Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 08/28/2015 - 07:16
Note No. 741 Dated 28-Aug-2015
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
I had always maintained that without solving the contentious issue of the delineation of provinces, the drafting of the new constitution cannot be completed. This was the most serious issue affecting the Madhesi and the Janajathi groups and some solution should have been found before the final draft copy was handed over to the Speaker.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 07/08/2015 - 10:20
Note No. 740 Dated 8-July-2015
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
The Supreme Court judgement has divided the political leadership and the legal community over- whether the judgement is political in character and whether the Supreme Court has overstepped its jurisdiction in calling for a halt in constitution making.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 07:46
Note No. 739 Dated 25-June-2015
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
On 19 June, a Single bench of the Supreme Court issued an interim order temporarily halting the implementation of a deal ( called 16 point agreement) made on June 8 by the four major political parties.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 06/11/2015 - 09:31
Note No. 737 Dated 11-Jun-2015
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
On 8 June, the four major parties- the Nepali Congress, the UML, the UCPN (Maoist) of Dahal and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum ( dem) of Vijay Gacchadar concluded a sixteen-point agreement on the new constitution.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sat, 05/09/2015 - 03:35
Paper No. 5929 Dated 09-May-2015
Guest Column by Hari Bansh Jha
Within the twinkling of an eye, the 25/4 earthquake of 7.9 magnitude was able to bring incalculable miseries to the people of Nepal. With its epicenter in Lamjung near Pokhara in Western Nepal, the earthquake directly or indirectly affected the lives of more than eight million of the country's total population of 28 million.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 11:07
Note No. 736 Dated 10-Apr-2015
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
Two major issues continued to dominate the political scene in Nepal. First of course is the elusive consensus in drafting the new constitution and the second was the annulling of discretionary powers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission on Inquiry into enforced Disappearance Act (CIED) by the Supreme Court..
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 03/05/2015 - 10:10
Note No. 734 Dated 05-Mar-2015
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
On 28 February, the 30 party alliance of the opposition led by the Maoists held a massive demonstration in Kathmandu to force the government to revert back to find a consensus in constitution drafting rather than take the route to finalise through voting in the constituent assembly.
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