Koshi
CM Karki expands cabinet (kh 25/09/2023)
Prohibitory
orders imposed for two months outside Koshi CM’s Office
in Biratnagar (kh 18/09/2023)
Socialist
Front wants Koshi name changed : Prime Minister Pushpa
Kamal Dahal draws flak for encouraging street protests,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/09/2023) [According
to the constitution, the naming of the provinces was a
matter for the provincial assemblies. Many problems
arise because the male Khas Arya elite at the national
level constantly interfere in matters that do not
concern them at all! This includes avoiding ethnic or
historical references in the names of the provinces!]
Koshi
Chief Minister Karki, four new ministers appointed : The
UML leader becomes chief minister as per the Supreme
Court order that declared the Uddhav Thapa-led
government unconstitutional (kp 09/09/2023)
Koshi:
Hikmat Karki urges consensus as the only way forward
(kh 08/09/2023) [And why is he
only interested in a consensus when he himself has the
task of forming a government? The people to blame for
the political chaos in the province are in KTM!],
RPP
offers support to UML-led govt in Koshi, opts not to
join cabinet (kh 08/09/2023), Outgoing
CM Thapa suggests possible UML-Congress coalition in
Koshi Province (kh 08/09/2023)
SC
revokes Koshi CM Thapa’s post, directs to appoint UML’s
Karki as CM (kh 07/09/2023) [In
the absence of a majority capable of governing, there
should be new elections quickly. All parties responsible
for the power hullabaloo should be punished then!],
SC
directs Koshi Chief to appoint UML leader Karki as CM
within 48 hours (kh 07/06/2023), SC
nullifies vote of confidence received by Koshi Chief
Minister Thapa (rep 07/09/2023), Supreme
Court orders Hikmat Karki be appointed Koshi chief
minister : Declares Uddhav Thapa-led governments
unconstitutional twice in six weeks, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 08/09/2023)
Dengue
transmission continues unchecked in Dharan :
Around 150 people were diagnosed with the
mosquito-borne disease on a daily basis until
August third week, according to health officials
, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp
05/09/2023) [Neglect
of duty
by national and provincial governments?]
Koshi
Speaker: A powerful position no party wants : A tricky
number game creates an unusual scenario where no side
would want to lose a vote by claiming the post, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 31/08/2023)
Koshi
govt submits reply to SC, claims CM Thapa’s vote of
confidence is constitutional (kh 30/08/2023)
RPP
Chair Lingden asserts party will not back present govt
in Koshi Province (kh 29/08/2023)
Koshi
becomes first province to be in a budget holiday : The
deadline for the budget ordinance either to be endorsed
as it is or be replaced with a new bill has ended,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 28/08/2023)
Koshi
lawmakers deny possibility of mid-term elections : UML
leaders want to form government as the largest party
while others see a chance for an all-party coalition,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 27/08/2023)
SC
issues interim order to Koshi govt not to take decisions
of long-term importance (kh 24/08/2023), Court
rules new Koshi Cabinet also unconstitutional : In its
interim ruling, Supreme Court orders provincial
government not to make important decisions, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 25/08/2023), Status
of Thapa's appointment as Koshi CM still uncertain,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/08/2023)
What
name should Nepal give to Province 1? Nepal could take a
leaf out of the book of recently released movie “Heart
of Stone” which offers a small overview of how a
contentious ethnic issue was solved in Italy, by
Simone Galimberti (nlt 24/08/2023)
Koshi
Province assembly postponed indefinitely after UML, RPP
boycott (kh 23/08/2023), UML
leaders file petition at SC against Koshi CM Thapa
(rep 23/08/2023)
Koshi
CM Thapa secures Vote of Confidence amidst legislative
maneuvers (kh 21/08/2023) [These
party politicians will never change!], UML
to challenge Koshi CM Thapa in Court, citing
constitutional concerns (kh 21/08/2023), Koshi
Chief Minister Thapa passes floor test using
questionable means : Whether someone who chairs the
assembly can vote has surfaced as a point of contention
between political parties, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
22/08/2023), Hitting
a new low : The government formation
process in Koshi province showed the
ugliest side of national politics
(kp 22/08/20233) [In
the face of these unwilling and
undemocratic politicians, new elections
seem to be the only solution!]
Koshi
Province: CM Thapa expands cabinet, by Chuman Basnet
(kp 16/08/2023), In
a tactical move, Koshi chief minister inducts
senior-most lawmaker as state minister, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 17/08/2023)
Allocation
of ministries finalized in Koshi Province (rep
02/08/2023)
Koshi
Province Assembly Speaker Baburam Gautam resigns (kh
01/08/2023), NC
decides to forward Thapa as Chief Minister candidate in
Koshi (kh 01/08/2023), Uddhav
Thapa appointed as Koshi Province Chief Minister (kh
01/08/2023), RPP
to stay neutral in Koshi province: Chairman Lingden,
by Binod Subedi (rep 01/08/2023), Thapa
becomes Koshi chief minister twice within month : Uddhav
Thapa’s second innings was possible after the Maoist
Centre persuaded Speaker Gautam to resign, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 02/08/2023)
Ruling
coalition exploring possibilities to form govt in Koshi
Province (kh 30/07/2023) [In
a federal state, the coalition form of the central level
does not necessarily have to be transferred to the
provincial level. In any case, the decision lies
primarily with the provincial politicians! Otherwise,
the federal state makes no sense!], Former
PM Bhattarai suggests mid-term elections in Koshi
Province (kh 30/07/2023), Is
there a caretaker government in Koshi Province? With
Uddhav Thapa’s appointment ruled unconstitutional, some
say his predecessor Hikmat Karki could fill the void,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 30/07/2023), Uncertainty
in Koshi : Ruling parties could avoid snap poll in Koshi
by offering Speaker's post to the oppn (ht
31/07/2023), Koshi
Province: Ruling coalition pushes for Speaker Gautam’s
resignation to secure CM post (kh 01/08/2023)
Koshi
government formation process back to square one :
Existing alliance is trying to rope in the RPP. UML
changes tack saying it’s ready to partner with the
Nepali Congress, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 29/07/2023)
UML
open to form govt in Koshi in alliance with NC: Leader
Karki (kh 28/07/2023)
SC
orders start of another govt formation process in Koshi
Province (rep 27/07/2023), Supreme
Court orders formation of new government in Koshi within
seven days : A full bench of the court deemed the
government led by Uddhav Thapa unconstitutional as the
Speaker had supported the government formation (nlt
27/07/2023), Supreme
Court unseats Koshi Chief Minister Thapa : A three-judge
bench, however, refuses to reinstate UML parliamentary
party leader Karki as the chief minister, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 28/07/2023) [The SC
feels compelled to take such decisions because the
executive and the political parties constantly flout law
and order. The decisions on KP Oli and U. Thapa are just
outstanding examples among many!]
UML
demands dissolution of the Koshi government : Party’s
secretariat meeting demands a fresh process to form
another provincial administration (kp 16/07/2023)
Koshi
quandary : Fresh elections might be the only option,
which is time-consuming and a drain on the resources
(ht 14/07/2023)
SC
issues interim order on writ against Koshi government
formation (kh 12/07/2023), Court
bars Koshi Cabinet from taking important decisions :
Final hearing to be held continuously starting July 23,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/07/2023)
Agitation
against Koshi name unabated as irate groups prepare for
more aggressive protests : Protesters claim their
struggle ousted Hikmat Karki from power and the new
chief minister Thapa too will have to go if he doesn’t
help them, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/07/2023) [The decision on the name by the
ruling male Khas Arya minority was also an extremely
aggressive act!]
Discontent
brews in new ruling coalition in Koshi : The Unified
Socialist skipped Sunday’s swearing-in as its
recommendation for minister was ignored by chief
minister, by Deo Narayan Shah (kp 10/07/2023)
Koshi
Chief Minister Thapa expands cabinet : Inducts two
ministers from Maoist Center and one from Nepali
Congress (kh 09/07/2023)
Speaker
backs new Koshi chief minister, kicks up controversy :
Legal experts deem coalition parties’ inclusion of
Speaker as a signatory backing Uddhav Thapa as
‘unconstitutional’, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
07/07/2023), Koshi
Province government unconstitutional: Dr. Bhattarai
(kh 07/07/2023), I
will resign if necessary: Koshi Speaker (rep
07/07/2023) [??], Koshi
Province Speaker sets a bad precedent Speaker Baburam
Gautam cast vote in favor of Uddab Thapa to make him the
chief minister. The move has been widely criticized
(nlt 07/07/2023)
Koshi
Province: Newly-appointed Chief Minister Thapa sworn in
: Appoints two ministers -- one each from Nepali
Congress and Unified Socialist Party (kh 07/07/2023)
Coalition
strategizes to include Speaker to ensure majority for
government formation in Koshi Province (kh
06/07/2023), NC
to submit claim for chief ministership of Koshi Province
without RPP (rep 06/07/2023), Ruling
coalition instructs to propose Uddhav Thapa as Chief
Minister in Koshi (rep 06/07/2023) [Unchanged
stubborn ignorance and presumption with regard to
federal rules of the game!], NC’s
Uddhav Thapa appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province
(kh 06/07/2023), Involving
Speaker in Koshi Province govt formation
unconstitutional: NC leader Koirala (06/07/2023)
RPP
keeps mum on support for Koshi govt formation (kh
04/07/2023), RPP in dilemma: Engages in
intensive discussions over supporting NC’s Thapa for
Koshi CM (kh 05/07/2023) [Here
too, of course, it is the national party leadership that
decides, especially since the RPP would like to abolish
the federal system again anyway!]
Ruling
coalition leaders to meet in Baluwatar to decide on
Koshi govt (kh 03/07/2023) [What
kind of understanding of federalism is that? Only the
provincial politicians have to decide on the government
of Koshi Province. Under no circumstances should this
decision be taken by the politicians at the central
level! What kind of presumption is that? If the
provinces only serve to create more posts, you can
forget the federal system!]
UML-led
government in Koshi province fails to secure vote of
confidence, collapses (rep 30/06/2023), UML
requests Province Chief to appoint largest party PP
leader as new CM in Koshi (kh 30/06/2023) [??],
Impasse
in Koshi Province as Karki loses trust vote : The
numerical strength of the parties in the assembly gives
majority to none of the existing coalitions, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/07/2023), With
Koshi government losing majority, RPP holds the key to
new Cabinet formation : Binod Rai, a Congress member of
assembly, confirms talks with the Rastriya Prajatantra
Party to bring it on board, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
02/07/2023)
Agitating
identity advocates and Koshi provincial govt officials
sit for talks to discuss renaming Koshi province, by
Binod Subedi (rep 19/06/2023)
Koshi
brings Rs36.24 billion budget through ordinance :
Questions galore over the implementation of fiscal
programmes introduced by a minority government, by
Deo Narayan Sah (kp 16/06/2023), Ordinance
budget adds to Koshi government’s troubles : Opposition
parties vow to shoot down the budget. Province’s name is
already under question and the current government has
fallen into minority, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
17/06/2023))
‘Only
a political settlement can solve the Koshi crisis’,
interview with CPN (Maoist Centre) central committee
member Ajambar Rai Kangmang (kp 12/06/2023)
Govt
will not tolerate anarchic activities in Koshi: Home
Minister (kh 09/06/2023) [Physically
attacking politicians is a form of anarchy, but when
these politicians ignorantly violate the interests and
identities of citizens, that is also anarchy!
Politicians are not the rulers of the people, but the
elected representatives who are supposed to represent
the interests of the people!]
Koshi
govt forms talks team to address protest for ‘identity’
(kh 07/06/2023)
Maoists
preparing to withdraw support to Koshi Province govt,
by Binod Subedi (rep 05/06/2023), Maoist
Center quitting Koshi government today (kh
06/06/2023), Maoist
Center ministers resign en-masse in Koshi (kh
06/06/2023), Koshi
NC decides to initiate formation of govt under its
leadership (kh 06/06/2023), Maoist
Centre withdraws support to UML-led Koshi Province
government : Minister for Physical Infrastructure
Development Durga Prasad Chapagain and Minister for
Tourism, Forest and Environment Jeevan Acharya tendered
their resignations to the chief minister Tuesday, by
Deo Narayan Sah (kp 07/06/2023)
Koshi
Province crisis: Politics static, protests relentless :
The recently named province is currently embroiled in
two problems with no solution in sight, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 04/06/2023) [The
view of the ruling male Khas Arya oligarchy on the
naming of the provinces is the same in all parties. The
cooperation of the allegedly communist CPN (UML) with
the Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist RPP is telling!]
JSP
quits Koshi government, withdraws support (kh
31/05/2023)
Koshi
Province name won’t change despite govt’s intentions,
UML asserts (kh 28/05/2023) [This
was decided by the male Khas Arya elite, the exclusive
owners of Nepal, basta!], Agitation
against Koshi nomenclature escalates, government issues
prohibitory order : Congress demands dialogue with
groups agitating against the renaming of Province 1 as
Koshi, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/05/2023), Security
upped in Biratnagar: 27 protestors arrested, by
Binod Subedi (rep 28/05/2023)
Prohibitory
orders imposed in Biratnagar (kh 27/05/2023) [The Khas Arya politicians simply do
not want to understand how much they are hurting the
majority population of this province by disregarding
their historical roots and identity!]
Protesters
wave black flags at UML Chair Oli in Jhapa (kh
26/04/2023)
Campaigners
against Koshi hope province will get new name : Province
1 renamed Koshi on March 1. There are no signs of
movement for name reflecting ethnic identity ebbing,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/04/2023) [Janajati
groups may be in the majority, especially in Province 1,
but this land belongs to the male Khas Arya and they
decide!], Clash
in Biratnagar, police fire tear gas (kp 22/04/2023)
[Anti-inclusive policies in
practice!]
All
in the name : The protests in Koshi show that the agenda
of ethnic identity is very much alive and should be
addressed politically (kp 31/03/2023) [The
male Khas Arya elite arrogantly ignores the historical,
ethnic and cultural realities of the country in the
context of the federal state since 2010 at the latest!]
Protest
against naming of Koshi Province intensifies : On
Tuesday, 25 people were injured when protesters clashed
with the police in Biratnagar, by Deo Narayan Sah
(kp 29/03/2023)
Clash
erupts between protesters and police in Biratnagar, 12
injured (nlt 23/03/2023)
Protest
in Biratnagar calling for renaming Koshi Province : Four
protesters detained following a clash were later
released. Four security personnel of the Armed Police
Force and Nepal Police were injured in the clash, by
Deo Narayan Sah (kp 20/03/2023),
Province
name will not be changed: Koshi CM Karki (kh
20/03/2023)
DAO,
Morang declares prohibited areas in view of ongoing
protest against the name of Koshi province (rep
18/03/2023)
Under
provincial name Koshi, currents of discontent still flow
: Madhesh is the only province named on identity basis.
Many blame erosion in Maoist ideology, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 04/03/2023) [The
fairy tale of social inclusion has long been forgotten!
The male Khas Arya minority suppresses any historical
and non-Hindu ethnic reference in terms of state
ideology and nationalism.]
Public
holiday in Koshi Province today (kh 02/03/2023), It’s
Koshi. Province 1 gets its name, finally : It is the
last of Nepal’s seven provinces to be named. The name
Kirat-Limbuwan-Sagarmatha was rejected, by Deo
Narayan Sah (kp 02/03/2023)
NC
and UML register proposal to name Province 1 as Koshi
Province (kh 01/03/2023) [Of
course, no historical or ethnic reference! This area was
before the Gorkha conquest the territory of the Kiranti
states! In addition, the decision should have been made
according to the constitution at the latest in August
2018.], Morang
administration bans gatherings, processions in
Biratnagar (kh 01/03/2023),
Nepali
Congress, UML register proposal to name Province 1 as
Koshi : The CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janta Samajwadi
Party have put forward another proposal to name the
province as Limbuwan Sagarmatha (nlt 01/03/2023), Province
1 endorses Koshi as its name : After more than five
years since Nepal's adoption of the federal system, the
province has finally been named Koshi (nlt
01/03/2023), Province-1
named “Koshi Pradesh” (kh 01/03/2023), Protest
erupts over proposal to name Province 1 as Koshi
Province (rep 01/03/2023)
Taskforce
hands CMP draft to Province 1 government (kh
08/02/2023) [In democracies,
parties agree on a common programme before forming a
government. In Nepal, this is the other way round, as
everything is determined by power interests!]
Maoist
Center decides not to participate in Province 1 govt
(rep 09/01/2023) [Is this a
decision of the provincial level of the party or the
national level? The latter is not responsible for such
decisions in federal Nepal!]
UML
leader Karki likely to become Chief Minister of Province
1 (kh 08/01/2023), Province
1 Chief Minister Karki taking oath today (kh
09/01/2023), Province
1 CM Karki and three ministers to take oath of office
and secrecy today (kh 09/01/2023)
Province
1 chief gives January 8 deadline to claim Chief Minister
(kh 01/01/2023)
Financial
access to Province-1 imperative: NRB (kh 09/12/2022)
Government
formation in Province 1 gets complex as JSP leaves
alliance : Janata Samajbadi chair Uprendra Yadav has
said that his party is no longer with the UML-led
alliance, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 06/12/2022)
Leaders,
entrepreneurs discuss eastern Nepal’s economic
potentials, challenges : The event ‘Ujyalo Purva’ saw
politicians, entrepreneurs discuss policies impacting
commerce in the east (kp 25/09/2022)
Province
1 declared literate (kh 08/09/2022)
Identity
issue: Naming of Province 1 becoming complicated (kh
08/08/2022)
All-party
meeting initiates debate on naming Province-1 (kh
09/07/2022), All-party
meeting being held to finalize name of Province 1
(kh 22/07/2022), Province
Naming Controversy: Meeting Inside, Demonstration
Outside (rep 22/07/2022), Province
1 struggles to get a name as assembly term nears expiry
: With elections just months away, parties again renew
efforts to name the province, only to end up bickering,
by Tika R Pradhan (23/07/2022) [This
naming has been overdue for four years. But what
politician cares about the constitution?]
Why
is Nepal’s Province 1 still nameless?, by Rakesh
Karn (ae 28/06/2022)
Province
1 : Full of Prospects, Rich in Resources, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/05/2022)
Province
1 parliament prorogued without naming the province
(kh 27/03/2022)
Province
1 districts ill-prepared for fire disasters : Every
year, properties worth millions are destroyed in fire
incidents in Taplejung and Panchthar but authorities
have no plans to control them, by Ananda Gautam and
Laxmi Gautam (kp 17/03/2022)
Province
1 boasts of having 18 popular picnic spots, by Birat
Anupam (kh 13/03/2022)
CM
Rai calls all-party meeting to discuss name of Province
1 (kh 22/02/2022)
Devotion
to development: CM Rai (kh 22/02/2022)
Name
Province-1 as ‘Birat Province’: Rajbansi committee
(kh 15/02/2022)
Province
1 government decides to split 7 ministries into 12
(kh 31/01/2022) [This is a waste of money for the pure satisfaction
of power interests], Decision
to split seven ministries into 12 courts strong backlash
(rep 05/02/2022), Province
1: Council of Ministers likely to be expanded today
(kh 06/02/2022), CM
Rai expands Province 1 cabinet (kh 06/02/2022)
Province
1 Assembly meeting deferred till 11:30 am Wednesday : CM
Rai to take vote of confidence on Wednesday (kh
16/11/2021), Speaker
Bhandari acted on UML’s instruction: Province 1 CM Rai
(kh 16/11/2021), Province
1 CM Rai secures vote of confidence (kh 17/11/2021)
CM
Rai vows to protect and promote Kirant cultures (kh
12/11/2021)
Province
1 CM Rai’s first meet of cabinet revokes all political
appointments (kh 03/11/2021)
Province
1 CM Rai Takes Oath Of Office, Forms 6-Member Cabinet,
by Gokul Parajuli (rep 02/11/2021)
49
Assembly members submit signatures to appoint Rajendra
Rai as new Chief Minister (rep 01/11/2021)
CM
Acharya of Pradesh 1 taking vote of confidence today :
Oppn alliance to vote against Acharya (kh
01/11/2021), Province
1 Chief Minister Acharya resigns (kh 01/11/2021)
“Coalition
govt to be formed in Province 1” (kh 31/10/2021)
Province
1 CM Acharya taking vote of confidence today (kp
22/10/2021), Voting
on Province 1 CM Acharya’s trust motion set for Sunday
(kh 22/10/2021), Province
1: UML and NC demand postponement of assembly meeting
(kh 24/10/2021)
Province
1 winter session to begin today (kh 08/10/2021)
Three
leaders eying post of Chief Minister in Province 1 :
Lobbying hard to turn tables in their favor (kh
18/09/2021)
Opposition
coalition initiates talks to form new government in
Province 1 (kp02/09/2021)
Shakya
and Acharya may lose chief minister posts if they remain
in UML : With some UML assembly members defecting to CPN
(Unified Socialist), Oli supporters could slip into
minority, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/09/2021), 10
UML lawmakers join Madhav Nepal-led CPN (Unified
Socialist) (rep 01/08/2021)
Oppn
alliance expedites preparations to topple Acharya-led
govt even as new cabinet is yet to get full shape
(rep 28/08/2021), Opp’n
parties form alliance to topple UML-led govt in Province
1 : New govt likely by mid-Sept (kh 30/08/2021)
UML
holding PP meeting in Province 1; CM Rai stepping down :
Bhim Acharya likely to be next CM (kh 26/08/2021), Bhim
Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1
(kh 26/08/2021)
UML
leader Acharya seeks Madhav Nepal’s support to become
Province 1 CM (kh 23/08/2021)
Province
1 govt in crisis following UML split : New govt before
Dashain festival: Oppn (kh 22/08/2021)
Difficult
road ahead for the Sher Dhan government, by Nishant
Dhungana (rec 20/08/2021)
Six
local units in Solukhumbu table their fiscal budget
(kh 26/06/2021)
Opposition
call for budget session (kh 27/05/2021)
Oppositions
parties prepare again to file no-confidence motion
against CM Rai in Province 1 (rep 22/04/2021)
Federal
Limbuwan Forum submits memorandum to government (ht
07/04/2021)
Maoist
Center withdraws no confidence motion against CM Rai
(kh 05/04/2021)
Province
1 CM expands Cabinet (rep 26/03/2021), Newly
appointed ministers take oath in Pradesh 1 (kh
26/03/2021)
Nepal-Khanal
faction decides to withdraw no-confidence motions
against Province 1 and Bagmati chief ministers : 37
Provincial Assembly members in Province 1 and 45 in
Bagmati had moved the motions on December 27 and
December 25, respectively (kp 24/03/2021), CPN-UML
Directs Members To Withdraw No-Confidence Motion Filed
Against CM Rai, by Shashidhar Parajuli (rn
24/03/2021)
Province
1 Assembly meeting deferred until further notice
(rep 14/03/2021)
No-confidence
motion tabled against Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan
Rai (rep 21/02/2021), Provincialising
instability : Balloting alone can be inadequate to gauge
the aspirations of the people (kp 23/02/2021)
NCP
row: Tug-of-war hinders parliamentary assembly in
Province 1 (kh 07/02/2021) [The
two crazy factions of the NCP are destroying the entire
state of Nepal!]
Three
lawmakers withdraw support to no-confidence motion
against CM Rai (rep 18/01/2021), Five
signatories withdraw from no-confidence motion against
Rai, by Deonarayan Sah (kp 20/01/2021)
Bhandari
removed as NCP chief whip in Province 1 : The
Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party also
relieved Shankar Pokharel and Prithvi Subba Gurung as
the party’s in-charge of Lumbini and Gandaki provinces,
by Deo Narayan Shah (kp 05/01/2021)
Ruling
party’s split continues to fuel conflict in provinces :
Province 1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 party
members after they file a no-confidence motion
against him, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/01/2021)
[The members of the provincial
parliament are the democratically elected
representatives of the sovereign people. The Chief
Minister has been elected by these MPs and is
responsible to them. Since none of the reasons mentioned
in Article 180 are applicable, which, by the way, is not
for the Chief Minister to decide, his action is to be
judged as similarly criminal as the dissolution of
parliament by Oli and Bhandari at the central level!]
Province
1 CM Rai suspends 15 lawmakers : Prachanda-Nepal faction
picks Acharya as PP leader (kh 31/12/2020) [?????
The destruction of state and democracy goes unabated!],
In
a tit-for-tat move, Province 1 Chief Minister Rai
suspends 15 provincial assembly members for three months
(rep 31/12/2020), Province
1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 assembly members of his
party after they file a no-confidence motion against him
: Following the split in the ruling Nepal Communist
Party, Bhim Acharya, of the Dahal-Nepal faction, was
voted to replace Rai, an Oli ally, as Province 1
assembly leader (kp 31/12/2020)
Bhim
Acharya says he’ll make consensus govt in Province 1
(ht 29/12/2020)
Province
1 CM Rai sacks Economic Affairs Minister Aangbo, by
Chuman Basnet (rep 26/12/2020), Three
Ministers Of Province 1 Resign En Masse (rn
27/12/2020), No
Confidence Motion Filed Against Province 1 CM Sherdhan
Rai (rn 27/12/2020), No-confidence
motion filed against Province 1 CM Rai : Three ministers
resign en masse, Bhim Acharya proposed new CM (kh
27/12/2020)
6,000
plus landless receiving land ownership certificates in
Province-1 (rep 19/12/2020)
Province
1 is still undecided about its name : Three years on,
consensus eludes the parties and lawmakers in the
province, by Deo narayan Sah (kp 03/10/2020)
Only
32% capital budget spent in Province 1, by Binod
Dubedi (rep 18/03/2020)
Assembly
members demand immediate naming of Province 1: All five
political parties in the Province 1 assembly had assured
a decision on the name would be made by the ongoing
winter session that kicked off on February 6, by Deo
narayan Sah (kp 18/02/2020)
Province
1 likely to be named ‘Koshi’ or ‘Sagarmatha’ (ht) [For historical reasons, there would
be no other name than Kirat, but the male Bahun leaders
want to make clear that the whole country belongs to
them! So, For this reason, there must be no names with
an ethnic reference! Sagarmatha and Koshi are names from
Bahun culture!]
Province-1
PA member, two others to face prison, by Hari
Adhikari (ht 28/01/2020)
Province
1 government opposes Centre’s move to build roads in
state: Provincial, local governments say the federal
government’s guideline regarding the construction of
connecting road infrastructure infringes upon their
rights, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020)
CM
Rai inducts four new state ministers (ht 20/01/2020)
Province
1 fails to pick name, awaits center's nod (rep
12/01/2020)
Province
1 prepares to establish research center, by Binod
Subedi (rep 02/01/2020)
Provincial
government spends huge budget on tree plantation
programmes but fails to bear fruit: The provincial
government has plans to distribute and plant tree
saplings in 12 districts of the province, except in
Jhapa and Panchthar, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
10/12/2019)
Province
1 govt mulls distributing subsidy to farmers based on
production volume, by Binod Subedi (rep 30/11/2019)
Province
1 floats plans to develop a slew of hydropower schemes:
Projects with a completion deadline of one to three
years have been prioritised, by Prahlad Rijal (kp
23/11/2019)
Province
1 spends just four percent of development budget in 1st
quarter, by Binod Subedi (rep 04/11/2019)
Province
1 to be named by mid-January next year: Spokesperson
Karki, by Yubraj Bibash (rep 31/10/2019)
SC’s
ruling not applicable for Province 1: CM Sherdhan Rai
(ht 20/10/2019) [SC decisions
are binding law for all! So please follow the legal
process!], Metropolis
office bearers receive monthly salary: Rs 1.6 million
per month is spent on salary, perks in Biratnagar
metropolis (ht 22/10/2019)
Entrepreneurs
studying investment prospects in Province 1, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 04/09/2019)
Province
1 preparing to operate vegetable wholesale market,
by Binod Subedi (kp 28/07/2019)
CM
Rai warns of strict action against erring employees
(ht 23/07/2019)
Province
1 fails to effectively implement ban on old vehicles:
Most older vehicles are in operation in hill districts
where the presence of traffic police is little to none,
by Sumnima Chamling (kp 11/07/2019)
‘Consensus
must for Province 1 name’ (ht 24/06/2019)
Manpower
crunch hits state-level offices in Province
1: Education Development Directorate and
Health Directorate have more than 20 vacant posts
(ht 01/06/2019)
Province
1 sets up government liaison office in Dhankuta,
by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 13/05/2019)
Biratnagar
to be permanent Province 1 HQ (ht 07/05/2019),
Dhankuta people protest as Biratnagar is named the
capital city of Province 1, by Ramesh Chandra
Adhikari (kp 08/05/2019)
Four
proposals seeking Dhankuta, Biratnagar as Province 1 HQ
registered, by Hari Adhikari (ht 06/05/2019), Protest
launched demanding Dharan as Province 1 capital, by
Rohit Rai (rep 06/05/2019)
Shortage
of staff hampers services at Province 1 local units
(kp 05/05/2019)
Postmortem
service still a big challenge in Solukhumbu, by
Shikhar Jung Shrestha (rep 05/05/2019)
NCP
for making Biratchhetra Province 1 headquarters
(ht 04/05/2019)
NCP
hard pressed to fix headquarters, Province 1 name
(ht 02/05/2019), NCP
internal feuding over province capital worsens, by
Raju Adhikari (rep 02/05/2019)
Province
1 CM’s contact office to be in Dhankuta: Province name,
permanent headquarters by May 5: Minister, by Hari
Adhikari and Khagendra Ghimire (ht 01/05/2019)
Capital
of Province 1 to be scattered in various districts,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 06/04/2019)
Local
governments working to improve quality in community
schools (kp 01/03/2019)
FNCCI
signs MoU with Province 1 govt (rep 13/02/2019)
Province
1 name, HQ to be fixed in winter session (ht
04/02/2019)
Large
cities of Province 1 dumping waste in the open (rep
03/02/2019)
Illegal
weapons major security challenge in Province 1: Police
(kp 29/01/2019)
Protest
to make Dhankuta permanent capital of State 1, by
Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 18/01/2019)
CM
Sherdhan Rai’s US visit controversial, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 11/11/2018)
Province
1 expects bumper paddy harvest, by Dev Narayan Sah
(kp 04/11/2018)
Province
1 forms planning commission, by Lila Ballav Ghimire
(kp 01/11/2018)
‘Province
1 to decide its capital in winter session’, by Deo
Narayan Sah (kp 10/10/2018) [You
know that such delay is against the prescriptions of the
constitution?]
CDOs
defy
provincial govt’s decision: The Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Law of Province 1 had declared Thursday a
holiday across the province to mark World Indigenous Day,
by Hari Adhikari (ht 10/08/2018)
‘Province
1 govt well-prepared against disasters’ (kp
31/07/2018)
Farmers
in Province 1 upset by dwindling prices, slower sales,
by Giriraj Banskota (rep 30/07/2018)
Province
1 budget criticized for being tarai-centric, by Bhim
Chapagain (rep 17/06/2018)
Opposition
leaders 'not given chance to speak' in province assembly,
by Binod Subedi (rep 15/06/2018)
Province
1 may be named Kirant, says CM Rai (ht 20/05/2018)
Province
1 still struggling to fix permanent capital, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 20/05/2018)
State
1 tops migrant workers: Southern plains send 35pc
workers in nine years as department issues over 3.5
million permits, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
29/04/2018)
Discussion
on province name and capital begins (ht 20/04/2018)
Province
1 assembly members receive their salary (ht
20/04/2018)
China
to open Kimathanka, Olangchungola border points (ht
02/04/2018)
Province
1 set to bring new education policy (ht 26/03/2018)
Three
bombs explode in separate places in Morang (ht
26/03/2018)
3
hill districts of Province 1 to get internet access soon,
by Ananda Gautam and Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/03/2018)
Seven
thematic committees proposed in Province 1 Assembly,
by Raju Adhikari (rep 23/03/2018)
Province
1 ward members demand salaries, by Binod Subedi (rep
22/03/2018)
Provincial
Assembly to fix permanent capital and name, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 21/03/2018) [interview]
Electricity
leakage in Province 1 down by 4 percentage points: Nepal
Electricity Authority (rep 14/03/2018)
CM
Rai flays attempts to muzzle the media (kp
11/03/2018)
Anti-Oli
camp getting weaker in Province 1, by Raju Adhikari
(rep 08/03/2018)
Intense
lobbying in parties to become ministers in Province 1,
by Binod Subedis (rep 28/02/2018)
Two
committees formed in Province 1 (ht 27/02/2018)
Ministries
awaiting staff (ht 22/02/2018)
Absence
of staffers affects day-to-day work in Province 1,
by Yuvraj Biwas (rep 18/02/2018)
Province
1, 2 and 5 chief ministers take oath (kp
16/02/2018), Rai
sworn in as Province 1 chief minister (ht
16/02/2018)
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