Supreme Court issues stay order allowing CJ Karki to carry on office functions
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to keep the impeachment motion registered in the Legislature-Parliament against Chief Justice Sushila Karki in status quo and let her carry out her office functions from today itself according to RSS source. A single bench of Justice Cholendra Shamsher JBR issued this…
Three Arrested on charge of doing anti-election activities
Police have arrested three people on the night of May 3 on charge of performing anti-election campaign. They were doing anti-election activities such as forcefully pressurizing candidate to take back their nomination, putting black flags and obstructing election assemblies in the district. Police have arrested area incharge Raghu Bir Sharma,…
Writ petition lodged in Supreme Court against Impeachment motion
A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court today against the impeachment proposal registered in the Legislature-Parliament against Chief Justice Sushila Karki, contending that it was against the constitution according to RSS. The writ petitioners have sought a stay order not allowing any works related to the impeachment to…
Black Flag in Mayor’s house
The cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by "Biplop" Maoist have put a black flag in the house of mayor candidate for the Bharatpur Metropolis on May 3. The party said that the black flags were put in the house of mayor candidates Renu Dahal, Devi Gyawali and Dinesh Koirala.…
ICJ Urges to reject Impeachment motion against Chief Justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the government of Nepal and political parties to reject the impeachment motion against chief justice Sushila Karki according to RSS. The commission’s chief Matt Polard while releasing a press statement on May 2 urged to reject the motion as the motion has…
Impeachment Proposal, a painful and condemnable step in democratic and judicial history
The Accountability Watch Committee (AWC) has released a press statement on May 2 and condemned the incident of impeachment motion registered against CJ Sushila Karki by Major political parties. The statement said that the impeachment proposal is a painful and condemn-able step in the judicial history of Nepal. “ The…
Registration of nomination commences in Province number 3, 4 and 6
Out of 744 local levels nationwide, the registration of nomination has been commenced in 283 local levels of three provinces of 34 districts for the upcoming election on May 14 as per RSS. The election commission has given time from 10 to 5 pm today, for the registration of candidacy.…
Objection on Impeachment motion against CJ
The leaders of civil society have said that their attention has been drawn by the political changes in the eve of local level election. The press released by the by the leaders of civil society stated that the recent political condition has added crisis over the democratic system, judicial supremacy…
Former Chief Justices urge to roll back impeachment motion
Former Chief Justices urge to roll back impeachment motion Former Chief Justices have urged the political parties to immediately withdraw the impeachment motion registered against Chief Justice Sushila Karki and create an environment for the judiciary to discharge its responsibilities with dignity according to the RSS source. Issuing a joint…
Civil Society plays a vital role on providing people’s right: Pyakurel
INSEC chairperson Subodh Raj Pyakurel said that civil society can play an important role on providing people's right within their access and it is playing its role through "Civil Campaign for Clean Election (CCCE)". He expressed his view while speaking at the press meet on April 30 organized by CCCE…
