Politicization of
Nepal’s judiciary is entrenched, by
Kiran Paudel (ae 07/06/2024)
Liberating
academia from partisan politics : For that, we
must implement merit-based selection process in
top positions, by Kiran Paudel (kp
18/02/2024)
Police
in political quagmire: Pandering to tastes of
parties while in service, becoming politician
after retirement, by Arun Bam (rep
23/09/2022)
Why
do DGs and secretaries change when ministers
change?, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 07/08/2022)
Sharing
university narratives : Things went wrong when
the political parties turned the students'
organisations into party units, by Abhi
Subedi (kp 17/07/2022)
Experts
for weighing viability, transparency and
national interests while selecting foreign
funded projects (nlt 12/06/2022)
Four-party
alliance sweeps Nepal Bar Association polls :
The UML-led panel will have no representation
for the next three years (kp 09/04/2022) [The party-political
infiltration of public institutions goes
unabated!]
Political
influence & judiciary of Nepal, by
Yogendra Prasad Lamichhhane (kh 07/04/2022)
Of
politics and teachers : The history of overt and
covert allegiances of teachers to political
groups spans many decades, by Abhi Subedi
(kp 19/12/2021)
Call
to end political dominance in universities
(ht 16/12/2021)
Independence
of umbrella organization of Nepali journalists
comes under scrutiny : The FNJ is supposed to be
an organization that promotes freedom of
expression, journalists’ rights, and
independence. But its incumbent officials are
vying for public positions in major political
parties, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt
25/11/2021)
Parties
mum on judiciary crisis, but lawyers affiliated
to them speak up : Advocates aligned to Congress
and UML, who are under the Nepal Bar Association
that is demanding Rana’s resignation, say
court hearings should not be obstructed, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/11/2021)
Government
employees in politics: Court issues interim
order against it : The interim order has given
hopes as partisan of employees along the
political ideology has been directly reflected
in the service delivery and favoritism based on
affiliation to a particular political party has
become visible (nlt 07/10/2021)
Cabinet
recommends 11 envoys for various countries : Of
the recommendations, nine are political
appointees while only two are from the foreign
service (kp 15/05/2021) [This is nepotism in its purest form! Only
those who have the Oli party book shall be
appointed to representative foreign posts for
which only top diplomats are qualified!],
Oli’s
envoy appointments could erode country’s
credibility, experts warn : Only two out of
eleven ambassadorial nominees are career
diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp 16/05/2021)
Bipul
Pokhrel-led panel sweeps all positions of
Federation of Nepali Journalists (kp
11/04/2021) [The media
should be free from any infiltration by
political parties!]
An
election of journalists under the shadow of
political parties : Almost all candidates have
backing of parties, leaving little space for
independent ones to lead, which many say could
affect independence of Federation of Nepali
Journalists, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
09/04/2021), FNJ
Must Rise Above Partisan Interest, by Kundan
Aryal (rn 09/04/2021)
Making
our democracy work : The thing to do is rein in
political corruption and depoliticise public
institutions, by Naresh Koirala (kp
15/03/2021)
Politicians
influencing constitutional body decisions comes
to light once again : As a minister implicitly
admits the Election Commission was ‘pressured’,
analysts say independent bodies are increasingly
being brought under the control of the executive,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/03/2021)
Politics
Dictates Public Institutions, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 02/10/2020)
Anti-graft
body in the spotlight as questions arise over
its independence : The constitutional body is
largely failing to function as per its mandate
because over-politicisation has meant
officials often serve their political masters,
analysts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
13/09/2020)
Political
wranglings continue unabated in Bajhang’s public
schools: Many school administrations across the
district focus on taking financial benefits out
of the school's budgets, according to the
Education Unit, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp
17/03/2020), Keep
politics out of schools: Politicisation has
compromised the quality of education (kp
18/03/2020)
Former
vice-chancellors warn government to stop
politicisation in universities: Retired
vice-chancellors see the draft Higher Education
Bill as an attempt to centralise power, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2020)
How
politicisation is dragging Kathmandu University
down: Ever since the appointment of
vice-chancellor Ram Kantha Makaju, allegations
of financial impropriety and a monopoly over
decision-making have continued to haunt the
university, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/01/2020)
Community
schools in Kalikot a playground for local
political leaders: Politicisation of school
management committee elections in community
schools expose students to highly volatile
political atmosphere hampering their studies,
by Tularam Pandey (kp 22/01/2020)
Unwarranted
move: The ruling Nepal Communist Party is not
only trying to inject its communist ideologies
in politics but in the society as well (ht
22/01/2020)
Revitalizing
sociology and anthropology: Many of those at
Department of Sociology/ Anthropology today are
engaged in party politics and are busy
undertaking development consultancies instead of
prioritizing research and publications, by
Gaurab KC (rep 22/01/2020)
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