SC justice Shrestha calls for reforms in laws: Underscores need of signing international agreement to get Nepalis jailed abroad back (ht 15/05/2013)

Anti-Money laundering measures: Govt forwards two ordinances to Cabinett, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2013)

Nepal to ratify UN small arms treaty (kp 09/03/2013)

Ministry comes up with fresh Labour Act draft, by Ashok Thapa (kp 05/03/2013)

Funding politics: A political party financing law is long overdue (kp 24/01/2013)

Morcha raises Inclusive Bill (kp 04/01/2013)

Second amendment to Anti-Money Laundering Act: Transactions of politically exposed persons may face greater scrutiny, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/12/2012)

Faulty legal provisions render thousands stateless (ht 18/10/2012)

Health Institutions Regulatory Act to fill tough legislation void (kp 08/10/2012)

Petroleum Act must to regulate LPG bottlers: Govt’s role has been limited to just issuing licences (ht 03/10/2012)

PM pledges to formulate Act on organised crime (kp 29/09/2012) [Without a parliament??]

‘Citizenship law unfair’ (ht 24/08/2012)

Competition law must: Experts (ht 12/07/2012)

Govt plans to bring SEZ Act through ordinance (kp 25/06/2012)

Law to regulate diplomatic service on cards: Minister, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 21/06/2012)

Prez to okay anti-money laundering ordinances, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 14/06/2012), APG presses Nepal for quick endorsement of AML Acts (kp 14/06/2012), PM to urge party bosses to clear ordinances on money laundering (rep 15/06/2012), Govt forwards two ordinances to President (kp 18/06/2012), Nod to anti-money
laundering Bills: Disputed Bill Against Organised Crime shelved (ht 18/06/2012), President endorses two bills on Anti-Money Laundering through ordinance (nn 18/06/2012), President Yadav endorses two AML ordinances (kp 19/06/2012), Prez promulgates ordinances as sought by govt (ht 19/06/2012), Targeting illicit gains: Nepal’s need and international obligation, by Dilli Ram Neupane (ht 20/06/2012)

Casino bylaws in limbo with ministries at odds (rep 07/06/2012)

Antibiotics policy document in limbo: Draft gathering dust for four years (ht 03/06/2012)

Without parliament, enactment of three AML hit snag, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 29/05/2012)

Govt indecision delays PTA introduction, by Ashok Thapa (kp 20/05/2012)

Work on it: Employment Guarantee Act, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 16/05/2012)

Education Bill sent to House for approval (ht 05/05/2012)

Law sees no difference to copyright violation, by Samik Kharel (kp 29/04/2012)

Govt drafting new export import Act, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep (17/04/2012)

Govt replaces ‘weak’ torture law with ‘bold’ Act, by Anil Giri (kp 07/04/2012)

Tripartite committee endorses social security bill, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 03/04/2012)

Writ in SC challenging provisions in NHRC Act (kp 02/04/2012)

Cabinet passes anti-witchcraft bill (rep 30/03/2012)

Drug Act 1978 to be updated, by Ramesh Khanal (kp 24/03/2012)

DoC to bring new Export-Import Act (ht 23/03/2012)

Government wakes up to uphold consumer rights (rep 12/03/2012)

New act to streamline co-op sector in offing (kp 29/02/2012)

Laws to ease sexual minorities’ plight (ht 27/02/2012)

Petition against contradictory Military Act provisions (ht 25/02/2012)

Maoist hardliners oppose urgent bills (rep 13/02/2012), PM to seek more time from FATF , by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 14/02/2012), Bills tabled as Maoist hardliners boycott House (kp 14/02/2012), Paint it black: Who is the Financial Action Task Force to tell us what kind of laws to make and when?, by Gopal Siwakoti Chintan (kp 14/02/2012), Govt makes last-ditch effort to avoid being blacklisted by FATF: President urges top party leaders to spring into action, by Mukul Humagain (kp 16/02/2012), Nepal buys time to foil FATF fury on dirty money: Include key offences in Extradition Bill: NC (ht 16/02/2012), Stalemate continues as Dahal yet to make his position clear (kp 17/02/2012), Nepal buys time to pass three pending bills: Escapes Financial Action Task Force blacklisting narrowly till next plenary meeting in June, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 18/02/2012)

Govt to push for ratification of mutual legal assistance bill (rep 10/02/2012)

Govt ready with Social Security Fund Bill, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep 19/01/2012)

New law to protect the mentally ill (ht 17/01/2012)

Consumer rights: Revised Act to give govt agencies more teeth (kp 22/12/2011)

Speaker presses govt on extradition bill (rep 14/12/2011)

Bill on Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace (Eradication) 2066 (sp 09/12/2011)

Bill made to establish proposed Penal Code (Punishment Determination and Execution), 2067 Bill Review Paper ‐ 6 (sp 25/11/2011)

Draft of property tax bill ready: Property declaration mandatory; undeclared property to be illegal, by Ashok Thapa (kp 19/11/2011)

Bill made to establish the proposed National Dalit Commission, 2066 BS (sp 11/11/2011)

SC issues interim order to ban sale of tobacco products without cancer warning signs (nn 10/11/2011)

RTI Act: Levelling it against corruption, by Anirudra Neupane (ht 07/11/2011)

Reconciliation bill awaits political nod (kp 01/11/2011) [??]

Govt gears up to introduce new Industrial Enterprises Act (kp 27/10/2011)

Judicial reform bill derailed with minister disowning it (ht 12/10/2011), Amendment to Judicial Council Act back to ministry (kp 21/10/2011)

Education bill gathering dust (ht 12/10/2011)

National ID bill stuck at ministry: Says consultation among parties crucial on the ‘controversial’issue (ht 09/10/2011)

New Property Tax Act in the offing, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 27/09/2011)

Appropriation bill passed (rep 19/09/2011)

The archaic Muluki Ain: In this period of transition, repealing the civil and criminal laws will be fraught with difficulties, by Semanta Dahal (kp 13/09/2011)

All you need is law: Nepal requires a comprehensive act preventing discrimination against disabled people, by Kamal Lamichhane (kp 07/09/2011)

Govt mulling Act on Geneva Convention, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 30/08/2011)

House finally okays Investment Board Bill (kp 16/08/2011)

House endorses vote on account bill (rep 17/07/2011)

Govt bans strikes in essential services (nn 17/07/2011)

Forest Ministry withdraws amendment bill: Plans to revise provisions on communities’ rights, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/07/2011)

Anti-dumping and Countervailing Act on cards, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 07/07/2011)

PAC directs home ministry to amend Nepal Police Act (rep 02/07/2011)

House to ratify UN conventions Friday (rep 24/06/2011), House ratifies two UN conventions (rep 25/06/2011), House okays two UN conventions: 11th-hour endorsement saves Nepal from FATF blacklist (kp 25/06/2011), House nod to key UN conventions: Nepal escapes blacklisting threat, by Kuvara Chalise and Prakash Acharya (ht 25/06/2011), Nepal removed from AML/CFT deficient list (kp 29/06/2011)

Draft amendment to Gambling Act finalised (kp 12/06/2011)

House panel gets Animal Act draft (kp 07/06/2011)

House endorses Anti-Money Laundering Act (kp 25/05/2011), Nepal may escape blacklisting
House clears Act that will stop financial crimes, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 25/05/2011)

Money laundering bill ready for House (rep 22/05/2011)

Anti-tobacco bill in place Smoking in public spots out of bounds (kp 11/05/2011), Tobacco control Bill: Does Nepal have its priorities right?, by Vinod Pathak (ht 24/05/2011)

Surrogacy issue has a legal hole, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 01/05/2011)

Truth Bill faces hiccups (kp 21/04/2011)

Sexual harassment bill: House not bothering to take the issue up (ht 17/04/2011)

Forest Act amendment bill in limbo, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 17/04/2011)

Bill bans smoking at public places (rep 12/04/2011), New law on tobacco consumption (rep 13/04/2011), Law to curb smoking: Smokin’ Joes a no-no soon (kp 26/04/2011), Pledge to implement anti-tobacco bill (ht 26/04/2011)

MoCS preparing new law to end NOC monopoly: Ministry also wants to set up a Petroleum Board (ht 28/03/2011)

195 laws biased against women (kp 20/03/2011)

Govt starts amending anti-graft laws (kp 28/02/2011)

Same sex marriage: Study on enacting law in final stages, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 19/01/2011)

SC tells govt to replace provision on divorce (ht 14/01/2011)

Bills gather dust in parliament while private sector fumes, by Mukul Humagain (kp 11/01/2011)

Extradition treaty likely in new avatar, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 10/01/2011)

House faces backlog of bills, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 10/01/2011)

Rana-time Muluki Ain to be replaced (ht 07/01/2011), SC nod to bills on civil, criminal codes (kp 08/01/2011), SC nod to replace Muluki Ain (ht 08/01/2011)

Update gives Extradition Act a whole lotta muscle, by Anil Giri (kp 04/01/2011)

Anti-tobacco bill fate hangs in the balance (kp 28/11/2010), Anti-tobacco bill gathering dust (ht 28/11/2010)

Cyber Law Challenge, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (sp 08/10/2010)

Electronic Transactions Act 2008: In its existing form, the Act could be easily used to curb media freedom, by Binod Bhattarai (rep 05/10/2010)

Sexual harassment bill at workplace in limbo: Punishment to entail imprisonment, fine (ht 06/09/2010)

Money Laundering Act on House table (kp 20/08/2010)

SC wants govt to scrap parental property heirship, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 12/08/2010), Are Nepalis prepared to scrap parental property heirship? Sociologists and legal luminaries believe the will system not suited for poor countries like Nepal (ht 13/08/2010), Changing inheritance laws: Rich parents don't have to mean rich children, by Artha Beed (nt 13/08/2010)

New law to make passport process lengthier, costlier, by Anil Giri (kp 11/07/2010)

TRC bill not free from flaws: Rights defenders (kp 30/06/2010)

Amendment of Insurance Act on anvil (nn 23/06/2010)

Money laundering law too lax in Nepal (kp 19/05/2010)

Govt preparing to revise labour laws (nn 10/05/2010)

Bye bye, documentation woes (kp 18/04/2010) [see Nepal Law Commission website], The Law Web: Nepal Law Commission has put all the Nepalese laws in its website (sp 30/04/2010)

Reservation Bill to be tabled, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 05/04/2010)

Muluki Ain to become history soon, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 02/04/2010)

Women ministry to amend Children Act (ht 02/04/2010)

Apex court tells House to rectify divorce law (kp 02/04/2010)

Consumer rights groups call for new law to protect consumers (nn 15/03/2010)

Act against hoolganism in the offing (ht 01/03/2010)

Foreign employment rules to be amended (kp 12/02/2010), Govt mulling to amend Foreign Employment Regulation (nn 12/02/2010)

Anti-tobacco bill awaits parliament endorsement, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 07/02/2010), Tobacco Control & Regulation Bill: A need for more pragmatic approach, by Arun Gyawali (ht 03/03/2010)

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