Observers doubt effective implementation. Election Commission categories constituencies and fixes spending ceilings between Rs2.5 million to Rs3.3 million for lower house seats.

Joint-secretary Bhusal on the reach of loan sharks in Nepal and the ways to curb severe financial crimes related to them.

Politburo member Hemraj Bhandari says he will contest as an independent after sensing his likely snub as a direct-election candidate from the coalition.

District courts rarely punished the accused in such cases. Ramechhap court was exception.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s recent political activism has trained the focus on the roles and responsibilities of the institution she represents.

The President is accused of foiling the citizenship bill to muddy the waters, sensing UML’s poor poll prospects.

Her refusal will deny state ID to half a million people who awaited the bill’s passage.

Ruling leaders are in a mood to pile pressure on Cholendra Shumsher Rana to leave the official residence.

Government agrees to take measures to compensate the victims and reclaim land illegally taken by the lenders.

CPN-UML wants to forge an alliance with Maoist Centre, whose leaders won’t deny left alliance rumours.

Those the head of state has consulted of late say that is not at all a far-fetched possibility given her ‘bruised ego’.

Can’t say how long she’ll sit on it, President’s adviser says.

Experts say flawed laws can create a situation where the electorate may not have their representative in the House.

Loktantrik Samajbadi Party leaders say they have also approached fringe outfits, including those led by Hridayesh Tripathi, CK Raut and Resham Chaudhari, among others.

Politicisation of the citizenship bill has deprived many of their fundamental rights.