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Office bearers selection committee finalises working procedure
The Om Prakash Mishra-led panel works out procedure for nominating the chairpersons and members for the transitional justice commissions.
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
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Supreme Court to implement Karki panel’s report on judicial reform
The panel has suggested measures to curb malpractices right from picking justices.
Fairness concerns at start of transitional justice nominations
Rights group, victims call for genuine consultations and fair appointments as the recommendation process begins.
RSP chief’s political career will be set back if he gets convicted
Even with the minimum penalty for cooperatives cash embezzlement, Lamichhane can miss a parliamentary poll.
Lamichhane arrested on fraud, organised crime charges
CIB team from Nepal Police apprehend the ex-deputy prime minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party chief after securing a warrant from Kaski District Court.
Government steps in as PADT moves to reclaim Dharmashala
Culture minister has called Pashupati Area Development Trust council’s meeting for Sunday to resolve the dispute.
Raut takes charge of the judiciary
The chief justice’s top challenges are repairing ties with Bar and addressing corruption.
Making and unmaking of land commissions continues
The newly revived commission, whose office bearers are yet to be appointed, is the 16th formed since the restoration of democracy in 1990 to distribute land to the landless.
Supreme Court bench-bar tussle deepens with contempt case
Experts warn the conflict could erode public trust in judiciary, urge dialogue.
Sidhakura.com operators convicted of airing fake content
Court hands Yubraj Kandel, Nabin Dhungana 3-month jail. Six-month jail for Raj Kumar Timilsina, who provided audio.
Continued refusal to issue verdict on Agni Sapkota case raises eyebrows
The Supreme Court has put off hearing in the case more than 60 times.
Probe panels find irregularities in Bhairahawa and Pokhara airports
Investigation uncovers high land costs and lack of feasibility study in Bhairahawa airport.
Law revised, but political row stalls transitional justice
Rights watchdog ‘awaits new request’ to send its representative to panel that picks commissioners.
House’s job done, state must now probe and sue, say experts
Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathi urges impartial CIB probe now that Lamichhane is no longer home minister.
First, directly elect chief ministers and then do so for executive head at centre
We have to think about transferring certain rights from local to provincial level because local units don’t have expertise to oversee all tasks they are entrusted with.
