New Constitutional Council law allows even two council members including the prime minister to make decisions.

While House panel has agreed on most issues, there’s no deal on quotas for temporary teachers in permanent posts.

Endorsement of the disputed appointments made without hearings has weakened constitutional checks, experts say.

Federal civil service bill retains two-year cooling-off period, raises retirement to 60. Provinces to appoint admin chief.

With only 17 percent non-graded students, Bagmati is best performer among seven provinces. Madhesh comes last.

As ruling and opposition lawmakers clash, the school education bill risks missing the June 29 passage deadline.

Last year alone human rights commission recommended prosecution in 16 cases. Not a single one implemented.

Maoist Centre cautiously backs the panel, but RSP and RPP say it’s a cover-up to protect the home minister.

Fears of delayed legislation grow as the House calendar for the session ending June 28 has omitted the bill.

Speaker Ghimire has repeatedly cancelled scheduled deliberations on allocations as ministers didn’t turn up.

Dozens of professors have been working in private and non-government entities including INGOs as full-time staff or consultants.

Shrinarayan Singh Rajput, 84, has pleaded the Judicial Council to take action against judges who acquitted alleged mastermind of the blast, Nepali Congress leader Aftab Alam.

Deliberating on the School Education Bill, Minister Pant says conversion into trusts should be voluntary.

RSP continues protest while the Maoist Centre agrees to cooperate with the anti-graft body in the visa scam probe.

Records show around 46,000 bighas (30,820 hectares) have been distributed to some 150,000 families in three decades.