do
your job, PM Oli : The prime minister has to mend his
errant ways and justify his continued government
leadership (ae 06/11/2020) [PM
Oli has only rights, not duties, at least he thinks!!]
Centre’s
approval must for MoU between local levels, foreigners
(ht 06/11/2020) [After all,
the Federal Republic of Nepal is still a centralised
state, says HM Oli! All power is vested in the PM and
emanates from him!]
Oli
rules out stepping down as PM (ht 05/11/2020), PM
Oli warns of imminent crisis; instructs ministers to
focus on work (kh 05/11/2020) [If
Oli resigns, this will be a blessing for the country.
The problem is that all conceivable alternatives are
not one bit better!]
SC
declines to review its verdict on free treatment for
COVID-19 : Asks Health Minister as to why he should be
exempted from action for contempt of court (kh
05/11/2020) [!!!]
संविधान
कुल्चेर समृद्धिका खोक्रा नारा : सरकार स्वतन्त्र
न्यायालयको अस्तित्व र यसले गरेका फैसलाहरूलाई पूर्णतः
बेवास्ता गरेर अगाडि बढ्न उद्यत छ । विधिको शासनमाथि
गरिएको यो निकै योजनाबद्ध प्रहार हो, जसले मुलुकको
समृद्धिका सम्भावनामाथि प्रत्यक्ष चोट पुर्याउँछ,
by Achyut Wagle (ka 02/11/2020)
Four
Secretary posts vacant; who gets promoted? (kh
01/11/2020)
Fellow
Nepalis, fear the government, fear as much for the
country, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 31/10/2020)
Leaders’
centralised mindset challenge to federalism : Several
laws essential for a functional federal system have
still not been endorsed by the federal parliament,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/10/2020) [These
so-called "leaders", as which they see themselves,
have never wanted a federal system. The central state
serves their personal interests based on patriarchal
Hindu thinking much better!]
ओलीको
हठले नेकपा विघटनको डिलमा : ओलीको सरकार इतिहासकै अन्तिम
बहुमतको कम्युनिस्ट सरकार मात्र होइन, कम्युनिस्ट
पार्टीको अन्तिम सरकार बन्न सक्छ, by Lokesh Dhakal
(np 23/10/2020) [But the
leadership of the main opposition party around Deuba
and Paudel is unfortunately not a bit better!]
Karnali
blues : PM Oli’s repeated attempts to prolong his
tenure through internal party machinations will be
costly for Nepal (ae 23/10/2020) [PM
Oli should one day be held legally accountable for
this. A prime minister is not immune when it comes to
his power-political moves!]
Oli
administration’s decision on Covid tests and treatment
breaches social contract : As social media users call
for not paying taxes, analysts say the government is
shirking its fundamental duty and running away
from its constitutional obligations, by Anil Giri
and Arjun Poudel (kp 20/10/2020), NCP
leaders censure government over virus test and
treatment move : It seems the government has thrown in
the towel in the fight against the virus and running
away from its duty which will tarnish the party’s
image, insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
20/10/2020), It’s
governance, stupid : Citizens are bearing the brunt of
the patchwork of responses by the government (kp
20/10/2020)
Physical
Infrastructure Minister Basanta Nembang too contracts
Covid-19 (ht 20/10/2020)
As
Oli government limits its role to counting deaths
during the greatest public health crisis, people are
dying at an alarming rate : Experts say the government
has decided to shred the constitution (rep
19/10/2020)
Poudel
as finance minister is a wrong man at wrong place at
wrong time, observers say : With no background in
economics, the ruling party general secretary faces a
host of challenges as finance minister in an
economy ravaged by the pandemic, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 19/10/2020)
Step
up measures or brace for the worst, experts say amid
new Covid-19 projections : Health Ministry estimates
320,000 additional new cases in the worst case
scenario, and 148,000 new cases in moderate conditions
in the next four months, by Arjun Poudel (kp) [Oli and all the other incapable
politicians are only interested in senseless power
struggles, nepotism, corruption and suppression of the
rule of law! Measures important for the country and
the people are not to be expected!]
PM
Oli directs Karnali leaders to abide by decision made
by Chairmen (kh 17/10/2020) [This
is federalism in its purest form! What does Lord Oli
care about the fact that, according to the
Constitution, such a decision lies solely with the
provincial assembly?]
In
Oli administration, ministers don’t even know of many
of the Cabinet’s decisions : Ministers admit they
rarely speak up either because they fear retribution
or are hardly given a chance, as the prime minister is
the one who calls the shots almost every time, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/10/2020) [All
executive, legislative and judicial power is vested in
His Majesty and emanates from him according to Article
20(2) of the Panchayat Constitution! Oli and other
politicians consider themselves the rightful heirs of
the former royal power!]
NCP
leaders term Cabinet reshuffle an example of PM’s
unilateral approach (ht 16/10/2020)
Govt
transfers nearly a dozen secretaries (rep
16/10/2020)
Finance
Minister Paudel faces an economy in crisis. Where does
he start?, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 15/10/2020)
With
a Cabinet rejig, Oli sows the seeds of conflict in the
ruling party : The prime minister, who is also the
party chair, ignored calls not to reassign
ministers and imposed his unilateral decision,
once again, insiders say, by Anil Giri and Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 15/10/2020)
Does
Nepal await another popular revolt? There seems to be
a dearth of organised public anger against the federal
government’s failures, by Achyut Wagle (kp
13/10/2020) [As under the
undemocratic royal system, power is in the hands of a
small male elite of high-caste Hindus, characterised
by a high degree of incompetence and corruption.
Inclusion, the rule of law and human rights are
foreign words. The only difference: under the
monarchy, male Chhetris were predominant; today,
authoritarian male Bahuns dominate almost exclusively!]
Oli
continues to hold meetings despite his ministers and
close aides testing positive for Covid-19 : The
government’s health protocol is applicable to all
including the prime minister and he should be in
isolation, doctors say, by Tika R. Pradhan and
Arjun Poudel (kp 13/10/2020) [Just
like Trump: The PM is immune (he thinks) and the
spreading of the virus to others does not matter!]
Honour
thy farmer : Sugarcane producers are deep in debt as
the government looks away (kp 13/10/2020)
No
more cheating : Citizens must keep seeking answers and
accountability from the government (kp 12/10/2020)
Government
reaches eight-point deal with Dr KC on 27th day of his
hunger strike : Both sides signed the agreement late
on Saturday to address most of the demands of the
agitating doctor, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/10/2020)
[Nepal's dishonest politicians
will also disregard this agreement, just as all
governments have done in the past!]
Amid
differences over appointments, Cabinet reshuffle
lingers : Oli and Dahal don’t see eye to eye on
ministerial changes while party reunification process
remains in limbo; Appointments in constitutional
bodies, diplomatic posts also remain affected, by
Anil Giri (kp 11/10/2020)
NCP
Govt Must Not Miss The Boat, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 11/10/2020)
Education
Minister Giriraj Mani Pokharel catches COVID-19
(rep 11/10/2020)
Nepal’s
Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai tests COVID-19
positive (kh 10/10/2020), Tourism
minister, who called Nepal coronavirus-free country,
tests positive for Covid-19 : Yogesh Bhattarai is
first minister in the Oli Cabinet to contract the
virus after half a dozen close aides to the
prime minister tested positive in recent weeks, by
Tika R. Pradhan and Pawan Pandey (kp 11/10/2020)
A
state of status quo : After immense pressure, the
government has formed a panel to hold talks with KC,
but the way it ignored him for 24 days and has failed
on various fronts including the fight against
the pandemic shows the Oli administration is losing
its grip on governance, analysts say, by Anil Giri
(kp 08/10/2020)
Gagan
Thapa urges PM to focus on COVID crisis not Cabinet
reshuffle (kh 08/10/2020)
Given
its failure, Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre’s
relevance in question : The deputy prime minister-led
centre’s role is limited to making recommendations to
the Cabinet but they are often shot down by the prime
minister, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/10/2020) [This has to do with the
authoritarian basic attitude of KP Oli, who likes to
play the little Trump, with similar incompetence!]
Former
PMs urge the government to save Dr KC’s life (rep
07/10/2020)
NCP
Secretariat meeting likely to induct 3 ministers today
(kh 06/10/2020), Cabinet
reshuffle plan put on hold as PM Oli and Chairman
Dahal fail to reach a deal (rep 07/10/2020)
Baluwatar
keeps mum over Oli’s status even after his close aides
tested positive for Covid-19 : No information has been
shared if those who have contracted the virus had been
in close contact with Oli and whether he’s
quarantined himself. Instead, he met Dahal on Sunday,
by Anil Giri (kp 05/10/2020)
PM
Oli likely to tap Bishnu Poudel as finance minister
(rep 05/10/2020)
CDOs
riding roughshod over provincial governments : Even
the chief minister has to seek the consent of the CDO,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/10/2020) [Federalism
only on paper, if at all!]
Coronavirus
sneaks into Baluwatar as five of Oli’s aides and 70
security personnel test positive : Concerns grow about
the prime minister, given his age and his health
condition. Oli, 68, underwent his second kidney
transplant only in March this year, by Arjun
Poudel, Tika R. Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp 04/10/2020), PM
Oli’s media aide Bajgain also contracts COVID-19
(rep 04/10/2020), PM
Oli tests negative for COVID-19, by Tapendra Karki
(rep 04/10/2020), How
safe is PM Oli from COVID-19? (rep 04/10/2020)
Oli
govt’s appointments are a mockery of the constitution:
experts, NCP leader, by Ashim Neupane (rep
03/10/2020), PM's
Chief Advisor Rimal And Press Advisor Thapa, Foreign
Affairs Advisor Bhattarai Test Positive For COVID-19
(rn 03/10/2020)
PM
Oli’s key advisors Bishnu Rimal and Surya Thapa catch
COVID-19 (rep 03/10/2020)
Cabinet
decisions invite criticism for failing to abide by the
system : As decision to make crucial appointments
renews party row, analysts say government is promoting
favouritism, by Anil Giri (kp 02/10/2020), With
Oli backtracking, truce may not last long, ruling
party leaders say : He faces charges of reverting to
his old unilateral style despite promising to take
decisions after consultation in the party , by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/10/2020)
Bairagi
replaces Regmi as chief secretary (ht 02/10/2020)
Former
finance minister Khatiwada appointed as Nepal’s envoy
to the US (rep 01/10/2020), Nirmal
Kumar BK recommended as Nepal’s new ambassador to
South Africa (rep 01/10/2020) [Once
again three political nominations, all male, two of
them Bahuns and one Dalitwhat is a rare exception!],
Lok
Dharshan Regmi recommended Ambassador to UK (kh
01/10/2020),
Nomination
of envoys sparks dispute within NCP; Prachanda
‘displeased’ (kh 01/10/2020)
Cabinet
reshuffle on hold as heavyweights stick to their guns
(kh 30/09/2020)
Officials
unaware of Russia supplying Covid-19 vaccines :
Officials from state agencies, including foreign and
health ministries, say they don’t know about the
purported deal with a private firm on Russian vaccines
arriving in Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/09/2020)
[Such a measure should not be
possible at all without the knowledge and priority
involvement of the government! What kind of government
is this?]
Increasing
the number of ministries to pacify dissidents
sets poor precedent, experts sayIt would not only go
against the spirit of constitution but also federalism
and provinces could follow suit in future, they say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2020) [Such
an unconstitutional and in any case completely
superfluous procedure must be strictly prohibited by
the SC. Nepal is not a playground for the pointless
power struggles of politicians.]
Inaction,
thy name is government : The government needs to
immediately act in four critical areas to
counter the effects of Covid-19, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 29/09/2020)
Factories
forced to slash output due to erratic government
policy amid pandemic : Most of the plants that have
been affected are those producing cement, iron and
steel, and construction materials, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 29/09/2020)
Welcome
ordinance : The tendency on the part of the govt to
bypass the parliament to bring new laws is unbecoming
of a democratic norms (ht 28/09/2020)
Cabinet
reshuffle: Much ado about nothing, as Oli and Dahal
fail to reach a deal : The two chairmen have a lot on
plate before they find a common ground. Therefore, it
could take some time before a rejig in the Council of
Ministers, party insiders say, by Anil Giri (kp
28/09/2020) [Since there is
nothing really important to do at the moment, the
irresponsible politicians have endless time for their
crazy power struggles!]
In
fighting the pandemic, the government has ignored
other deadly health issues : Failure to envision the
possible risks not only pushed the country many
years back but also lost hard won achievements,
experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/09/2020)
Police
arrest 17 supporters of Dr KC for mocking PM Oli
(rep 26/09/2020)
In
disparaging others, ruling party youth leaders follow
their political master : Oli’s crude witticisms to
fend off any attack on him are known but promising
politicians taking cue from him only shows the extent
of their subservient attitude, analysts say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 26/09/2020)
Amid
government failings, lawmakers call for House session
to hold it to account : Government has failed in its
fight against the pandemic and the House—not social
media— is the proper place for the government to
listen to people’s plight, parliamentarians say,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/09/2020)
Cabinet
reshuffle unlikely before Dashain as Oli has other
pressing issues : Prime Minister Oli has other tasks
at hand like picking the nominees for various
constitutional bodies anduniversities and concluding
the party unification, by Anil Giri (kp
24/09/2020) [And what about
pandemic, economy, jobs, justice for victims, human
rights, inclusion, etc.? The PM is either unwilling or
he is not capable!], Oli,
Prachanda discuss cabinet reshuffle, constitutional
nominations (kh 24/09/2020)
Arbitrary
awarding of Constitution Day honours draws widespread
flak : Writers who praised the prime minister and the
driver of the chief secretary among 594 awarded for
contributing to national life in the past year, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/09/2020) [Long
live the nepotistic oligarchy of Nepal!]
Government
deploying police to intimidate citizens: Gagan Thapa
(kh 20/09/2020)
Our
most vulnerable need protection during the pandemic.
We can then celebrate the constitution : First thing
first, by Shreejana Pokhrel (rep 19/09/2020)
Beating
Predicament Of Weak Governance, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 19/09/2020)
Cooperatives
blame MoALD for wastage of agro products (ht
19/09/2020)
Not
to reappoint Kuman Ghising a height of corruption:
Mishra (kh 16/09/2020)
Government
appoints Yubaraj Khatiwada as special economic advisor
to Prime Minister Oli : Other Cabinet decisions
include resumption of travel services from Thursday
and allowing foreigners to visit Nepal for trekking
and mountaineering starting October 17, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 16/09/2020) [Never-ending
power games of Mr Oli's never-ending power games: he
takes over the Ministry of Finance, of which he has no
idea, appoints the former Minister of Finance as his
economic advisor and nominates Bamdev Gautam, who was
rejected by the voters, for the National Assembly in
order to influence the party's power struggle in his
favour!], Oli’s
preferential treatment to Khatiwada may invite rift in
ruling party and hit governance : As special economic
adviser to the prime minister, the former finance
minister is poised to have a bigger mandate, which
could confuse bureaucrats, insiders and analysts say,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/09/2020), Special
economic cost : The PM could have appointed anyone as
his special economic advisor, but only after the
appointment of a new finance minister, by Bhoj Raj
Poudel (ae 18/09/2020)
10
major achievements of Kulman Ghising, Nepal’s ‘light
man’ (rep) [PM Oli and
his party/government do not like such competent
persons because they make their own incompetence even
more apparent!]
Foreign
Minister Gyawali is new govt spokesperson (rep
15/09/2020)
Thirty
months of poor governance and a weak opposition :
Despite a huge mandate, the ruling Nepal Communist
Party has failed to deliver on many fronts and the
main opposition Nepali Congress has been a mute
spectator., by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/09/2020)
Why
is the government ignoring SC’s verdicts on pandemic?,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 13/09/2020)
First
came candles then came Kool Man, by Jackie Taylor
(ae 11/09/2020) [Incompetent
Oli and his incompetent government and party do not
want competent administrators to stay in office!!]
Nepalis
in the Middle East fear starvation as government
delays repatriation, by Rudra Khadka (rep
10/09/2020)
Tailor
pandemic response : The government must devolve power
to respond to the pandemic effectively (kp
08/09/2020) [But the Oli
government is far too busy with power struggles. How
is it supposed to take care of such trivial matters as
the pandemic?]
Gautam
to the Upper House and then Cabinet may invite more
trouble for Oli than succour, insiders say : Prime
Minister Oli is likely to delay Gautam’s appointment
process until he falls into extreme crisis, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/09/2020)
12
years since their liberation, freed Haliyas in
Kanchanpur still await resettlement : Out of 21,069
freed Haliya families in Nepal, only 16,000 are listed
in government data, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp
08/07/2020)
Nepali
migrants in Lebanon feel forgotten : Many workers have
been stranded in the crisis-ridden country as Nepal’s
government has not approved a flight to bring them
home, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/09/2020)
73
pregnant women die for lack of treatment since
lockdown (kh 06/09/2020)
Can
Gautam become a minister? Depends which Article gets
invoked : .While Article 78 (4) bars him from going to
Cabinet for losing elections, Article 76 (9) may allow
him to become minister once he is sworn into the
National Assembly. But opinions among legal experts
are divided, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/09/2020) [In any case, there is no
qualifying reason to make him a minister!]
Relief
distribution programme in Birgunj fails to cover
vulnerable families : Around 150 women had reached the
District Police Office on Thursday to receive relief
but had to return empty-handed, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 06/09/2020)
Around
40 percent government staff haven’t received their
salaries yet, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/09/2020)
How
politicians’ chopper rides to disaster-hit areas flies
in the face of spirit of federalism : Leaders and
ministers’ penchant for flying to different parts of
the country in the name of rescue and relief is
reminiscent of the days when the country was under a
unitary system, by Anil Giri (kp 05/09/2020) [Nepal is a federal state in name
only. Central politicians and parties are doing
everything to ensure that this does not change!]
Repatriation
quandary persists even with funds to support migrant
workers’ airfare : While Nepali embassies in labour
destination countries struggle with the complicated
verification process, labour rights activists
question the government’s commitment to bring citizens
home, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/09/2020)
Race
begins for new finance minister as Oli bids farewell
to Khatiwada : There are at least six contenders for
the post, but the appointment is likely to happen
along with a Cabinet reshuffle, ruling party insiders
say, by Anil Giri (kp 05/09/2020)
Finance
Minister Khatiwada resigns (kh 04/09/2020), The
ruling party is making a mockery of democracy,
analysts say : Nepal Communist Party decides to send
Bamdev Gautam, who lost parliamentary polls, to the
National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/09/2020), PM
Oli rules out immediate Cabinet reshuffle (kh
04/09/2020) [This competent
and extremely healthy PM can easily take over some
other ministries!], The
good, bad and ugly of Yubaraj Khatiwada : At the time
of appointment, the technocrat brought with him the
expertise to take the economy forward. But as he
signed off, many say he just had a run-of-the-mill
tenure, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/09/2020)
The
fertiliser conundrum–governments ponder over it every
paddy season and forget after harvest : An agreement
with India to procure fertiliser expired in 2017.
Since then farmers have been deprived of timely
supply, as authorities have failed to explore other
options, by Sangam Prasain and Anil Giri (kp
03/09/2020) [Nepal's
politicians simply do not want to understand that they
have duties and tasks to fulfil, and that they will
have to leave if they do not fulfil them]
Panting
of the pachyderms : Oli’s reliance on modern medicine
for his ailments does not stop him from peddling
turmeric to the public, by CK Lal (kp 02/09/2020)
Two
killers: Cities and centralism; The federal
government’s lack of support for the vulnerable is
going to add to the death toll, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 01/09/2020)
Work
or perish: The state is morally bound to safeguard its
citizens working in precarious conditions abroad
(kp 01/09/2020)
How
the government is failing education : The students who
have been deprived of learning will look back to this
time to recall how the government failed education in
the name of pandemic, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
30/08/2020) [The four-time PM
Sher Bahadur Deuba has immortalized himself in the
history books as the most incompetent Prime Minister
since 1990. In the meantime, he has long since been
surpassed in incompetence by KP Oli!]
Health
workers say they reuse disposable masks as hospitals
don’t provide enough : More health workers not
involved in treating Covid-19 patients are getting
infected with the coronavirus due to the lack of
enough personal protective equipment, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 26/08/2020)
How
government defied science and disregarded experts as
Covid-19 spread: Even after 146 deaths and over 31,000
cases, there’s no specialist-led national committee as
the Oli administration continues to take decisions on
ad-hoc basis, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/08/2020)
Ruling
party moves forward only to take a step back again :
The latest disagreement comes over Oli’s minor
political nominations but opponents say he’s back to
his old ways, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/08/2020) [Oli and numerous other politicians
need this style of politics to cover up their great
incompetence!]
Who
is in charge in Nepal? The Covid-19 control committee
is acting like a government within a government,
by Alisha Sijapati (nt 21/08/2020)
Conflict
in ruling party hits governance: Ministers busy
resolving internal conflicts, officials don’t want to
take risks, experts say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
19/08/2020) [In view of the
enormous problems Nepal is facing, the ruthless power
struggles of the political elite must be classified as
a criminal offense. All those involved have
disqualified themselves from any political activity
for the rest of their lives! This is reinforced by the
fact that persons like PM Oli are not up to their
difficult tasks, neither professionally nor in terms
of health!], Pathology
of an ultranationalist regime: Populism is enough to
ensure stability in a country that takes pride in
being an insecure nation-state, by CK Lal (kp
19/08/2020)
The
cost of the ruling party feud: This dispute is
destructive because of its disconnect from the
pressing issues of national interest, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 18/08/2020)
Collateral
damage The Sindhupalchok landslides have exposed
the government’s failure in disaster risk reduction
(kp 17/08/2020)
The
morass that is Melamchi: The government must hold an
inquiry into the tunnel disaster that killed two
persons, by Naresh Koirala (kp 17/08/2020)
PM
Oli likely to reshuffle cabinet; Secretariat meeting
tomorrow (kh 16/08/2020)
Govt’s
failure to ensure timely fertiliser to hit paddy yield
(ht 15/08/2020)
No
Ram to Nepal’s rescue: In this time of crisis, Nepal
needed a strong and trustworthy leader, and PM Oli
doesn’t fit the bill (ae 14/08/2020)
Another
case spotlights apathy towards rights body: Ministry
of Home Affairs asks the National Human Rights
commission to review its recommendations on alleged
extra-judicial killing of Kumar Poudel, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/08/2020) [The
authoritarian Oli government continues to move forward
on its path of anti-democratic and unlawful action!]
Nepal
likely to face host of questions in its bid for
another UN rights council term: But officials say the
country is one of the best performers among the
present members of the council; Various rights
enshrined in the constitution have not been
implemented (kp 09/08/2020) [Nepal
was already not qualified for this task in 2018. This
disqualification has unfortunately worsened
considerably under the Oli government!]
PM
Oli tells Madi delegation to Build Ram's idol and
promote Ayodhyapuri as his place of birth (ht
09/08/2020) [This is really
the most important task in Nepal at this critical
moment, Mr Oli!]
‘I
and my wife go to bed hungry to keep children fed’:
Returning migrants in Sudurpaschim and Karnali face a
bleak future. Government is still unclear how to
provide help, by Arjun Shah, Basanta Pratap Singh
and Chandani Kathayat (kp 09/08/2020) [You
must understand that the politicians power struggle
has absolute priority! They are completely incompetent
anyway with regard to their assumed duties and tasks!],
Prime
Minister Employment Programme has so far proved to be
a let-down for jobless citizens: The much-talked-about
programme has yet again failed to provide a minimum
100 days of employment, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 09/08/2020)
During
meeting with experts, Oli complains about criticism of
the government: Deuba demands investigation into
controversial Omni deal, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/08/2020)
How
the government got lost in its fight against the
pandemic: After refusing to recognise the risk and
failing to come up with right strategies, authorities
now have few options left to contain the virus spread,
experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/08/2020)
Growing
arrears show bad governance: The increasing rate of
arrears in the use of taxpayer money is an immense
disrespect to the people, by Chandra Lal Pandey
(kp 03/08/2020)
Is
Lord Ram paving Oli’s path to immortality?, by
Biswas Baral (ae 24/07/2020), Is
religion still an effective political mobilization
tool in Nepal?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
24/07/2020)
Who
will save the Oli government? People are the most
faithful defense of any government. They can save it
from all miscreants. But PM Oli and his ministers are
alienating them, mortifyingly, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 22/07/2020)
Tempest
in the ruling party almost over after Dahal takes a
conciliatory approach: Until a few weeks ago, Oli was
cornered, but he has now managed to overpower mounting
pressure to resign both as party chair and prime
minister, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/07/2020)
Covid-19
results in massive decline in labour migration
numbers, with no immediate hopes of recovery: The
number of labour permits issued to migrant workers has
slumped to a new low owing to the pandemic, but
available jobs are likely to be even fewer, labour
migration experts warn, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 20/07/2020) [This is just
one of several serious problems that the government
should take care of day and night. Instead, the
incompetent PM Oli and his party colleagues have only
their personal power ambitions in the visor! Nepal,
quo vadis?]
Oli
refuses to quit as PM, party co-chair: Leaders say
problem will be resolved through consensus, but a plan
to achieve it remains elusive (ht 19/07/2020) [This sounds more like a denial of
consensus!], In
a bid to remain in power, PM Oli proposes general
convention by mid-December (rep 19/07/2020)
‘Enough
is Enough’ campaigners begin hunger strike once again
(ht 19/07/2020)
‘Home
minister, officials misusing state fund’ (ht
19/07/2020)
Is
Lord Ram paving Oli’s path to immortality?, by
Biswas Baral (ae 17/07/2020)
Nepal’s
PM KP Sharma Oli ‘claims’ real Ayodhya is in Nepal:
Many remark the statement is in bad taste (ht
14/07/2020) [Is he out of his
mind? The multi-ethnic and multi-religious state of
Nepal does not need a fake Ayodhya nor an
authoritarian Hindu fundamentalist fantasist like Oli!],
India’s
BJP condemns Nepal PM’s comment on ‘real’ Ayodhya
(ht 14/07/2020), Amid
soured Nepal-India ties, Oli is threatening relations
between peoples of two countries, leaders and experts
say: Foreign Ministry scrambles for damage control
after the prime minister made unsubstantiated
arguments about Ram’s birth and accused India of
cultural aggression by creating a ‘fake’ Ayodhya,
by Anil Giri (kp15/07/2020), Has
Oli crossed Laxman Rekha? Ram’s birthplace and
nationality can be debated endlessly. But the prime
minister’s rodomontade raises serious questions
(kp 15/07/2020)
Development
partners’ dilemma: History is unlikely to look kindly
upon donors that helped an exclusionary regime survive
internal challenges, by CK Lal (kp 08/07/2020)
The
Oli government’s foreign policy is lopsided and lacks
coherence, say opposition parties and experts:
Opposition leaders and foreign policy analysts pointed
to the recent deterioration in relations with India as
emblematic of the failure of the Oli government’s
diplomacy, by Anil Giri (kp 08/07/2020)
How
KP Oli failed the nation: The goon-like politics which
he promoted throughout his political life is perhaps
his greatest weakness, by Achyut Wagle (kp
07/07/2020)
Oli
says plots being hatched to oust him and impeach the
President: Amid feud with Dahal, the prime minister
asks his ministers to pick a side–whether they are
with him or with the rival faction, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 05/07/2020), Sudden
move to prorogue Parliament undermines legislature,
experts say: The budget session was ended saying it
lacked business, but there are some crucial bills,
including one related to citizenship, pending for
approval, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/07/2020))
Destiny
Of Nepalese Prime Ministers, bySiddhi B. Ranjitkar
(km 04/07/2020)
A
cornered Oli prorogues the House and considers
splitting the ruling party: Party insiders say that
Oli is planning to reintroduce an ordinance that will
make it easier for him to split the party, and is also
seeking support from the opposition, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 03/07/2020), Bow
out: What does not inspire much hope is that Oli’s
would-be successors are all TTFs (tried, tested,
failed) from the past (nt 03/07/2020)
Factions
in ruling party harden positions and devise strategies
to prevail over the other: The Dahal and Oli factions
both held separate meetings on Wednesday to chart out
a path forward, with Oli deciding to fight until the
last, by Anil Giri (kp 02/07/2020)
Leaders
call for Oli’s resignation as both prime minister and
party chair: Senior party leaders, including chair
Dahal, ask Oli to vacate both positions as his actions
have placed the ruling party and government in a
difficult position, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
01/07/2020), Oli
calls Cabinet ministers, some Standing Committee
members to Baluwatar for consultation: The meeting
comes a day after senior leaders demanded Oli's
resignation both as party chair and prime minister
(kp 01/07/2020), NCP
leaders close to PM Oli suggest him to abide by
party’s decisions (rep 01/07/2020), PM
Oli finds himself in hot water; intensifies political
meetings: Asks Standing Committee members to support
him (kh 01/07/2020)
Top
NCP leaders ask PM Oli to step down as intra-party
dispute peaks (rep 30/06/2020)
Faced
with criticism, Oli sees plots being hatched to unseat
him in Delhi and Kathmandu: The prime minister has
once again fallen back on his nationalistic rhetoric,
saying certain actors are trying to remove him for
adopting a new political map, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 29/06/2020), PM
rants against India in bid to cling to power (ht
29/06/2020), ‘Anti-national’
Mahakali Treaty comes back to haunt ‘nationalist’ Oli
(ht 29/(06/2020)
Ploy
to oust me will be a day-dream: PM Oli (kh
28/06/2020)
Oli
skipping meeting in order to avoid criticism is
disgraceful, party leaders say: Oli knows that the
Standing Committee is preparing to ask him to choose
between the prime ministership and the party chair,
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 27/06/2020)
Oli
scrambles to prevent censure but Dahal is adamant: Oli
realises his position in party and government is
shaky, with a proposal asking him to give up party
chair or prime minister likely to be endorsed by the
Standing Committee, by Anil Giri (kp 26/06/2020)
Nepal:
The danger within, by Bishal Thapa (ae 26/06/2020)
Mishandling
the virus crisis: Even after spending Rs10 billion to
control Covid-19, the situation has not improved,
by Jagadish Prasad Bist (kp 26/06/2020)
The
government has not followed most of the Supreme
Court’s 23 rulings related to the pandemic: Interim
orders related to proper management of quarantine
facilities and the repatriation of migrant workers
have all either been ignored or were belatedly
followed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/06/2020) [Nepal's leading politicians are
neither interested in the fundamentals of democracy
nor do they understand the aspect of the separation of
powers. As soon as they are in power, they believe to
possess absolute rights!]
Is
Oli lying or clueless? Anyone who has heard the prime
minister's speeches knows he always attempts to
qualify his words with a veneer of what he thinks is
science, by Deepak Thapa (kp 25/06/2020)
SC
seeks PM's reply over order violation charges (rep
25/06/2020)
In
anticipation of criticism at Wednesday’s Standing
Committee, Oli makes overtures to other party
factions: Oli has long been avoiding the Standing
Committee, where he is in the minority, but he is now
scrambling to garner support, especially for the MCC,
insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp
24/06/2020)
When
Oli speaks before Parliament, there is no telling what
he will say: Political commentators say the prime
minister tends to address Parliament like he is
speaking to his party cadres, veering off topic,
cracking jokes and even ridiculing others, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 21/06/2020)
Seven
years since the Mahakali floods, victims await
compensation: Residents of Khalanga fear possible
floods every monsoon, as the embankments that were
damaged seven years ago are yet to be reconstructed,
by Manoj Badu (kp 21/06/2020)
With
the new map endorsed, Oli braces once again for
challenges from within the party: Party leaders had
rallied behind Oli to present a united front in the
border dispute with India, but they say their patience
is fast running out, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
19/06/2020)
Stop
peddling pseudoscience: Prime Minister Oli is just
trying to be an outlier when the country is in despair
(kp 19/06/2020)
Unable
to collect taxes, the government is going broke: Based
on the current revenue stream, the government could
soon be unable to pay salaries, pensions, social
security allowances, and its bills, finance ministry
officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
18/06/2020)
Three
youth protests in a week. Observers say government
needs to take note: Politically unaffiliated youths
taking to the streets is not a regular occurrence in
Nepali history, say analysts, as most protests are led
by political parties, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
15/06/2020)
Oli,
once again, cancels party’s Secretariat meeting called
to discuss MCC: Prime minister’s aide says the meeting
was called off as Oli was exhausted, but the party
leaders are not convinced, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
15/06/2020)
Prime
minister’s advisor reveals expenditure report but no
one knows where it came from: Government officials
have professed ignorance about a report published on
social media breaking down the amount the government
has spent so far in fighting Covid-19, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 14/06/2020)
There’s
silence in ruling party as protests continue on
streets. But it could be the calm before the storm,
insiders say: Leaders are biding time before upping
the ante against Oli, who according to them, is trying
to run the government and party with an iron fist,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 13/06/2020)
Government
move of forming a team to collect evidence on Nepal’s
boundary runs into controversy: Experts and analysts
say instead of devising a strategy for negotiations
with New Delhi, Oli administration is moving a step
back and putting the cart before the horse, by
Anil Giri (kp 13/06/2020)
Oli
must go, but what’s the alternative?, by Jagannath
Lamichhane (rep 11/06/2020), Demonstration
in Pokhara demanding PM’s resignation, by Sandesh
Shrestha (rep 11/06/2020), People
brave water cannons, teargas during protest at
Baluwatar (kh 11/06/2020)
PM Oli is playing the
irresponsible Trump of Nepal: All
15 did not die of COVID-19, claims PM Oli (kh
10/06/2020), Nepalis
are comparatively more immue to COVID-19: PM (kh
10/06/2020), Oli
peddles in mistruths and sidesteps criticism before
Parliament: Responding to lawmakers on Wednesday, Oli
stated that Nepalis have “stronger immune systems” and
refused to furnish details of the Rs10 billion spent
fighting Covid-19, by Anil Giri (kp 11/06/2020), PM
Oli stirs nationalist sentiments to hide govt failure
(ht11/06/2020)
Even
with three committees and marathon meetings,
government undecided on lifting lockdown: In response
to increasing pressure, the government is looking at
three models that aim to completely lift the lockdown
by Dashain, by Anil Giri (kp 10/06/2020)
Nationalism
has overshadowed governance: A clear disconnect
between Nepal’s immediate priorities and the national
budget has been exposed, by Achyut Wagle (kp
09/06/2020)
In
sharp contrast to government’s ambitious 7 percent
growth, World Bank forecasts a dismal 2.1 percent for
next fiscal year: The 7 percent target has been deemed
overly ambitious while economists call the World
Bank’s forecast more realistic, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 09/06/2020) [The absurd
prognosis of the government without any basis is an
irresponsible whitewash!]
Lockdown
and new political map have come to Oli’s rescue, but
he is not out of the woods yet: Demand for his
resignation is on hold for now, but hasn’t subsided
yet, insiders say, by Anil Giri (kp 08/06/2020)
COVID-19:
Challenges and role of government: The COVID-19 has
currently sparked a backlash against the global
economy, by Swastik Aryal (kh 01/06/2020)
House
to discuss constitutional amendment to update map
after national consensus: As the issue concerns a
matter of national importance, the ruling party had
sought all-party consensus on the amendment to update
the country’s map on the national emblem, by Anil
Giri (kp 27/05/2020) [The
equal and egalitarian inclusion of the Janajatis,
Madhesis, Dalits and women in general in the
constitution would be of much greater importance than
the territorial claims which the male politicians at
the head of the state in 2015 completely ignored!
Today, these same politicians are playing the
nationalism card instead of trying to rationally
contain the pandemic and save the people's economic
base!]
Thousands
of Nepalis without food or shelter await entrance at
the Karnali border: Migrants arriving from India are
massed at the border without basic amenities as the
provincial government has sought to test them all for
Covid-19 before letting them in, by Aditi Aryal
(kp 27/05/2020)
In
address to nation, Oli repeats misinformation and
provides no concrete plans: In his third address in
two months, the prime minister commended his
government’s efforts to combat Covid-19, but provided
little of substance even as cases continue to rise,
by Anil Giri (kp 26/05/2020)
Oli
avoids NCP secretariat meeting on MCC (ht
24/05/2020)
Government
has failed to procure a single ventilator for Covid
treatment: Public health experts say except for
enforcing and extending the lockdown, authorities have
done nothing substantial, by Arjun Poudel (kp
22/05/2020)
Cabinet
decides to amend constitution to include new map in
emblem (kh 22/05/2020) [What
about an amendment that makes constitution and state
more inclusive, just as promised back in 2006? All top
male Bahun politicians have rejected this so far. And
now same same politicians want to change the
constitution for a territorial issue in which they
have never been interested for decades!]
In
three hours before Parliament, Oli presents problems
but offers few solutions: At a time when the nation is
looking for empathy, effectiveness and hope from the
prime minister, Oli failed to provide any real roadmap
for the days ahead, observers say, by Anil Giri
(kp 20/05/2020), Failed
strateg: The government seems to have forgotten why a
lockdown was enforced in the first place (kp
20/05/2020)
Khanal,
Rawal pen probing note to Prime Minister Oli: Seek
explanation on reference to MCC in the govt’s policies
and programmes (ht 19/05/2020), Parliament
should decide whether to endorse MCC compact, Oli
says: If political parties feel they don’t need the
MCC, they can ask their lawmakers to vote against it,
the prime minister says (kp 20/05/2020)
Policy
And Program Of The Government For Fiscal Year 2020,
by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 17/05/2020)
Govt
policies and programs indirectly include MCC project
(kh 16/05/2020) [???]
In
light of the pandemic, government’s policies and
programmes target social sector: Unlike previous
years’ focus on physical infrastructure, the upcoming
year’s focus on the social sector will not translate
immediately into high growth, analysts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/05/2020)
Over
400,000 Nepalis stranded abroad appeal for rescue
(kh 15/05/2020) [Great, Mr
Oli!]
Saving
the Nepali State (ae 15/05/2020)
Cases
are still rising: It’s not that lockdown measures
wouldn’t have worked, it’s that the government has
failed at implementing a successful regimen (kp
14/05/2020)
Nationalism,
migration and the impending job crisis: Communist
parties have always disliked the idea of out-migration
yet have done little to help Nepalis stay back, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 14/05/2020)
Maelstrom
of collective narcissism: The task of tackling the
challenges of governance seldom goes with
neo-nationalism; Oli has found another issue to
distract from his poor record, by CK Lal (kp
13/05/2020)
Nepali
students in Thailand, like Nepalis stuck elsewhere,
just want to come home: Twenty-five Nepalis doing an
internship in Phuket are fast running out of money and
want to come home but they aren’t hopeful of any help
from the government in Kathmandu, by Shashwat Pant
(kp 13/05/2020) [It is your
responsibility to bring them back, Mr Oli!]
Opposition
demands answer from government why Oli is skipping
House meetings: The prime minister has not attended a
single meeting of the budget session of the House
which commenced on Friday, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/05/2020)
Oli
has shown no urgency to call Constitutional Council
meetings to fill vacancies in constitutional bodies:
Earlier, he had tried to bulldoze two ordinances—one
of which he said was to prompt constitutional
appointments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/05/2020)
Government
move to reopen businesses and industries leaves many
scrambling: Factory workers who had gone home, mostly
to their villages, are still locked down, by
Krishana Prasain (kp 10/05/2020)
Oli
might have avoided the Standing Committee so far but
he can’t keep putting it off forever, say party
leaders: According to ruling party insiders, Oli is
afraid that a Standing Committee meet will lead to
assessment of his government and subsequently, call
for his resignation, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
08/05/2020)
When
leaders go rogue: What remains of Oli is a
megalomaniac besieged by his own comrades, by
Avasna Pandey (kp 07/05/2020), The
treason of KP Oli and civil society leaders: Is
political stability really worth keeping Oli in power,
even after his mafia-like manoeuvres?, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 07/05/2020))
Oli’s
reckless adventurism: Almost without exception, the
prime minister has long staked a position that went
against social and political liberalism, by Deepak
Thapa (kp 04/05/2020)
How
Bamdev’s hopes to make it to parliament have been
dashed every time since 2017 (rep 04/05/2020)
Ensure
strict implementation of lockdown: PM; 'Don't allow
Nepali citizens stranded in India to enter Nepal'
(kh 03/05/2020) [All Nepalese
citizens have the right to retun to their country! It
is the duty of the PM and his goverment to take care
of their safe return! Oli tries to cover up his
incompetence with authoritarian orders!]
By
courting Dahal and Gautam, Oli has effectively
silenced opponents’ calls for his resignation: Oli has
offered to get Gautam elected to the lower house ‘at
an appropriate time’, and has broken the Bhaisepati
alliance—at least for now, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
03/05/2020), Oli,
Dahal-Nepal camps avert crisis in NCP: Leaders engage
in self-criticism, party to field Gautam for HoR polls,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/05/2020), How
the crisis in ruling party was averted and each leader
got what they wanted: A deal has been reached to allow
KP Sharma Oli to continue as prime minister for the
full five-year term while Pushpa Kamal Dahal gets to
run the party and Bamdev Gautam to enter Parliament,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/05/2020)
Oli
seizes May Day address to take the media to task for
“promoting instability”: While Oli’s aversion to the
media is nothing new, commentators say that it is
worrying that the prime minister has threatened to use
the ruling party to combat dissent, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 02/05/2020) [No
one causes more instability in Nepal than Khadga
Prasad Sharma Oli. His threat to the media, adorned
with false statements, is an authoritarian attack on
basic human rights and democracy!]
Information,
please! The government needs to communicate its
lockdown policies better to the people, by Amish
Raj Mulmi (kp 01/05/2020)
Not
many are buying Oli’s proposal to make Bamdev Gautam
prime minister: As Gautam’s road to the prime
ministership is fraught with complications, party
leaders believe that Oli is simply trying to buy some
time, by Anil Giri (kp 01/05/2020) [It
is unconstitutional to even submit to such a proposal,
which is evidence of the power-hungry degeneration of
Nepal's political leadership, whose predominantly male
Bahuns regard control of the country as a closed shop!],
Oli’s
twin offer creates ripples in ruling NCP, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 01/05/2020) [PM
Oli shows his Hindu-political attitude by using the
main means (upaya) of politics (rajniti),
which according to the rules of Arthashastra are at
the disposal of a Hindu monarch to maintain his power:
negotiation (saman), punishment or attack (danda),
bribery (dana) and division or sowing discord (bheda).
He also applies the three other upaya:
deception (maya), ignoring (upeksa) and
misrepresentation of the facts (indrajala)!],
Hurdles
in Bamdev Gautam becoming prime minister (ht
01/05/2020)
Abdication
of governance: Power in a democracy has been perceived
as a tool to empower the many, but in practice, it has
benefitted only a few, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp
30/04/2020)
Cornered
everywhere, Oli looks to Parliamentary Party for
support, but even there, he’s short: As Oli’s
opponents control the party Secretariat, Standing
Committee, and Central Committee with sizeable
majorities, the only chance he stands is in the
Parliamentary Party, by Tika R. Pradhan and Anil
Giri (kp 30/04/2020), In
a bid to buy more time, Oli dangles prime minister and
party chair bait to Gautam and Nepal: Oli, whose
position has become tenuous, made the surprise
proposal after Secretariat members asked him to step
down, by Anil Giri (kp 30/04/30) [Oli
once again proves that he neither knows the Nepalese
constitution nor is he interested in democratic
principles and procedures: The person to be elected
Prime Minister must be a member of parliament.
However, Gautam has been repeatedly rejected by the
electorate, a fact that also disqualifies him from a
moral point of view!], PM
Oli offers to make Gautam new PM in a bid to settle
intra-party disputes (rep 30/04/2020)
Faced
with an increasingly hostile party, Oli makes last
ditch efforts to retain his position: His opponents,
however, are firm in their opposition, leading Oli to
warn his confidantes to prepare for consequences,
including a party split, by Tika Pradhan and Anil
Giri (kp 29/04/2020)
House
of correction: The federal government needs to work in
coordination with other subgovernments (kp
29/04/2020)
Corrupting
democracy: The Oli administration and the ruling party
have together bulldozed the very pillars of a
legitimate state (kp 28/04/2020), Oli's
hara-kiri, in kamikaze style: The prime minister’s
manoeuvres have taken the spotlights away from the
government’s handling of the novel coronavirus, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 28/04/2020)
Tough
times ahead for Oli as party likely to ask him to
choose between leading the country and leading the
party: A majority of Secretariat and Standing
Committee members have demanded a Standing Committee
meeting where they plan to ask Oli to step down as
prime minister, by Anil Giri (kp 27/04/2020), An
unfolding tragedy: The prime minister may be down but
is not out. Further conflict between claimants to
power will cost us more, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp 27/04/2020), Rival
NCP faction miffed at Prime Minister Oli (ht
27/04/2020)
Two
Unacceptable Ordinances, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
(km 25/04/2020)
Repealing
the ordinances might quell dissent but Oli still faces
moral questions: Oli needs to answer for a series of
political events, including an alleged kidnapping,
triggered by the two controversial ordinances, say
leaders and analysts, by Anil Giri (kp
25/04/2020), Volte-face
shows PM in bad light (ht 25/04/2020)
Deterred
by criticisms, govt withdraws ordinances (kh
24/04/2020), PM
Oli’s mission hits a snag, by Ishwar Dev Khanal
(kh 24/04/2020), How
Oli aimed ordinances at splitting parties but instead
led to their merger: The ordinances, introduced on
Monday, culminated in a political drama that saw
allegations of kidnapping and the merger of two
Madhesi parties long at odds, by Tika R. Pradhan
and Anil Giri (kp 24/04/2020), Cabinet
decides to recommend repealment of two ordinances that
were promulgated on Monday: The Oli government
backtracks on ordinance decisions after widespread
criticism, including from within the ruling party,
by Tika R. Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 24/04/2020), Undermining
Loktantra: It seems that the large electoral mandate
has been misinterpreted by the prime minister (kp
24/04/2020), Our
Democracy is under attack, by Akshya Aryal (ht
24/04/2020)
With
hundreds of thousands of migrants predicted to return
home, Nepal needs to brace for a crisis: Hundreds of
thousands of Nepalis who work abroad are likely to
lose their jobs in the aftermath of the Covid-19
pandemic, and they will come home looking for
employment, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 22/04/2020) [The
leading politicians in government and parties are only
interested in power struggles! They do not understand
their main tasks in the interest of the state and the
people! PM Oli's recent actions are the best example!],
Oli’s
ordinance issuance draws criticism as an attack on
democratic values and constitutional spirit: Leaders
from his own party and the opposition as well as
experts describe issuing ordinances at a time of a
pandemic as the government’s misplaced priority,
by Anil Giri (kp 22/05/2020), Unilateral
separation: Oli’s move to ram through controversial
ordinances is not a good sign for democracy and
cooperation (kp 22/04/2020), Bhasmasura
Or Not, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 22/04/2020)
Oli’s
sudden issuance of two ordinances raises concerns of a
party split in the making: One particular ordinance to
amend provisions regarding new party registration has
alarmed the political spectrum, especially as it comes
in the middle of a pandemic, by Anil Giri and Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 21/04/2020), PM
plays politics in the time of pandemic: Brings
ordinance to facilitate split in parties, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 21/04/2020), Govt
issuing ‘party-split’ ordinance faces criticism from
all quarters (ht 21/04/2020), Constitutional
Council Act amended: Now CC can take decisions on the
basis of majority (ht 21/04/2020), Prez
Bhandari authenticates two ordinances (ht
21/04/2020)
PM
Oli’s viral video is full of misinformation (rep
19/04/2020) [What shall we
expect from an incompetent, badly educated and
severely ill PM?], We
will restart economic activities once the situation is
under control: PM Oli (rep 20/04/2020) [interview
mit RSS] [???]
Ministers
in 'holiday mood' as country plunges into deeper
crisis (rep 18/04/2020)
Government
takes decisions unrelated to Covid-19, drawing
criticism from all quarters: The government's decision
to form a commission to distribute land to the
landless and appoint a top official at Nepal Airlines
shows its misplaced priorities, say critics, by
Anil Giri (kp 17/04/2020)
We
live in a false time: Our government is not only
dysfunctional by design but also increasingly
deceptive, by Sabin Ninglekhu (kp 16/04/2020)
The
Oli administration needs to change its attitude: The
government must try to make its activities as
transparent as possible, and invest in emboldening
institutions rather than individuals (kp
14/04/2020), Covid-19
exposes a governance crisis: On the pretext of the
emergency, the government moved to procure medical
supplies from a shady private company, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 14/04/2020)
Comedy
of errors: It was as if the government was playing
prank with the people who are struggling with lockdown
in Kathmandu and wish to leave for their hometowns
(rep 12/04/2020)
Oli
government's ad-hoc decision-making could cost the
people and nation dearly, say observers: Uncoordinated
decisions have long been the hallmark of the Oli
administration but during a crisis, such decisions
could have serious consequence, by Anil Giri (kp
11/03/2020)
Oli
emerges to address the nation but questions remain
regarding measures to fight the pandemic: Oli’s
address was long overdue, especially at a time when
his government faces allegations of corruption—which
the prime minister did not address (kp 08/04/2020)
Time
For Government To Take Care Of Citizens, by
Birendra Madai (rn 06/04/2020)
Winter
crops lie unharvested in the fields as the lockdown
forces farmers indoors: There are many who say that
farmers should be allowed to work in the fields, as
there is little danger of contracting Covid-19 while
working five or six feet apart, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 06/04/2020) [Is there a
need for other evidence of the government's high level
of incompetence? The people may not get the virus, but
anytime sooner or later they may die from hunger!],
Lockdown
brings the poultry industry to a standstill: Farmers
in Sarlahi buried 9,000 chickens, and many other
farmers were compelled to do the same, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 06/04/2020)
One
after another, Oli's key aides court controversy
(rep 05/04/2020)
President
Bhandari addresses the nation but many are saying it
should’ve been Prime Minister Oli: The President’s
Friday evening address to the nation was not just
sudden but also defensive of the government, raising
suspicions behind its intent, by Anil Giri (kp
05/04/2020) [What shall a
severely ill and incompetent PM say?], Oli
government’s fiascos provide opportunity for rival
factions to pounce: The Madhav Nepal and Pushpa Kamal
Dahal factions of the ruling party have seized the
moment to criticise Oli’s handling of the Covid-19
crisis, party insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan.(kp
05/04/2020) [This must not be
the time of power struggles! It's an occasion to
replace the failed old leader generation of ll parties
by a young, dynamic, competent and charismatic
generation!], Rapid
test kits to be tested for efficacy today and if found
acceptable, rolled out for mass testing in
Sudurpaschim: The government currently has around
75,000 rapid test kits imported from China but they
haven’t been used due to concerns about their quality,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/04/2020)
Finance
Ministry asks government offices to curtail expenses
(rep 04/04/2020)
We
need a commander (rep 31/03/2020)
PM
Oli discharged, health normal (ht 28/03/2020)
Parliament
functioning more like extension of government, rather
than sovereign entity, experts sayThey argue the
legislative, responsible for discussing issues of
public interest and holding the Cabinet to account,
has been overshadowed by the executive, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/03/2020)
Oli
has returned to Baluwatar and he is making it look
like he is back in the office: A day after being
discharged, the prime minister and ruling party chair
holds brief meetings with leaders, as he braces for
challenges on government and party fronts, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 15/03/2020)
Prime
Minister Oli discharged from hospital: Doctors advise
him not to leave Baluwatar to avoid catching
infections, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/03/2020), Prime
minister discharged, advised to avoid workload, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 14/03/2020)
PM
Oli to be discharged only after doctors become
confident and comfortable: Visits to the prime
minister will be restricted for a month to minimise
infection risk, physician says, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 11/03/2020) [Nepal cannot
afford a government that does not even function on
paper for up to a year!], PM’s
long road to recovery a hurdle in governance: Docs say
it will take from 6 months to one year for Oli to
recover fully, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 11/03/2020),
With
Oli likely to be out of commission for longer,
concerns about governance remain: Despite Oli and his
party leaders’ assurances that he will be back to work
soon, doctors have said it could take up to six months
for him to recover fully, by Anil Giri (kp
12/03/2020)
The
ruling party has failed in ruling: It seems that
constant infighting among ruling party leaders is
severely disrupting governance, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 05/03/2020)
Khatiwada
reappointed Minister in Oli cabinet (ht
05/03/2020), Gautam
will be nominated to Upper House, party spokesperson
says: Oli reappoints Yubaraj Khatiwada as minister,
leaving one seat in the National Assembly vacant,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/03/2020) [This
would mean the end of Khatiwada as Minister of Finance
within the next six months! Besides, Gautam is a
politician who has been rejected by the voters! What
is the legitimacy and his merit to nominate him for
the National Assembly?]
After
successful kidney transplant, Oli recovers at Teaching
Hospital: The transplanted kidney has started
functioning and the prime minister’s health is normal,
attending doctors said after the surgery, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 05/03/2020)
Oli
heads into surgery with no clear decision on who’s in
charge in his absence. After a kidney transplant
today, he is expected to be in hospital for at least a
week but he has not named the officiating prime
minister, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/03/2020)
Finance
Minister Khatiwada resigns (rep 03/03/2020), Finance
Minister Khatiwada Resigns (rn 03/03/2020) [The function of Minister of
Finance requires the highest professional
qualifications. The task cannot be performed by a
poorly educated and, what is more, seriously ill party
politician, even temporarily!], Finance
Minister Khatiwada resigns (rep), Finance
Minister Khatiwada Resigns (rn) [The
function of Minister of Finance requires the highest
professional qualifications. The task cannot be
performed by a poorly educated and, what is more,
seriously ill party politician, even temporarily!]
Take
no chances: The government has been too occupied with
the party’s internal politics, preventing it from
tending to the problems facing the country (ht
03/03/2020))
Oli
remains undecided on Gautam as he goes under the
knife: A Cabinet meeting that was expected to decide
on the Bamdev Gautam affair and an officiating prime
minister ended with no conclusion on either, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/03/2020), PM
Oli to undergo second kidney transplant on Wednesday:
Although Oli has assured that he will be back at work
after five days, doctors say it could take up to a
month for the prime minister to recover, by Tika R
Pradhan and Arjun Poudel (kp 02/03/2020), PM
to undergo kidney transplant for a second time on
Wednesday : aide (rep 02/03/2020)
Delusion
of governance: Main reason why Oli-led government has
failed on basic things is because it is basically
composed of a group of people who are obsessed with
personal aggrandizement, by Ajit Rai (rep
01/03/2020)
Oli
is cornered in the ruling party and there is no one to
blame but himself: Over the last two years, Oli has
ignored genuine calls for changes to his unilateral
working style, which alienated many leaders who were
once on his side, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
29/02/2020) [This has to do
with incompetence and arrogance, which can also be
found among most other so-called leaders of this
generation of politicians!]
Finance
Minister Khatiwada hints at remaining in power
(rep 28/02/2020)
PM
Oli weighs in to defend bribe-accused Baskota (rep
28/02/2020) [The chief of the
executive should not interfere in judicial processes!
In democratic states the principle of separation of
powers applies!]
Here’s
to you!, by Guffadi (rep 28/02/2020), PM’s
lavish birthday: Need to repair damage, by Jiba
Raj Pokharel (ht 28/02/2020)
Zero
Tolerance Of Corruption, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 26/02/2020)
Oli
must shoulder responsibility for Baskota, say party
members and anti-corruption campaigners: The prime
minister finds himself in a tenuous position, given
that Gokul Baskota is a close aide and many believe
that he cannot have acted without Oli’s approval,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/02/2020), Oli
urged to make public his views on tape scandal (ht
22/02/2020)
PM
should announce probe: Law experts (rep
21/02/2020)
Baskota
resigns following leaked audiotape where he is heard
negotiating a ‘commission’: If prosecuted and
indicted, Gokul Baskota, the communication minister
and Oli’s close confidante, will be liable for up to
10 years in prison, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/02/2020), Public
Accounts Committee puts a halt to the security
printing project: The committee was considering
forming a subcommittee to advise the government on
ways to move forward but a corruption scandal
involving a sitting minister has put the brakes on the
project, by Anil Giri (kp 21/02/2020), Fresh
off the Mahara and Poudel affairs, yet another scandal
engulfs the ruling party: Gokul Baskota, one of Oli’s
close confidantes, negotiating a ‘commission’ on
audiotape could change the existing power equation
within the party, say party insiders, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 21/02/2020)
Losing
Focus On Basic Services, by Mukti Rijal (rn
20/02/2020)
Heil
comrade Supremo! Oli emerged as the direct beneficiary
of the wave of xenophobia and jingoism sweeping over
Nepal, by CK Lal (kp 19/02/2020)
Ex
deputy speaker Tumbahangphe appointed law minister
(rep 18/02/2020)
Oli
sees a conspiracy to topple his government but it is
unclear what he is referring to: Although those close
to Oli insist that a conspiracy is brewing, political
analysts are unsure how anyone could assail the
strongest government in recent history, by Anil
Giri (kp 18/02/2020) [This can
only happen from within his party and the reason may
be Mr Oli himself!], Two
years on, the government’s promises of prosperity seem
like a joke: Democratic norms are being trampled on,
governance is weak and the economy is in a shambles,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/02/2020), How
to judge Oli government? The longest serving and a
stable government post-2008 has failed where it should
have succeeded and succeeded where it should have
failed, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 18/02/2020), Fear
Of Prime Minister Oli, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
18/02/2020)
Domestic,
foreign forces hell-bent on weakening govt, says PM
Oli (ht 17/02/2020), High
on rhetoric (rep 17/02/2020)
Two
years on, PM has little to boast about, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht 15/02/2020), Oli
presents a rosy picture of his two years in office,
but not all agree: A government with a majority could
have done much more but it has been a run-of-the-mill
performance, analysts say, by Binos Ghimire (kp
16/02/2020), PM
terms 2nd year of govt as beginning of development
(ht 16/02/2020) [What kind of
magnifying glass does he use?], PM
laments lack of recognition for achievements in 2
years in office (rep 16/02/2020)
PM’s
website taken over for porn upload on failure to renew
domain, by Ashok Dahal (rep)
With
Rai resigning, bureaucrats vie for home secretary
position: The home secretary is considered one of the
most powerful positions in the civil service since the
occupant is responsible for ensuring safety and
security in the country, by Anil Giri (kp
01/02/2020)
NBA
condemns govt for 'disobeying court order' (rep
01/02/2020))
Nationalists unite:
Oli’s ramblings could very well have come from Trump’s
mouth: Self-aggrandisation and cracking down on
enemies—Trump and Oli share not the best of traits,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/01/2020)
Palanquin
bearers of the Supremo: In every conflict of interest
between humane concerns and jingoism couched as
nationalism, the latter always wins, by CK Lal (kp
22/01/2020)
Restoring
democracy back to the default: Prime Minister Oli
opened too many battlefronts, now he may be succumbing
to his own ambitions, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
20/01/2020)
Govt
bodies defy apex court directives (ht 16/01/2020)
[SC decisions are binding law
in a democratic state!]
Conflict
victims decry government’s consultations as a sham:
The consultations were not aimed at ensuring justice
but simply at showing the world that feedback was
collected, victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/01/2020)
‘Government
jeopardising federal republic’ (ht 14/01/2020)
Samajbadi
Party exits government to little effect on the Oli
administration: National politics will remain
relatively unaffected, but there could be
repercussions in Province 2, analysts say, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 25/12/2019), Upendra
Yadav’s party quits govt: Deputy Prime Minister Yadav,
Minister Rai submit resignation (ht 25/12/2019), Yadav’s
party quits govt after PM rejects panel to study
amendment (rep 25/12/2019)
Doctors
say Oli’s dialysis at Manmohan Centre more convenient
if a machine is not installed at Baluwatar: Tribhuvan
University Teaching Hospital is planning to procure a
new dialysis machine for the centre in view of the
prime minister’s health, by Arjun Poudel (kp
13/12/2019) [It is to be
welcomed that the doctors care so much for the health
of the sick Prime Minister. But they should be aware
that every other Nepali is entitled to such health
care as well!]
Youth
club, youth parliament operation procedure issued
(ht 12/12/2019)
Oli
likely to be discharged from the hospital on Friday:
Doctors involved in the prime minister’s treatment are
mulling another kidney transplant, but say it will be
done only after two to three months due to his health
condition, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/12/2019) [But his health is good enough to
run Nepal's executive? This is absolutely
irresponsible towards the country and its citizens!],
PM
Oli discharged from TUTH on the 10th day of
appendectomy (ht 06/12/2019), PM
back at Baluwatar, may need 10 days of rest (rep
06/12/2019) [No problem! The
state affairs can wait, if necessary for months!]
A
bold decision by Oli to exit gracefully from active
politics should win him accolades: A rational decision
this time will help the prime minister to restore his
waning public image, by Kushal Pokharel (kp
04/12/2019)
Right
to Information Act: Most ministries fail to update
their information (ht 03/12/2019)
Time
for goods delivery: With the by-elections over, the
government must now concentrate its efforts on goods
and service delivery to the people (ht 03/12/2019)
PM
Oli recovering, can walk on his own: Docs; Dialysis
performed for 8th time (ht 02/12/2019)
PM
to remain in hospital for another week: His health is
improving quicker than expected, claim doctors (ht
30/11/2019)
Amid
concerns about his health, Oli undergoes appendicitis
surgery: The operation was successful but the prime
minister will have to remain in the hospital for the
next few days, doctors said, by Arjun Poudel (kp
27/11/2019), PM
to remain in hospital after surgery (ht
27/11/2019), Oli
doing better after appendectomy, doctors say: The
prime minister was never placed on a ventilator,
according to the prime minister’s press advisor,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/11/2019)
Prime
Minister has used a cabinet reshuffle to mask his
government’s incompetence: But without solving
internal party anomalies, the current government is
unlikely to make Nepal prosperous and Nepalis happy,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 26/11/2019)
He
was one of the few ministers who delivered. Then the
prime minister sacked him.: Gokarna Bista won plaudits
for pushing reforms and taking on the foreign
employment cartels, but fell prey to entrenched
interests and political horsetrading, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 26/11/2019), Yadav’s
U-turn causes confusion among Samajbadi leaders: Some
suspect that RJP’s potential joining the Oli
administration could weaken the party, forcing it to
remain in the government despite disagreements, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/11/2019) [It's
only because one man wants to stay in power!]
Although
sidelined, Samajbadi Party to remain in government and
push for amendments: The party is not consulted on any
of Oli’s major decisions, signalling that the prime
minister does not care for their presence in
government, analysts and party members say, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/11/2019)
Prosperous
Nepal And Happy Nepali, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
23/11/2019)
Swing
into action: With the cabinet’s reshuffle in a hiatus
of almost two years, it is the right time for the
government to swing into full action to speed up the
economy (ht 22/11/2019)
After
meeting with the President, Oli reshuffles Cabinet:
Ruling party leaders say that President Bhandari, who
has played the role of a catalyst in developments, had
her say in the reshuffle, by Anil Giri (kp
21/11/2019), Dahal
to command party while Oli will remain prime minister
for the full term: Given the growing dissatisfaction
within the party and his failing health, Oli was
finding it increasingly difficult to manage both the
government and the party, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/11/2019), Oli
to complete full term as PM: Dahal to have executive
power to lead Nepal Communist Party, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 21/11/2019), Oli
seals five years full, Dahal get face-saver under
revised deal, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 21/11/2019), Reshuffling
Cabinet And Adjusting Power Sharing, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 21/11/2019), Oli’s
Cabinet reshuffle aimed at managing party factions
rather than improving results: Instead of addressing
public grievances with underperforming ministers, the
prime minister has seized the opportunity to placate
factions, party leaders say, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 22/11/2019), All
the prime minister’s men: KP Sharma Oli’s new Cabinet
has fewer women than it did before, and people aren’t
happy, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 22/11/2019), Yadav,
who is attending a WHO conference as health minister,
finds his portfolio changed: He says there was no
consultation and he would respond to the prime
minister’s decision after returning today, by
Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 22/11/2019)
Oli
officially informs ministers about his Cabinet
reshuffle plan: The prime minister asked Cabinet
ministers not to participate in programmes on
Wednesday as he will announce rejig, a minister says,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/11/2019), PM
Oli to reshuffle cabinet today: Up to 10 ministers
might be ousted to bring in others ‘deserving’
induction (rep 20/11/2019)
Oli
to offer party reins to Dahal in exchange for his own
men in cabinet: The prime minister, who had long
appeared reluctant to hand over party matters to his
co-chair, will now allow Dahal to handle party matters,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/11/2019), Cabinet
reshuffle unlikely even today (ht 18/11/209), PM
secures party nod for cabinet reshuffle (rep
18/11/2019), Pick
the right candidates: Mere change of ministers in the
cabinet is not going to contribute to improved
governance (rep 18/11/2019) [Oli's
goal is not good governance but total power control!]
After
third dialysis in two weeks, doctors monitoring Oli's
health say they are mulling kidney transplant:
Physicians attending to the prime minister are
exploring the countries for another transplant, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 17/11/2019), PM
Oli undergoes dialysis again: This is the third time
he has done so since October 30 (ht 17/11/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli attempts to get all leaders on his side
as Cabinet reshuffle looms: The planned reshuffle has
been delayed due to the prime minister’s desire to
gain broad consensus within the party for whatever he
has planned, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/11/2019), Three
new advisers to PM appointed (ht 16/11/2019)
SPN
still in dilemma over continued participation in govt
(rep 15/11/2019)
As
Oli plans Cabinet reshuffle, the post of House Speaker
could be a bargaining chip: The rejig and a number of
top appointments are aimed at balancing the ruling
party’s internal power dynamics and its relationship
with its partners in government, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 13/11/2019), PM
may induct critics into cabinet in big reshuffle
(rep 13/11/2019)
SPN
intensifies consultations on continued participation
in govt (rep 13/11/2019)
Oli
to decide on Cabinet reshuffle by the end of the week:
At least eight sitting ministers and two provincial
chief ministers are likely to be relieved of their
current positions, party insiders say, by Tika R
Pradhan Anil Giri (kp 12/11/2019) [In
a federal state, the central government should have no
right to interfere in the staffing of a provincial
government!]
Oli
might be in poor health but he is showing no signs of
slowing down: The prime minister has already taken a
number of crucial decisions and has scheduled a series
of long-overdue meetings for the next couple of days,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/11/2019)
Oli
plans rejig in his secretariat as he prepares for a
Cabinet reshuffle: There had been some indications
that the prime minister wanted to change his team of
advisors for quite some time, a secretariat member
says, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 10/11/2019), All
members of PM’s secretariat likely to quit (ht
10/11/2019), Aides
to resign en masse as PM signals massive changes
(rep 10/11/2019), Members
of PM’s secretariat quit en masse (ht 11/11/2019)
Oli’s
tendency to bulldoze decisions riles a section of
ruling party leaders: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is
showing authoritarian traits in a bid to consolidate
power, party insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
06/11/2019)
‘Dubious
stance’ pushes Yadav to isolation in party, govt
(rep 06/11/2019)
Doctors
advise prime minister to rest more and work less:
Physicians attending to Oli must convince him that he
should avoid exertion, public functions and long
meetings, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
03/11/2011), I
may need routine dialysis: PM (ht 03/11/2019), ‘Re-transplantation
of kidney only after reduction of antibodies’, by
Sabitri Dhakal (kp 05/11/2019)
Over
murky details, Oli’s health raises questions about his
fitness to govern: Doctors say all is not well with
the 67-year-old prime minister and there are chances
he has to undergo dialysis twice a week, by Anil
Giri (kp 01/11/2019), The
health of the prime minister is a topic that affects
everyone in the country: The public has a right to
know about KP Sharma Oli's condition (kp
01/11/2019), PM
Oli discharged after second dialysis in 24 hrs: Need
for routine dialysis to be determined after a few days
of observation, say doctors (ht 01/11/2019), Oli
is firm, will not be stepping down any time soon, his
aides say: The prime minister will require
twice-a-week dialysis or another kidney transplant,
both of which could affect governance, but he is
determined to see through his accomplishments, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/11/2019) [???]
Prime
Minister Oli visits Grande Hospital for health
check-up (ht 20/10/2019)
Cabinet
reshuffle unlikely before by-polls: Nepal (rep
17/10/2019)
Saved
from flooding, National Vigilance Centre lab yet to
come into operation: Officials say no effort has been
made to prevent inundation of the flooding, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (06/10/2019)
Mahara,
Rolpa and the problems plaguing the government: It
must be a blow Mahara’s disciples that they will now
have to do without their guide and teacher, by
Deepak Thapa (kp 03/10/2019)
Oli
fails to punish non-performing ministers: Although Oli
is not pleased with ministers' performance, he has
hesitated to reshuffle Cabinet due to party dynamics,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 28/09/2019)
Government
actions don’t match its words: Recently concluded
budget session a case in point, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 21/09/2019)
Inside
the Oli administration’s culture of decision making:
When the prime minister is not acting unilaterally, he
is reliant on a few people for advice on policy and
decisions, ignoring party members and even his own
Cabinet members, by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2019)
The
government musn't attempt to stiffle dissent: The
government and the ruling party need to learn to take
criticism; it is a part of supporting democracy
(kp 17/09/2019),
Respect
criticism: Criticism of the government does not mean
people are against the democratic system for which
they fought for decades (ht 18/09/2019)
Government
develops standard for appointing CSCWC members (ht
16/09/2019)
Tall
Promises, Short Delivery, by Mukti Rijal (rn
12/09/2019)
Samajbadi
Party, a partner in the Oli government, says it won’t
observe Constitution Day: Leaders say the party will
talk to the prime minister one more time before
quitting the government, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
10/09/2019)
The
government cannot shove nationalism down people's
throats: If the KP Sharma Oli administration is really
serious about celebrating the constitution, then it
should have high regard for the rule of law and treat
everyone equally (kp 09/09/2019)
MPs
wonder why govt is letting dengue spread: Local level
reps claim they lack: budget, manpower to do needful,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/09/2019)
Ghanshyam
Bhusal: The prime minister needs to realise his style
is not working: The Nepal Communist Party ideologue
evaluates his party’s performance in government and
talks about the relevance of Marxism today, by
Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 08/09/2019)
PM
returns from Singapore with ‘improved health’ (ht
07/09/2019)
People’s
impatience might grow to dangerous level, Dahal warns
(ht 05/09/2019)
Oli
holds teleconference again to show all is well, but
many don't buy it: Oli’s aides say the prime minister
wanted to send a message that he is in good health and
very much in command, but others want a proper update,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/09/2019), Prime
Minister Oli to return on Friday: ‘Consults’ ministers
via teleconference after remote ‘Cabinet meeting’ drew
severe criticism (ht 04/08/2019), Govt
remains mum about Oli's health as leaders continue to
visit ailing PM (rep 04/09/2019)
Gokul
Banskota contradicts PM Oli and himself in Parliament:
The government spokesperson asserts Monday’s gathering
was not a teleconference Cabinet meeting, but Oli’s
and his own tweets say otherwise, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 30/08/2019)
‘Don’t
party on Constitution Day’ and seven other outrageous
remarks by Communications Minister Gokul Baskota: The
former tabloid reporter is neither new to the media
for his controversial remarks nor does he ever shy
away from telling you exactly what he thinks (kp
29/08/2019)
Growing
protests seen as govt’s failure to deliver (rep
27/08/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli undergoes plasmapheresis, health normal:
Unhealthy plasma being replaced with fresh plasma;
Likely to remain in Singapore for at least 10 more
days , by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 26/08/2019) [Hopefully,
he can pay all this with the 1.500$ that a Nepali
citizen is allowed to take abroad!!]
PM
to hold cabinet thru video conference (rep
22/08/2019)
With
ink hardly dry on performance contracts, PM shuffles
secretaries (rep 21/08/2019), What’s
the rationale? (rep 22/08/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli’s parliamentary address leaves his party
wondering: The statement seemed to put a firm end to
the gentleman’s agreement with Dahal which said they
would take turns to lead the government, by Anil
Giri (kp 19/08/2019), Oli
rules out vacating PM’s post for Dahal (ht
19/08/2019), NCP
chairperson Dahal hints at changing leadership of
government, by Suresh Yadav (rep 19/08/2019)
PM
Oli revisiting Singapore for medical check-up (ht
19/08/2019) [??], Bid
to allay fears about PM’s health: More than 2.0 mg/dL
creatinine level suggests his kidneys aren’t
functioning well (ht 23/08/2019)
Govt
to expand Hello Sarkar portal at local levels (ht
19/08/2019)
Lawmakers
flay govt for not responding to their questions
(ht 18/08/2019)
No
substance and no deadline in PM’s performance deals
with ministers, by Ashok Dahal (rep 18/08/2019)
Dangerous
driving, by Kunda Dixit (nt 16/08/2019)
Who
Is Running This Country? Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
15/08/2019)
Questions
remain over PM Oli’s health as he returns today: In
the interest of transparency and accountability, the
prime minister’s health status should be made public,
along with his expenses and who paid for them, by
Anil Giri (kp 12/08/2019)
Time
for reconciliation: Oli must now learn to partner with
the well-wishers of democracy with whom he's wasted
time, fighting, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
12/08/2019)
Oli
has signed work performance contracts with his
ministers, but many doubt their efficiency: Stability
in the bureaucracy and a lack of political
interference, not performance contracts, key to
finishing works on time, officials say, by Anil
Giri (kp 10/08/2019)
Road
to unfreedom: The government's actions show it wants
to turn the country into a police state (kp
08/08/2019)
Ministers
from Maoist camp are uneasy with prime minister’s
intervention in appointments, aides say: Several
officials at line ministries say ministers have no
freedom in appointing people and the secretaries
report directly to Oli, hindering efficiency and
results, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 06/08/2019)
New
tourism minister faces a slew of challenges,
especially on policy: Yogesh Bhattarai will need to
retool civil aviation while also ensuring that Visit
Nepal 2020 takes off without a hitch, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 02/08/2019), Challenges
facing Minister Bhattarai: The new tourism minister
has to chart a new course to revitalise a promising
industry (kp 02/08/2019), Expectations
From Minister Bhattarai, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
03/08/2019)
Growing
criticism and internal power dynamics force Oli to
change courseCriticism from both inside and outside
the party, coupled with manoeuvrings by Pushpa Kamal
Dahal, have led the prime minister to adopt consensus
and compromise, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/08/2019)
As
tourism minister, there are immediate challenges—and
opportunities—for Yogesh Bhattarai: Bhattarai, elected
from Taplejung, has been overseeing the party’s
publicity department and has often been critical of
the Oli administration, by Bhrikuti Rai and Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 01/08/2019) [Thank
god, another male Bahun! This is obvious what the
government understands by inclusion. 10 of the 23
full-fledged ministers are Bahuns, of whom 9 are male
Bahuns, although male Bahuns account for only 6
percent of the total population. So 1-2 male Bahuns in
the government would be appropriate, not more!],
‘Killing
two birds with one stone’: ‘Oli has outwitted Dahal
with Bhattarai’s appointment’ (ht 01/08/2019)
Oli
to leave for Singapore for a medical checkup: While
doctors say his reports are normal, they recommended a
checkup and a rest session in Singapore, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 31/07/2019)
Performance
contract a must for ministries, departments (ht
28/07/2019)
Not
quite a case of one for all and all for one: The
ethnonational government with almost complete control
over the instruments of the state and institutions of
society has proved to one of the most ineffective in
recent history, by CK Lal (kp 24/07/2019)
22
ministries submit delegated legislation (ht
23/07/2019)
An
increase in rent-seeking activities by the government
has derailed politics and the economy: Demonstrations
against the ill-conceived Guthi Bill have already
indicated what may be in store for the future, by
Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 22/07/2019)
Failures
of Oli Administration, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
21/07/2019)
Think
first, act later: Myopic decisions have made the
people question their faith in this
government, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 18/07/2019)
Chaotic
Oli Administration, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
16/07/2019)
Cabinet
reshuffle not likely anytime soon, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 14/07/2019)
Repeated
diplomatic failures reveal shortcomings in the Oli
administration’s foreign affairs operation: Foreign
Ministry officials have not responded to at least
three requests for clarifications from American and
Indian embassies, by Anil Giri (kp 14/07/2019)
Prime
minister says he’s in the dark. His critics aren’t
delighted: This was not the first time Oli, who heads
a government having two-thirds majority, admitted to
having been ‘misled’, ‘deceived’ or ‘kept in the dark’,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 12/07/2019) [This
proves once more that Oli is unable to cope with the
office of PM!], Prime
minister out of touch with his own administration: ‘PM
cannot shirk responsibility by saying he was not
informed’, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/07/2019)
18
ministries present progress reports (ht
12/07/2019)
Series
of controversies prompt Oli to evaluate his Cabinet’s
performance: Evaluations are in preparation for an
imminent Cabinet reshuffle, ruling party leaders say,
by Anil Giri (kp 10/07/2019)
Masking
the pollution truth (rep 07/07/2019)
Serving
Interest Groups, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
06/07/2019))
People
are fed up with govt: Minister Yadav (ht
06/07/2019)
Cabinet
decisions disclosed (ht 05/07/2019)
Seized
by the corrupt: Yes, previous governments were also
corrupt—but the Nepal Communist Party came to power to
clean the system, by Naresh Koirala (kp
03/07/2019)
Mend
your ways: Oli made satirical remarks, talked big
about projects, two-digit economic growth and
prosperity in 2016 too but people did not call him a
joker then because they trusted him, by Sandip
Neupane (rep 03/07/2019) [PM
Oli simply doesn't have the competence that his
certainly difficult job requires!]
Uphold
rule of law: The rule of law cannot be upheld in
society as long as the government pays no heed to the
court verdicts and directives (ht 02/07/2019) [!!!]
Samajbadi
Party mulls quitting government to renew call for
charter amendment: Leaders say they have waited too
long but the Oli Cabinet has taken no steps to address
their demand., by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/07/2019)
Dahal
pushes for Cabinet reshuffle, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 28/06/2019) [The reason
mentioned by Dahal sounds ridiculous though a
fundamental reshuffle seems necessary!]
Oli’s
missed opportunities: The two-thirds majority
government formed after 20 long years of short-lived
coalition culture was expected to focus on nation
building. It is missing that opportunity every single
day, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep 27/06/2019), Loss
of legitimacy: The Oli government suffers from a
crisis of credibility, with its tall electoral
promises now faded away, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
28/06/2019), Nepalis
got a raw deal: The country has fallen into a black
hole of bad governance, corruption, nepotism and
totalitarianism, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp
28/06/2019)
With
growing internal rifts and criticism from outside, a
Cabinet reshuffle is likely: Ruling party insiders say
party co-chairs are likely to use a Cabinet reshuffle
to balance internal party politics, by Anil Giri
and Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/06/2019)
You
got to be serious: How did the Prime Minister who at
one time appeared like a deliverer transform into the
subject of hate? Why is he becoming the butt of jokes?
Why is he losing public trust?, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 24/06/2019) [Oli had
already totally failed during his first time as PM, so
there has never been any reason for optimism!]
From
a fierce reporter to a minister who wants to muzzle
the press: Gokul Baskota, who started his career
writing for left-leaning publications, is now one of
the prime minister’s most trusted ministers, and a
spokesperson for the government, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
24/06/2019)
Quit
Mr. Prime Minister On Ethical Ground, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 20/06/2019)
Government
backtracks on controversial Guthi Bill after
widespread condemnation: Prime minister says he wholly
supports Minister Aryal’s decision to withdraw the
bill from National Assembly, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/06/2019) [Welcome decision,
but what a nonsense comment by the PM!]
For
the first time, ruling party lawmakers criticise Oli
administration’s foreign policy conduct: Party MPs
pointed to the failure of Oli’s Europe tour and
censured the Foreign Ministry’s lack of direction,
by Anil Giri (kp 19/06/2019)
Oli
mulling cabinet reshuffle: Wants to settle some
outstanding issues first (rep 17/06/2019)
Provoking
The Public Backlash, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
12/06/2019)
PM
sidesteps question on stepping down: Says the issue is
being unnecessarily brought up now, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 01/06/2019)
Govt
all powerful but performance not commensurate (rep
28/05/2019)
Heed
the warning: Prime Minister’s arrogance and
one-upmanship has resulted in his government not
getting credit even for some of the good things
accomplished under his leadership, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 27/05/2019)
Oli
is weakening key institutions and it’s not good for
democracy, observers say: Experts express concern over
government’s attempts to muzzle the media and control
democratic and constitutional bodies, by Anil Giri
and Binod Ghimire (kp 23/05/2019)
Oli
makes yet another remark that contradicts the spirit
of federalism: Local government representatives say
either the statute has to be amended or prime minister
should stop making such comments, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/05/2019) [Such
unconstitutional statements are not lapses! It is time
for the PM to be taught through the legal process that
the executive must also respect the constitution!]
Proposal
to appoint foreign secretary from other
ministries draws mixed reactions, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 22/05/2019)
Rights
activists say Oli government heading towards
authoritarian rule, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
18/05/2019), Heads
and Tales: Oli is back! If you ask the real Oli
then the reason he’d offer is he dreams of the
political system set up there. Vietnam is a
Marxist-Leninist one-party state, by Guffadi (kp
18/05/2019)
Whose
government is it anyway? (rep 06/05/2019)
Govt
to unveil policies, programmes today, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 03/05/2019), Whose
government
is it anyway? People ask as President presents annual
policies and programmes: Use of ‘mero sarkar’ in the
document invited criticism and ridicule on social
media. But ‘this is very much the President’s
government,’ PM’s adviser defends, by Anil Giri
(kp 04/05/2019), Leaving
out practical projects and tasks, govt talks up fancy
ideas (rep 05/05/2019), Ambitious
goals:
The govt’s target of achieving double digit growth
within four years is not viable unless it improves the
spending capacity (ht 06/05/2019)
Shades
of single-party rule: The Prime Minister’s Office
seeks to keep a firm grip on the entire state
machinery, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 02/05/2019)
Where
from here? The government needs to talk less and do
more work, by Udayan Regmi (kp 28/04/2019)
Nepal
competent to settle transitional justice issues:
Baskota (ht 19/04/2019) [??There's
no way where's no will!!]
Nine
secretaries transferred (ht 19/04/2019)
Congress
reacts
to what it calls Oli’s indecent comments against
opposition: Main opposition reminds the prime minister
to maintain the dignity of his position, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 16/04/2019)
‘Taming
secessionists an achievement’,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht
15/04/2019) [There is
obviously some misunderstanding, Mr Oli. CK Raut
claims that you agreed on a referendum on secession;
that's why he formed the 'Referendum Party'!]
Promises
of prosperity from Rara Lake last year look elusive,
by Rudra Pangeni (rep 14/04/2019), Parliament
panel
says government failed to deliver on many promises:
The government had promised a double digit economic
growth and the reconstruction of all private houses
damaged by the 2015 earthquakes, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 14/04/2019)
Arrears
of govt agencies rise by 36.7 pc, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 13/04/2019)
After
promises
failed, secretaries told to focus on ‘flagship’
projects: It is implementation, not the addition of
loaded phrases in policies and programmes, that
matters, officials say, by Anil Giri (kp
11/04/2019)
A
democratic nightmare: A sure way of killing democratic
culture is by jettisoning collective decision-making
(kp 11/04/2019)
Oli
says
he consulted Deuba on nominations, but Congress calls
it a lie: Opposition leaders say the prime minister
decided to call a meeting even after Sher
Bahadur Deuba proposed an alternative date, by
Anil Giri (kp 01/04/2019)
Amid
government’s
unilateral moves, calls grow for adherence to
constitutionalism: Experts point at Constitutional
Council’s decisions without taking opposition leader
into confidence while taking decisions, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 31/03/2019)
Govt
not answerable to Parliament: NC (ht 26/03/2019),
Oli
regime trying to impose totalitarianism, says
Singh (ht 26/03/2019)
Power
to PM to deploy Army causes unease in defence force:
Experts say government should abide by constitutional
provisions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/03/2019)Reversal
of
democratic thrust: The government is de-democratising
the security sector and weakening democratic oversight
of the security forces, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
25/03/2019)
Government
moves indicate effort to centralise power in prime
minister: Problem lies in intent rather than method,
experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/03/2019), Towards
authoritarianism: When all powers flow to the prime
minister, it will undermine the achievements of
democracy (kp 20/03/2019)
PM
rules out immediate cabinet reshuffle (rep
18/03/2019), DPM
Yadav refutes speculations of quitting from the
government (rep 18/03/2019)
In
ruling
party, leaders are questioning Oli’s ‘unilateral’
decisions: Most of the decisions come straight from
Baluwatar without proper discussion in the party,
members say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 15/03/2019)
Cabinet
reshuffle
likely, but only after the investment summit:
Oli’s plan to change ministers before March-end has
been delayed, party leaders say, by Anil Giri (kp
13/03/2019)
The
Super Government And Its Activities, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 11/03/2019)
This
government has been ineffective not because of
incompetence, but because of its design,
inteerview with CK Lal (kp 05/03/2019)
Left
Government: One Year On, by Prem Khatry (rn
26/02/2019)
Not
Many Positive Things Happening, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 25/02/2019)
Oli’s
Pursuit of Development, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
24/02/2019)
Vice-chairman
of Social Welfare Council among five sacked, by
Sanjaya Lama (kp 22/02/2019)
Cabinet
reshuffle
on cards ahead of the Investment Summit: Two top
ruling party leaders taking updates and reports on
ministers’ performance, party insiders say, by
Anil Giri (kp 21/02/2019)
Political
roadblocks: Hurdles to prosperity are far more
difficult to clear than seasonal economic distresses,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 19/02/2019)
A
never punctual prime minister!, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 17/02/2019)
One
Year Of Oli Administration, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 17/02/2019)
One
year of hope, followed by despair (rep
14/02/2019), Oli's
one year: Talking big, bungling through, by Roshan
Sedhai (rep 14/02/2019), Debunking
the Myths, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn 15/02/2019), Government
has laid foundation for prosperity: Oli on first year
in office, by Anil Giri (kp 15/02/2019), Strong
foundation for development laid, says PM (ht
15/02/2019),
PM
Oli's address to nation: A recap of promises
unfulfilled, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 15/02/2019), One
year of Oli: Oli wants us to believe we are on our way
to being the most peaceful and prosperous land on
Earth but in reality, we have nothing to be happy
about, by Guffadi (kp 16/02/2019)
Oli
on
back foot: Amid sinking hopes at the popular level,
the government’s promises are far insufficient to
assuage public disenchantment which threatens to break
loose any time soon, by P Kharel (rep 11/02/2019)
Dashed
hopes: Owing to the Oli administration’s inability to
lead by action, its credibility is waning, by
Kushal Pokharel (kp 10/02/2019)
Ruling
partner FSFN accuses PM of interference: Oli unhappy
with Yadav for non-cooperation (rep 10/02/2019)
There’s
more
to Oli-Dahal rift than meets the eye: Former Maoists
are concerned about government’s plan to take forward
transitional justice process, ruling party insiders
say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/02/2019), Necessity
and acrimony: Dahal miffed at PM’s unilateral
decisions, delayed transitional justice and party
unification, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 10/02/2019)
Oli
Style of Running Administration, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 08/02/2019)
A
day in the life of ‘Hello Sarkar’ officials: The
popular national hotline receives hundreds of prank
calls, bogus complaints, annoying demands—and
then a few genuine concerns, by Anup Ojha (kp
04/02/2019)
Prime
minister
skips question-answer session in House: "The PM
decides to attend programmes as per their
significance. He attends most important programmes of
the day", by Jagdishor Panday (ht 04/02/2019) [Not understanding the rules
democratic culture or simply authoritarian arrogance?]
Lessons
for the Government, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
02/02/2019)
One
Year at the Helm, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
01/02/2019)
Martyrs’
Week and Oli Administration, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 01/02/2019)
State
did not perform as expected: Deputy PM (kp
31/01/2019) [???]
The
art of conversation: Speeches and the long-held need
to preach are passé, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
29/01/2019)
Prime
Minister Oli returns from Davos, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 27/01/2019)
Repressive
Oli Administration, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
25/01/2019)
League
of nationalists: Oli’s rhetorical tendency to spew
erroneous ‘truths’ is a common practice among
nationalists, by Deepak Thapa (kp 24/01/2019)
Nepal
poised to become fastest growing economy: Oli (ht
23/01/2019) [This is an almost
criminal statement in the face of an extreme and
ever-increasing trade deficit and an employment policy
that completely negates the domestic market and is
focused solely on the labour migration of the
ever-increasing number of young people!]
Experts
look askance at real deal as PM heads to Davos: Say
lack of preparation on government’s part for jamboree,
by Anil Giri (kp 21/01/2019)
Oli
Administration and its Activities, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 21/01/2019)
Council
nominates chairpersons of five commissions, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/01/2019) [Once
again
little social inclusion: Predominantly male Bahuns who
constitute only 6 per cent of the country's
population! This is true even for commissions that are
meant to provide better inclusion of disadvantaged
sections of society! Long live male Bahunbad!]
Government
plans to crank up abandoned cars, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 13/01/2019)
Ministry
caught in tussle between two secretaries, by Nayak
Paudel (kpm 13/01/2019), Portfolio
division puts ministry on sticky wicket, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 16/01/2019)
The
rise of a strongman: Is the Oli establishment inclined
to create spectacle and drama than to deliver what was
promised?, by Mohan Guragain (kp 12/01/2019)
Prime
Minister KP Oli and Prithvi Narayan Shah, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 11/01/2019)
Anti-graft
body drags Shrestha to court, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/01/2019)
Oli
appoints key officials leaving ministers concerned in
dark (rep 10/01/2019)
Prime
Minister’s Address to the House, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 10/01/2019)
‘Government
should face questions from lawmakers every week’ ,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 08/01/2019), Undemocratic
move: If the lawmakers are barred from putting
questions to the PM, it will undermine the
parliamentary supremacy (ht 08/01/2019), ‘Government
must answer to queries raised by MPs’, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/01/2019), Speaker
tells PM, ministers to take MPs questions after
address (rep 10/01/2019)
Oli
avoids major issues in House, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 07/01/2019), Congress
to protest if PM does not answer, by Anil Giri (kp
07/01/2019), PM
lies to House over contract awarded to Huawei, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/01/2019), PM
cherry-picks information that fit govt progress
reports (rep 07/01/2019), Prime
minister digs bigger hole for himself, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 07/01/2019), A
tale of lies: Misuse of numbers as weapons to paint an
incorrect picture is a real tragedy (kp
08/01/2019), Prime
Minister, tell us the truth (rep 08/01/2019)
The
ship of state, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt 04/01/2019)
Govt
trumpets tree plantation ‘success’ (ht 03/01/2019)
Oli
government
faces moral quandary: While pressure mounts on the Oli
government to open a fair and comprehensive
probe into the case, some leaders from the
ruling Nepal Communist Party say the government
will not take any decision in haste, by Anil Giri
(kp 03/01/2019)
Promises
kept and broken: For the next four years, the focus
should be on ensuring that promises are few, they are
concrete—and most importantly, they are kept (kp
31/12/2018), Disappointing
Oli: People are fast losing faith in the strongest
government the country has in decades, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 31/12/2018), Looking
back, marching forward: It would be unfair to overlook
some of the economic achievements of this
administration, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 31/12/2018)
Wanted:
Governance: The Nepali government must be held
culpable for infrastructural challenges, by
Nicholas Kolesky (kp 30/12/2018)
PMO
awards
contract to Huawei agent without competition: The Rs
54 million contract is for setting up a video
conferencing system, by Sunil Sapkota (rep
30/12/2018) [PM Oli firmly
believes that he is always above law and constitution!],
Experts
warn of security risk as Chinese firm is chosen to
equip PM’s Office, by Anil Giri (kp 31/12/2018)
Want
my advice? The prime minister and ministers should
hire experts to provide counsel and ensure execution,
by Saroj Dhakal (kp 28/12/2018)
PM’s
Eyes, Ear and Grain of Truth, by Prem Khatry (rn
25/12/2018)
Oli
government is working at the behest of crony
capitalists, says Shrestha (kp 22/12/2018)
Two
secys at health ministry which has office for one,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 22/12/2018)
NCP
leaders criticized at party meet for lavish lifestyle:
Some ask PM to dump controversial ministers, punish
poor performance (rep 21/12/2018)
Govt
yet
again fails to improve budget spending capacity:
Capital expenditure stands at 12.59pc of the total
allocation in first five months, by Sujan Dungana
(ht 19/12/2018)
Oli
criticized in party over poor govt performance
(rep 18/12/2018)
The
Civil Servants Ordinance, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
15/12/2018)
People
and the ballot box: Should governments fail to
deliver, the people will band together to defeat
ruling regimes, by Avasna Pandey (kp 14/12/2018)
Indian
State Assembly Elections Warning Shots To Oli, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/12/2018)
Hail
Comrade
Chairman! With the mass intelligentsia ready to pounce
upon his critics, Oli is confident that he can cut the
media and intelligentsia down to size, by CK Lal
(rep 10/12/2018), The
Intellectuals And Challenges, by Prem Khatry (rn
11/12/2018)
NMA
to govt: Roll back health secy appointment, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 11/12/2018), Medical
fraternity opposes Adhikari’s appointment, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 12/12/2018), Apex
court serves show cause to PM’s Office and Health
Ministry, by Nayak Paudel (kp 13/12/2018), SC
seeks written text from govt on health secy transfer
(rep 13/12/2018), Medical
doctors warn of protest over new health secretary
appointment, by Nayak Paudel (kp 15/12/2018), Bibeksheel
Sajha presses Minister Pokhrel to resign, by Nayak
Paudel (kp 17/12/2018), Apex
court quashes government’s decision to transfer Dr
Chaudhary, by Nayak Paudel (kp 19/12/2018)
Speechless
in
Baluwatar: Oli is more than happy to receive a medal
for good governance and leadership which is probably
the biggest joke, by Guffadi (kp 08/12/2018)
PM’s
threats
are unbecoming of his high office, intellectuals say:
Oli takes a stab at academics and journalists who have
been vocal critics of his administration, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/12/2018), NC
chides PM for his jibe against critics (rep
08/12/2018), Words
have consequences (rep 09/12/2018)
Ministers’
quarters to shift from Pulchowk to Bhaisepati, by
Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 07/12/2018)
Failing
leader: The
poster boy of national progress and prosperity is
losing his sheen, with his freshly-hung pictures
looking down mockingly, by Devendra Gautam (rep
04/12/2018)
State
inadequacies impede road works worth Rs 26b, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/12/2018)
Use
hi-tech to manage disasters: PM (kp 04/12/2018) [??], A
long way to go: Before achieving ‘Digital Nepal’, the
state must invest in ICT education throughout the
country, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp 04/12/2018) [!!]
Constitutional
bodies,
PM’s Office locked in a dispute: Singha Durbar has
written to four constitutional bodies, asking them to
report their pending tasks within 15 days. In a
meeting, chiefs of the bodies decide to defy the call,
by Anil Giri (kp 03/12/2018)
PM
must tame Information Minister (rep 02/12/2018)
Avoid
ordinance:
It will not augur well for democracy and rule of law
if the executive intends to run the administration
through ordinance (ht 30/11/2018)
Rotating
leadership pushes RJPN to brink of split: Party to
withdraw support from govt (rep 29/11/2018)
Government’s
purchase of assets abroad is haphazard and ineffective,
by Anil Giri (kp 27/11/2018)
PM
Oli begins evaluation of his own government: Says he
does not want to hear any ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ from
Cabinet members, by Anil Giri (kp 22/11/2018), Oli’s
evaluation of ministries: PM: Stop arguing and strive
for better results, by Anil Giri (kp 23/11/2018) [And what about PM's Office?]
Oli
blames
‘faulty’ policy suggestions for failing to deliver: PM
assures that his administration will not intervene in
the activities of the newly formed think tank,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 21/11/2018)
Ministries
‘demand billions of rupees’, by Rajesh Khanall (kp
20/11/2018)
Poverty
fund director KC quits, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
18/11/2018)
PM
Oli advised to avoid public functions for a week: PM
to work from official residence at Baluwatar (rep
18/11/2018)
Nepaleaks:
Why is the greatest communist government on Earth
afraid of its own people, media and even well-wishers?,
by Guffadi (kp 17/11/2108)
Effective
Monitoring For Good Governance, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 16/11/2018)
Integrated
email system for govt staff (ht 14/11/2018)
Dents
in
macro stability: Rapid economic deceleration is
reflective of governmental oversights; Gradually
withering interests of potential foreign
inventors and development partners in Nepal pose
a real risk in financial resource management in
the long-run, by Achyut Wagle (kp 13/11/2018)
Fearing
backlash,
Cabinet keeps key decisions to itself: In an
unprecedented move and against a longstanding
practice, journalists on Sunday were denied
information on government decisions, by Anil Giri
(kp 13/11/2018)
Panel
to resurrect unused vehicles, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 11/11/2018)
PM
Oli’s ill health defers official work, by Anil
Giri (kp 08/11/2018)
Are
we
sensing political changes soon? Baluwatar could have
handled the situation more subtly by taking an early
decision and wording its public position with utmost
diplomatic nuances, by P. Kharel (rep 05/11/2018)
Prime
Minister
Oli in hospital after chest pain: Doctors rule lower
respiratory tract infection; Will remain under
observation for a few days, by Anil Giri (kp
30/10/2018), PM
calls
key ministers to hospital to discuss security
situation, other issues: Oli advised to rest a few
days more while his condition improves (rep
01/11/2018)
Dashain
hangover:
Instead of working for the people, our government
wants to make sure that there is no dissent and we the
people just shut up and put up with all their nataks,
by Guffadi (kp 27/10/2018)
NCP
to dwell on performance of PM Oli’s administration,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/10/2018), Immediate
Cabinet reshuffle ‘unlikely’ (kp 24/10/2018), Reactionary
forces trying to topple govt, says Thapa, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 24/10/2018)
At
government’s seat, festive mood has yet to wear off,
by Anil Giri (kp 23/10/2018) [??]
Myth
of stability: Oli’s popularity is showing a downward
trend due to callous handling of state affairs, by
Lok Raj Baral (kp 22/10/2018)
PM
Oli courts controversy again, by Biken K Dawadi
(rep 14/10/2018)
RJP-Nepal
hints at withdrawing support to Oli government, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/10/2018)
Accountability
check:
Now is the time for ministers of two-thirds majority
government to take accountability issue really
seriously, by Nilam Sangroula (rep 07/10/2018)
Time
to shift up a gear: Dahal (kp 07/10/2018)
Government
will work full five years, says PM Oli (kp
05/10/2018)) [And when will
you start working? Empty gossip, the prevention of
justice, constant trips abroad and disregard for the
constitution and the rule of law are not the
governmental tasks for which you have applied!]
Oli's
Achilles heel: His thin skin, big ego, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 26/09/2018)
Constitution
Day And Stable Government, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 20/09/2018)
PM
Oli
dismisses dissent, calls for unity in speech: Civil
rights activists call Oli’s statement ‘uncalled for’
and ‘unceremonious’ because the prime minister was
speaking without any evidence, by Anil Giri (kp
20/09/2018), Govt
won’t tolerate use of Nepal as guinea pig over rights:
PM (rep 20/09/2018) [???]
Stirring
up
a hornet’s nest:Oli has shown himself as a dreadful
‘queen’ hornet sitting at the centre of everything;
The prosperity agenda which Oli as prime minister so
much harped on is completely thwarted not only due to
a series of botches and bad governance, but also his
obstinacy, totalitarian motives and sheer hubris,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/09/2018)
Prime
Minister Oli and Corruption, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 13/09/2018)
Inter-State
Council meeting postponed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
10/09/2018) [PM Oli's
opposition against implementing the federal state?],
PM
cancels meeting with province CMs (ht 10/09/2018)
When
the
government fails: Oli has failed to deliver on
governance front. He seems weak despite being powerful
and helpless despite having two-thirds majority
support in the parliament, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
06/09/2018)
Dahal
hints at Cabinet reshuffle, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
05/09/2018), Dahal
admits govt made tall promises: Cabinet reshuffle on
cards, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 05/09/2018), No
changes in Cabinet anytime soon, says PM (kp
09/09/2018),
‘Erring
Ministers will be punished’ (kp 10/09/2018) [??]
09/09/2018: No
changes in Cabinet anytime soon, says PM (kp), Nepal
withdraws from BIMSTEC military drill, by Binod
Ghimire (kp) [
Govt
flayed for failing to fill vacant posts (ht
05/09/2018)
Back
to
the creed: Why is the government that stormed to power
on the plank of political stability and development
catering to anti-democratic pathologies of the past?,
by Manjeet Mishra (rep 05/09/2018)
Oli
deflects blame for the ‘sluggish’ performance (kp
29/08/2108) [And why, even 200
days after taking office, have you not been able to
meet the shortcomings of the incompetent previous
government? The latter was in office only 254 days, of
which only 185 days before the devastating election
defeat of the NC! Prior to that there had been two
governments under the responsibility of CPN-UML and
CPN-MC with KP Oli resp. PK Dahal as Prime Minister,
the two chairmen of today's NCP!]
Let
The People Decide, by D.M. Thapa (rn 25/08/2018) [The question is not how much Oli
has achieved, but which of the most important tasks he
has not tackled and which negative course he has set!]
Oli
govt dillydallying on statutory commissions: Experts
question govt’s commitment to constitution, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 20/08/2018)
The
two-thirds
show: By selling unfathomable big dreams, the
government may be able to fool starving people for a
while, not always, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
19/08/2018)
PM
Oli’s
six months: A train track to nowhere; The government
commands a two-thirds majority in Parliament, but
struggles to find its feet, by Tikaram Pradhan and
Anil Giri (kp 17/08/2018), Five
Star Government?, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
17/08/2018)
Oli
govt lists its five-month achievements (rep
14/08/2018) [This must be an
empty sheet! By the way, Oli became PM 180 days ago,
i.e. 6 months of ineffectiveness!], Chasing
prosperity:
What the people need at the moment is the immediate
relief from pressing problems like heavy traffic,
muddy roads and air pollution, by Kabi Adhikari
(rep 15/08/2018)
Who
Is Cooking Oli’s Goose?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
12/08/2018)
[???]
High
taxes making implementation of federalism difficult,
Dahal warns (kp 12/08/2018)
The
dangers within: Real threats to the government of K P
Oli, if they emerge, will emerge from within his own
party, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 08/08/2018)
Five
months
of inaction: Prime Minister and his ministers should
fulfill their given responsibility instead of talking
big and wasting time in petty issues, by David
Kainee (rep 07/08/2018)
PM
expands Cabinet (kp 04/08/2018) [Now,
14
of the 23 full-fledged ministers (61 per cent) are
Tagadharis, 10 of them are Bahuns. Only 16 per cent of
the members of the Council of Ministers are women; the
constitution requires a share of at least 33 per cent.
The secular and inclusive federal state is now farther
away than ever! The Council of Ministers has now
reached its constitutional limit of 25 members.]
Muddling
along:
Despite its two-thirds majority, and after getting off
to a flying start, the government is digging itself
into an ever deeper hole, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt
03/008/2018)
Shrestha
quits as NCP spokesperson after dispute with PM Oli
(kp 02/08/2018)
[This illustrates Oli's
contemptuous and authoritarian attitude towards human
rights!] NCP
leaders urging Shrestha to withdraw resignation
(rep 02/08/2018)
Warning
on
the wall: Generations of the 60s and the 70s grew up
blaming Girija Prasad Koirala for mishandling
democracy. This generation will grow up blaming Oli
for doing nothing, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
02/08/2018)
Missing
Priorities of the Government, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 30/07/2018)
Trembling
in trepidation: No
matter how powerful a government, it can’t withstand
stethoscopes pointed at its head from multiple directions,
by CK Lal (rep 30/07/2018)
Govt
offices barred from making haphazard purchases
(rep 29/07/2018)
Govt
splits ministry (rep 27/07/2018)
Words
(Always
speaking louder than action): We don't need railways,
smart cities and pie in the sky dreams but good
infrastructure, utilities, health and education for
all. Oli will do well to get our house in order first
before building castles in the air, by Gunjan
Upadhyay (rep 27/07/2018)
First
digital
Cabinet meet begins today: The move follows PM Oli’s
warning on May 30 to dismiss any minister who does not
know how to operate a laptop (kp 26/07/2018)
Just
deserts: It would be right if a woman was named to
replace the chauvinist law minister (kp
26/07/2018), Dhakal
and Pokhrel in fray for the post of law minister
(rep 26/07/2018) [Of course,
two male Bahuns want to replace one of the 3 Janajati
ministers! Nine of the 21 ministers are male Bahuns,
although they only make up just over 6 percent of the
population. Why is no Dalit woman (about 7 percent of
the population) actually nominated?]
PM
to split ministry, reshuffle Cabinet, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 26/07/2018)
Orchestrations
and ostentations: The inherent temptation to enforce
absolute rule is the result of an ideological crisis,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 24/07/2018), Democracy
in action: Taxing the people without giving any
services has become the dharma of the state, by
Chandra D. Bhatta (kp 24/07/2018)
What
is
wrong with Oli? An executive is best judged by the
number and quality of his advisors. Prime Minister Oli
is literally besieged by a number of hungry cadres,
by Narayan Manandhar (rep 23/07/2018)
Minister
Tamang faces public outrage (kp 23/07/2018), Sorry
says minister (kp 23/07/2018), Watch
your language: Law Minister Tamang’s comments about
Nepali girls studying MBBS are unseemly (kp) [Tamang's statement reflects the
way many Nepalese men think about women! It
disqualifies him as a minister!], Minister
quits over controversial remarks (kp 25/07/2018),
Law
minister
quits over controversial comments: Minister Tamang
said his opponents exaggerated the issue out of
proportion even after he issued an apology on Sunday
(rep 25/07/2018) [This issue
cannot be exaggerated, it's typical of Nepal's male
machos and completely improper for a minister!],
Words
have consequences (rep 25/07/2018)
Government
to set up ‘Immediate Problem Solving Centre’ at PMO
(kp 22/07/2018) [There are so
many immediate problems that are deliberately ignored
by the PM and the government. So what is the purpose
of such a centre under the direct control of the PM?]
Governance
in
the age of social media: The gov’t has to take
people’s concerns and aspirations seriously. When
there is an exchange of views, democracy thrives
through debate and self-correction, by Mohan
Guragain (kp 21/07/2018)
What
it takes to lose: Despite being backed by a strong
majority, Oli runs the risk of being a disappointing
ruler (kp 19/07/2018) [He already is disappointing, just
as during his first term as PM and just as most of his
predecessors! Nepal is in need of a new generation of
really charismatic leaders!!]
Oli
vents ire on party ranks for not defending govt
(rep 18/07/2018) [Maybe there
aren't so many things worth defending!]
Liquid
nationalism: Oli launched the nationalist agenda
during the election and it spread on social media,
by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 15/07/2018)
Entry
to Singha Durbar to be regulated: MoHA, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 11/07/2018)
PM
to
direct ministers, secys on implementing policies,
programmes: The government plans to set up a mechanism
at the PMO to execute the policies and programmes
(kp 09/07/2018), Govt
hides cabinet decisions, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
09/07/2018), ‘Two-thirds
majority misused to serve vested interest’,
interview with Gagan Thapa (ht 09/07/2018)
Govt
starts giving termination letters to Deuba’s political
appointees (rep 09/07/2018)
Powerful
entities torn between PMO, ministries: National
Investigation Department, Department of Revenue
Investigation and Department of Money Laundering
Investigation, brought under the PM’s Office, are
reporting to both the ministry and the PMO (kp
02/07/2018)
Government
Under Scrutiny, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 01/07/2018)
Strong
leaders,
weak democracies: Authoritarianism does not need a
separate governing system; it can function equally
well in a democracy, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp
29/06/2018) [!!]
Ministry
of mutual interests, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
29/06/2018)
Prime
Minister Oli, Railroads And India Card, by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 28/06/2018)
Govt's
annual programmes: No secretary responds to prime
minister’s call for innovative ideas, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/06/2018)
Air,
ground traffic halts for VVIP movement anger public,
by Arpana Ale Magar (rep 27/06/2018) [Royal
behaviour in a republican state!]
Pokhrel
officiating PM, Nepal in charge of NCP (kp
20/06/2018)
Tourism
minister criticized for Canada trip (rep
20/06/2018)
All
is not well: Lack of co-ordination among ministries
not a good sign for the government (kp 18/06/2018)
Communist
government moves to curtail civil liberties: Two new
policies look set to curb dissent, by Supriya
Manandhar (The Record 15/06/2018)
PM
issues instructions to ministers, bureaucrats (ht
09/06/2018)
No
House rules before a month: Crucial appointments stand
to be delayed further, by Binod Ghimire (kp
03/06/2018) [The new goverment
is as ineffective as previous governments despite
great promises and clear majorities!!]
RJP-N
to join central govt after leaders’ release, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/06/2018) [Another
murderer
to be released? This is not worth to make the RJPN
join the government! The close cooperation of
politicians and criminals goes unabated!]
FSF-N
joined govt after NCP vowed to amend statute: Yadav
(ht 01/06/2018), SSF-Nepal
joins govt: Upendra Yadav and Mohamed Istiyak Rai
inducted; Defence Minister Ishwor Pokhrel promoted to
DPM after Yadav claimed the position; State Minister
Gokul Baskota now Cabinet minister,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
02/06/2018), The
Madhes connection: Yadav’s Forum has connected Oli
govt to Madhes and now begins both Yadav and Oli’s
tests (kp 04/06/2018), Yadav’s
Entry In Govt, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/06/2018)
After
deal, SSF-N to join fed govt: Ruling party vows
constitution amendment, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
29/05/2018), FSFN
to join govt with three ministers (rep 29/05/2018)
Bhattarai
frontrunner for top position in Labour Ministry
(kp 27/05/2018)
Hope,
challenges as PM marks 100 days in office, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp
26/05/2018),
After
promising start Oli govt sitting on promises (rep
26/05/2018),
95pc
of 100-day work plan completed: MoCTCA (ht
26/05/2018),
Congress
points out 12 ‘anomalies’ (ht 26/05/2018), Oli
Government’s 100 Days: Heading In Right Direction,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 27/05/2018), One
Hundred Days Of Oli Administration, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 27/05/2018)
Mahaseth
the richest minister in Cabinet: PM Oli’s cash deposit
swelled to Rs5.2m in two years, PMO records show
(kp 24/05/2018), Ministers’
spouses
richer than their better halves: True to his name,
Transport Minister Raghubir Mahaseth is the richest of
them all (ht 24/05/2018)
Licence
mandatory
for internal auditors: Move follows series of
embezzlement cases involving govt staff; Having
separate accountants and auditors to clean up act
(kp 16/05/2018)
Oli
govt has gone out of its way to get two-thirds
majority in Parliament and in centralising power to
PMO, interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali
Congress (kp 14/05/2018)
Give
This Government Benefit Of Doubt, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn 12/05/2018)
Dahal
questions PM Oli’s working style, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 10/05/2018)
Missed
manners:
The fact is that professional settings revolve around
western modes of comportment: Our leaders should learn
that by now, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/05/2018)
The
Dream Chaser, by Subhash Ghimire (rep 28/04/2018)
Ministry
swaps 60 officers (kp 27/04/2018)
Oli
scoffs at ‘autocratic’ slurPM says govt’s focus is on
progress, not ‘totalitarianism’ (kp 25/04/2018)
Algebra
of authoritarianism: It’s too early to pass a
definitive judgment, but Premier Oli has a lot going
for him, by CK Lal (rep 23/04/2018)
Complications
of
having key entities under PMO being studied: The
increase in the number of cabinet ministers to
accomodate dissident groups has put Prime Minister KP
Sharma Oli in a fix (rep 22/04/2018)
PMO
to revise laws to officially take over three watchdogs
(kp 21/04/2018)
Eight
ministers submit property details; ‘MPs furnish
papers’ (kp 19/04/2018)
PMO
plans result-based monitoring of ministries (kp
18/04/2018)
Prime
Minister’s Address to Nation, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 16/04/2018)
Chances
of FSF-N joining govt slim, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
16/04/2018)
DoSM
loses power to inspect markets: Market monitoring will
now be handled by the provincial and local
governments (kp 11/04/2018)
Govt
policy, programme in a week: Pokhrel (ht
11/04/2018)
Oli’s
‘unilateral decisions’ irk ministers (kp
10/04/2018), Oli’s
‘unilateral style’ irks CPN-MC (ht 10/04/2018), Maoist
ministers accuse PM of taking decisions unilaterally
(rep)
The
new government has a large mandate to work effectively,
interview with Barshaman Pun (kp 09/04/2018)
Secretaries
transferred en masse (kp 07/04/2018), Oli
transfers six of seven secretaries at his office
(rep 07/04/2018), CPN-MC
ministers feel snubbed by PM: Say govt secretaries
were transferred without any consultation with them
(ht 09/04/2018), ‘Secy
transfers won’t be reconsidered’ (ht 11/04/2018)
Cabinet
trims secretaries at ministries (kp 04/04/2018)
Cart
before
horse: There seems to be an unhealthy competition
among ministers to unveil their plans without homework
and adequate consultation (ht) 04/04/2018)
55th
audit report to be ministry-wise again, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 03/04/2018)
Multiple
agencies under PMO: Law amendment on anvil, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/04/2018)
Home
Administration Reform Work Plan issued (ht
03/04/2018)
Oli
in
balancing avatar: Prime Minister Oli has a lot on his
plate, but he has also been endowed with the unique
opportunity to be his own man. He needs to put his
foot down and come out with flying colors, by
Basant Kumar Chaudhary (rep 02/04/2018)
Pact
between govt, FSFN unlikely before PM Oli's India
visit (rep 01/04/2018)
Aryal appointed press advisor to PM (rep
27/03/2018)
Survey:
21 ministries require 2,600 staff (kp 24/03/2018)
Pitfalls
of
power: No matter how strong, Oli government must
follow constitution, rule of law and democratic
processes, which together shape a just and stable
society, by Meena Bhatta (rep 22/03/2018)
Labour
permit
for overseas employment: Govt to set up three offices
outside Capital; ‘DoFE outlets in Itahari, Janakpur
and Butwal to issue work permits’ (kp 21/03/2018)
Ministers,
officials busy in inaugurations, formalities (rep
21/03/2018) [The same as
before!]
Another
man at the helm: Can the Oli administration deliver
good governance with kleptocracy at its worst?,
by Binoj Basnyat (kp 20/03/2018)
Erring
ministers won’t be spared, PM warns, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 19/03/2018)
PM
inducts 15 new ministers in his Cabinet: Cabinet size
reaches 22 (kp 16/03/2018), PM
Oli expands cabinet (ht 16/03/2018), 15
new ministers take oath from President today (rep
16/03/2018), PM
Oli appoints 15 ministers: 11 Cabinet and 4 state
ministers; Council of Ministers 22-member, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 17/03/2018), Ministries
split to create posts (kp 18/03/2018) [???],
Oli's
first
month! It’s about time our Emperor sent new faces to
the cabinet instead of the same old comrades who have
already made lots of money for themselves and
the party, by Guffadi (kp 17/03/2018), SSF-N
to join govt only after charter amendment deal (kp
19/03/2018), FSFN
participation in govt uncertain (rep 20/03/2018)
PM
decides to revise protocol under pressure (ht
16/03/2018)
Oli
may appoint ministers today (kp 16/03/2018), Get
started: It is imperative that PM Oli sets the ball
rolling at the earliest, first by giving full shape to
his Cabinet (ht 16/03/2018)
Bickering
over portfolios continues (rep 15/03/2018), Cabinet
expansion likely today: Dahal (ht 15/03/2018)
Supplies
department will not be dissolved: Govt, by Kushal
Basnet (rep 15/03/2018)
PM
Oli Wields Immense Power, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
14/03/2018)
Cabinet
expansion likely in a week (ht 14/03/2018)
Road
ahead: No matter how strong a government is, it must
follow the constitution, rule of law and democratic
processes (ht 13/03/2018)
Three
weeks on, Oli yet to name 11 ministers (rep
09/03/2018)
SSF-N
decides
to join government: If the Madhes-based party joins
in, the government will have a two-thirds
majority in Parliament (kp 07/03/2018), SSF-N
awaits
left alliance’s decision on sharing power: Sanghiya
Samajbadi Froum-Nepal demands 3 ministerial berths and
a constitutional position (kp 09/03/2018)
Government
planning to scrap DoSMPCI: Market management,
inspection responsibilities to be transferred to local
governments (ht 07/03/2018)
Govt
assigns PMO all-out authority: Experts cautiously
welcome move, by Mukul Humagain and Anil Giri (kp
02/03/2018)
An
Open Letter To Minister Pandit, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 02/03/2018)
Merger
of ministries may layoff 115 bureaucrats (kp
01/03/2018)
Oli
inducts
four more ministers: Ex-governor Khatiwada appointed
finance minister; Pokhrel, Thapa, Yadav take charge
after swearing-in (kp
27/02/2018),
Dark-horse
Khatiwada is new finance minister, by Rupak D.
Sharma (kp
27/02/2018),
Hurdle
for Khatiwada (kp 27/02/2018), SSF-N
seeks amendment deal to join coalition govt (kp
27/02/2018), Matrika
Yadav is new industry minister: Private sector 'not
impressed' (rep 27/02/2018)
Be
a
statesman: Time and circumstances are favorable for
Prime Minister Oli and the door to transform the
country into a prosperous nation is right in front of
him, by Rishi Dhamala (rep 27/02/2018)
KP
Oli’s First Few Steps Toward Downhill Journey, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 26/02/2018)
Frequent
leadership changes, inadequate staff affect DoFE
(kp 24/02/2018)
PM’s
Office issues 24-hour directive to all ministries
(kp 23/02/2018)
Cabinet
to have 18 ministries, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
23/02/2018), UML
to have 11 ministers, CPN-MC seven, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 23/02/2018), Bigger
Cabinet likely tomorrow: UML Chairman and PM Oli, top
Maoist leaders tasked with picking ministerial
candidates (kp 24/02/2018), Cabinet
decides to have 17 ministries (ht 24/02/2018),
Fewer
ministries welcomed (kp 24/02/2018)
Oli’s
Test With Bureaucracy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
22/02/2018), New
Government And Expectations, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
22/02/2018)
Berth
row delays Cabinet expansion (kp 22/02/2018), Wrangling
over
portfolios delays cabinet expansion: Maoist plans to
send ministers in phases, Ram Bahadur Thapa to lead
the party in the government with DPM portfolio
(rep 22/02/2018),
A
road not taken: PM Oli and Maoist Chairman Dahal must
look at both symbolism and substance as they expand
Cabinet (kp 22/02/2018)
PM
Oli’s Cabinet may have 18 ministers, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 20/02/2018)
Cabinet
discusses PM’s core team (kp 19/02/2018) [Thank
god, all of them are male Bahuns!!]
PM
Oli orders review of Deuba govt’s decisions (kp
18/02/2018)
Deuba
finally
passes the baton to Oli: The Maoist Centre,
which is having final negotiations on
unification with the UML, supported Oli before he was
sworn in on Thursday evening, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/02/2018), Change
of guard: As the new Premier takes over, time to
reflect both on Deuba’s legacy and Oli’s challenges
(kp
16/02/2018),
Economic
challenges facing new govt (kp
16/02/2018),
‘New
govt should emphasise effective public service
delivery’ (ht
16/02/2018),
Oli
must win confidence vote within a month (rep
16/02/2018),
Deuba
calls its quits,takes credit for polls (kp
16/02/2018),
Deuba
puts in his papers as premier: Claims he fulfilled his
commitments during his tenure (ht), Deuba’s
departure leaves mixed legacy, by Anil Giri (kp
16/02/2018)
Minister
removes
secretary over CAAN chief row: Neupane had refused to
sign the proposal to sack Caan chief Sanjiv Gautam on
multiple occasions (kp 27/01/2018), Tourism
secy Neupane transferred to PPMO (ht 27/01/2018)
Health
Minister draws flak over DG appointment (kp
19/01/2018)
Maoist
Centre decides to quit govt, finally: Move said to
mount pressure on PM Deuba to resign (kp
12/01/2018), Ministers
from CPN-MC resign (ht 13/01/2018)
RPP
asks PM to sack Minister Giri (kp 30/12/2017), PM
sacks Urban Development Minister Giri (kp
02/01/2018)
Power
tussle
holds back health secy appointment: The post of
health secretary is vacant since Dr Kiran Regmi
retired on December 4 (kp 19/12/2017)
Hello
Sarkar launches call centre (ht 19/12/2017), Addressing
Complaints Of Citizens, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
22/12/2017)
New
coalition govt by mid-Jan, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
13/12/2017)
UML
objects to appointments of ‘caretaker’ govt: Says
upcoming govt will revoke all such decisions (kp
12/12/2017)
New
Cabinet not to exceed 25 (ht 12/12/2017)
Public
expenditure review commission: FinMin proposes
formation of review body under Mallik (kp
22/11/2017)
Deuba
inducts eight ministers from RPP, by Anil Giri (kp
14/10/2017) [???], PM
reiterates commitment to polls (kp 14/10/2017) [Hopefully, this man is voted out
of office soon!], President
administers oath to RPP ministers (kp 15/10/2017),
Maoist
Centre to continue support to Deuba govt (kp
15/10/2017), CPN-MC
ministers not to quit, party won’t withdraw support to
govt (ht 15/10/2017), PM
may divest CPN-MC ministers of their portfolios: The
PM wants CPN-MC ministers to quit the government on
their own volition (ht 16/10/2017) [??],
A
day of high drama in Singha Durbar: CPN (Maoist
Centre) does a volte-face after saying it will quit
govt: PM Deuba relieves Maoist ministers of
responsibilities, keeps home and foreign ministries
with himself; Eight newly inducted leaders from the
RPP assigned ministerial portfolios (kp
18/10/2017), CPN-MC
ministers stripped of portfolios (ht), PM
reshuffles cabinet, Maoists ministers left
portfolio-less, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
18/10/2017),
CPN-MC
does volte-face on quitting govt: Says it has secret
information PM planning to defer polls, by Roshan
S. Nepal (ht
18/10/2017),
Maoist
Centre not to recall ministers anytime soon (kp
25/10/2017)
Is
Deuba Competent?, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
14/10/2017)
Deuba
mulls sacking Maoist ministers, govt reshuffle
(rep 06/10/2017), Congress
censures coalition partner, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 07/10/2017), EC tells
govt not to reshuffle cabinet, by Bhadra Sharma
(rep 07/10/2017), NC
weighs Cabinet reshuffle option: Taking RPP on board
possible move if Maoist-led ministries are vacated
(kp 09/10/2017) [What kind of
rubbish 7 weeks ahead of the elections! Besides, this
would mean another waste of tax money!], RPP
decides to extend support to Deuba govt: Kamal Thapa
demands Home Ministry, currently held by Maoist Centre
(kp 10/10/2017), PM
secures RPP support as he mulls cabinet reshuffle:
FSFN to shore up govt if Maoist Center withdraws
(rep 10/10/2017), Won’t
tolerate changes in Cabinet: Oli (kp 10/10/2017),
Prime
minister cannot oust ministers, say legal eagles,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/10/2017)
Gachhadar’s
NLF to recall two ministers (kp 05/10/2017)
PM
Deuba back home after attending UNGA (kp
29/09/2017)
Induction
of state ministers breaches election code: EC (kp
20/09/2017)
100
days of deuba govt: Govt claims holding polls as major
success (kp 15/09/2017), Government
unveils 100-day report card (ht 15/09/2017)
Govt
fails to curb foreign junkets of ministers, officials
(kp 13/09/2017)
PM
Deuba
set to expand Cabinet for fifth time today: Four
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Prajatantrik) leaders to
be sworn in; Cabinet to have 54 members, breaking all
records (kp 11/09/2017) [Criminal
procedure! Nepal needs neither constitution nor other
laws nor a SC as long as the politicians do what they
like while continuing their power games!!], Deuba,
ministers to draw Rs 14m a month from the state
coffers, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 12/09/2017), PM,
ministers yet to furnish property details: Should have
done so by first week of August, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 12/09/2017), A
Compulsion Of Coalition Culture, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 13/09/2017) [This
does not excuse the high number of members of the
Council of Ministers! Besides, the number of
ministries must be reduced to not more than 15!!],
‘Further
expansion of Cabinet possible’ (kp) [Mr
Deuba, you should contact a psychiatrist!], Musical
chairs: Using Cabinet seats as political currency is
unethical and an administrative burden (kp
13/09/2017), Cabinet
expansion a compulsion, says Prime Minister Deuba
(ht 13/09/2017)
Political
pantomimes:
Constitutional proscription on cabinet size will be
problematic if coalition governments are to be the
norm in Nepal, by Deepak Thapa (kp 24/08/2017)
Deuba’s
Cabinet largest ever: PM inducts 15 state ministers,
12 from his Nepali Congress party, to Council of
Ministers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/08/2017), Quantity
over quality: Deuba has surpassed all records by
installing a 50-member strong Cabinet (kp
25/08/2017), PM’s
gracious gifts, by Biswas Baral (rep 25/08/2017)
Eight
state ministers sworn in (kp 21/08/2017) [This
means now 35 persons within the Council of Ministers;
not more than 25 are allowed by the constitution!!]
RPP
Prajatantrik to join govt after registration (kp
08/08/2017), Thapa-led
RPP decides to pull support from govt (kp
09/08/2017)
‘Hello
Sarkar ineffective’ (ht 03/08/2017)
The
Sluggish Pace Of Govt, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
29/07/2017), The
looting continues!, by Guffadi (kp 29/07/2017)
Cabinet
forms five thematic committees (kp 29/07/2017)
RPP
settles
for supporting govt without Cabinet share: Even if the
party with 37 lawmakers pulls the plug, the government
will continue to have a majority in Parliament (kp
29/07/2017)
Little
light:
Whether Deuba goes for elections with or without the
RJP will determine the success or failure of his
fourth tenure as PM, by Om Astha Rai (nt
28/07/2017)
PM
Deuba
inducts 19 ministers: 10 from NC, six from Maoist
Centre, two from NLF and one from CPN (Samyukta)
administered oath of office (kp 27/07/2017), RPP
drops
plan to join govt (kp 27/07/2017)
Livestock
Ministry
addresses ‘cent percent plaints’ (kp 27/07/2017)
Deuba
set
to induct 19 ministers today (kp 26/07/2017) [But you are not even 2 months in
office! And please respect that Article 76 of the
constitution allows not more than 25 persons in the
Council of Ministers! Your current plan would already
bring the number to 27!!], Dispute
within NC further delays cabinet expansion (rep
26/07/2017)
Shadow
Government (nt 21/07/2017)
Cabinet
expansion
most likely on Thursday: Constituency Delimitation
Commission soon: Sources (kp 18/07/2017), Cabinet
expansion:
13 ministries for Congress, Maoist Centre to get 9;
Ruling parties to hold talks on statute revision again
(kp 19/07/2017) [This planned
extension means once again a grave violation of the
constitution that only allows a council of ministers
with 25 persons!!], PM
likely
to expand Cabinet today (ht 19/07/2017), PM
in fix over too many ministerial hopefuls (rep
19/07/2017), RJP-N
rejects
proposal to put statute revision bill to vote: Cabinet
expansion further delayed, likely to get full shape on
Sunday (kp 20/07/2017), Deuba
expedites
talks for Cabinet expansion (kp 24/07/2017), Delay
in
Cabinet expansion shameful: Dahal (ht 24/07/2017)
Preparations
for
PM’s India visit begin (kp 18/07/2017) [He
should better start working on the numerous tasks at
the home front!!]
Joshi
appointed
PM Deuba’s personal aide (kp 17/07/2017)
Cabinet
expansion
likely within this week, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
16/07/2017), Deuba
to expand cabinet this week (rep 16/07/2017)
Officers
at Hello Sarkar in risk of hearing impairment, by
Pooja Chauhan (rep 15/07/2017)
Chettri
takes
charge as chief secretary (kp 14/07/2017)
OAG
told
to produce plan to settle arrears by PAC (kp
13/07/2017)
Ruling
alliance
needs to improve image after local level election
results (ht 12/07/2017)
Deuba
starts
homework to expand Cabinet: A joint taskforce of
the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist
Centre) has been assigned to allocate the ministries
(kp 12/07/2017)
Civil
servants’
1,400 trips cost taxpayers over Rs 1b: A total of
1,442 civil servants acquired permission from the
government to visit over three dozen countries from
May 16 to July 11, by Bhadra Sharma and Roshan
Sedhai (rep 12/07/2017), 26
secys make 32 trips to 16 countries in 2 months,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep
13/07/2017)
PMO
gets
small team (kp 11/07/2017), Bhattarai
named
PM’s foreign affairs adviser (ht 11/07/2017)
Deuba
struggles
to expand Cabinet: PM on a tightrope with too many
ministerial aspirants within his party (kp
05/07/2017), Deuba
still struggling to give full shape to cabinet: NC is
facing challenge due to internal disputes (rep
07/07/2017), The joke
is on us, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 07/07/2017), Deuba
strikes
back! The Prime Monster doesn’t have Gyanu Uncle to
fire him again. He knows that as long as he makes our
CA members happy, they will support him, by
Guffadi (kp 08/07/2017)
Deuba
sends
social media into frenzy: PM goes blunt on Sajha
Sawal, heckles members of the audience, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 04/07/2017)
Race
for
chief secy post begins: Subedi is set to join the
Asian Development Bank in about three weeks (kp
05/07/2017)
Maoist
Centre
preparing list of party’s ministers (kp
02/07/2017)
Cabinet
expansion
likely next week: Senior Congress leaders say PM Deuba
is waiting for party General Secretary Shashank
Koirala’s arrival from a foreign visit (kp
01/07/2017) [Obviously,
there
is no need of more ministers as Deuba's first three weeks
in office have proved!]
With
ministries at odds, peace committees feel neglected,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 24/06/2017)
Deuba’s
PMO
has yet to get the ball rolling: Prime minister’s
‘easy-going’ style of working offers fodder for
critics (kp 23/06/2017), Deuba’s
burdens: Elections or bust, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 23/06/2017)
Auditor
General
tells govt offices to clear backlogs (kp
21/06/2017)
PM
Deuba moves to Baluwatar at auspicious hour (rep
20/06/2017) [He should better
concentrate on his numerous tasks than on
superstitious beliefs!]
PM’s
secretariat
to be formed after June 28 (ht 19/06/2017) [A functioning govt is the last
thing Nepal needs, so please take time! According to
schedule you still have about 8 months in office!]
Postpone
till
eternity: Maybe, we should just request Deuba’s
astrologers to forget about the stars and the moons;
Just tell the Prime Monster to do the right thing for
once so that we can forgive him for all his screw-ups
in the past, by Guffadi (kp 17/06/2017)
[satirical]
Prabhu
Sah
appointed urban development minister (ht
17/06/2017)
MoHA
given
power to deport foreigners (ht 16/06/2017)
Awaiting
auspicious hour to shift to Baluwatar (rep
15/06/2017) [??]
‘Limit
ministries
at central level to 16’: Chief secy insists on the
original plan as efforts are being made to increase
number to 18 (kp 13/06/2017)
House
panel:
Stop VVIP motorcade menace in Valley; Concerned
ministries told to make processions hassle-free for
public (kp 10/06/2017) [What
do you demand? These selfish and arrogant politicians
are even higher than gods!!]
Giving
Continuity To Competent Ministers, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn 10/06/2017)
Deuba
sworn
in as PM (kp
08/06/2017),
Deuba
braces
for berth pangs as he takes office: Dispute arises
over ministerial portfolio allocation; Factional feud
surfaces in his party, RPP unhappy; CPN (Maoist
Centre) also has too many aspirants (kp
08/06/2017),
Strained
legacy:
New Prime Minister Deuba gets yet another opportunity
to rewrite his blighted history (kp
08/06/2017),
First
Cabinet
meeting catalogues priorities (kp
08/06/2017),
New
finance
minister faces an uphill task, by Rupak D. Sharma
(kp 08/06/2017), Deuba
may
not induct NC ministers until June 28 polls: Tells
party leaders to go to villages for elections (kp
09/06/2017), Cabinet
likely to take time acquiring full shape (rep
11/06/2017)
New
Government Under Deuba, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
07/06/2017), Deuba
elected
PM for fourth time: Set to have a full plate as he has
to complete the job half done by Dahal, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 07/06/2017), Deuba
is
Nepal’s 40th prime minister, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
07/06/2017),
Oath
with
small Cabinet today (kp 07/06/2017)
18
ministries
proposed at federal level (kp 03/06/2017) [The
constitution
disallows a council of ministers with more than 25
persons, not 25 ministries! 18 ministries are still
too many!]
Voting
to
elect new PM most likely on Sunday (kp
02/06/2017), NC,
Maoists
in new govt bid (kp 02/06/2017), Deuba
IV:
The man who failed as Prime Minister not just once,
twice, but three times is all set to become Nepal’s
Prime Minister for the fourth time, by Om Astha
Rai (nt 02/06/2017)
What
Lies Ahead For Deuba?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
31/05/2017), CPN-UML
boycotts
all-party meet: Formation of national consensus govt
unlikely (ht 31/05/2017)
Govt
policies
and programmes: Budget focus on local body empowerment,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 26/05/2017), President
Bhandari
unveils annual policy, programmes (ht 26/05/2017)
Prez
gives
parties 7 days to pick consensus PM (kp
26/05/2017), Search
begins for PM Dahal's replacement (rep 26/05/2017)
Dahal
working
to step down ‘in a few days’: PM’s press adviser
Govinda Acharya says Dahal has already prepared the
statement he will read out in Parliament for
announcing his resignation, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
22/05/2017), Turn
confusion
into clarity: New government should ensure that the
remaining elections are held successfully (kp
22/05/2017), PM
Dahal
announces his resignation (kp 24/05/2017), Prime
Minister Dahal resigns (with full text in Nepali)
(rep 24/05/2017), Dahal
steps
down to honour deal with NC: Says he wants to break
the culture of not keeping word, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/05/2017), Prez
accepts
resignation (kp 25/05/2017), My
govt
mended shaky relations with India and China: Dahal
(kp 25/05/2017), PM
Dahal
resigns, leaves behind a healthy economy, by Rupak
D. Sharma (kp 25/05/2017), A
more pragmatic Dahal's second PM innings more
successful, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 25/05/2017),
Prime
Minister
Prachanda Quit Office, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
25/05/2017), Mixed
legacy:
In honouring the deal to step down, Dahal made a
welcome departure from his predecessors (kp
26/05/2017)
Caretaker
government
to present new fiscal budget (ht 21/05/2017)
Star
Performers In Present Cabinet, by Mukti Rijal (rn
18/05/2017)
PM
Dahal
says will step down within a week (kp 16/05/2017)
[Nobody will shed tears, but
to change the government every nine months is the
opposite of political stability and prevents
development development and reconstruction!!]
Gachhadar
joins
govt with 2 other party colleagues: Three state
ministers from NLF to be sworn in today (kp
09/05/2017), Gachhadar
senior
DPM: PM’s Office (kp 10/05/2017), Two
NLF
leaders inducted as state ministers (kp
10/05/2017), State
Minister
Chaudhary sworn in (ht 13/05/2017)
RPP
leaders
quit govt (kp 04/05/2017)
PM
will step down after first phase local polls: Aide
(rep 04/05/0217)
Coalition
stares
at crisis after seeking to impeach Karki: RPP pulls
support, Gachhadar’s NLF to decide today (kp
02/05/2017), With
RPP pulling out, govt totters on the brink, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 02/05/2017), Gachchhadar's
NLP
declines Dahal offer to join govt: Decides to continue
support to govt (rep 03/05/2017)
DPM
Nidhi
resigns (kp 01/05/2017), NC
yet
to recommend new home minister (ht 03/05/2017), After
pact
with Deuba, Nidhi rejoins ministry: Home Minister
Nidhi decides to withdraw his resignation after a
meeting with Dahal and Deuba at the prime minister’s
residence (kp 05/05/2017), Nidhi
resumes his office as home minister (rep
05/05/2017)
PM:
Deuba
govt to oversee June vote (kp 24/04/2017)
One
ministry
mooted for forests, environment (ht 24/04/2017)
Talks
with Madhes parties on back burner as NC-Maoist ties
sour, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 06/04/2017)
Protocol
row
casts shadow over Cabinet that met last on Mar 16,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/04/2017), DPMs
hierarchy row stalls cabinet meetings, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 04/04/2017), Tussle
of
titans: It is already too much the country has
suffered as a result of senseless quarrel over
protocol between two DPMs in Dahal cabinet (ht
05/04/2017), Will
Cabinet
today put Nidhi-Thapa row to rest? Sources say two
DPMs likely to continue to bicker (kp 06/04/2017),
Nidhi
‘to
quit if Thapa made senior DPM’ (kp 07/04/2017), Nidhi
to
skip Cabinet meeting (kp 10/04/2017), Oppn
parties flay govt for row over seniority (rep
11/04/2017)
Implementation
of
directives not satisfactory: SAC (kp 29/03/2017)
16
ministries
for the central government suggested (kp
29/03/2017)
Cabinet
meet
put off after Nidhi-Thapa protocol row (kp
23/03/2017), A
tale of two DPMs and Dahal’s trip to China: Bimalendra
Nidhi-Kamal Thapa row over seniority leaves country
without official head of govt, by Anil Giri (kp
25/03/2017)
Maoist
MPs
lash out at their ministers, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 22/03/2017)
Offices
of
2 state mins changed (kp 14/03/2017)
Bid
to
induct Gachhadar in jumbo Cabinet (ht 13/03/2017)
Thapa
makes
it to govt, again: Three RPP leaders join Dahal who
now leads the largest Cabinet ever, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/03/2017), Long
live
King Kamal! Kamal Dai and his fellow mandaley’s voted
against our Emperor during the prime ministerial
election in August. But in politics, friends become
foes and enemies become lovers, by Guffadi (kp
11/03/2017) [satirical]
House
panel’s
directives go unheeded (ht 16/02/2017)
PM
fails
to walk the talk on ‘cutting ribbons’, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 11/02/2017)
Cabinet
fails
to pick police chief, by Anil Giri and Manish
Gautam (kp 10/02/2017)
Relations
between NC and Maoist Center sour, by Ashok Dahal
(kp 08/02/2017)
RPP
to
recall ministers soon, says Lohani (kp 07/02/2017)
Dahal
govt
fails on three fronts: RPP Chair Thapa (kp
04/02/2017) [On four fronts,
Mr Thapa! The participation of the non-inclusive,
anti-federal and anti-republican RPP-Nepal has been
another grave failure!]
Govt
bodies
at a loss for lack of right to spend: On average, each
ministry has extended spending authority to about 80pc
projects and programmes, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
01/02/2017)
Portal
offering
official government data launched: www.nepalindata.com
offers more than 400 datasets spread over
12 sections (kp 28/01/217) [see website], Nepal
by
numbers: An ambitious project is trying to make
government data accessible – and it all started with
students, by Marc Allemann (kp 04/01/2017)
Panel
informs House about govt's reluctance to implement its
directives (rep 21/01/2017)
‘OAG
sole
legal adviser to govt’ (ht 20/01/2017)
PM
expanding cabinet to secure two-thirds votes for
amendment, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 14/01/2017) [This would not only be another
grave violation of the constitution but it would also
be a special kind of corruption!!], Cabinet
expansion
unlikely at the moment, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
16/01/2017), PM may
appoint two ministers today (rep 19/01/2017), PM
inducting
minister from party that EC has scrapped? (kp
19/01/2017) [!!], 43
ministers
in Dahal’s Cabinet (kp 20/01/0217)
National
Vigilance
Centre report: Delays, graft, bad behaviour rampant in
govt offices, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
02/01/2017)
Secys
transferred,
nod to provincial civil service bill (kp
23/12/2016)
Dahal
second
poorest PM after Sushil Koirala! Property details say
he owns just one katha land and three tola gold; no
cash, no bank balance, by Anil Giri (kp
15/12/2016), Unconvincing
details:
The public does not believe what they have disclosed
is true. Their sources of known taxable income are
non-transparent and do not tally with their lifestyles
(ht 16/12/2016), 'Lifestyles
of
PM, DPM at odds with property statements': Might be
matter for investigations: Experts, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 16/12/2016), Chakka
panja, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 16/12/2016)
Dahal’s
Cabinet
to reveal property details ‘soon’ (kp 11/12/2016)
[?], Govt
decides
to reveal ministers’ property details (kp
12/12/2016), Meaningless
ritual:
Those responsible for acting against corruption should
do their duty on the basis of the lifestyles of the
holders of public offices and the expenses they have
made (ht 13/12/2016)
Government
overlooks
directives of Parliament’s Development Committee
(ht 06/12/2016), Government
bodies
not taking directives seriously: House committee
(rep 07/12/2016)
Main
complex
of Singha Durbar to be rebuilt (ht 02/12/2016), PM
Dahal
instructs to renovate Singha Durbar (kp
03/12/2016)
NC
names
10 state ministers (kp 30/11/2016), New
state
ministers take oath, assume office (ht 01/12/2016)
Women
leaders
demand 50pc representation in Cabinet (kp
29/11/2016)
8
state ministers from NC to be inducted (kp
25/11/2016)
Ashes
to
ashes: Second-time prime minister Dahal is in a tight
spot once again as the country marks the tenth
anniversary of the peace accord this week, by Om
Astha Rai (nt 25/11/2016)
MoH
to
curb unnecessary foreign trips: As per the
ministry’s new guidelines, a committee
will select employees of the ministry and its
subordinate bodies for foreign trips (kp
24/11/2016)
PM
calls
govt secretaries on the carpet: Seeks reports on
progress made in various sectors (kp 22/11/2016),
Prime
Minister
Dahal issues 26-point directives to secretaries
(ht 22/11/2016)
MoFALD
seeks
updated details of govt offices (ht 18/11/2016)
Empower
it: Under the decentralized federal structure, we need
additional human resources at office of Chief
Secretary, by Thaneshwar Bhusal (rep 16/11/2016)
Prachanda’s
last
chance: People have high hopes that he will do better
during his second stint as prime minister, by
Atindra Dahal (kp 13/11/2016), Prachanda’s
100
Days: Average Performance, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
14/11/2016)
PM
counts
achievements of first 100 days of govt (kp
12/11/2016)
PM's
office goes paperless, by Gyan P. Neupane
(11/11/2016)
Twitter,
Facebook push up complaints at Hello Sarkar: 9,164
complaints about Home Ministry, by Gyan P. Neupane
(rep 08/11/2016)
‘PM
fails
to deliver on promises’ (kp 06/11/2016) [Yes,
just as the two previous governments failed!]
PM
Dahal
wary of critics, detractors: Directs party ministers
to prepare achievement report of first 100 days,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/11/2016)
Government
liable:
The concerned ministries need not wait for the PM’s
instruction to carry out regular works (ht
14/09/2016)
Government
transfers
12 secys (kp 12/09/2016)
Challenges
Before The Government, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
08/09/2016)
Some
Tips
for Prachanda, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
06/09/2016)
Hello
Sarkar
settled 43,645 complaints last fiscal: OPMCM (ht
05/09/2016), Hollow
Sarkar:
How can the Hello Sarkar with just 16 junior employees
claim to have resolved all these grievances within one
year (ht 06/09/2016)
Govt
rejigs
senior bureaucrats (kp 02/09/2016)
13
ministers
from NC sworn in: Dahal’s Cabinet far from being
inclusive with only one woman in govt, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 27/08/2016) [And
70 percent male Tagadharis! This generation of
politicians will never change!], Women's
representation in cabinet declining (rep
27/08/2016),
13
new
ministers from NC take oath of office (ht
27/08/2016),
Faction
distraction!
Everybody gets their share and everybody is happy,
except us the people, by Guffadi (kp
27/08/2016),
Expanding
The
Coalition Cabinet, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
28/08/2016)
PM
Dahal
working from office, not residence, cheers officials
(kp 21/08/2016)
Cabinet
directive
to control black-marketing; PM determines portfolios
of three new ministers (ht 12/08/2016)
Darkness
Under The Lamp, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
12/08/2016)
New
Coalition Government: Challenge Of Populism, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 11/08/2016), Challenge
Upon Challenge, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/08/2016)
Sharing
Of Portfolios Brews Trouble, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 10/08/2016)
Dahal
sworn
in as 39th prime minister, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
05/08/2016), Prachanda
Became
A New Prime Minister, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
05/08/2016),
PM
issues
four directives in first decision (kp
05/08/2016),
NC,
Maoists
struggle to finalise list of ministers, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp
05/08/2016),
NC
leaders
KC, Koirala refuse to join Cabinet: Koirala told Deuba
that he would not join the Cabinet if not given the
foreign ministry (kp
05/08/2016),
Naya
Shakti
hails former leader’s feat (kp
05/08/2016)
[It's critical demands are
more important!], Yam
between
rocks: Dahal has been trying to remake himself as a
pragmatic politician, but has come across as a
flip-flopper, by Om Astha Rai (nt
05/08/2016),
Awesome
again:
Let’s see if Comrade Prachanda has learnt lessons for
his second term as prime minister, by Kunda Dixit
(nt
05/08/2016)
Dahal
returns
to power: Maoist Centre chairman elected 39th prime
minster with 363 votes, by John Narayan Parajuli
(kp 04/08/2016), Gathabandan
backs
Dahal after 3-pt deal, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
04/08/2016),
Positive
vote:
Flexibility on both sides can translate the
three-point agreement into constitution amendment
(kp
04/08/2016),
Tread
with
caution: Prime Minister-elect Dahal faces daunting
tasks given the political bitterness surrounding
months of efforts leading to the change of guard
(kp
04/08/2016),
Oath
and
small Cabinet today (kp
04/08/2016),
Once
foes,
now friends: Observers say time to follow politics of
conviction, not convenience, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
04/08/2016),
Consensus
in
transition: Peace process, by Umesh Kumar
Bhattarai (ht
04/08/2016),
Enter
Prachanda As PM: The Stakes Are High, by Mukti
Rijal (rn
04/08/2016),
Protean
Government: A Setback To Development, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
04/08/2016),
Experts
recommend fewer ministers, by Siromani Dhungana
(rep
04/08/2016),
Rolpa
locals sceptical about Dahal as PM, by Hira
Bahadur Gharti Magar (rep
04/08/2016),
Women
participation:
33pc representation sought in Cabinet (kp
04/08/2016)
[Hardly any woman has been
participated in the consultations that led to this
government!], The
Oli
syndrome: It’s a tendency to disguise one’s group
interest as nationalism and use external fears to
weaken internal demands for justice, by Pramod
Mishra (kp
04/08/2016)
Challenges
Before New Government, by Govinda Bahadur
Tumbahang (rn 30/07/2016)
Govt
doles
out Rs 14m to ‘UML, Maoist cadres’ (kp 29/07/2016)
Three
ministries
yet to submit project roll-out plan to NPC (ht
27/07/2016)
Reality
Check
Of Outgoing PM Oli’s Speech In Parliament, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 25/07/2016),
Tribute
To
Outgoing PM KP Oli, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
26/07/2016), Oli
Leaves With Head Held High, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 27/07/2016)
Prime
Minister
Oli resigns, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/07/2016), Prez
to
remove difficulties (kp 25/07/2016)
Oli
Leaves Behind An Ineffaceable Legacy, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 17/07/2016) [Obviously,
there must be another Oli than the one we know!!]
Oli
Government
In Crisis, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/07/2016)
Consensus
Government: A Political Chimera, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 10/07/2016)
Playing
for
time: Eight months into his term, Prime Minister Oli
seems to have settled for just one objective: not
being overthrown (nt 10/06/2016)
Airy-fairy
Announcements
Won’t Work, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 09/06/2016)
Basnet,
Pun
to be dropped from Cabinet (ht 06/06/2016)
Seven
wasted
months: Oli's government neither talks with Madheshi
parties nor is it keen on improving Nepal's strained
relations with India, by David Kainee (rep
06/06/2016) [This has been
predictable from the moment when he became PM! But the
other so-called leaders are not one iota better!!]
PM
miffed
at transfer of CDOs on eve of trade union election
(ht 02/06/2016), Ruling
partners
at loggerheads over civil servant transfers (rep
02/06/2016), SAC steps in to resolve officials’
transfer
issue (kp 04/06/2016)
Eight
contenders
for post of IBN chief executive (kp 10/05/2016)
Oli,
Dahal
sign 9-pt deal (rep 06/05/2016)
Govt
releases
its half-yearly report (kp 27/04/2016)
Oli
inducts
RPP’s Chand into cabinet (kp 18/04/2016), Oli
govt's
council of ministers grows to 41 members (rep
18/04/2016) [And Oli is
absolutely unaware that the constitution only allows
upt to 25 members within the council of ministers!?]
RPP
a
frustrated coalition partner: Rana (ht 17/04/2016)
RPP-N
tells
Minister Bista to quit: To ask PM to sack if he
doesn’t resign (kp 16/04/2016), RPP-Nepal
to
ask PM to sack asst minister (kp 17/04/2016), RPP-N
urges
PM to sack assistant minister Bista (ht
19/04/2016), PM
Oli
relieves Asst Minister Bista of his duty (ht
28/04/2016)
Say
No To Mules And Meddlers, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
10/04/2016) [??]
DPM
bemoans
govt’s poor show (kp 01/04/2016)
PM
censures
NRA, and by extension, own govt: NC leader Mahat
accuses government of viewing reconstruction through
partisan lense, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/03/2016) [Oli forgot to mention himself and
the other so-called leaders as the most responsible
persons!!], Plan
to
make PMO model institute lost in the shuffle, by
Anil Giri (kp 30/03/2016) [?!]
MoHA
defies
apex court order with politics in play: Fails to
comply with SC ruling to promote four DIGs, by
Manish Gautam (kp 29/03/2016)
PM’s
China
visit costs taxpayers Rs 15 million (ht
27/03/2016)
An
open
letter to the PM: Your outlandish declarations show
you have no clue what it takes to translate a dream
into reality, by Naresh Koirala (kp 22/03/2016)
Oli’s
jumbo
team draws flak: When nation’s economy is squeezed, it
is unceremonious to go to a neighbouring country with
nearly 100 people: BRB (kp 21/03/2016)
Government
show
gets Maoist thumbs down (kp 20/03/2016)
Misplaced
notions:
Government seems to spare no effort in indulging in
extravaganza in all its activities to foolishly charm
and attract the simple and innocent, by Shyam KC
(kp 11/03/2016)
PM
briefs
ruling party leaders on his India visit (kp
26/02/2016)
Hello
Sarkar
receives 205 complaints in a month (ht 17/02/2016)
FM
Thapa
‘reluctant’ to accompany Oli, by Anil Giri (kp
15/02/2016)
New
ministries
for ministers’ sake: Recently created ministries face
dearth of staff, budget, office space, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/02/2016) [Oli's
irresponsible and unconstitutional procedure is a
grave and special kind of corruption to rob the state
coffers for the sake of power!]
Junk
vehicles
become an eyesore in Singha Durbar (ht 14/02/2016)
Not
bad,
not bad at all: The Oli administration’s greatest
achievement has been on the diplomatic front, by
Gopal Khanal, foreign affairs advisor to Prime
Minister KP Sharma Oli (kp 02/02/2016) [???]
First
100
daze: If the people had to grade the government’s
performance, they would give it 30 percent, by
Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 31/01/2016)
Story
of
failure: Government heads in Nepal fail in such a way
in such a short span of time that every PM proves to
be worse than his immediate predecessor, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep 30/01/2016)
UCPN
(Maoist)
dissatisfied with ministers’ performances (kp
28/01/2016), UCPN-M
concerned
about govt’s poor show, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
29/01/2016), Dahal
for
‘serious’ talk with PM on governance issues (kp
29/01/2016)
Government’s
Showing: Leaves Much To Be Desired, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 28/01/2016)
Govt
functioning
draws flak in Parliament: NC lawmaker Ramesh Lekhak
calls Prime Minister Oli-led government a bunch of
jokers, by Prakash Acharya (kp 27/01/2016)
PM
in
bid to override PAC fiat (kp 26/01/2016)
Lessons
To
Be Learned, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 26/01/2016)
Selling
patriotism:
King Mahendra started the patriotism game to enrich
his henchmen; PM Oli is using the same to benefit his
coterie, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 25/01/2016), Hail
Comrade
Premier: The Pahadi Rights Defenders protesting
against the so-called Indian Blockade failed to
contemplate over absurdities of their own action,
by CK Lal (rep 25/01/2016)
In
100
days, Oli Cabinet has little to boast about, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/01/2016), Hundred
Days Of Disturbed Honeymoon, by Narad Bharadwaj
(rn 22/01/2016), A
government full of ‘promise’, by Gunjan Upadhyay
(rep 22/01/2016)
Cabinet
expansion
need of hour, says PM (ht 13/01/2016) [unbelievable
statement!],
Unwarranted
Expansion, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 13/01/2016)
Divide
and
rue: The split of Ministry of Agriculture Development
into Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Livestock
Development was both untimely and unnecessary, by
Bhairab Raj Kaini (rep 12/01/2016)
Government
has
failed, says Jhalanath Khanal (ht 12/01/2016), Discontent
over
govt brewing within PM’s party (rep 12/01/2016)
Six
state
ministers sworn in (kp 02/01/2016), Six
state
ministers sworn in amid criticism (ht 02/01/2016)
The
postmaster, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 01/01/2015)
Hello
Sarkar
flooded with public complaints (kp 31/12/2015)
Six
ministries
settled less than 50 pc public complaints (ht
20/12/2015)
State
of
utter failure: If the current crises continue, public
anger could be directed towards govt (kp
26/11/2015) [It's overdue for
long! And please do not forget to include the NC that
was responsible for the failed politics of the
previous government!!]
PM
Oli
spends 1.2m in food, entertainment (kp 25/11/2015)
Home,
finance
secretaries among 14 officials transferred (kp
20/11/2015)
Prime
Minister's
address to the nation: ‘Blockade cruel, inhumane’,
by John Narayan Parajuli and Binod Ghimire (kp
16/11/2015), Unofficial
Indian
blockade has led to humanitarian crisis: PM, by
Tika R. Pradhan (ht
16/11/2015)
[Stop calling it "unofficial"!
It may not be total but it's very official!], Half-hearted:
In
times of national crisis, Prime Mister Oli
failed to assure a nervous population (kp
16/11/2015)
[Oli is the concentrated
incompetence that marks all so-called leaders of
Nepal's failed political generation!!], Nepali
Congress,
Madhesi parties disappointed with Oli’s speech (ht
16/11/2015)
Hello
Sarkar
resolves 36,610 complaints (ht 15/11/2015)
PM
picks
Rimal as political adviser (kp 10/11/2015)
Oli
expands
Cabinet again, inducts 4 more state and assistant
ministers (ht 09/11/2015)
PM
Oli
to address nation: To dwell on ongoing crisis in Tarai
region (kp 09/11/2015), Shadow
economy
expands thanks to govt fecklessness, by Kuvera
Chalise (rep
09/11/2015),
NC
tells
ministers to mind their language: Urges them to handle
the nationmal crisis with wisdom without
sensationalising it, by Prakash Acharya (ht
09/11/2015)
Oli
has
record 6 DPMs: With 26 Cabinet members, 'breaches
statutory limit', by Bhadra Sharma (kp
06/11/2015), Cabinet
strength
expanded to 26 members: Government now has six deputy
prime ministers, 17 ministers and two state ministers
(ht
06/11/2015),
Oli
expands
cabinet for third time (rep
06/11/2015)
Cabinet
expansion
likely today (kp 01/11/2015), UML
leaders
battle for Cabinet positions: Besides appeasing his
party leaders, Oli also faces the challenge of
satisfying the coalition partners (kp 02/11/2015),
UML
fails
to pick ministers, again (ht 03/11/2015), PM
Oli
gets UML nod to expand Cabinet (kp 04/11/2015)
5-member
taskforce
to draft CMP with focus on rebuilding (kp
25/10/2015)
9
ministers sworn in: Cabinet expansion not over; Oli’s
party UML unable to decide names (kp 19/10/2015),
Oli
inducts
nine ministers: Top Bahadur Rayamajhi named deputy PM,
Shakti Basnet home minister (ht
19/10/2015),
Oli
expands
cabinet to 18 members (rep
19/10/2015),
Row
in
UCPN (M) over candidates (kp
19/10/2015),
Passing
the
buck: Soon enough, the new PM is likely to find
daggers pointing at him from all directions, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp
19/10/2015)
Cabinet
expansion
in limbo (kp 18/10/2015), Rayamajhi
to
lead UCPN-M in govt (ht
18/10/2015),
No
HR
violators in Cabinet, PM told (kp
18/10/2015)
[A person who in 2006 during
Jana Andolan II as the putsching king's right-hand
ordered the security forces to apply brutal force
against demonstrating civil society killing at least
20 and hurting thousands has now even been nominated
DPM!], New
government
faces daunting challenges, by Prakash Acharya (ht
18/10/2015)
A
Leader Who Stands Out From The Crowd, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 16/10/2015) [A
exaggerated eulogy on PM Oli that leaves the impact of
his conservative mind unmentioned!], An
Uphill Task Ahead Of Oli, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
16/10/2015),
PM
Oli
forms his core team: Hari Krishna Karki appointed
attorney general; Pradeep Gyawali likely to become
Oli’s chief political advisor (kp
16/10/2015),
High-level
political
committee to assist govt (rep
16/10/2015),
UML,
UCPN
(M) leaders eye plum ministries; Cabinet still
incomplete: Rival faction opposes PM Oli’s ‘monopoly’
while picking Cabinet members while UCPN (M) Chairman
Dahal under pressure to come up with inclusive list of
nominees (kp
16/10/2015),
Mahara
as
DPM to lead Maoists in govt, by Ashok Dahal (rep
16/10/2015)
Dispute
over
posts hits Cabinet expansion: Some UML leaders are
said to be against the dealallocating eight ministries
to the Maoists (kp 15/10/2015) [There
is nothing more important than the power games the male Tagadhari leaders of the
parties! Agreements are never meant to be
observed! They are not more than irresponsible liars
who are not interested in people and country!!],
UCPN-M
indecision
delays government expansion (rep
15/10/2015)
Ruling
parties
near power-sharing deal: After the UML agreed to give
the Vice President and Speaker posts to the Maoists,
the latter gave up its claim to Prez position (kp
14/10/2015), UML,
UCPN-M
leaders negotiate power sharing (rep
14/10/2015),
Three
President
contenders from UML (kp
14/10/2015),
Bhandari
in
fray for President post?, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
14/10/2015),
International
community
welcomes new government (kp
14/10/2015),
New
Government, New Challenges, New Hopes, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn
14/10/2015)
Travel
allowances
for govt officials hiked, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 13/10/2015)
Oli
takes
oath in the name of people, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
13/10/2015),
9-member
Cabinet
formed (kp
13/10/2015),
PM
Oli
forms 9-man cabinet (rep
13/10/2015),
Cabinet
focuses
on Madhes issues: PM Oli holds discussion with his
Cabinet colleagues and seeks their inputs on ways to
address the grievances of the agitating Madhesi and
Tharu communities (kp
13/10/2015),
Power-sharing
‘before
full Cabinet’: Multiple claims to posts of Prez, VP
and Speaker (kp
13/10/2015)
Oli’s
Elevation
To Office Of Prime Minister, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar
(km 12/10/2015), UML’s
Oli
elected new PM, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/10/2015),
Oli
elected
prime minister with 338 votes, by Prakash Acharya
and Tika R. Pradhan (ht
12/10/2015),
Muddled,
yet
united: Having secured premiership, Oli now needs to
mend fences with Madhes and minorities (kp
12/10/2015),
Foes
to
friends, Oli’s dramatic rise (kp
12/10/2015),
Forged
by
hardship, communist rebellion (kp
12/10/2015),
Tehrathum
celebrates
Oli’s election (kp
12/10/2015),
Challenges
Of The New PM, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
12/10/2015),
Will
Oli
live up to nationalist image as PM ?, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep
12/10/2015),
After
trading
charges, PM’s election ends on conciliatory note
(ht
12/10/2015),
Cabinet
to
get full shape in a week: Key coalition partners will
have a tough task ahead when it comes to portfolio
allocation (kp
12/10/2015)
Oli,
Koirala
in PM race (kp 11/10/2015), Koirala,
Oli
vie for PM’s chair: The latter apparently enjoys the
support of a comfortable majority in Parliament,
by Prakash Acharya (ht
11/10/2015),
What
made
Koirala run for his chair (kp
11/10/2015),
UML-Maoist
tie
covers larger power-sharing (kp
11/10/2015),
Dahal
UML’s
first choice for president (ht
11/10/2015),
UML,
UCPN-M
to amend statute to tackle agitation (ht
11/10/2015)
36,326
complaints
settled in 5 years, claims Hello Sarkar (ht
10/10/2015)
Prime
minister
election tomorrow, by Binod Ghimire (kp
10/10/2015),
Candidates
to
file names for PM poll today, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht
10/10/2015),
UML
hopes
Oli will lead govt (kp
10/10/2015),
Cong
to
talk to Madhes forces before decision, by Anil
Giri (kp
10/10/2015),
Dahal
urges
PM Koirala not to contest for new term (rep
10/10/2015),
NC,
UML’s
word sought on amending statute: UCPN-Maoist says
ruling coalition partners should strike a new deal,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
10/10/2015),
RPP-N
to
join govt if a major party sits in opposition (kp
10/10/2015)
Congress
at
odds over leading next Cabinet: NC troika Koirala,
Poudel and Deuba interested to run for PM post; Mahesh
Acharya and Narahari Acharya say Congress should not
claim prime ministerial post, by Anil Giri (kp
09/10/2015), NC
decision
on contesting PM post today, by Prakash Acharya
(ht
09/10/2015),
PM:
Have
not promised support to Oli, by Ashok Dahal (rep
09/10/2015),
UML
intensifies
meetings to bolster its PM chances (kp
09/10/2015),
House
to
vote for new PM (kp
09/10/2015),
MJF-L
and
its allies want consensus govt: MJF-L Chairman
Gachhadar has hinted his party could join the
government if federalism dispute is resolved (kp
09/10/2015),
NOC
invites
global tender for fuel supply (kp
09/10/2015)
Will
honour
past Deal, PM assures Oli (kp 08/10/2015), Will
support
anyone as next PM, says Dahal, by Bedraj Poudel
(kp
08/10/2015),
No
Alternative To National Unity Govt, by Mukti Rijal
(rn
08/10/2015)
New
govt
should at least have Big Three: UCPN (M) (kp
07/10/2015), Oli
way
out Making Oli the next PM is still the best option to
salvage the constitution out of the current morass,
by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp
07/10/2015)
[Kina?? Only new charismatic
leaders should lead the nation, not the old
conservative male Tagadhari elite!!], Major
Parties Must Keep United Face, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn
07/10/2015)
PM
defers
new cabinet discussions (kp 06/10/2015), NC
divided
over new PM candidate (kp
06/10/2015),
Three
parties
urged to keep unity intact: Dahal backs CPN-UML Chair
Oli for the prime minister’s post, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
06/10/2015),
Maoists
call
for nat’l unity government (kp
06/10/2015)
PM
post
not a done deal for KP Oli yet: Two possible
contenders from Congress; Maoist and Madhesi parties
hold the key, by Anil Giri (kp 05/10/2015) [Anyway, all three are incompetent
and will contribute to the continuation of Nepal's
crisis!], NC
to
name own candidate for premiership: UML to field Oli
for the post; New PM by Oct 11: Nembang; UCPN-M to
play kingmaker, by Prakash Acharya (ht
05/10/2015),
Maoist
not
to claim any key positions: Dahal (kp
05/10/2015),
Conspiracies
are
afoot to break alliance of big parties: Dahal (rep
05/10/2015)
Parties
discuss
govt formation, by Prakash Acharya (ht
04/10/2015),
CPN-UML
to
field KP oli as PM candidate (kp
04/10/2015),
Dahal
confirms
‘deal on Oli govt’: Says UCPN (Maoist) is also open to
joining new government led by Nepali Congress, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/10/2015)
PM
paves
way for new government: Prez calls for consensus govt
within 7 days, by Ashok Dahal (rep
03/10/2015),
Prez
calls
for unity govt within a week, by Binod Ghimire (kp
03/10/2015),
Prime
minister
stops short of resigning (ht
03/10/2015),
President
Yadav
calls parties to elect new PM, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht
03/10/2015),
UML,
UCPN
(M) say PM didn’t take them into confidence (kp
03/10/2015),
NC,
UML
in dispute as process to form new govt begins (rep
03/10/2015)
Premier
to
decide on his resignation today, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 02/10/2015)
PM
asks
Oli to recall 2 UML ministers (kp 30/09/2015), Power
abuse
accused UML ministers out (kp 02/10/2015), Minister
Gyawali
sacked, Poudel resigns, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
02/10/2015)
PM
Koirala
pressed to cancel New York visit: India cannot impose
trade embargo, say leaders, by Anil Giri (kp
23/09/2015)
Pradhan
resigns
as PM's press advisor: PM accepts Pradhan's
resignation (kp 22/09/2015)
After
statute,
parties focus on new govt (kp 21/09/2015), New
govt
after October 3: Koirala to resign once he returns from
UN General Assembly (ht 22/09/2015)
New
govt
agenda takes centre stage (kp 20/09/2015)
Problems
of
Self-creation Prime Minister Koirala, by Siddhi B.
Ranjitkar (km 31/08/2015)
Sushil
Faced
Humongous Problem?, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
21/08/2015)
Hello
Sarkar
settles 90 per cent complaints (ht 16/08/2015)
Secy
transfers (kp 15/08/2015)
New
appointments
at health bodies (kp 14/08/2015)
Major
reforms
recommended at Foreign Ministry: Panels advise ministry
to revamp its structure from top to bottom, reform its
organisational policy and reorient diplomacy (kp
17/07/2015)
Retail
prices
of 96 medicines fixed, fertiliser to be imported from
India (ht 07/07/2015)
DPM
Gautam
takes charge of Agro ministry (kp 07/07/2015)
Minister
Parajuli
finds his job on line over unseemly act (kp
02/07/2015), Minister
in
hot water for paddy field antics: His ‘indecent’
behaviour draws flak in Parliament (ht 02/07/2015),
Under-fire
Agriculture
Minister Parajuli quits (kp 03/07/2015), Woman
says
minister was not misbehaving (kp 03/07/2015), Paddy
field
antics cost minister Parajuli job (ht 03/07/2015)
CPN-UML
divided
over recalling sports minister: Minister Purushottam
Poudel has been drawn into controversy after he
appointed Keshav Bista as the member-secretary of the
National Sports Council, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
29/06/2015), Paudel
under
pressure to quit as minister of youth and sports
(ht 29/06/2015)
PM
Koirala’s
twitter handle ‘compromised’ (kp 25/06/2015)
Pandey
ignores
fiat to visit China, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
19/06/2015)
Ministries’governance
capacity
down: Mahat (ht 18/06/2015)
Directive
non-compliance
concerns House panel (kp 08/06/2015)
PMO,
Ministry
in row over relief from foreign units, by Anil Giri
(kp 25/05/2015)
Sherpa
appointed
new tourism minister (kp 23/05/2015), Sherpa
appointed
tourism minister (ht 23/05/2015), Change
of
tourism minister fuels speculations: Sherpa picked as
new tourism minister (rep 23/05/2015)
Offices
in
Singha Durbar relocated (kp 17/05/2015)
Quake
displaces
PM’s office, other agencies (kp 14/05/2015), Scores
of
govt offices under makeshift tents (ht 14/05/2015)
Tested
and
failed: Govt ineptitude has been on display, but it is
the prime minister who has been found most wanting,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 05/07/2015)
PM
to
undergo check-up in Thailand (ht 18/04/2015)
3
govt agencies face uncertainty: Given political
influence, uncertainty shrouds over new appointments
to fill the vacuum at these agencies, by Sangam
Prasain (kp 05/04/2015)
The
accountability
of Sushil Koirala: Dr Govinda KC (alive) and Nanda
Prasad Adhikari (dead) speak for the weak and desolate,
by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp 27/03/2015)
Can
old
House be new venue for meetings? Speakers suggest
using Gallery Baithak in Singha Durbar could also save
millions, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/03/2015)
4
key ministries show low capital spending: As of the
first eight months of the fiscal year, they have been
able to spend only Rs 20.51 billion out of their
combined budget allocation of Rs 91.43 billion, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 20/03/2015)
All
divisions
at MoWCSW functioning sans chiefs, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 12/03/2015)
New
secretaries
get postings (kp 05/03/2015), Cabinet
effects
transfers, postings of 23 secretaries (ht
05/3/2015)
Govt’s
grievance
desk gets few complaints (kp 12/02/2015)
Junkets
bleeding
state coffers dry: This violation of ethical norms is
simply appaling, says Chief Secretary Leela Mani
Paudyal, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 08/02/2015)
16
joint-secys
promoted (kp 06/02/2015), Govt
promotes
17 joint secretaries (ht 06/02/2015), Cabinet
promotes
16 to secretaries: 7 picked by NC, 6 by UML, 3 on
seniority basis, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
06/02/2015)
Subedi
takes
reins of DoFE (kp 29/01/2015)
Cabinet
appointments (ht 27/01/2015)
OPMCM
encourages
public to lodge grievances with Hello Sarkar (ht
12/01/2015)
2
secys each at foreign and finance ministries, by
Anil Giri (kp 09/01/2015), Cabinet
decides
againstordinance on foreign secretary appointment
(ht 09/01/2015)
MoF
starts
inspection of ministries (ht 07/01/2015)
PMO
guideline
for ‘good governance’ (kp 30/12/2014)
Govt
likely
to take over City Hall mgmt, by Samik Kharel (kp
28/12/2014)
‘Govt
change
after Jan 22’ (kp
20/12/2014)
[UML is already part of the
current weak government! Power and privileges,
that's all politicians are interested in!!], Cong
should
step down after Jan 22, says Khanal (kp
20/12/2014)
City
beautification:
Officials await funds (kp 10/12/2014)
5
ministers make their property details public (kp
09/12/2014)
Hello
Sarkar:
Six govt agencies handled no grievances at all: PMO
(kp 05/12/2014)
Eager
to
step down, but after statute: PM (ht 22/11/21014)
Open
up:
Despite compelling evidence that open government
yields tremendous benefits, Nepal has largely kept
government data off limits, by Bimal Pratap Shah
(rep 19/11/2014)
Hello
Sarkar
says three govt agencies worst (ht 14/11/2014)
Minister
Pandit
displeased by transfer of Joint-secy Subedi (kp
12/11/2014)
For
months,
PM runs office from residence in Baluwatar: Recovery
has not persuaded PM Sushil Koirala to visit Singha
Durbar regularly where most ministries are based,
by Anil Giri (kp 08/11/2014)
Koirala
government
has failed to deliver, interview with Ishwar
Pokharel, CPN-UML General Secretary (rep 06/11/2014)
What
a
mess! The websites of government bodies are amateurish
in organization and distasteful in design, by
Bimal Pratap Shah (rep 04/11/2014)
‘Won’t
resign
until new statute’ (kp 20/10/2014)
Miffed,
UML
ministers delay Cabinet meet (kp 17/10/2014)
OPMCM
‘concerned
about Ganga Maya’ (ht 16/10/2014) [PM
will be among those responsible in case she dies!]
MPs
slam
govt for poor disaster mgmt (kp 15/10/2014)
PM
‘not
to attend’ cross-party panel: NC lawmakers criticise
govt (kp
12/10/2014),
HLPC’s
first
meet postponed: Likely to be held tomorrow (ht
12/10/2014),
Topple
govt
game on: Sharma (ht 12/10/2014)
Hello
Sarkar
logs slew of grievances during Dashain (kp
08/10/2014), 73
plaints
at Hello Sarkar in a week (ht 08/10/2014)
PM
Koirala
returning home today (rep 02/10/2014), PM
back
home from United Nations General Assembly (rep
03/10/2014)
PM’s
cancer
remission, say doctors (kp 24/09/2014)
21
ministries
yet to set criteria for employee transfer: MoGA
(rep 20/09/2014)
PM-led
delegation
leaves for US today (kp 19/09/2014), Prime
minister
leaves for New York (kp 20/09/2014), Prime
minister
leaves for New York (ht 20/09/2014)
Department
of
Tourism revived (ht 19/09/2014)
Prime
minister
mulling over Cabinet reshuffle: Chitralekha Yadav,
Minendra Rijal, Narayan Khadka may be replaced (ht
18/09/2014)
PM
draws
flakfrom own party men, by Prakash Acharya (ht
16/09/2014)
Amatya,
Basnet
to replace UML ministers (kp 13/09/2014), Basnet,
Amatya
take oath of office (kp 15/09/2014), UML
guilty
on two accounts: Appointment of Mahesh Basnet and
arrest of CK Raut (kp 15/09/2014)
Koirala
dresses
down Congress colleagues (kp 09/09/2014)
Losing
its
way: The Sushil Koirala government has fared badly on
constitution and governance; It is rightly criticized,
by Prakash Bhattarai (rep 08/09/2014)
Digital
attendance
system in ministries as good as absent (ht
04/09/2014)
Govt
summoned
over joint secy promotion (ht 02/09/2014)
Top
UML
leaders press recall of SAARC secy gen: Prime Minister
Koirala vehemently opposes demand, by Bimal Gautam
and Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 02/09/2014)
NC,
UML
for body to steer peace tasks: Want only three parties
in a wound-down committee, by Anil Giri (kp
29/08/2014),
NC,
UML
mull HLPC sans RPP-N, Madhes-based parties (rep
29/08/2014),
FRA
objects
to NC, UML’s 3-party HLPC proposal, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht
29/08/2014),
Missing
another
deadline: Pushpa Kamal Dahal is threatening to delay
the constitution if he is not allowed to head a
parallel government, by Damakant Jayshi (nt
29/08/2014)
Hello
Sarkar
nodal officerstold to pull their socks up (ht
29/08/2014)
PM’s
New
York visit likely from Sept 19 (kp 25/08/2014)
NC,
UML
to form panel for 7-point deal enforcement (kp
25/08/2014),
NC,
UML
to form task force, try to hammer out differences
(ht
25/08/2014)
Cabinet
takes
stock of relief, rescue, rehab (ht 20/08/2014) [??]
All
govt
bidding info to be made available online (rep
20/08/0214)
A
ceremonial premier: Nepal is free to have a
constitution of its own but the "comma and full stops"
must meet exacting standards of the wise, by C.K.
Lal (rep 18/08/2014)
Govt
to
decentralise Hello Sarkar soon (ht 16/08/2014)
PM
to
leave for UN General Assembly (ht 15/08/2014)
Where
Are
The Economic Bills Stuck?, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(rep 15/08/2014)
Wake
up:
No one forced government leadership on the ailing NC
leader and he must have had an inkling of the
pressures of the job, by Biswas Baral (rep
14/08/2014)
NC,
UML
agree to settle coalition disputes in 15 days (kp
14/08/2014),
UML
can't
call PM 'incompetent' and yet stay in government,
interview with Shekhar Koirala, NC (rep 14/08/2014)
Ambassadorial
posts:
Coalition partners at loggerheads, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 14/08/2014)
UML
to
seek equal footing: To take up with Congress perceived
‘non-cooperation’ with ministries held by its leaders
(kp
13/08/2014),
Ailing
prime
minister to resume office tomorrow (kp
13/08/2014),
Crucial
financial,
industrial bills still in drafting phase: Govt fails
to live up to its committment of reforming around
three dozen economic bills, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(rep 13/08/2014)
Doctor
refutes
PM Koirala health rumours (ht 12/08/2014)
Honor
the
pact: Koirala govt's failings (rep
12/08/2014),
SC’s
PIL
verdict remains unimplemented (kp
12/08/2014)
PM
Koirala
‘almost bed-ridden’ (kp
08/08/2014),
Implement
7-point
deal: UML chief tells Koirala (kp
08/08/2014),
As
coalition
develops strains, UML seeks talks with Congress: UML
accuzses PM, NC ministers of non-cooperation, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep
08/08/2014),
CPN-UML
scheming
against govt: Koirala (ht
08/08/2014),
UML
‘not
for’ new govt before statute, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
09/08/2014), Call
CWC
meeting soon, 24 NC leaders ask Koirala (kp
09/08/2014),
24
NC
CC members want CWC meet (ht
09/08/2014)
Govt
promotes
7 JS to Secys; fails to appoint envoys (kp
08/08/2014)
PM’s
aide
objects to his dismissal: Khanal’s personal secy goes
easy with his removal (ht 07/08/2014)
Govt
gears
up to appoint seven secretaries, by Santosh
Ghimire (rep 07/08/2014)
PM
Koirala
‘unwell’ (kp 05/08/2014)
Joint-secys'
promotion:
Women lawmakers object to panel’s recommendation
(kp 02/08/2014)
Koirala
returns
hale and hearty from New York: PM says he’s not
quitting; Assures full activism and completion of all
pending tasks; Promises statute on time (ht
23/07/2013), ‘I’ve
got
new lease of life’: Koirala returns from New York
after month-long cancer treatment (kp 23/07/2014),
Back
on
the job: PM Koirala must convince India of Nepali
readiness to utilise investment (kp 24/07/2014)
Cabinet
accepts
resignations of five secretaries (ht 19/07/2014),
5
secretaries resign just before deadline: Additional
financial burden for state: Experts, by Santosh
Ghimire (rep 19/07/2014)
Foreign
ministry
services: 12-storey building plan to house facilities
(kp 12/07/2014)
PM
advised
follow-up by October (ht 11/07/2014), PM
recuperating
after radiotherapy (kp 13/07/2014)
Drama
over
joint secy’s transfer (kp 08/07/2014)
21
sec'y
posts to fall vacant by mid-August: Officials fear
administrative vacuum, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
03/07/2014)
Peace,
constitution,
dev govt’s main priorities, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
30/06/2014),
Prez
presents
govt’s policies and programmes, by Prakash Acharya
(ht
30/06/2014),
New
constitution
government's top priority: Says it would strive for
economic prosperity, social justice (rep
30/06/2014),
Agri,
energy
sectors get major push (kp
30/06/2014),
Focus
on
reservoir projects, PTA with India to address energy
woes, by Rudra Pangeni (rep
30/06/2014),
Govt to provide easy loans to aspiring overseas
workers, returnees, by Sagar Ghimire (rep
30/06/2014),
Nothing
to
be hopeful about, say oppn leaders (rep
30/06/2014)
Confirmed:
PM
has lung cancer, by Anil Giri (kp
27/06/2014),
PM
has
lung cancer: Likely to undergo six weeks of
radiotherapy, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
27/06/2014),
PM
has
early-stage lung cancer: Radiotherapy starts today,
by Santosh Ghimire (rep 27/06/2014), Radiotherapy
to
begin Wednesday (kp 28/06/2014), PM’s
second
round of radiation therapy over (ht 04/07/2014), PM
responding
well to radiotherapy (ht 08/07/2014)
Failing
to
govern: Government ministers do not consider people's
problems as their problems and people's priorities as
their priorities, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
26/06/2014)
Govt
to
unveil policies on Sunday, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
25/06/2014),
Prez
to
present policies and progson June 29 (ht
25/06/2014), PM
Koirala
undergoes more tests (kp 26/06/2014), DPM-led
Cabinet
to pass annual policies: Ministers instructed to
submit the draft no later than Thursday evening,
by Anil Giri (kp
26/06/2014),
DPM
Gautam
lashes out at critics of contempt of court Bill
(ht
26/06/2014)
PM
leaving
for US for treatment today (ht 16/06/2014), Bumpy
road
ahead: Prime Minister Sushil Koirala's disclosure of
cancer could hasten new political developments, by
Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 16/06/2014), Ailing
Koirala
leaves for US (kp 17/06/2014), Koirala
leaves
for US for treatment (ht 17/06/2014)
Oli
warns
of withdrawing support to Koirala govt, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp 14/06/2014)
Acharya
appointed
administrative adviser to PM (kp 13/06/2014)
Deal
upon
deal (ht 13/06/2014)
PM
advised
to get screening for lung black spot (kp
11/06/2014), PM’s
CT-scan
reveals‘spot’ onlungs (ht 11/06/2013), PM
Koirala
advised to have health checked up abroad: Spot
detected in one of the lungs (rep 11/06/2014), PM
Koirala
speaks of his cancer battle (kp 12/06/2014)
Decision
time:
PM Koirala's failure to deliver a broad vision for
Nepal has resulted in a lethargic PMO (kp
11/06/2014)
Flop
show:
PM’s India, China visits (rep 08/06/2014)
Koirala
sure
to visit China for Kunming expo, by Anil Giri (kp
02/06/2014), PM
flying
to China on Thursday (ht 03/06/2014), PM
leaving
for Kunming today (kp 05/06/2014), PM
leads
39-memberteam to China today (ht 05/06/2014), China
pledges
to assist in Saarc summit, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp
06/06/2014),
Koirala’s
hasty
China trip raises questions, by Nirmal Shrestha
(kp 07/06/2014), China
pledged
railway network: PM (kp 07/06/2014), Koirala
returns
from Kunming (ht 07/06/2014), Visit
fruitful
in bolstering Nepal-China ties: PM (rep
07/06/2014)
Govt
to
honour 303 distinguished personalities with different
awards (kp 30/05/2014)
PM
‘highly
likely’ to attend Modi’s inauguration: Cabinet to
discuss on India invitation in detail today (kp
22/05/2014), Cabinet
to
decide on Modi’s invite to prime minister (ht
22/05/2014), PM
Koirala
likely to attend Modi's swearing-in, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 22/05/2014), PM’s
Delhi
visit for Modi swearing-in confirmed; Way for China
visit paved: Foreign Minister Pandey, by Anil Giri
(kp 23/05/2014), PM
to
attend Modi’s swearing-in, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
23/05/2014)
Government’s
100
days fail to cheer watchers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
21/05/2014),
100
days
of Koirala govt: Keeping clean image intact, by
Kosmos Biswokarma (rep
21/05/2014),
Dismal
performance:
Tangible achievements made: NC spokesman Badu, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
21/05/2014),
Honeymoon
indeed:
100 days of Sushil Koirala (rep 21/05/2014), PM
feels
the heat, threatens to quit (kp
22/05/2014),
Stand
and
deliver: 100 days on, NC-led govt seems to be
losing momentum, not gaining energy (kp
22/05/2014),
UML
often
acts like the opposition in government, interview
with Minendra Rijal (rep 22/05/2014), Government’s
Honeymoon
Period, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 28/05/2014), Managing
coalitions
not easy: Koirala; PM admits he is facing difficulties
to run govt smoothly (ht 30/05/2014)
PM
in
fix whether to visit China first, by Anil Giri and
Nirmal Shrestha (kp 19/05/2014)
Everything
to
play for: Koirala govt could be proactive in
agriculture, migrant labour, foreign investment and
aid (kp 12/05/2014)
Hello
Sarkar
helping public feel connected (ht 11/05/2014)
Govt
offices
fail to clarify unsubstantiated expenses: 'Government
offices give more emphasis to new procurements',
by Santosh Ghimire (rep 10/05/2014)
TRC
for
greater nat’l unity: PM Koirala; Says neighbours India
and China are Nepal’s top foreign policy priority
(kp
09/05/2014),
PM
spells
out foreign policy mantra: It begins with our
neighbours, says Koirala while addressing diplomat
(ht 09/05/2014)
Swing
Into
Action, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 08/05/2014)
Koirala’s
record
on constitution good, governance poor, interview
with Puranjan Acharya, Nepali Congress (kp 05/05/2014)
PM
under
fire for ‘govt inertia’ (ht 04/05/2014)
First
two
months: PM’s ‘mixed’ track record, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 30/04/2014)
Help,
not
hinder: Koirala can deliver only if Nepali Congress
continues to support him; he alonme can't be
accountable for shortcomings of the coalition
government, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep 19/04/2014)
Man
of
few means: PM Koirala’s austerity alone will not be
enough; he needs to take decisive action and reach for
cross-party consensus, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
15/04/2014)
23
secys
moved in major reshuffle: Biggest bureaucratic
shake-up since GPK’s tenure, by Anil Giri (kp
11/04/2014), Transfer
Tremors:
The latest transfer of over two dozen secretaries has
shaken the civil service (sp 18/04/2014)
Dozen
secretaries
in fray for home and finance ministries: Six
secretaries await placement, by Santosh Ghimire
(rep 02/04/2014)
Two
secretaries
to retire without posting (kp 01/04/2014)
Strange
bedfellows:
It is likely that NC and UML will spend months,
perhaps years bickering over power sharing yet again,
pushing the constitution making to the backburner,
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 30/03/2014)
What's
new?
The new CMP is new wine in old bottle, in what it is
largely a rehash of the previous CMPs with cosmetic
changes, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep 29/03/2014)
Can
Koirala
deliver? Depends on how much fire he still has in his
belly, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 28/03/2014)
Not
much
to show: The government gets a poor score on delivery
for its first month in office (kp 27/03/2014)
No
Relief
In Sight For People, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
26/03/2014),
Koirala-led
government:
Things to ponder, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht
26/03/2014)
Panel
to
woo more parties into govt: The committee is scheduled
to hold talks with the UCPN (Maoist) on Tuesday
and approach other parties in the coming days (kp
25/03/2014), Committee
formed
to steer govt (ht
25/03/2014),
NC,
UML
form high-level body to oversee govt functioning
(rep
25/03/2014)
Cabinet
sends
back proposals for reviewing (kp 23/03/2014)
RPP
demand
for two ministries delaying Cabinet expansion: Delay
has also affected nomination of 26 members to the
Constituent Assembly (ht 23/03/2014)
Govt
unveils
CMP, code of conduct for Cabinet (kp 19/03/2014),
Govt
promises
the moon in CMP: Pledges zero tolerance against
corruption,an end to power outages in three
years and safe air travel within six months! (ht
19/03/2014),
Govt
makes
its CMP public (rep
19/03/2014),
CMP:
Key
dev projects will be made strike-free (kp
19/03/2014)
Six
joint-secys
promoted (kp 14/03/2014)
Property
details:
Koirala Cabinet misses deadline, by Anil Giri (kp
13/03/2014)
Challenges
Before
The Present Government, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
13/03/2014)
Govt
CMP
to take a few more days (ht 12/03/2014)
Govt
hotline
is listening: Secy; Says it has addressed almost all
complaints (ht 11/03/2014)
Govt
not
inclusive: Sujata (kp 11/03/2014)
Govt
policy,
programmes likely today (kp
11/03/2014),
CA
procedure
dispute to be settled today (kp
11/03/2014),
NC,
UML
to drop ‘authentication’: ‘authentication’: Likely to
replace the term with ‘certification’ in the CA Rules
to reach ‘win-win situation’, by Prakash Acharya
(ht
11/03/2014),
NC,
UML
close to Common Minimum Program: Load-shedding woe to
be tackled (rep
11/03/2014)
[???], Power
games
at cost of statute: Sujata (ht
11/03/2014),
Time
running
out (ht 11/03/2014)
Constitution
authentication
still vexing issue, by Prakash Acharya (ht
10/03/2014),
NC,
UML
to settle bill stamping row (kp
10/03/2014),
NC,
UML
attempt middle-way solution Likely to provide shared
roles to prez, CA chair (rep
10/03/2014),
Worrying
chasm:
Congress-UML differences (rep
10/03/2014),
Checks
and
balances: NC-UML must avoid the arrogance of
majoritarianism, a major reason democracies across the
world failed, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 10/03/2014)
PM’s
delivery
dismal on pact with CPN-UML, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 09/03/2014), NC
drops
flexibility hint on constitution authentication issue
(ht
09/03/2014)
Major
Madhesi
parties offered three berths (ht 08/03/2014)
Little
Things
Make A Difference, by Dikendra Kunwar (rn
07/03/2014)
On
The
New Government, by Gyan Basnet, by Gyan Basnet (rn
06/03/2014)
Prime
Minister
Koirala returns from Myanmar (nn 06/03/2014), Prime
minister
returns home from Myanmar (kp 07/03/2014)
Government
spends
Rs 52m on foreign trips: Around Rs 250,000 of
taxpayers’money used to finance international visits
of officials per day (ht 04/03/2014)
Better
late
than never: No surprise that government formation took
so long; The surprising thing is that it didn’t take
longer (nt
28/02/2014),
The
men
in the ministry: Koirala cabinet is unrepresentative
in terms of available capacities but it must still
deliver on critical areas, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
28/02/2014),
Premier
challenges:
Sushil Koirala faces the tough task of handling the
government while also writing a constitution in time,
by Pramod Bhagat (kp 28/02/2014)
The
art
of the impossible: A coalition Cabinet has been formed
but there is no telling how mutual disgruntlement will
manifest, by Deepak Thapa (kp
27/02/2014)
Appearance
and
reality: NC-UML is a marriage of compulsion, not
convenience; The parties that fought for weeks over
ministerial berths are unlikely to turn into trusted
couple overnight, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
27/02/2014)
Powering
on:
Now that Cabinet has been formed, the focus must be a
constitution and local elections (kp 27/02/2014),
Minister
selection
process: UML‘overlooked’ elected leaders, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp
27/02/2014),
Non-inclusive
cabinet:
Learn a lesson for the CA (rep
27/02/2014),
RPP
dissatisfied,
seeks two ministries (ht
27/02/2014)
Challenges
abound
as Mahat takes charge of Finance Ministry, by
Mukul Humagain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 26/02/2014),
Ministries
failing
to spend face budget cuts (kp 26/02/2014)
UML
decides
to join Koirala govt: PM agrees to give partner Home,
Information ministries, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
24/02/2014),
CPN-UML
agrees
to join Koirala-led govt, by Prakash Acharya (ht
24/02/2014),
UML
likely
to join government today: Gautam to becoma DPM, home
minister, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
24/02/2014),
Coalition
after
PM cedes Home turf, by Anil Giri (kp
24/02/2014),
Gautam
to
be home minister (ht
24/02/2014),
UML
authorizes
Gautam to pick up ministerial nominees (nn
24/02/2014),
Deuba
faction
warns of staying out of govt (ht
24/02/2014),
Cabinet
expansion
delay affects bureaucratic work (kp 24/02/2014), PM
to
appoint Congress, UML ministers today, by Anil
Giri and Bhadra Sharma (kp
25/02/2014),
Deal
opens
Cabinet door to expansion: Cong, UML to get 10
ministries each, six to go to fringe parties (ht
25/02/2014,
Congress
to
finalise its ministerial names today (ht
25/02/2014),
NC,
UML
allocate ministries, but fail to pick ministers
(rep 25/02/2014), UML
on
board, 19 ministers sworn in, by Anil Giri (kp
26/02/2014),
NC-UML
coalition
gets 20 new ministers: Six of them are not even CA
members; Twelve ministers first timers, including the
PM, by Prakash Acharya (ht
26/02/2014),
Koirala
cabinet
finally takes shape: Gautam and Singh become DPMs;
Mahat gets Finance and Pandey Foreign Affairs, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
26/02/2014),
CPN-UML
team
draws flak for non-MPs selection, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp
26/02/2014),
UML
lower
rungs in rift over cabinet names (rep), Many
NC
leaders not invited to oath ceremony (kp
26/02/2014)
UML
leaders
hint at staying out of govt: Say will focus on
constitution writing and local election instead,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp 23/02/2014), Majority
against
joining govt sans home ministry: To continue support
to NC government, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
23/02/2014),
NC
betrayed
deal reached with us, says Khanal (ht
23/02/2014),
Cabinet
expansion
mired in Koirala-Deuba row (kp
23/02/2014),
Euphoria
withers
as cabinet expansion delayed, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep
23/02/2014),
Cabinet
expansion
likely today (ht
23/02/2014),
Koirala
positive
to give Home Ministry to UML (nn
23/02/2014),
Breakthrough:
UML
central committee decides to join govt (nn
23/02/2014),
NC-UML
talks
conclude; more discussions on Monday (nn
23/02/2014),
Home
row
for rigging local polls: Pun (kp
23/02/2014),
NC,
UML
have intentions to misuse power: Kamal Thapa (nn
23/02/2014)
Comatose
government:
The country is exactly where it was 14 years ago
(nt
21/02/2014),
NC
fails
to pick its ministers (nn
21/02/2014),
UML
to
join govt only if NC adheres to 7-point agreement
(kp
21/02/2014),
CPB-UML
adamant
on home ministry (ht
21/02/2014),
UML
says
no to government sans home ministry (rep
21/02/2014),
UML
leader
Poudel objects President’s directive to PM (nn
21/02/2014)
Koirala
moves
into Baluwatar (kp 21/02/2014)
PM
preparing
to expand Cabinet: May induct NC ministers tomorrow
even if UML refuses to join (ht
20/02/2014),
UML
pushes
for statute amendment: Seeks motion in house to
endorse prez, vice-prez, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
20/02/2014),
UML
needs
respectable position, says Nepal: ‘NC domination
unacceptable’ (ht
20/02/2014),
Nepali
Congress
wants an all-powerful Prime Minister, interview
with Shankar Pokharel , CPN-UML (rep 20/02/2014)
Thaw
in
NC, UML relations: Koirala for no coalition partner
other than UML, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
17/02/2014), Crisis
of
confidence: NC-UML dispute is now dragging the country
to a new crisis in governance (kp
17/02/2014),
Crack
In
Coalition, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
17/02/2014)
[in which coalition???],
PM
adamant
against conceding Finance, Home, by Losh Raj
Koirala (rep
18/02/2014),
NC
urges
coalition partner to join govt (ht
18/02/2014),
What
Ails
The New Government?, by Shyam K.C. (rn
18/02/2014), UML
in
dilemma as Congress gives what it asked for, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp
19/02/2014),
UML
not
to budge on home ministry (rep
19/02/2014),
Respectable
position
needed: UML; Bamdev Gautam says his party won’t accept
any position Congress gives (ht
19/02/2014),
Unwritten
deal
with NC was a mistake: UML (nn 19/02/2014)
Sushil-led
Government, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 16/02/2014)
[see part
2 (24/02/2014),
part
3 (14/03/2014),
part
4 (17/03/2014),
part
5 (23/03/2014), part
6 (05/04/2014),
part
7 (14/04/2014),
part
8 (21/04/2014),
part
9 (27/04/2014),
part
10 (02/05/2014), part
11 (07/05/2014), part
12 (12/05/2014),
part
13 (26/05/2014),
part
14 (01/06/2014),
part
15 (07/06/2014), part
16 (14/06/2014), part
17 (10/06/2014),
part
18 (24/06/2014),
Part
19 (01/07/2014), part
20 (03/07/2014),
part
21 (08/07/2014), part
23 (18/07/2014)),
part
22 (27/07/2014),
part
24 (31/07/2014),
part
25 (04/08/2014),
part
26 (09/08/2014),
part
27 (19/08/2014),
part
28 (05/09/2014),
part
29 (21/09/2014),
part
30 (08/10/2014), part
30A (08/10/2014),
part
31 (12/10/2014),
part
32 (21/10/2014),
part
33 (23/10/2014),
part
35 (06/11/2014),
part
36 (10/11/2014),
part
38 (18/11/2014),
part
39 (21/11/2014),
part
40 (30/11/2014),
part
37 (04/12/2014),
part
41 (10/12/2014),
part
42 (21/12/2014),
part
43 (28/12/2014),
part
44 (08/01/2015),
part
45 (15/01/2015),
part
46 (23/01/2015),
part
47 (29/01/2015), part
48 (06/02/2015),
part
49 (11/02/2015),
part
50 (14/02/2015), part
51 (20/02/2015),
part
52 (04/03/2015),
part
53 (12/03/2015),
part
54 (27/03/2015),
part
55 (30/03/2015),
part
56 (06/04/2015),
part
57 (12/04/2015),
part
58 (18/04/2015)]
Koirala
courts
Dahal as option; Dahal’s advice: Reconcile with UML to
form a stable govt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
16/02/2014),
Dahal
offers
support to Koirala-led government: Says delay in
expanding Cabinet not giving good impression in
relation to statute drafting task (ht
16/02/2014),
UML
won’t
join govt even with home ministry: Poudel (ht
16/02/2014),
UML
distanced,
Oli’s ambitions may be hit, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
16/02/2014),
Near
nil
chance of UML joining NC-led govt: Paudel; 'NC
reluctant to elect UML man as CA chair' (rep
16/02/2014),
UCPN-M
claims
CA chair Congress, UML fail: Ready to lead govt if to
rise to the occasion (ht
16/02/2014)
Cabinet
expansion
gets bogged down in Home row (kp 15/02/2014), NC-UML
negotiations
over Home deadlocked: Mahat and Sitaula for conceding
(rep
15/02/2014),
Ungentlemanly:
Home
Ministry dispute (rep
15/02/2014),
Berth
pangs
delay Cabinet expansion (ht
15/02/2014),
PM
for
NC to retain berth (kp
15/02/2014),
Koirala's
test:
Koirala must show tthat as an executive head, he holds
the rein of power, not his aides or deputies, by
Tika P. Dhakal (rep
15/02/2014)
NC-UML
power
dispute lingers on (kp
14/02/2014),
Deadlock
over
home portfolio continues: Nepali Congress MPs urge
prime minister not to give home ministry to CPN-UML,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
14/02/2014),
Don’t
alienate
UML: Cong lawmakers (kp
14/02/2014),
Oli
rebuffs
PM's talks offer: UML leaders hinting at alternative
to Gautam for home minister (rep
14/02/2014),
Home
ministry
bone of contention as local election nears, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
14/02/2014),
The
year
of living dangerously; It’s very simple: KP Oli needs
Bam Dev and Bam Dev wants the Home Ministry, by
Anurag Acharya (nt
14/02/2014),
Whose
Home
is it anyway? Sushil Koirala’s first of many hurdles
is to untangle the Home Ministry knot, by Trishna
Rana (nt 14/02/2014)
Ex-ministers
to
leave govt quarters today, by Bishnun Prasad Aryal
(ht 13/02/2014)
Intra-party
feuds
fuel Home Ministry row (kp
13/02/2014),
No
pact
yet with UML: PM Koirala (kp
13/02/2014),
No
home
ministry deal with UML: PM (ht
13/02/2014),
Rigidity
over
home ministry sours NC-UML ties: Nepali Congress says
there was no deal (rep
13/02/2014),
NC
should
not haggle over Home Ministry: Sujata (ht
13/02/2014),
Khanal
downplays
differences with NC (ht
13/02/2014),
Race
heats
up in NC for ministerial berths (kp
13/02/2014),
Prez
reminds
PM of seven-point work (ht 13/02/2014)
Cabinet
issues
directives (ht 12/02/2014)
UML
threatens
to stay away from govt, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
12/02/2014),
Koirala
sworn
in, UML stays out: NC’s Prakash Man Singh also
declines to take oath, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
12/02/2014),
Koirala
assumes
office as PM: UML opts to stay out of govt unless
given home ministry, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
12/02/2014),
Home
Ministry
row dogs coalition: The row had deepened due to
upcoming local elections and the prospect of Bam Dev
Gautam leading it, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
12/02/2014),
Home
Ministry
row: Koirala denies any promise; Khanal prays to God
(nn
12/02/2014),
UML
leader
says party may remain in opposition but still create
amicable environment for statute (nn 12/02/2014)
Koirala
elected
prime minister: Votes for: 405; Votes against: 148,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
11/02/2014),
Koirala
elected
PM, to be sworn in today, by Arjun Bhandari and
Ram K. Kant (ht
11/02/2014),
Sushil
Koirala
becomes Nepal's 37th PM: Political government back
after 11 months, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok
Dahal (rep
11/02/2014),
‘Squeaky
clean’
politician (kp
11/02/2014),
Committed
to
democracy (ht
11/02/2014),
Top
job
at last for simple-living NC veteran, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep
11/02/2014),
Fingers
crossed:
Sushil Koirala as new PM (rep
11/02/2014),
Oath
today
as Home dispute festers (kp
11/02/2014),
NC,
UML
still wrangling over home ministry (rep
11/02/2014),
Built
to
last: A stable Koirala govt will greatly help complete
the constitution-writing process (kp
11/02/2014)
[The problem is that it is
already unstable on the very first day!!], CPN-UML
decides
not to join government (nn
11/02/2014),
UML
will
not let NC 'live in peace': Gautam (nn
11/02/2014),
Madhesi
parties
shun Koirala: Madhesi leaders say that they are
apprehensive about Koirala government’s ability to
address their concerns, by Pranab Kharel (kp
11/02/2014),
Keep
your
promises, private sector tells new government, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp
11/02/2014),
Pvt
sector
emphasises on merit: Stresses on economic development,
constitution-drafting process (ht 11/02/2014)
Congress,
UML
close deal: 7-point pact paves way for a new govt
under Koirala, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
10/02/2014),
Big
2
to have similar share in Cabinet (kp
10/02/2014),
Koirala
poised
to become PM today (ht
10/02/2014),
Koirala
set
to become PM today, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
10/02/2014),
Koirala
elected
prime minister with 405 votes (nn
10/02/2014),
Bamdev
Gautam
named for DPM, home minister, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep
10/02/2014),
Koirala
to
be tested by party, statute writing (kp
10/02/2014),
UML
volte-face
paves way for power-sharing, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
10/02/2014)
Prez
election:
Congress, UML stick to their guns (kp 09/02/2014),
Big
II
fail to work out issues related to deal on
power-sharing: NC not banking solely on UML; Congress
President starts process of consulting other parties,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
09/02/2014),
Ties
between
NC and UML turn trickier: Oli's election as PP leader
was game changer, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
09/02/2014),
Secretariat
gets
no pm names on Day 1 (kp
09/02/2014),
NC,
UML
collect prime ministerial poll forms (ht
09/02/2014),
UML
not
to file candidacy for PM (rep
09/02/2014),
NC,
UML
finally break the ice; agree on power sharing;
document to be signed shortly (nn
09/02/2014),
Mist
cleared;
Koirala registers PM candidacy at parliament
secretariat (nn
09/02/2014),
NC,
UML
join hands, six-point agreement made (nn
09/02/2014),
Pressure
on
Maoists in and outside party to join govt, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
09/02/2014),
NC
turns
to UCPN (Maoist) for support (nn
09/02/2014),
UCPN
(M)
Dahal hints the party might join the government
(nn
09/02/2014)
CPN-UML
not
to claim PM post: It believes NC is the rightful party
to lead government (kp 08/02/2014), UML
PP
leader addresses house: Oli seeks vote for key posts
(kp
08/02/2014),
Oli
against
retaining President Yadav: His diatribe against
Congres |