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)