President’s Europe
visit:
Broadening
prospects of
future
partnership,
by Suresh
Chandra
Chalise (ae
08/07/2024)
President
Paudel reaches Germany (kh 16/06/2024), President
Paudel visits research centers in Germany
(rep 17/06/2024), Prez
Ram Chandra Paudel returns home after
Switzerland and Germany visit (rep
19/06/2024), Paudel’s
call draws international attention to climate
change: President’s Office. He requested
researchers to make the global community aware
of what needed to be done to minimise carbon
emissions (kp 21/06/2024)
President
Paudel to embark on official visit to Germany on
Saturday (rn 14/06/2024)
Nepal
reaffirms its commitment to social justice, says
President Paudel (rn 13/06/2024)
President
Paudel leaves Doha for Geneva this morning
(kh 12/06/2024), President
Paudel reaches Geneva (kh 12/06/2024)
President
Paudel leaving for Switzerland and Germany
tomorrow (kh 10/06/2024), President
sets off on a busy weeklong tour of Switzerland
and Germany today : Paudel will attend the
inaugural forum of the Global Coalition for
Social Justice and address the 112th session of
the ILO (kp 11/06/2024)
President
Paudel visiting Switzerland and Germany (rep
30/05/2024)
President
to visit Switzerland and Germany next month :
Paudel’s cancelled visit to three European
countries last year cost the state Rs5.5 million
(kp 16/05/2024)
Resignation
of President’s economic expert Chirinjibi Nepal
accepted (kh 12/05/2024), President's
Economic Advisor Nepal resigns amid controversy
over his statement on proposed inclusion of new
Nepal map on Rs 100 banknotes (rep
12/05/2024)
SC
concludes President’s amnesty for murder convict
Regal contrary to Rule of Law (kh
10/03/2024), Politics
of pardon : Arbitrary pardons and commutation of
jail terms are part of a long trend of
criminalisation of Nepali politics (kp
11/03/2024)
President
insists on roles of local government to address
citizens’ needs (kh 10/03/2024)
HoR
Speaker, National Assembly Chairman send letter
of reminder over delay in appointing Secretary
General of parliament (rep 21/01/2024)
President
Paudel urges leaders for complete implementation
of Constitution (kh 15/01/2024) [Not with this generation of
so-called political leaders!], President
urges effective implementation of constitution
to end public frustration : Though the
constitution is excellent, Nepali people have
not been able to benefit from it, Paudel told
leaders (kp 16/01/2024)
The
façade of Shital Niwas : Will President Paudel
violate constitutional provisions if they are
contrary to Cabinet recommendations?, by
Semanta Dahal (kp 12/11/2023)
President
Paudel postpones Europe trip (kh 06/11/2023)
Controversy
surrounds President Paudel's visit to France
during earthquake crisis (rep 05/11/2023)
Cabinet
approves President Paudel’s 10-day long Europe
visit (rep 03/11/2023)
Prisoner
pardoned by President arrested for extortion :
The accused, with a lengthy criminal history,
had served four and a half years in prison
before being pardoned by President Paudel on
Republic Day, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp
02/11/2023) [What is the
background for pardoning convicted criminals?
Always a political one?], SC
overturns President’s decision to provide
amnesty to Regal : Orders Regal's immediate
arrest (kh 02/11/2023), Yograj
Dhakal “Regal” arrested (kh 02/11/2023), Cabinet,
President face setback as top court overturns
disputed pardon : Supreme Court says decision to
forgive murder convict Yograj Dhakal was
constitutionally and legally flawed, by Anil
Giri (kp 03/11/2023)
President
Paudel to visit Germany next month (kh
13/10/2023), President
Paudel to embark on European tour starting Nov 8
(kh 21/10/2023)
Women's
rights activists hold protest at Maitighar,
demanding re-imprisonment of Regal (rep
11/10/2023), Presidential
pardons and their impact on victims and society:
A call for justice, by Aesha Bajracharya
(rep 11/10/2023)
RSP
leaders seek President’s attention to reconsider
immunity granted to murder convict (kh
02/10/2023), President
Paudel acknowledges RSP's concerns on amnesty
issue (rep 02/10/2023)
President’s
Office seeks grounds from Home Ministry for
pardoning 34 individuals on Constitution Day
(kh 17/09/2023)
Presidential
concerns : With Parliament obstructed
indefinitely, it was natural for the President
to take the lead to reopen it (kp
24/08/2023)
President
Paudel’s concerns shine light on national issues
(kh 11/08/2023)
President
authenticates ‘Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts
Related to Civil Code, 2080’ (kh 28/07/2023)
Prez
Paudel submits a bill of around Rs 5.5 million
for the reimbursement of of his medical expense
in New Delhi (rep 05/07/2023), Government
to bear expenses of President Paudel’s treatment
in India : Finance Ministry has agreed to
disburse Rs 5.5 million to the Foreign Ministry
to cover the President’s medical and other
expenses (kp 05/07/2023)
President
Paudel admitted to TUTH (kh 17/06/2023), President Paudel’s
health condition stable: MCVDC (kh
17/06/2023), President
under close watch after mild heart attack : A
member of his personal staff says the head of
state has been unable to rest as advised by his
physicians, by Anil Giri (18/06/2023), President
Paudel fitted with pacemaker (rn
20/06/2023), President
Paudel gets a permanent pacemaker implanted :
The President's health condition is normal,
according to the hospital (kp 21/06/2023)
President
Paudel hospitalized (rep 13/06/2023), President
Paudel discharged from hospital (kh
14/06/2023)
Presidential
Pardons, explained : The controversial practice
of Presidential Pardons in Nepal: Examining the
constitutional provisions and political
implications, by Anjila Shrestha (nlt
09/06/2023) [Nepal is
not under the rule of law, but under the rule of
so-called top politicians, all incompetent and
repeatedly failed! And they seriously claim to
always have the law on their side!]
Controversy,
thy name is president : SC to settle bill row,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 06/06/2023)
Why
do Nepal’s presidents often find themselves in
controversy? This week, Paudel certified the
citizenship bill that was endorsed during
Parliament’s last term and pardoned Tikapur
massacre mastermind Resham Chaudhary, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/06/2023) [One of the reasons will be
that they do not really distance themselves from
their party allegiance, which also plays into
their choice of advisers!]
Pardon
to Resham Chaudhary comes under question : On
Monday, the President pardoned 19 prisoners,
including Resham Chaudhary, the convicted
mastermind of 2015 Tikapur incident, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/06/2023)
President
Paudel authenticates Citizenship Bill (kh
31/05/2023), Wrong
timing, flawed process: Authentication of the
citizenship bill might remain a controversial
move for long : The timing and process of a
particular decision carries important value in
politics. The move of Nepal’s president to
authenticate the citizenship bill coinciding
with the Prime Minister’s India visit will
generate controversies in Nepal’s political
sphere, by Kishor Dahal (nlt 31/05/2023), Presidential
seal on citizenship bill courts controversy :
Ramchandra Paudel passes legislation, snubbed by
his predecessor Bhandari, on Cabinet’s
recommendation, by Binod Ghimire (kp
01/06/2023)
President
Paudel for full implementation of reservation
system (kh
30/05/2023) [But
he, his presidential office and also his mother
party continue to be outstanding examples of the
male Khas Arya state!]
President’s
Office sends back proposal to pardon Resham
Chaudhary to Home Ministry (kh 26/05/2023),
President
Paudel grants amnesty to 482 prisoners,
including Resham Chaudhary (kh 28/05/2023
Fringe
parties, independent lawmakers complain of
negligence in parliament (kh 28/05/2023)
If
President can’t read out policies, Vice
President should do it, say experts : President
Paudel is fit and will do the job himself, aide
claims, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/05/2023)
New
President can authenticate citizenship bill,
legal experts say : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal
Dahal seeks suggestions from representatives of
Nepal Bar Association on the bill’s status
(kp 07/05/2023) [And
what are the consequences of his predecessor's
unconstitutional behaviour? After all, this had
far-reaching consequences, not only for the
persons concerned. It is high time to enforce
the duty of leading politicians to comply with
the constitution and laws!], Confusion
persists over President’s role in
Citizenship Bill : Experts say
ex-President Bhandari flouted
constitution by sitting on the bill
passed twice by Parliament, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/05/2023),
President
Paudel initiates consultation with legal experts
on Citizenship Bill (kh 09/05/2023)
President
Paudel issues Ordinance to address problems on
loan-sharking (kh 03/05/2023)
President
Paudel to bear the cost of his treatment in
India (kh 02/05/2023)
Royal
treatment in a republic (ae 28/04/2023)
President
admitted to TU Teaching Hospital : The
President has complained of a shortness of
breath, according to an adviser (kp
18/04/2023), President
being treated in ICU at AIIMS : His condition is
reportedly stable. The head of state was taken
to India for a second opinion as per family’s
wishes (kp 20/04/2023), (Un)Fair
Treatment (rep 20/04/2023) [Don't worry, in future,
without exception, all Nepalis will be brought
for medical treatment by charter flights at
state expense.], President
Paudel’s health improving (kh 21/04/2023)
President
to go to UK on his first foreign visit : Paudel
will be a state guest during King Charles’
coronation in London on May 6 (kp
16/04/2023)
President
Paudel admitted to Teaching Hospital (kh
02/04/2023), President
discharged from hospital (rep 05/04/2023)
Thapa,
Kunwar and Nepal appointed advisors to Prez
Poudel (rep 31/03/2023) [All male Khas Arya! This symbolises the
President's willingness for continued
non-inclusion!], Kiran
Pokharel appointed President’s Press Advisor
(kh 09/04/2023) [Great,
another male Bahun! This president really stands
for social inclusion!]
President
Paudel and his Veep : Hoping the best for Ram,
Ram, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/03/2023)
Question
of morality: President Bhandari converts
official Twitter account into personal : The
official handle of the President’s office now
has been renamed to @bidyadbhandari (nlt
18/03/2023) [???],
Bhandari
converts President Office’s Twitter handle into
private account : She has converted official
handle of the President @presidentofNP to
@BidyaDBhandari, by Anup Ojha (kp
18/03/2023)
President
Poudel breaks away with tradition by forgoing a
'royal carcade' (rep 18/03/2023)
Ram
Sahaya Yadav elected as the new Vice President
(kh 17/03/2023) [The
machos do not even leave this completely
functionless office to women, who make up 51 per
cent of the population!], Ram
Sahaya Yadav’s journey from science teacher to
Vice-President (kh 18/03/2023)
Paudel
Expected To Be Model President, by Namrata
Sharma (rn 15/03/2023)
Onus
on Paudel to save the sanctity of presidency :
Observers say the veteran Congress leader has to
work hard to detach himself from partisan,
personal entanglements; Bhandari’s term was full
of controversies as she was often accused of
supporting KP Oli, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
14/03/2023)
Dr
Chalise appointed President Paudel’s Principal
Personal Secretary (kh 14/03/2023)
Vice-presidential
candidate Ramsahaya Yadav goes to jail to
request Resham Chaudhary for vote (kh
14/3/2023) [??]
Vice
President: What do they do, really? Experts say
time is ripe to review the role of the ‘useless’
position, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
13/03/2023) [The
vice-president has absolutely no function, not
even in times of absence or illness of the
president. It would make sense to have a clear
definition of duties, but then the office could
also be held by another state functionary if
necessary.]
Bridging
the gap between Sheetal Niwas and Baluwatar,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 13/03/2023)
President-elect
Paudel sworn in to office (kh 13/03/2023)
President-elect
Paudel gives up party membership (kh
12/03/2023) [He will
have to prove his independence in the future.
His predecessor repeatedly failed to do so!]
Stop
the Misuse of Presidential Power of Pardon,
by Ravi Nayak (rep 12/03/2023)
President-elect
Paudel to be sworn in tomorrow (kh
12/03/2023), Expectations
From New President, by Parmeshwar Devkota
(rn 12/03/2023)
Will
the real VP candidate please stand up? One
reason for multiple candidacies from 10-party
bloc is the bid to stop Upendra Yadav from
entering Parliament, by Anil Giri (kp
12/03/2023)
Ruling
coalition candidate Jha registers nomination for
vice-presidential post (kh 11/03/2023), Ruling coalition to
field Janamat Party’s Mamata Jha as
vice-presidential candidate (kh 11/03/2023),
JSP’s
Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav files candidacy for the
post of vice president (kh 11/03/2023), Ashta Laxmi Shakya
files nomination for vice-presidential post
(kh 11/03/2023)
Ram
Chandra Poudel elected Nepal’s President (kh
09/03/2023), Ram
Chandra Paudel is new President : Out of 52,628
votes by weightage Paudel secured 33,802 while
Subas Nembang of CPN-UML garnered 15,518 (kp
09/03/2023), Ram
Chandra Poudel elected as third president of
republic Nepal (rep 09/03/2023), Paudel
caps his career with presidency : Ram Chandra
Paudel is elected President of Nepal, after Ram
Baran Yadav and Bidya Devi Bhandari. Paudel
first won the House seat in 1991 and became the
Speaker in 1994. He served as minister several
times, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 10/03/2023),
Can
Paudel restore credibility of President’s
Office? The septuagenarian Nepali Congress
politician will be watched for any partisan
favour in the high office that calls for a
non-partisan role, by Anil Giri (kp
10/03/2023) [Given that
he is one of those male Bahun and Chhetri
politicians who are responsible for the whole
democratic malaise, this is unlikely. But we
should give him a chance!], Paudel
takes up baton ; Paudel can learn much by
closely studying the stints
of his two predecessors as President (kp
10/03/2023), Ram
Chandra Paudel : From Prison To Presidency,
by Tribhuwan Chandra Wagle (rn 10/03/2023), What
should be the role of the new president?, by
Pratik Ghimire (ae 1o/03/2023), Know
your new president, by Pratik Ghimire (ae
10/03/2023), Prez
shall do no wrong (ae 10/03/2023)
Janata
Samajbadi Party to field Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
for Vice President : The election to elect a new
Vice President is scheduled for March 17 (kp
09/03/2023), NUP
decides to field Chairperson Ranjita Chaudhary
as vice-presidential candidate (kh
10/03/2023), Ranjita
is not old enough to be vice president,
NUP to discuss the option again (rep
10/03/2023), No male candidates
to be registered as vice-presidential candidate
(kh 10/03/2023), Janata
Samajbadi Party might have to pick a
woman for Vice President : While the
party has decided on Ram Sahay Yadav as
candidate, election officials say the
constitution calls for a woman, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/03/2023), 'Vice-President
candidates should be different from
President in gender and community'
(rn 10/03/2023)
Vice
President: Will Yadav favour women, minority?
Janata Samajbadi chair has the chance to
recommend one but insiders say he may trade the
post for his own MP bid, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 06/03/2023)
The
flawed legacy of President Bhandari : Her
decisions showed a clear bias in favour of her
former party, the UML, say experts, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/03/2023)
Presidential
elections in Nepal—past and present : An
overview of the upcoming election, which will
pick republic Nepal’s third President, and its
brief history, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
26/02/2023)
‘President’s
election is purely an internal affair of Nepal.
If someone else interferes, we need to be able
to cut that interfering hand’, interview
with Bipin Adhikari (nlt 24/02/2023)
President
pardons 395 convicts including ex-Maoist
involved in killing Ujjan Shrestha : Only on
January 25, Supreme Court had convicted Pushkar
Gautam in the insurgency-era murder (kp
18/02/2023) [Pardoning
criminals from the times of the Maoist
insurgency is the opposite of the
justice due to the victims of these
crimes! President Bhandari is once again
neglecting her constitutional duty!],
395
jail birds, including parliamentarian
Chaudhary given amnesty (kh
18/02/2023)
Presidents
and precedents : Bad precedents in a budding
democracy like Nepal’s can become a
self-fulfilling prophecy, by Paban Raj
Pandey (kp 15/02/2023)
Republicanism
and presidency : Events of the past 15 years
should provide valuable experience for the next
President, by Achyut Wagle (kp 14/02/2023)
Time
ripe to rethink archaic VVIP convoy protocol :
Friday’s assault of a doctor by police deployed
to clear the road for the presidential convoy
could be the turning point, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 12/02/2023) [The President obviously sees things
differently. For this reason, she has not yet
taken a stand or even apologised to the
beaten-up doctor. Presumably she wants to enjoy
the royal privileges for her last days in
office!]
Congress
strategy: Party-proposed head of state. If that
fails, stop UML candidate : Prime minister is
also in consultations with other parties who
want to prevent UML’s candidate in presidential
elections, by Anil Giri (kp 12/02/2023) [Stop these dirty power
struggles. Nepal needs a non-political person as
representative head of state!Oli and Bhandari
have amply demonstrated in the past what the
mixing of interests leads to. The president must
be independent. Bhandari never was!]
Prez
Bhandari addresses federal Parliament, by
Bal Krishna Sah (ht 11/02/2023)
An
unceremonious President : The election of
president should not involve such
wheeling-dealing, in the spirit of inclusion it
is the turn of a respected Janjati or Dalit
candidate (nt 03/02/2023)
Maoists
in bargaining mood as Congress, UML vie for
President : Some Maoist leaders say the party
should ask for five years for Dahal as prime
minister in return for their support in the
March 9 presidential election, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 31/01/2023)
EC
publishes schedule for President, Vice-President
election (kh 30/01/2023)
Presidential
election: When constitutional and legal terms
clash : President and Vice President Election
Act 2017 requires vote at least a month before
the incumbent’s term ends, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 22/01/2023)
Efforts
on to forge national consensus on presidential
candidate: PM (kh 20/01/2023) [Yes, let's completely
abolish the last basic institutions of
democracy, like the opposition. Then the ploys
of the failed old top politicians like Oli,
Dahal and Deuba can continue smoothly!],
Constitution
experts rule out another term for President
Bidya Bhandari : Some UML leaders are insisting
that the sitting President should be
re-appointed to the post. The election for the
next President is likely to take place by
mid-February, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
20/01/2023) [Her blind support of Oli's
unconstitutional ploys in 2020 and especially
2021 alone argue against Bhandari's candidacy
again!]
US
rights group says President Bhandari’s inaction
deprived many Nepalis of citizenship : The Human
Rights Watch expresses concerns over lack of
progress in transitional justice process (kp
13/01/2023) [The President's "inaction"
was a deliberate breach of the Constitution and
should be named as such!]
Debate
On Presidential System, by Birendra P Mishra
(rn 05/01/2023)
Ruling
alliance still struggling to get reliable
candidate for the new president : Several names
are being floated for the Presidency. Top guns
of ruling parties, however, seem undecided.
National and international interests have played
a role, observers say (nlt 03/01/2023)
Gajurel
likely to be picked for vice-president (ht
29/12/2022) [Of course a
male Bahun, who else? In the past, politicians
with a party affiliation have not been
particularly successful as presidents. The six
percent of male Bahuns cannot get enough posts!
This is called social inclusion!]
On
Election of New President (rep 25/12/2022)
What
makes the post of President increasingly
attractive to political parties? The moves of
the two Presidents have sent a message that the
role of the head of the state is crucial, and
more so when there is a hung parliament, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/12/2022)
Presidential,
Vice-presidential election to be
held by March 14: CEC Thapaliya
(kh 19/12/2022)
5
parties have numbers to pick their President :
Multiple aspirants from various parties eye the
top post, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
19/12/2022)
President
calls parties to stake claim to form new
government within seven days : As no
political parties single-handedly got
majority in the recently-concluded
polls, President Bhandari has called
parties to stake their claim for the
post of prime minister as per Article 76
(2) (nlt 18/12/2022), President
gives parties seven days to form government : As
no party has a majority, any member of the House
who has the backing of 138 members in the
275-strong Parliament gets appointed prime
minister, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/12/2022)
Raging
debate: Can former chief justice be head of
state? Most legal experts say the Constitution
doesn’t allow it. But some consider the
presidency an exception, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 17/12/2022)
Foreign
powers weigh in as new faces join President race
: Experts say Nepal should continue to elect
President from among members of traditionally
disadvantaged groups, by Anil Giri and Binod
Ghimire (kp 16/12/2022) [Why
not Mohna Ansari? She is highly intellectual,
comes from one of the most disadvantaged groups,
was its outstanding personality during her time
as a member of the NHRC, and is an exemplary
advocate for human rights, especially those of
the highly marginalized groups in society! One
can hardly imagine a better president. In any
case, it would be better if the office were not
filled by a leading member of the political
parties! Against the background that politics is
even more dominated by males than before, it
should definitely be a woman again!]
Why
the President is expected to shelve proposed
ordinance : Bidya Devi Bhandari could draw
support from the widespread criticism of the
recommended action (kp 14/12/2022) [It is their duty to protect
the constitution, what she has unfortunately
repeatedly disregarded in the past!]
Diplomats
curious who’ll be President : PMs come
and go but the President stays for full
five years and often plays political
roles, ny Purushottam Poudel (kp
09/12/2022) [The
office of president is representative in
nature. The President must pay
particular attention to the preservation
of constitutional rules. This is exactly
what Bidya Bhandari has repeatedly
violated!]
Lack
of citizenship robs youths of voting rights :
The state has discriminated against the children
of those who acquired citizenship by birth, say
civil society leaders, by Bhusan Yadav and
Laxmi Sah (kp 19/11/2022) [The highest responsibility lies with Ms
Bhandari. Whatever the president says, she had
to sign the amendment recently, according to the
constitution. Was it obeisance to KP Oli because
he feared dissenting votes from the youth in the
Tarai for his conduct in the 2015/16 Tarai
movement?]
Citizenship
bill was against the nation, President used
veto: President’s office (kh 16/11/2022) [Her initial veto was okay,
but on the second presentation of the bill, she
should have signed it as required by the
Constitution. She signed several of Oli's
unconstitutional bills without thinking!And that
was not against the nation? Ties to her
political party are obvious, although the
President is supposed to act in a non-partisan
manner!], President
defends move on citizenship : Supreme Court had
asked Sheetal Niwas to explain why Bhandari
didn’t approve the bill, by Binod Ghimire
(kp)
Do
it right : How much homework has the Maoist
party or the JSPN done on the suitability of a
directly elected presidential system for Nepal?
(kp 08/11/2022)
EC
preparing for presidential poll (rn
05/11/2022)
Government
plan to allow private firms to trade power faces
presidential obstruction : President Bidya Devi
Bhandari has been sitting on an ordinance to
amend the Electricity Act for introducing new
provisions for over two weeks, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 15/10/2022) [Only unconstitutional and illegal measures
by KP Oli were rubber-stamped by Bidya Bhandari
within minutes!]
President
admitted to TUTH in Maharajgunj (kh
08/10/2022)
Organisations
disappointed over prez's refusal to sign
citizenship bill (ht 29/09/2022)
Debate
Over President's Bill Refusal, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 27/09/2022), Use
of pocket veto: Yet another disregard of the
constitution, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
28/09/2022)
What
kind of president did the new
republic imagine? President Bidya
Devi Bhandari’s recent political
activism has trained the focus on
the roles and responsibilities of
the institution she represents,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/09/2022), President
Runs The Gauntlet, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 25/09/2022), SC
issues show cause order to
President’s Office (kh
25/09/2022), Court
seeks clarification on President’s refusal to
authenticate citizenship bill : Petitioners want
court to set precedent on the issue so that such
problems don’t repeat (kp 26/09/2022)
President
counter-accuses government of
breaching constitution : Days after
the ruling parties accused her of
violating the constitution, the
President writes to government to
regularly brief her on Cabinet
decisions, by Anil Giri (kp
25/09/2022)
Will
escalating tensions hit November elections? The
President is accused of foiling the citizenship
bill to muddy the waters, sensing UML’s poor
poll prospects, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
23/09/2022)
President
Bhandari addressed GSI against Nepal’s foreign
policy: MoFA (rep 23/09/2022)
President
must pay : Bhandari seems ready to buttress her
former party’s nationalist image even if it
means tainting her’s (kp 22/09/2022), ‘An
exercise to find alternative to incumbent govt
by postponing elections’ (rep 22/09/2022), Petition
filed at Supreme Court against President for not
certifying Citizenship Bill (rep
22/09/2022), President's
defiance (ht 22/09/2022), SC
scheduled to hear petitions against President’s
move to reject Citizenship Amendment Bill
(nlt 23/09/2022), The
ball is now in Supreme Court as Sheetal Niwas
and Baluwatar face off : A single bench to
decide whether or not to send the petitions to
the Constitutional Bench, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 23/09/2022)
President
refuses to authenticate Citizenship Amendment
Bill : The 15-day timeline given to the
President by the Constitution for certification
expired at Tuesday midnight (nlt
21/09/2022), Deadline
for authenticating Citizenship Bill ends :
Citizenship Bill "inactive" as President
declines to authenticate (kh 21/09/2022), Prez
Bhandari’s ‘rejection’ of Citizenship Bill
creates ripples in political circle (kh
21/09/2022), Ruling
coalition issuing statement against President’s
move (kh 21/09/2022), President
Bhandari violates Constitution as she refuses to
certify Citizenship Amendment Bill, by
Balkrishna Adhikari (rep 21/09/2022), Youth
Association Nepal stages rally in support of
President (rep 21/09/2022) [The continuing very close
cooperation between the CPN (UML) and the
president, who is supposed to act independently
of the party, is becoming clear time and again!],
Student
organizations’ close to ruling parties protest
President’s move (kh 22/09/2022), UML
leaders silent on President’s move : The party’s
members in general support the head of state’s
moves but the UML has yet to make its position
public, by Purushottam Poudel (kp
22/09/2022), Janata
Samajwadi Party announces phase-wise protest
demanding Prez Bhandari’s resignation (nlt
23/09/2022), President’s
precedent, by Shristi Karki (nt 24/09/2022)
Bhandari
attending Beijing’s GSI event after foreign
ministry’s bungle, by Anil Giri (kp
21/09/2022), President’s
message aired at China’s GSI event despite
government’s reservations : Kathmandu-based
diplomats call government officials to register
their concerns over the President’s virtual
participation in the event, by Anil Giri (kp
22/09/2022)
Deadline
for authenticating Citizenship Bill ends today
(kh 20/09/2022), Stateless
youths stage sit-in urging authentication of
citizenship bill : The citizenship bill is the
driving force of their destiny and future, the
youths say (kp 20/09/2022)
Un-presidential
ambitions : Nowhere does the constitution
envision for the president the kind of broad
discretionary powers she seems to want (kp
08/09/2022)
What
if President Bhandari refuses to authenticate
the citizenship bill? Those the head of state
has consulted of late say that is not at all a
far-fetched possibility given her ‘bruised ego’,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/09/2022) [In terms of disregarding
her constitutional duties and the fundamentals
of parliamentary democracy, the president gained
plenty of experience during KP Oli's
premiership.], President
Bhandari intensifies consultations on
Citizenship Bill (kh 08/09/2022)
Citizenship
bill hurled back at the President for final
approval : Can’t say how long she’ll sit on it,
President’s adviser says, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 06/09/2022), President
Bhandari consulting with former security
officials on Citizenship Bill (kh
07/09/2022) [She signed
numerous unconstitutional and anti-democratic
measures of KP Oli in 2020/21 without any
control and within minutes. Now, according to
the constitution, she has no choice but to sign
this unsatisfactory law based on patriarchal
thinking.]
President
consults parties as Parliament ignores her
concerns on Citizenship bill : House committee
plans to endorse the bill without change
Wednesday, by Anil Giri and Tika R Pradhan
(kp 30/08/2022), President
consults Maoist and Unified Socialist leaders on
citizenship, transitional justice bills :
Responding to the President’s concerns, the
leaders said the bill on Citizenship Act is only
a temporary remedy and a new act is needed,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/09/2022)
The
many controversies of President Bidya Devi
Bhandari : Nepal’s President is facing criticism
for politicking not because of a one-off
event—there actually is a long list, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 27/08/2022)
President
Bhandari mulling to resign? (rep
25/08/2022), Nepal
sees a dramatic face-off between executive and
the President over citizenship bill : Both
institutions seem to have played within their
constitutional confines, but political colour is
visible, by Anil Giri (kp 26/08/2022), President
behaving in partisan ways: Ruling coalition.
Says her views on citizenship bill no different
from the CPN-UML's (ht 26/08/2022)
President
Bhandari returns citizenship bill to Parliament
calling for review : Head of state returns bill,
endorsed by both houses, listing concerns as she
stresses swift passage of citizenship law,
by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp
15/08/2022), Tarun Dal demands
President Bhandari’s resignation (kh
15/08/2022), Parties
need not criticize President’s withdrawal of
Citizenship Bill: NC leader Thapa (kh
15/08/2022)
Delay
in assent to citizenship bill questioned (ht
11/08/2022),
'Prez consulting stakeholders on citizenship
bill' (ht 12/08/2022)
Unity
among diversity has become identity of Nepalis:
President Bhandari (kh 17/03/2022) [And why then do all
functions in the state and administration
continue to be dominated by male Tagadharis? Why
does the state identify with their values and
culture?]
Efforts
of all necessary to control violence against
women, children: Prez Bhandari (kh
16/03/2022) [Then Nepal
should first start by finally making women and
men absolutely equal in the constitution, laws
and administration. Only then will men perhaps
realise that women are not inferior creatures!]
President
Bhandari calls to include Buddhist philosophy,
Buddha’s messages in curriculum (kh
02/12/2021)
President
Bhandari stresses on preserving Nepali original
culture (kh) [And
what is the original Nepali culture in a
multiethnic, multicultural, multireligious and
multilingual state?]
Vice
President Pun “violates” diplomatic norms by
participating in CPC’s program (kh
23/11/2021)
An
ordinance nation, and rule of law : How
President, despite having constitutional roles,
can be instrumental in keeping political
processes on track, by Binod Ghimire (kp
20/08/2021) [The
question is whether now, unlike during the Oli
government, the President actually waited a day
to sign the bill to thoroughly review the
ordinance. Or did she simply want to give Oli's
CPN-UML enough time to expel the dissidents from
the party so that they lost their MP status
before the amended law took effect and MK
Nepal's party could easily split.]
Reining
in presidential overreach in a fledgling
republic, by Robin Sharma (rec 26/07/2021)
Chief
justice swears in attorney general in absence of
president (ht 17/07/2021) [Bidya Devi Bhandari shows
that she only sees herself as Oli's president
and not that of the new government!]
President
Bhandari appoints NC President Deuba as new
Prime Minister : Swearing-in ceremony to take
place at 6 pm (kh 13/07/2021), President’s
Office statement skips mentioning constitutional
provision by which Deuba is appointed (kp
13/07/2021), President
appoints Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur
Deuba prime minister : The appointment comes
after the Supreme Court ordered it on Monday. It
ruled that the rejection of his claim, with the
support of 149 lawmakers, by the President in
May was unconstitutional (kp 13/07/2021)
Court
verdict raises serious moral question for
President Bhandari : As Supreme Court restores
House, it says Head of State’s actions are
subject to judicial review and that it is the
judiciary’s responsibility to correct any
unconstitutional moves, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/07/2021)
President’s
Office submits reply to Supreme Court on cabinet
shuffle (kh 09/07/2021) [In other words, the President says she
does not have to abide by the law and the
Constitution and that it is not up to the
Supreme Court to review this!]
President’s
actions can be subject to judicial review,
lawyers argue : Advocates pleading on behalf of
petitions against House dissolution wind up
their arguments, bringing the Head of State’s
role and intentions under scrutiny, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 26/06/2021) [Of
course, the President is not above the law. She
has to fulfil her constitutional duties
diligently and must act in a completely
non-partisan manner! Her allegiance to the
CPN-UML must rest as long as she is President!
And she must accept criticism as long as it is
factually justified!]
Prez
Bhandari appoints 20 commissioners in various
constitutional bodies (rep 24/06/2021) [The unconstitutional actions
of the Prime Minister and the President continue
unabated!], President
appoints 20 to constitutional bodies while case
is sub judice in court : With the House
dissolved, their hearings could not be
conducted. Lawyers argue that provision of
appointment after 45 days is applicable only
when hearing is possible, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/06/2021)
Chief
Justice turns a blind eye to ‘Doctrine of
Necessity’: PM’s Press Advisor Thapa (kh
24/06/2021) [It is not
the SC that is responsible, but only the
coup-mongering Prime Minister Oli and is
personal president who keep breaking the
Constitution to maintain power, not to help the
country and its citizens, Mr Thapa! The SC has
only done its constitutional duty!], Lawyers
question President’s intent as hearing on House
dissolution starts : The way Bhandari acted on
May 21 makes it clear that she wanted
Oli—and no other person—as prime minister,
advocates argue. Hence she rejected Deuba’s
claim, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/06/2021), PM’s
appointment is not discretionary right of
President: Advocate Shrestha (kh 24/06/2021)
President
should have said PM Oli “You’re no more Prime
Minister: Senior advocate Karki (kh
23/06/2021), President
has gone beyond the Constitution: Advocate Bandi
(kh 23/06/2021)
Bhandari,
Oli defend House dissolution, Sapkota calls it
unconstitutional : In their responses, the
President claims her action cannot be tested by
judiciary, prime minister argues court cannot
give a prime minister and Speaker says both are
wrong, by Tika R Pradhan (kp kp 18/06/2021)
[What kind of argument
is this? No one is above the constitution. The
duties of the president and prime minister are
clearly defined there. If they violate them,
they become a case for the judiciary!]
President
Bhandari active in resolving UML row following
telephone talks with Chinese counterpart Xi
(kh 03/06/2021), President
Bhandari draws flak for playing partisan
politics (ht 04/06/2021)
President’s
initiatives for Covid-19 vaccines seen as
foreign policy failure : The move is an attempt
to improve the President’s image tarnished after
her complicity in the prime minister’s move to
dissolve the House, observers say, by Anil
Giri (kp 01/06/2021) [Her
blind support for the Oli coup with all its
aftermath cannot and must not be excused! The
constitution prescribes exactly the opposite
behaviour! What she is doing now, she could have
done months ago.], Lack
of response to President’s letters for vaccines
a diplomatic failure, observers say : There has
not even been ‘reciprocal response’ to the
President’s letters requesting for vaccine
support, by Anil Giri (kp 16/06/2021)
14th
Republic Day today; President stresses
socialism-oriented economy (kh 29/05/2021) [Which republic? In a
republican state the people are sovereign and
not prime minister and president! The sovereign
people have their representatives elected into
parliament and the constitution is the legal
basis for all citizens of the country!],
A
fledgling republic and a vulnerable constitution
: How a charter that institutionalised
republicanism has come under threat from someone
elected to protect it–the President, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/05/2021)
Let
them eat cake, Madam President, by Bishal
Thapa (ae 27/05/2021)
Dissolution
at midnight : Yet another travesty of the
constitution, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht
26/05/2021)
President’s
Office removes controversial statements from
website : Says it has initiated investigation
(kh 23/05/2021)
President
dissolves House, calls snap polls for November
12 and 19 : After a day-long political drama,
through a midnight Cabinet meeting, Oli, as he
failed to get reappointed, takes the country
towards elections amid a raging Covid-19
pandemic, by Anil Giri, Tika R Pradhan and
Binod Ghimire (kp 22/05/2021), President
dissolves Parliament; declares elections on Nov
12 & 19 (kh 22/05/2021), Social
media awash with criticisms against President’s
move to announce mid-term polls (kh
22/05/2021)
The
many sins of Bidya Bhandari, by Pranaya SJB
Rana (Record 21/05/2021)
With
President’s complicity, Oli hammers another nail
in the coffin of the constitution : Bhandari’s
call to form a new government in less than 24
hours at the request of the incumbent one
bypassing the due parliamentary process is
unconstitutional, experts and political parties
say, by Anil Giri (kp 21/05/2021), Nepal
Tarun Dal voices impeachment against President
Bhandari (kh 21/05/2021), NC
leader Thapa suggests President’s ouster through
impeachment (kh 21/05/2021), Opposition
parties discuss impeaching President : Meeting
at Sher Bahadur Deuba's residence,
Budhanilakantha (kh 21/05/2021) [According to Article 61 of
the Constitution, the President has only two
duties: Promoting national unity and respecting
and protecting the Constitution. With her blind
support for Oli's largely unconstitutional and
unlawful machinations to secure his grip on
power, she has done exactly the opposite! She is
a servant of Oli and not of the people!],
Six
writ petitions filed at SC against President’s
move (kh 21/05/2021)
President
Bhandari off to Bangladesh (ht 23/03/2021)
President’s
all-party meeting comes into question over
intent : Oli proposing House dissolution and
fresh elections makes the event look like
Sheetal Niwas dancing to Baluwatar’s tune,
leaders attending the meeting and analysts say,
by Anil Giri (kp 17/03/2021) [Bidya Devi Bhandari is a president by
Oli's grace. Since then, she has therefore been
a compliant tool in support of her Prime
Minister's ambitions for power, forgetting her
constitutional duties!], Prez
criticised at all-party meeting (ht
17/03/2021), Rigging
the match : The president is deeply enmeshed in
the ruling party’s mess, and that is not good
for the republic (kp 18/0372021) [Both Oli and Bhandari have
failed completely, because they know no duties,
but are only oriented towards their personal
advantages!]
The
president and the prime minister : Bidya Devi
Bhandari and KP Oli have ridden roughshod over
accepted political norms, by Deepak Thapa
(kp 04/03/2021)
Three
strikes on democracy : If President Bhandari had
downplayed her party affiliation, revisited the
list of her duties as a President and sought
counsel, instead of rushing to satisfy Oli, she
could have reached a different conclusion,
by Mukesh Baral (rep 12/01/2021)
Home
Minister Warns Of Action Against Those Speaking
Indecent On President (rn 03/01/2021) [The President is not above
the law! Politely presented factual criticism is
allowed if she does not fulfil her
constitutional obligations!]
What
does Nepal’s Vice President do? Nothing :
Since the constitution does not provide any
substantial role for the Office of the Vice
President, it has by and large become an idle
institution, experts say, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 31/12/2020)
Democracy’s
undoing : Prime Minister Oli and President
Bhandari have ticked all boxes of Machiavellian
treachery in Nepali politics (kp
21/12/2020), President
dissolves House, calls polls for April 30 and
May 10 : Oli attacks the constitution one more
time as the noose tightened around him, by
Tika R Pradhan and Binod Gjhimire (kp 21/12/2020),
This
dissolution and those dissolutions: Looking for
parallels to Oli’s move in history, by Anil
Giri (kp 21/12/2020), Dissolution
of parliament was not my wish: PM Oli (rep)
[A no-confidence vote in
parliament would have been a normal democratic
procedure. Dissolving the parliament to prevent
it is an attack on the fundamentals of democracy
and both PM and President must stand trial for
this crime! The long overdue resignation of the
PM would have been another democratic option!]
After
House dissolution recommendation, prime minister
for holding elections in Baisakh (April-May) :
The President, however, is yet to endorse the
House dissolution recommendation and she is
holding consultation, an official at Sheetal
Niwas says (kp 20/12/2020) [It is the President's
supreme duty to uphold the Constitution and not
to keep a failed Prime Minister in power!],
President
Bhandari Dissolves HoR, Mid-Term Election On
April 30 And May 10 Next Year (rn
20/12/2020) [The
President must be in a state of mental
derangement with her reasoning: Article 76 (7)
concerns the situation after a successful vote
of no confidence in the PM. Article 85 concerns
the extension of the five-year parliamentary
term in times of emergency. Neither of these is
a given!]
Oli
agrees to revoke ordinance but his actions come
into question : Observers say the prime minister
is making a mockery of the system by issuing
ordinances and withdrawing them and losing
legitimacy to govern, by Tika R Pradhan and
Anil Giri (kp 17/12/2020) [The PM and the President have long since
lost their legitimacy. Both have numerous
obligations by virtue of their office, but they
hardly fulfil them° At the same time, they
overestimate their rights like authoritarian
rulers or monarchs!], How
Baluwatar brought disgrace upon Sheetal Niwas
and the high office played complicit roles : The
brazen display of promptitude by the President
to act as per the Oli government’s demand has
eroded the image of the hallowed institution,
analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/12/2020)
Pet
president (Record 16/12/2020)
NC
leader Gagan Thapa challenges Prez Bhandari to
maintain dignity of her post or contest election
with him, by Pushparaj Joshi (rep
15/12/2020)
Prez
Bhanadari issues ordinance amending
Constitutional Council procedure (rep
15/12/2020) [Democracy
the Nepali way: Parliament is completely
superfluous! Oli and his president regulate
everything through ordinances!]
PM
Oli consults on NCP dispute with President
Bhandari (kh 14/11/2020) [The President is not, by
virtue of her office, to interfere in any
internal party affairs! Oli should only go there
if he wants to resign!]
President’s
interest in party issues uncalled for,
undermines high office, analysts say : Bidya
Devi Bhandari runs into controversy, once again,
as she tries to ‘manage’ rising tensions in the
ruling party, by Anil Giri (kp 05/11/2020)
President
issues ordinances on acid attack punishment,
acid sale regulation, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
29/09/2020)
Questions
arise once again over the President’s role in
the ruling party: Both Oli and Dahal have met
recently with President Bhandari, leading many
to ask about the role the non-partisan head of
state is currently playing, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 03/07/2020)
President
hosting ‘ill-timed’ dinner party for leaders
(kh 24/06/2020)
Social
media users blast planned renovation works at
President's Office calling it ill-timed (rep
02/06/2020) [???]
Prez
Bhandari authenticates two ordinances (ht
21/04/2020), SC
refuses to register writ against ordinances
(kh 21/04/2020) [This
sounds like royal immunity!], President’s
swift approval of Monday’s ordinances has many
wondering about her role: This is not the first
time that President Bhandari’s influence on
Prime Minister Oli, and vice-versa, has been
called into question, by Anil Giri (kp
23/04/2020)
Students
are missing classes as schools fail to
distribute sanitary pads: In May 2019, President
Bidya Devi Bhandari had announced that sanitary
pads would be distributed to girls in community
schools for free from the beginning of the
current fiscal year, by, by Pratap Bista (kp
16/02/2020)
Prez
inspects reconstruction of heritage sites
(ht 09/02/2020)
The
local units will decide which schools should get
state grants, not the president: Office of the
President is envisioned to have a largely
ceremonial role, not an executive one (kp
07/02/2020)
President’s
advisor resigns over Sapkota’s nomination as
House Speaker: Sushil Pyakurel, one of the
petitioners in the murder case against Sapkota,
resigned after being asked to withdraw the case
by ruling party members, by Anil Giri (kp
25/01/2020)
President
Bhandari courts controversy again (rep
22/12/2019)
After
Oli’s reservations, President holds
constitutional council ordinance: The ordinance,
forwarded last month by the government, seeks to
allow constitutional appointments to be made
through a majority decision, as opposed to
consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
04/12/2019) [Because of
constitutional responsibility or because of PM
order?]
Constitutional
experts say president betrayed constitution
(ht 23/11/2019)
President
Bhandari leaves for Myanmar (ht 17/10/2019)
Whose
government
is it anyway? People ask as President presents
annual policies and programmes: Use of ‘mero
sarkar’ in the document invited criticism and
ridicule on social media. But ‘this is very much
the President’s government,’ PM’s adviser
defends, by Anil Giri (kp 04/05/2019)
Avoid
royal
show: The head of the state needs special
security and state honours; but this does not
mean one needs to cling on to the royal culture
(ht 03/05/2019)
President’s
arrival
affects TIA departures: Foreigners who embarked
on mountain flights and were to fly back home
later miss their flights (ht 02/05/2019), Bhandari
cuts short China trip (ht 02/05/2019)
President
to embark on China visit on April 24 (ht
20/04/2019)
President,
public and precedence, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
15/03/2019)
Acharya
becomes first envoy to take oath from President,
by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2019)
President’s
lust for trips abroad must be checked (rep
05/12/2018)
Bhandari
to address UN climate conference (kp
30/11/2018), President
Bhandari demands justice at Katowice convention
(kp 05/12/2018)
Lust
for
luxury: How do we explain President Bidya Devi
Bhandari’s craving for luxury? Is this her
obsession with power? Has she started to think
of herself in terms of former kings and queens?,
by Chiranjibi Paudyal (rep 28/11/2018), Government
begins
process to buy presidential carcade:
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee asks
ministries to furnish documents, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 30/11/2018)
President’s
motorcade faces red light by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 22/11/2018), Minister
defends
amenities for President, her deputy: It’s the
duty of government to strengthen newly
established constitutional offices, says
Spokesperson Banskota, by Tilak R Pradan (kp
23/11/2018), The
People’s
President! Why does our President need to live
like one of those dictators in a totalitarian
regime when most of us barely make enough to
provide for our families?, by Guffadi (kp
24/11/2018)
Prez
Bhandari to visit Poland to address climate
change conference (rep 15/11/2018)
Dear
President:
Dear President, letting go of things you do not
like is always a peaceful choice. But then you
did something hurtful. You refused to meet
Nirmala Panta’s mother, by Anjali Subedi
(rep 04/11/2018)
A
troublesome Tika: Historically, palaces have
been a shelter for elements hatching intrigues
and conspiracies. Has the republican palace,
like the royal palace, also turned into one such
hub?, by Devendra Gautam (rep 30/10/2018)
President’s
Qatar visit halts TIA flights (rep
30/10/2018) [??????]
President
leaving for Qatar (ht 27/10/2018)
VP
doesn’t need SWC building (rep 18/09/2018) [Why does Nepal need a VP at
all??]
President
Bhandari honours 345 people (kp 05/09/2018),
Controversial
persons also conferred medals by prez (rep
05/09/2018) [?!]
Activists
unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases
(rep 03/09/2018)
President
meets BIMSTEC leaders (kp 31/08/2018)
Why
parliamentary
system? The debate on directly elected
presidential system demeans, disdains and
denigrates people’s mandate and democratic
achievements, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep
28/06/2018
Has
the presidential etiquette changed? (rep
27/06/2018)
Reading
between
the lines: Dahal’s desire for an executive
presidential system is driven by a personal
interest that could not be in the country’s
interest, by Prakash Acharya (kp 20/06/2018)
Do
we really need an executive prez? Right after
adopting federalism, proposing another big
change sounds preposterous, by Achyut Wagle
(kp 12/06/2018)
Dahal
for directly elected executive president (ht
08/06/2018), Nepali
Congress rejects presidential system idea
(kp 09/06/2018)
Coalition
for directly elected Prez, says Dahal (kp
05/06/2018), NC
slams Dahal remark on amendment to bring
presidential system (rep 05/06/2018)
Prez
in Parliament: Dawn of a new era (kp
30/03/2018), President's
motorcade wreaks havoc (rep 30/03/2018) [Just like royal behaviour on
the shoulders of the citizens!!]
President
to address fed parliament on Thursday (kp
27/03/2018)
Pun
unopposed in Vice President race (kp
18/03/2018), Pun’s
re-election as veep certain (ht 18/03/2018),
Pun
re-elected Vice Prez (kp 18/03/2018)
Presidential
election today: Bhandari projected to register
comfortable win over NC’s Kumari Laxmi Rai to
get re-elected (kp 13/03/2018), Bidya
Devi Bhandari re-elected President of Nepal
(rep 13/03/2018), Prez
sworn-in for second term (rep 15/03/2018)
Mahantha
Thakur offered vice-president’s post: RJP-N to
support Bhandari's candidacy for president
(ht 10/03/2018)
Presidential
poll on March 13 (kp 23/02/2018), ‘Incomplete
NA not to hinder prez polls’ (kp
27/02/2018), Prez
polls process starts on Monday: EC appoints
Senior Judge Til Prasad Shrestha as Election
Officer (kp 02/03/2018), Nominations
for prez race today; Congress CWC meet to pick
presidential candidate (kp 07/03/2018)
‘President
Bhandari, Veep Pun may be re-elected’ (ht
21/02/2018)
Basnet,
Paudel, Joshi named for 3 National Assembly
seats (kp 11/02/2018), Prez
to consult legal experts on National Assembly
nominees (ht 12/02/2018), Prez
okays Khatiwada, Bidari, Poudel for NA (kp
21/02/2018), Fresh
NA appointments ‘unconstitutional’: Congress
(kp 21/02/2018), Dignity
of
office: The President chose to sit on the
recommendation of Deuba government until a new
government under Oli took office (ht
22/02/2018)
Bhandari
and Pun lobby for 2nd term: Former PM Khanal
slams greed for power; Left alliance in a
dilemma, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/02/2018)
MKN’s
indifference ups presidential hopes for Khanal,
Gautam (rep 17/01/2017)
President's
dinner party triggers political speculations
(rep 14/01/2018)
President
Bhandari leaves for UAE (kp 14/11/2017)
President
holds HPE Ordinance (kp 07/11/2017) [President supporting
partisan interests?], Prez
issues HPE Ordinance (kp 11/11/2017)
Owner
gives ex-prez 15 days to vacate house: Bista
complains about delay in payment of rent and
utility bills (kp 07/11/2017)
Prez
concerned about current political events (kp
19/10/2017)
Right
direction:
The bill has also paved the way even for a
non-parliamentarian to contest both the
president and vice-president posts (ht
10/10/2017)
Prez,
veep immune from lawsuits for actions while in
office (kp 20/09/2017)
MP’s
vote to be equivalent to 79 votes: Bills on
presidential, national assembly polls registered
(ht 15/09/2017)
New
president a month after new parliament, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 15/09/2017)
Jail
term till death for attempted murder, killing of
president (ht 11/08/2017) [???]
Plea
For Executive Presidency, by Mukti Rijal (rn
27/07/2017)
Prez,
VP
to be spared legal action for acts in office:
Rs150,450 President’s monthly salary; Rs108,030
for the VP (kp 25/07/2017) [True heirs of monarchy!],
Bill
on
pay, perks of prez, veep tabled (ht
25/07/2017)
Prez
Bhandari seeks Rs 160 million to buy new
presidential fleet, by Roshan Sedhai (rep
09/07/2017) [???],
Luxury
cars worth millions gather dust at government
offices: Prez wants new cars although there is
no shortage of vehicles at president's office
(rep 10/07/2017), From
your President (With love), by Gunjan
Upadhyay (rep 14/07/2017) [satirical]
Veep
leaving
for China today (kp 04/07/2017)
President
to
visit geneva for ILO summit (kp 12/06/2017),
President
leaves
for Geneva (kp 14/06/2017)
President
confers
different decorations on 258 people (ht
27/05/2017)
President
visiting
Sri Lanka via Thailand during polls (ht
12/05/2017), Prez
Bhandari
arrives home from Sri Lanka (ht 17/05/2017)
Prez
on
‘special goodwill’ India visit: Tour should be
taken in the context of intensive bilateral
engagements, says Delhi official, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/04/2017), TIA
restricts
flights (kp 17/04/2017), Prez
returns
from state visit to India (kp 22/04/2017)
Prez:
Expedite
reconstruction works (kp 15/04/2017)
Prez
Bhandari
to pay state visit to India on Monday (kp
13/04/2017), Making
the
right noise: For Delhi, Prez Bhandari’s visit
offers a great opportunity for right political
messaging (kp 13/04/2017), President
Bhandari to visit India on April 17 (rep
13/04/2017)
Prez
attends
luncheon hosted by former king (kp
07/04/2017) [???]
Prez
tells
flood victims they will be compensated (kp
06/04/2017)
President
to
visit India in April (kp 26/03/2017)
Prez
for
assimilating Buddha’s teachings (kp
22/03/2017)
Efforts
on
to fix prez India visit in April (ht
07/03/2017)
Three
Main
Mistakes of Former President Yadav, by
Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 25/02/2017)
Prez
prods
parties to push for polls: Sounds a word of
warning about looming constitutional crisis,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/02/2017)
Prez
tells
leaders to end deadlock (kp 10/02/2017)
Prez
daughter’s
wedding: Ex-king Shah among invitees (kp
16/01/2017) [?],
Former
king
attends President’s daughter's wedding (ht
17/01/2017)
President
prods
all parties to prepare for polls, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 05/12/2016), President
urges
parties to end stalemate, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 05/12/2016), Prez
warns parties of serious consequences if no
polls by Jan 2018: Leaders stick to their
stances, by Ashok Dahal (rep 05/12/2016)
Dahal
briefs
President (kp 02/12/2016)
Secretary
appointment:
No word from Office of Prez puzzles Speaker;
recommendation lying unaddressed for 3 months
(kp 20/11/2016)
Make
efforts
to implement statute: Prez (kp 26/07/2016)
Prez
unhappy
at efforts to drag her into ‘controversy’
(kp 25/07/2016)
Insulting
an
ex-President: Why top political leaders love to
hate Ram Baran Yadav, by Rameshwar Bohara
(nt 08/07/2016)
Prez
India
visit likely in Aug (kp 29/06/2016)
Landlord
moves
court against former prez (ht 20/06/2016), Former
prez
considering moving to Janakpur: ‘Upset’ by the
way the government has treated him, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 28/06/2016)
Prez
Bhandari
on Forbes’ list of powerful women: Nepal’s head
of state has been ranked 52nd on this year’s
edition of Forbes world’s 100 most powerful
women (kp 08/06/2016)
All
hail
Madam President: After becoming the first female
president of Nepal, she also became the first
person for whom we stop walking and pay our
respects, by Isha Bista (rep 13/05/2016)
It’s
a
goodwill visit to India: Prez (kp
05/05/2016), President
to
visit India starting May 9 (rep 05/05/2016),
Prez
visit
to southern neighbour put off (kp
07/05/2016), Prez
India
visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’
(kp 08/05/2016)
Anyone
else
in my place could have staged a coup: Ex-prez Dr
Yadav (rep 22/04/2016) [??!!]
Number
of
Prez advisers reaches seven (kp 21/04/2016)
President
to
visit India on May 9: New Delhi is said to have
expressed its desire to make it an official one
(kp 20/04/2016)
VP
concerned
by slow quake recovery works (kp 02/04/2016)
Veep
Pun
taken ill, admitted to Army hospital (kp
07/02/2016)
Prez
writes
to Morcha leaders for a meeting: In an official
letter sent to SLMM leadership, President
invites leaders of four Madhesi parties for a
joint consultation (kp 01/01/2016)
President
urges
unity for tackling national problems (kp
11/11/2015)
President
vows
to make Nepali women proud: President Bhandari
says she will carry out her responsibilities
remaining within the boundary of the
constitution (kp 10/11/2015)
Prez
calls
parties to end current crisis (ht
06/11/2015)
‘Prez
election
a morale-booster for all women’ (ht
02/11/2015)
Ex-commander
of
PLA now VP (kp 01/11/2015), Ex-Maoist
commander
Pun elected Vice-president (ht 01/11/2015), Pun’s
long
journey from PLA commander to Vice President,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2015)
Yadav,
Pun
in VP race: Dayaram Kandel of Pariwar Dal and
independent lawmaker Attahar Kamal Musalman
withdraw their candidacies (kp 31/10/2015),
Pun,
Yadav
to contest for Vice-president (ht 31/10/2015)
First
female
head of state sworn in (kp 30/10/2015), Bhandari
sworn
in as President, assumes office (ht 30/10/2015), India,
China,
US congratulate new President (kp 30/10/2015), Women
at
work: First woman president is a good start but
Nepal still has a long way to go (kp 30/10/2015), President’s
precedent:
The new head of the state should give continuity
to her predecessor’s nature conservation efforts,
by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 30/10/2015), Veep
election
process begins (ht 30/10/2015)
Outgoing
Prez
Yadav moved by farewell show (kp 30/10/2015)
Bhandari
is
Nepal’s 1st female President, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 29/10/2015), Bidya
Bhandari
romps home as President, by Ashok Dahal (rep 29/10/2015), Hard
work,
struggle help Bhandari reach pinnacle, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/10/2015), Homely
Bidya
may turn out to be bold President, by Thira
L. Bhusal (rep 29/10/2015), Women
leaders
hail twin victories, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 29/10/2015)
Benefits
to
Prez as per int’l norms (kp 29/10/2015)
Bhandari,
Gurung
in Prez race, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/10/2015), Bhandari,
Gurung
in fray for second president of country (ht 28/10/2015), Presidential
election:
UML intensifies lobbying (kp 28/10/2015), UCPN-Maoist
issues
whip to vote for Bhandari in presidential
election (ht 28/10/2015), Bidya
Bhandari
likely for president, by Thira L. Bhusal and
Ashok Dahal (rep 28/10/2015), Bidhya
Devi
Bhandari elected first female president (rep 28/10/2015), Bidya
Devi
Bhandari elected first woman President of Nepal
(kp 28/10/2015), President
Yadav
‘not to resign’ (kp 28/10/2015)
Power
parity:
The next president of Nepal should be a woman,
by Prativa Sapkota (kp 27/10/2015), Ruling
UML
picks Bidhya Bhandari as Prez candidate; NC
likely to field Kul B Gurung (kp 27/10/2015), UML
fields
Bhandari for prez; UCPN-M presents Pun for Veep;
NC undecided, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 27/10/2015), NC
to
field Gurung, Yadav for elections of Prez, Veep
respectively (rep 27/10/2015), Madhes-centric
parties
to boycott presidential vote: Leaders say the
decision was taken to retain public trust after
SLMM participation in the PM election (kp 27/10/2015)
Parties
working
to pick prez candidates today (kp
26/10/2015), Parties
miss
consensus candidate deadline (kp 26/10/2015), PM
calls
all-party meet to seek support for UML candidate
(ht
26/10/2015), UML
picks
Bidhya Bhandari as its candidate for new Prez,
by Mani Dahal (rep 26/10/2015), Kul
Bahadur
Gurung likely to be NC's presidential candidate,
by Bal Krishna Adhikari (rep 26/10/2015), President,
Veep
election on Wednesday (ht 26/10/2015), Election
of
Prez, Veep on the basis of majority process now
(rep
26/10/2015)
President,
VP
election process under way, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 25/10/2015), PM
Oli
calls all-party meet to discuss on prez's
election (rep 25/10/2015), Parties
fail
to nominate consensual candidates for President,
Vice-President (ht 25/10/2015), NC
to
field own prez candidates (kp 25/10/2015), UML
to
field its own candidate for President (rep 25/10/2015), UML’s
SC
meet decides to vie for President (ht 25/10/2015), UML
lawmakers
stress on consensus on elections of Prez, Veep
(rep
25/10/2015), UCPN
(M)
to vie for Vice President (rep 25/10/2015)
Parliament
to
begin presidential election procedures on
Saturday (ht 24/10/2015)
Prez
election
begins in week (kp 18/10/2015),Presidential
election:
NC to pick candidate after Dashain (kp
20/10/2015), Morcha
takes
‘wait and see’ approach to poll; Leaders of the
regional parties say their partici-pation in the
election is likely if the NC agrees to pick Prez
and Veep candi-dates agreeable to them (kp 20/10/2015), Not
interested
in presidency, says Nepal (ht 20/10/2015)
My
call
for unity ignored: President (kp 17/10/2015)
Consider
viability
and locals’ views in states: Prez to Big 4
(kp 16/08/2015), Keep
people’s
welfare in mind, prez tells leaders (ht
16/08/2015)
Prez
seeks
statute with state borders (kp 11/07/2015),
President
tells
leaders to respect SC order (ht 11/07/2015)
Anti-deal
parties
seek Prez help: Request Prime Minister Sushil
Koirala to correct ‘regressive’ move, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/06/2015), Five
parties
submit memo to President: State that 16-point
deal violates Interim Constitution (ht
14/06/2015)
Prez
Yadav
in verbal spat with UML lawmaker (ht
13/06/2015)
Prez
inspects
quake-hit areas (kp 06/06/2015)
Constitution
must
for effective reconstruction, says President
(ht 29/05/2015)
Prez
lays
stress on early constitution: Acharya Shree
Mahashraman wishes for lasting peace and
prosperity (ht 03/04/2015) [??]
Prez
urges
legal eagles to press for new statute (kp
20/03/2015), Govt
paid
no heed to my concerns: Prez (rep
20/03/2015)
Cabinet
okays
Prez’s China visit (kp 14/03/2015)
Prez
displeased
with ruling coalition’s role (ht 26/02/2015)
Cabinet
nod
to Prez visit for Boao meet (kp 21/02/2015)
President
takes
lead to end political impasse (kp
07/02/2015)
Prez
Yadav
invited to BOAO meet, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp
06/02/2015)
Prez
asks
parties to tread consensus path (kp
31/01/2015)
Ruling
parties
should be flexible: President; Tells CA chairman
to accommodate former rebels in the
constitution-drafting process (ht
30/01/2015)
Take
agitating
parties on board: Prez to Oli (kp
27/01/2015)
Prez
displeased
at deregulation of crusher industries (kp
25/01/2015)
Prez
urges
statute in consensus (kp 18/01/2015), Prez
urges
parties to moderate stances (ht 18/01/2015)
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