
KATHMANDU, Sept 28: With Parliament’s current session set to end within a week, uncertainty is mounting over the fate of the Federal Civil Service Bill, with questions growing over whether the long...

Kathmandu. Senior advocate Tika Ram Bhattarai has objected to the proposal to form a committee in parliament to study and evaluate judgments made by judges. He stated that the provision for politic...

The court’s rulings can be questioned, but expecting the judiciary to rule in the government’s favour goes against the principle of separation of powers. On Wednesday, two lawmakers from the rulin...

Kathmandu, September 23 Lawmakers have drawn the government’s attention to rising prices, delays in post-disaster recovery and problems facing the communication sector. They called for immediate ...

Kathmandu, Sept 20: House of Representatives (HoR) members and human rights activists today dwelt on a proposal of public importance registered in the parliament, insisting on effective implementat...

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties have objected to the government's decision to reduce funding for public welfare advertisements, arguing that the move has f...

Kathmandu. Both houses of the Federal Parliament, the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, are meeting today. Similarly, meetings of various five thematic committees under the parlia...

Shrestha tells Parliament that search and rescue teams are still looking for workers believed to be trapped in underground structures or swept away by the August 26 disaster. More than 800 people ...

Kathmandu, September 23 The government has registered 10 different bills in the federal parliament over the past seven days. Three bills were registered on Tuesday alone: the Ramraja Prasad Singh...

The proposal submitted to the Federal Parliament to extend paid maternity leave to six months requires serious and prompt consideration. It is more than just a request, as it concerns a mother's re...

Kathmandu. Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention to protect the rural economy from infectious diseases, make the animal health system scientific, and ensure timely and appropriate compens...

Its expertise, channelled through meaningful consultations, is essential to making better, more coherent laws. Nepal’s lawmaking process has long been criticised as non-consultative. Oftentimes, s...

Kathmandu, September 21 A bill to amend the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act, 2075 BS has been registered in Parliament. Minister for Health and Food Hygiene Nisha Mehta has brou...

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Lawmakers have urged the government to review the provision of a two-day weekly holiday, saying it has failed to bring substantial improvements in public service delivery.

Kathmandu. The fortnightly schedule of the Federal Parliament, House of Representatives, set from Ashoj 1 to 15 has been revised. The schedule was revised on Wednesday, adding three more days on As...

The body was created to research, draft and review laws, but most of its bills never reach Parliament, while ministries continue to make legislation that often becomes contentious. Nepal’s Law Com...

Kathmandu, September 20 Rabi Lamichhane, chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has said the relationship among the party, parliament and government should be strengthened. According ...

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The government is preparing to end Parliament’s current monsoon session while its proposed Federal Civil Service Bill, which could force large numbers of employees to retire, re...

Kathmandu. The government has submitted 10 bills to the Federal Parliament in the first week of Ashoj. The bills registered during the second session of the parliament are related to health, educat...

With the Supreme Court’s interim order putting the operative rule governing the passage of a constitutional amendment on hold, Parliament is in procedural limbo for now. Picture this: A serious co...

Kathmandu, September 17 A bill seeking to amend and consolidate laws related to waste management has been registered in Parliament. Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal registered the...

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The meeting of both houses of the federal parliament is being held today. Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal is set to announce the details of a letter from the President's office concern...

Kathmandu. The meeting of the Federal Parliament House of Representatives is scheduled to be held at 11:00 AM today. The meeting has a potential agenda of reading out the letter assigning the respo...

Kathmandu, September 17 A parliamentary special committee is set to be formed to address issues related to the disaster caused by the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa and the broader challenges posed b...

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: A motion of urgent public importance registered in Federal Parliament seeking to extend maternity leave to six months has drawn support from lawmakers, health experts and legal ...

Kathmandu. The draft report of the National Forensic Science Laboratory (Establishment and Operation) Bill, 2081 has been presented to the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee. I...

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Political parties have failed to reach an agreement on the terms of reference (ToR), composition and tenure of a proposed parliamentary special committee to study the disaster a...

Kathmandu. The meeting of the House of Representatives under the Federal Parliament is convening today at 1:00 PM. The Parliament Secretariat has informed that the scheduled agenda has been remove...

Kathmandu. The parliamentary committee has directed the ministry to effectively coordinate between the federal, provincial, and local levels for the reconstruction of flood and landslide affected a...

Kathmandu. The government has presented the Bill to Amend the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act, 2075, in the Federal Parliament, keeping in mind the protection of women's reproduc...

Kathmandu. Member of Parliament Sagar Dhakal has expressed anger, stating that parliamentary committees are functioning in the old way. MP Dhakal said this while speaking at a meeting of the Agricu...

Kathmandu. Postponing the issue of leadership restructuring, which has been raised by a majority of workers, the third largest party in the parliament, CPN UML, will focus on protesting against the...

Kathmandu. Lawmakers have demanded an end to the practice of holding onto natural resources by obtaining permits for the exploration and excavation of mines and minerals for years without working. ...

Kathmandu. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobita Gautam has clarified that the principle of inclusivity has been maintained in the bill to amend and consolidate the law related to ...

Kathmandu. President Ram Chandra Paudel has certified the 'Bill to Revive the Previous Provision of the Nepal Special Service Act, 2042', 2083. The bill, which was passed by the Federal Parliament...