KATHMANDU: The Communist Party of Nepal, under the leadership of Netra Bikram Chand “Biplav,” has unveiled a series of protests against the US Grant Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). During a meeting of the party’s Standing Committee held on Friday, a unanimous decision was reached to initiate protest actions against the implementation of the MCC Compact […]
KATHMANDU, June 14: Nepal Student Union has demonstrated a protest in front of the Parliament building.
Students of Trichandra Campus and other various campuses affiliated with the Union demonstrated on Wednesday demanding the implementation of the Higher Education Act 2076, Fed
Province Chief Minister Lal Babu Raut, ministers and parliamentarians took part in the protest demanding immediate implementation of the Police Adjustment Act by the federal government.
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: The Nepal Bar Association ( NBA) is resuming the protest against the Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana from Sunday.
Prior to this, the NBA had been staging protests virtually owing to COVID-19 transmission.
According to Lilamani Poudel, general secretary of the Association, the protest will continue in the physical presence of NBA members everyday beginning from February 13. “The protest will be staged from 11 AM to 12 noon,” he added.
For the past 107 days, the NBA has been staging protests at the Supreme Court demanding implementation of Justice Hari Krishna Karki’s Report and resignation of CJ Rana.
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN), a formal network of Forest User Groups (FUGs), staged a ‘whistle protest’ at Babarmahal in Kathmandu against the draft of Forest Regulations 2078, Province Forest Act and expansion of conserved forest area and other restrictions imposed by the government.
According to the Chairman of the Federation, Bharati Phatak, the government has prepared a draft of Forest Regulations 2078 for the implementation of the Forest Act 2076 excluding the agreements reached between the government and the Community Forest Users Groups and other stakeholders. “The protest will continue for the whole month of Magh ( Mid-February),” Phatak added.
KATHMANDU, July 25: Transport entrepreneurs have staged a protest demonstration at Maitighar in Kathmandu raising various demands.
As a symbolic protest, they handed over a dummy key of public transport vehicles to the Prime Minister through the Chief District Officer, on Sunday.
Some of their demands include the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to transport staff, adjustment of fares including that of taxis, inclusion of their demands in the monetary policy, extension of the deadline for operation of 20-year-old vehicles, exemption on vehicle insurance and implementation of road act.
See the photos taken on Sunday afternoon.
KATHMANDU, July 22: The Central Federation of Public Transport, Nepal staged a demonstration on Thursday drawing the attention of the government to address their seven-point demand.
During the protest, the transport entrepreneurs blocked the road parking their vehicles along the streets in Kathmandu.
Some of their demands include the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to transport staff, adjustment of fares including that of taxis, inclusion of their demands in the monetary policy, extension of the deadline for operation of 20-year-old vehicles, exemption on vehicle insurance and implementation of road act.
Meanwhile, taxi entrepreneurs also took to streets demanding fare hikes.
See the photos.
