Regional Dialogue on “Regional Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia” Held in Kathmandu

The regional dialogue on "Regional Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia" has been held in Kathmandu from April 6 to 7. The program was organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) with the participation by its South Asian members and other key civil society expert to…

April 8, 2017  
Commitment needed to make fair election  – Chief Election Commissioner Yadav

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav said that there would be support and commitment from all sides to conduct the upcoming local level election in a free and fair atmosphere according to RSS. Addressing the 19th anniversary of Reporters Club Nepal in the capital on Saturday, he shared…

April 8, 2017  
Ministers allowed to attend party program on their private vehicle

Government ministers are now allowed to attend the programs organised by their respective political parties. However, they will not be allowed to do so, using government vehicles according to RSS. The meeting of the Election Commission on Wednesday decided to ease the rule that earlier limited the ministers to the…

April 5, 2017  
NRA to take initiative to provide relief to quake-survivors lacking landownership documents

The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to take initiative to provide grant relief to the quake survivors who have no landownership certificates according to RSS. A meeting of the NRA Executive Committee held under the chairmanship of CEO Prof Dr Govinda Raj Pokharel formed a panel to sort out…

April 5, 2017  
Voters Name List Approved: Commission

The Election Commission has approved voters name list for the upcoming local level elction scheduled for May 14 according to RSS. According to the Commission's spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma, 1,40,54,482 voters have beem maintained for the election. The commission has given recognition to those person who has registered its name…

April 2, 2017  
Former Prime minister Bhattarai Arrested from Sit-in-Protest

The coordinator of "Naya Shakti Party" and also a former prime minister Babu Ram Bhattarai including many otheres were arrested by the police on April 2 while staging a sit-n-protest in front of Election Commission in Kantipath. The coordinator Bhattarai was arrested while staging sit-in-protest demanding the election sign. The…

April 2, 2017  
Stress given to make local level election successful

The participants in a program " Local Level Election and Human Rights"  organized by INSEC regional office, Kathmandu on March 31 stressed that everyone must actively participate to make a local level election successful. Speaking at the program, INSEC chairperson Subodh Raj Pyakurel said that today's necessity is an election…

April 1, 2017  
Application  registered by 1500 Earthquake victims for missing names

At least 1500 earthquake victims have lodged application at District Coordination Committee stating that their names were missed out while estimation collection. Information officer Bala Ram Luitel of District Disaster Management committee of Chitwan said that the process of registering application is continuing. According to the district estimation collection committee,…

April 1, 2017  
Arrested on charge of murdering Infant

Police have arrested 21 years old Saili Tamang of Ramechhap district, currently living at Jhaukhel of Changunarayan Municipality-3 on charge of killing newly born baby. She was arrested on charge of killing and burrying a baby near a bamboo bush according to DSP Krishna Prasai of metropolital police circle Bhaktapur.…

March 31, 2017  
Four Child Labor rescued, Industry operator arrested

Police have arrested two industry operators on March 30 on charge of employing children in their industry. The children were forced to work for 17 hours a day along with torture according to the police. The children were rescued by police in joint coordination with District child walefare committee Bhaktapur,…

March 30, 2017