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  • Election Government or Elected One?

    Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. -Will Rogers By Siromani Dhungana UWB I don’t support the idea of a government that bureaucrats or technocrats lead. Do you support a military-led government led? If not there is no reason you will support a government led by bureaucrats?…

  • Who is Serious About Holding Elections?

    Prospects of election continue to dominate the national discourse in Nepal but the key question is: are political parties serious about facing ballot boxes? By Siromani Dhungana UWB The political arena hasn’t changed since May last year when the then Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and his party UCPN Maoist and their power-hungry Madhesi collaborators let the Constituent Assembly die without drafting…

  • Predicting the Unpredictable: Nepal’s Politics Plunges into Deep Crisis

    Growing tensions among major political forces, unsettled ethnic and communal agendas and decline in credibility of political parties have raised serious question about the peaceful solution of current impasse. With Chief Justice (CJ) Khila Raj Regmi’s March 14 appointment as the head of executive (Chairman of the interim electoral council of ministers), the Nepal has formally entered…

  • To Hold Democratic Elections, Supreme Court Chief Justice Becomes Prime Minister in Nepal

    WHAT- Nepal got a new Prime Minister today. President Ram Baran Yadav appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi as the Chairman of the Interim Electoral Council of Ministers (basically the Prime Minister) of Nepal. Dr. Yadav also administered the oath of office and secrecy to Regmi this morning. Regmi became the PM because Nepal’s top political parties, at war…

  • Nepali Politics is a Game of Corrupt Rulers versus Incompetent Opposition

    It’s very simple to understand current Nepali politics. It’s a game between two blocks. One is incompetent and the other is extremely corrupt. Yes, the ruling leaders are cunning, corrupt, and hell bent on extending their tenure at the cost of national consensus. What about the opposition leaders? Are they serious and capable to end…

  • We Have a Government That Behaves Like the Opposition

    The question in political landscape at present is what happens when ruling parties adhere to ‘hate speech’? Are our ruling parties indulging in ‘black propaganda’? Or they lost their conscience to be a responsible government? Many have started to realize that this government does not represent sentiment of people. This is not the government of…

  • Prime Minister Sacks Two Controversial Ministers

    PM relieves Bhandari, Sah of ministerial posts, Justifies his move as instrumental to facilitate peace, statute process Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Wednesday relieved Defence Minister Sarat Singh Bhandari and Minister for Land Reforms and Management Prabhu Sah of their posts. “I want to inform the parliament that I have removed ministers Bhandari and Sah…