Koshi
Chief Minister Karki appoints
Rewati Raman Bhandari as
minister for internal affairs :The
appointment follows resignation
of former minister Lilaballav
Adhikari after being accused in
a human trafficking case (kp
03/12/2024)
NC
and UML form for two-party
mechanism in Koshi Province
(kh 13/11/2024)
Koshi
Minister’s associates paid Rs
1.3 million for Japan trip amid
trafficking allegations (kh
07/11/2024)
Koshi
CM Karki secures vote of
confidence (rep 18/09/2024)
Koshi
Province CM Karki expands
cabinet (rn 13/09/2024)
CPN
(Maoist Center) withdraws
support from Koshi government
(kh 30/08/2024)
Cabinet
expansion deadlock stalls Koshi
provincial assembly : In the
past 19 months, the provincial
Cabinet has been reshuffled 13
times, by Parbat Portel (kp
21/08/2024)
UML
and NC to lead Koshi government
in turns (kh 27/07/2024) [Unproductive and
democratically unjustifiable
nonsense. The link with the
planned new transfer of power at
national level finally renders
the idea of federalism absurd.]
Maoist
Center to withdraw from Koshi
provincial government (kh
26/07/2024), NC
defers its plan to join Koshi
govt (rep 26/07/2024)
SC
rejects Kedar Karki’s petition
against Koshi Province govt
(rep 25/06/2024), Supreme
Court upholds incumbent UML-led
government in Koshi (kh
26/06/2024)
Koshi
provincial assembly adjourned
after opposition boycott (kh
19/06/2024)
Identity
activists renew protests against
naming ‘Koshi’ province :
Participants of the meeting held
to announce the next wave of
protest against naming 'Koshi'
province (kh 16/06/2024)
177
human rights violations recorded in Koshi
Province last fiscal year (kh 22/05/2024)
SC
seeks Koshi province Chief’s Order regarding
Chief Minister appointment (kh 22/05/2024)
Koshi
Province govt expansion: Five ministers and two
state ministers inducted (rep 17/05/2024)
UML-Maoist
to file claim to form government in Koshi
Province (kh 09/05/2024), UML’s
Hikmat Karki, backed by 52 MPs, submits claim
for Koshi CM (kh 09/05/2024), Hikmat
Karki appointed as Chief Minister of Koshi
Province for the third term (kh 09/05/2024),
Outgoing CM
Kedar Karki challenges appointment of new CM in
Koshi Province with writ petition (kh
09/05/2024), UML’s
Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi :
It is Karki’s third stint as chief minister, and
the sixth government in the eastern Nepal
province in 17 months, by Parbat Portel (kp
10/05/2024), CM
Karki secures vote of confidence in Koshi
Province amid political turbulence (kh
13/05/2024)
NC
leader advocates for mid-term elections in Koshi
Province (kh 09/05/2024)
Koshi
chief minister Karki refuses to quit, dismisses
need for floor test : As per a March 4 deal, a
UML leader is supposed to become the new chief
minister, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
08/05/2024), Karki’s
excesses in Koshi : The Koshi chief minister’s
fall from power is sadly accompanied by a fall
from grace (kp 09/05/2024)
Koshi
Ruling coalition warns CM Karki of action for
his alleged violation of provincial assembly’s
special authority (rep 02/05/2024)
Koshi
chief minister writes to Speaker to block
resolution motion against him : A majority of
provincial assembly members want to remove Karki
from the special session of the assembly, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2024), Koshi
Province Assembly: Resolution proposal to be
registered amid political confusion (kh
18/04/2024), Resolution
proposal tabled in Koshi provincial assembly
meeting (kh 19/04/2024), Koshi
Province Assembly passes resolution motion
seeking CM Karki’s resignation (kh
19/04/2024), Koshi
Assembly passes resolution asking chief minister
to seek trust vote : Kedar Karki and his
ministers say the Cabinet formed as per Article
168 (5) is not bound to face the Assembly
(kp 20/04/2024)
9/04/2024)Koshi
Head Khapung summons special provincial assembly
session : UML, Maoist members demanded the
session as chief minister refuses to go for
floor test, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/04/2024), Koshi
Province: Tensions rise as govt and opposition
lock horns over Assembly dissolution (kh
11/04/2024)
Maoist
Center withdraws support from Koshi provincial
govt (kh 08/04/2024) [The constant interference of central level
leaders in provincial affairs is completely
undemocratic, anti-federal and highly
politically destabilising!]
Koshi
province government makes various decisions
(kh 06/03/2024)
Koshi
govt and identity-based agitators reach
five-point agreement (kh 09/02/2024), Koshi
government and agitating group ink five-point
deal : The Province 1 Renaming Joint Struggle
Committee agrees to adopt peaceful protests to
press its demands, by Binod Bhandari (kp
10/02/2024)
CM
Karki set to induct four ministers and one state
minister in his cabinet today (rep
09/02/2024), Koshi
CM Karki expands cabinet : Four ministers and
two state ministers added to province government
(kh 09/02/2024) [Ten
members are too many for a provincial cabinet
with limited responsibilities!]
UML
Koshi calls for withdrawal of ordinance to avoid
parliamentary failure (kh 29/01/2024)
CM
Karki urges NRNs to invest in Koshi Province
(rep 18/01/2024)
Bista
unanimously elected as Speaker of Koshi Province
Assembly (rep 09/01/2024) [Bista and his party want to
abolish federalism and thus the Koshi Province
as soon as possible! How can such a politician
be made Speaker of the Provincial Assembly?
Politicians of the anti-democratic and
anti-constitutional RPP should not be allowed to
hold state offices!], RPP
faces internal turmoil as Ambar Bahadur Bista
assumes Koshi Province Speaker role (kh
10/01/2024)
RPP’s
double standard plays out in Koshi Province :
After announcing protests against federalism and
secularism, the pro-monarchy force claims
Speaker position in the province (kp
22/12/2023)
Former
Minister Kirati and nine others arrested in
Khotang (kh 12/12/2023), Attack
on Koshi Province Chief Minister as group
targets vehicle (kh 12/12/2023)
Ruling
alliance may award Koshi Speaker’s post to UML :
Attempts are underway to bring both UML and RPP
to the government, a minister says (kp
06/12/2023)
Koshi
CM allocates responsibilities to ministers
(rep 03/12/2023)
Koshi
Province Assembly unanimously passes budget
(kh 29/11/2023)
Identity-based
faction to counter UML’s Mid-Hill Highway
Campaign (kh 26/11/2023) [As with other parties, the
national identity characteristics of the UML are
male, high-caste, Hindu, historically based on
the Nepal of the Shah monarchy and socially and
culturally not inclusive!],
Identity
supporters display black flags at Yogesh
Bhattarai’s residence in Taplejung (rep
26/11/2023)
Koshi
Province Assembly passes finance bill (rep
26/11/2023)
UML’s
continued backing keeps Koshi coalition
government afloat : We prioritise stability over
other considerations, says UML chief whip
(kp 13/11/2023)
Ruling
coalition in Koshi finalizes sharing of
ministries : Cabinet expansion after Tihar
(kh 12/11/2023)
Koshi
province getting parliamentary committee one
year after election (kh 07/11/2023)
Koshi
Province Cabinet Expansion: UML quits Koshi govt
(kh 04/11/2023)
Koshi
CM Karki and UML at loggerheads over govt
expansion (kh 31/10/2023)
Koshi
Province CM Karki’s effort to form coalition
govt in Koshi draws UML’s warning to exit
(kh 27/10/2023) [As long as the provinces
remain under the direct influence and control of
the national level, federalism has no chance!],
Koshi
chaos: Demurring the effectiveness of
federalism. The political turbulence in
Koshi Province serves as a cautionary
statement for Nepal's federalism, by
Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 27/10/2023), UML
mulls Koshi exit over Karki’s Cabinet expansion
plans : The chief minister reportedly also wants
to appoint ministers from Maoist Centre and CPN
(Unified Socialist), by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/10/2023)
Koshi
political row : Rough Road Ahead For New CM,
by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 22/10/2023)
Chief
Minister of Koshi Province Karki secures
vote of confidence (kh 18/10/2023),
Koshi
CM Karki secures vote of confidence; all
parties but RPP vote for him (rep
18/10/2023), Koshi
chief minister wins confidence vote with
strong support : Congress’ Kedar Karki’s
win has averted an early election in the
province for now. Eight-six members of
the 93-strong assembly voted in his
favour, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
19/10/2023), CM
Karki clears floor test with 86 votes,
by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 19/10/2023)
Speaker
election will be pivotal in Koshi provincial
politics : Support for UML candidate could be
early test of longevity of new coalition in the
province, by Binopd Ghimire (kp 18/10/2023)
NC
to give vote of confidence to Koshi CM Karki
(kh 18/10/2023)
Koshi
Chief Minister Karki to face floor test
Wednesday : Maoist Centre provincial committee
decides to vote for Karki, who was appointed
with the support of CPN-UML, by Deo Narayan
Sah (kp 17/10/2023)
Maoist
Center to give vote of confidence to Chief
Minister Karki (kh 16/10/2023), Unified
Socialist to give vote of confidence to Chief
Minister Kedar Karki in Koshi Province
(kh17/10/2023)
Humor
and satire in Koshi province (ae
16/10/2023)
CM
Karki expanded Cabinet by inducting two
ministers, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht
16/10/2023)
Koshi
Province Karki to form small cabinet today :
Vote of confidence on Wednesday (kh
15/10/2023)
New
govt formed in Koshi to avoid mid-term election:
CM Karki (kp) 15/10/2023
NC
leader Karki appointed Koshi Province Chief
Minister (kh 14/10/2023), Prime
Minister Dahal, NC President Deuba, and Leader
Shekhar Koirala sign crucial agreement (kh
14/10/2023), Dr.
Koirala firmly commits to ruling alliance
(kh 14/10/2023), Kedar
Karki’s govt in Koshi Province is a coalition
govt: PM Dahal (kh 14/10/2023), Koshi
Province NC dispute: Province PP leader Thapa
resigns (kh 14/10/2023), Karki,
who defied party decision, appointed Koshi chief
minister : Congress-Maoist alliance soon
embraced him, for the sake of ‘saving the
central coalition’, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp
15/10/2023)
Ruling
coalition decides to make Maoist leader Angbo as
Chief Minister of Koshi Province (kh
12/10/2023), NC's
Karki stakes claim for Koshi Chief Minister
position with support of UML (rep
12/10/2023), Koshi
Province Chief in legal bind as deadline to
appoint Chief Minister looms (kh
13/10/2023), RPP
to remain neutral in Koshi Province’s Chief
Ministerial race (kh 13/10/2023), Rift
in Congress over fielding Koshi chief minister
candidate : Congress’ Kedar Karki, with backing
of UML and 8 party members, challenges bid of
coalition candidate Angbo, by Deo Narayan
Sah (kp 13/10/2023), New
twist in Koshi chief ministerial fray (ht
13/10/2023), PM
Dahal gestures to retreat from Koshi CM race
provided NC finds consensus candidate (kh
13/10/2023) [Once again,
this is a provincial issue and not the
responsibility of national party elites who only
care about their power constellations and have
no concept of federalism!], Koirala
pushes Deuba’s efforts aside in Koshi political
mess (kh 14/10/2023)
Koshi
Chief Minister Karki resigns due to lack of
majority support in Provincial Assembly (rep
07/10/2023), NC
and Maoist Center vie for leadership in new
Koshi govt (kh 07/10/2023) [Finally, put an end to these
senseless power games. The citizens of this
province have a right to a stable government and
such a government can only be achieved through
new elections! The pathetic behaviour of the
parties is nothing but criminal!], Fourth
Koshi government falls apart within a year :
Hikmat Karki was running a minority government
but stepped down, seeing no way of getting a
vote of confidence, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/10/2023)
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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