The number, boundaries, and upgrades of local levels are once again in discussion. This issue has gained priority after the government introduced new criteria for altering the boundaries and upgrading local levels and concluded in the Good Governance Roadmap that the number of local levels should be reduced to around 500. However, although some local levels have recommended altering ward or settlement boundaries for their convenience, these works have been halted by the center citing technical reasons.In this context, an edited excerpt of a conversation with Narulal Chaudhary, General Secretary of the Nepal Municipal Association, on how local level boundaries...
काठमाडौं– नेपाल मेडिकल काउन्सिलले विभिन्न देशको नागरिकता लिएर नेपाली नागरिकता त्यागेका १९ जना चिकित्सकको दर्ता (लाइसेन्स) खारेज गरेको छ । काउन्सिलका अनुसार अमेरिकादेखि बेलायतसम्मका सात देशका राहदानी लिएका नेपालीमूलका चिकित्सकहरूको नाम दर्ता किताबबाट हटाइएको हो । रजिस्ट्रार डा. सतिश देवका अनुसार यो निर्णय ऐन र नियमावलीमा भएको व्यवस्था कार्यान्वयनका क्रममा गरिएको हो । काउन्सिलले नेपाल […]
१८ वैशाख, काठमाडौं । विभिन्न चारवटा अधिकारवादी संस्थाले वर्तमान सरकारले अनौपचारिक बस्तीहरूबाट भूमिहीनहरूलाई जबरजस्ती निष्कासन नगर्न आग्रह गरेका छन् ।
ह्युमन राइट्स वाच, एम्नेस्टी इन्टरनेसनल र इन्टरनेसनल कमिसन अफ जुरिस्ट्सले शुक्रबार एक पत्र सार्वजनिक गर्दै यस्तो …
Yesterday, on Baisakh 17, Hisila Yami, some friends, and I directly observed the squatter settlements in Thapathali, Shantinagar, Sinamangal areas of Kathmandu and the Manohara area of Bhaktapur. Afterwards, we met with squatters housed at the Radhaswami Holding Center in Kirtipur and hotels/lodges near the new buspark. Finally, we also understood the condition of the squatter resettlement apartment in Ichangu Narayan, Nagarjun, which was constructed during my tenure as Prime Minister.Upon visiting the settlements and speaking with the squatters, we saw a faint hope that the government might do something, but we also found more serious suspicion and fear. As...