Constitution Stands Firm Against Challenges

Many Nepalis hold their federal democratic constitution, ratified on September 20, 2015 through the sovereign parliament, in high esteem as it has addressed their long-held ambitions, impulses and grievances against the state.

Towards Sustainable Democratic Exercises 

Events and trends witnessed in the preceding six years are a pointer that challenges Nepal's new constitution faces remain persistent, requiring political forces to be sincere to the people and assure them that the pledges made on proclamation day were not based on a set of fallacies. September 20, 2015, was to be a red-letter day for the Nepalis. And the launching of the constitution, the main statute, was also set to signify that Nepal was finally embarking on the irreversible path of a republican...

Constitution Day Has Immense Value

Today, all Nepalese people all over the world are prepared to celebrate Constitution Day as our national day with different programmes. This day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal in 2015. The government has pulled out all the stops to make the day a grand affair. Celebrating the historic document, the government has roped in security forces for a procession in Tundikhel. Moreover, plans are afoot to fly a massive banner over the parade ground. The President...

Nepal Makes Strides In Public Welfare

With the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015, Nepal has ushered in a new era of the welfare state. The national charter has spelt out numerous social security provisions to protect the social, economic and cultural wellbeing of citizens. In the Directive Principles, the statute mention

A Document Of Political Compromise

Nepal had five constitutions within 40 years, but none worked properly as they failed to address common people's grievances against the state. The first constitution - the Government of Nepal Act, 1948, was introduced by Rana Prime Minister Padma Shamsher. It was brought to pacify angry landlords around the country. The landlords, however, went against it and took part in the historic 1950 revolution which overthrew the Rana oligarchy. King Mahendra had a different design when he promulgate

President greets Nepali people

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has congratulated all Nepali citizens in and out of the country on the occasion of 7th Constitution Day, which is being celebrated on Sunday. The Constitution Day is observed on Asoj 3 of Nepali calendar every year since 2015. “We remember the day for the promulgation of the constitution as the result of sacrificial struggle of Nepali people. I would like to pay tribute to all martyrs who laid their lives for the establishment of democracy in the country,” she...

Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them

Haitian migrants seeking to escape poverty, hunger and a feeling of hopelessness in their home country said they will not be deterred by U.S. plans to speedily send them back, as thousands of people remained encamped on the Texas border Saturday after crossing from Mexico.

MCC will be passed on consensus: Prachanda

Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘’Prachanda’ has said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) couldn’t be passed without amendment. Addressing the cadres’ training organised by the party provincial committee of Province 2 in Janakpurdham on Saturday, chairman Prachanda said the current agreement on MCC could not be passed as it was not original. The provision of ratifying MCC from parliament was not incorporated in the MCC agreement...

Indrajatra begins

The annual festival of Indrajatra has officially started from Saturday with erection of a long wooden pole at Hanumandhoka called Indradhwojnthan. The eight-day-long religious festival began by offering prayers to the pole at 6.51am in the morning. The leading figure of the Manadhar community erected the pole at the auspicious time amid the gathering of devotees. Gurujyu Paltan, a group of musicians, played musical instruments during the ceremony. The idol of Lord Indra is been placed at the bottom...

President grants amnesty to 531 inmates on Constitution Day

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has granted amnesty to a total of 531 inmates serving sentence in prisons across the country on the occasion of Constitution Day (Sunday). The convicts have been granted amnesty by the President on the recommendation of the government. The inmates were pardoned on the basis of Article 276 of the Constitution of Nepal. According to a statement issued by the President’s Office on Saturday, Kishor Bhandari aka Purna Bahadur and seven others have been granted amnesty...