‘An attack on the constitution’: Police detention of journalists draws widespread condemnation
Press Council demands legal grounds for journalists’ arrests and calls for the immediate release of those held without due process.
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How chats between top court justices and a so-called fixer have cast doubt on judicial independence and propriety
The reported meetings between Supreme Court justices, including Hari Phuyal, and fixer Inam Sapkota have raised serious questions about judicial integrity, professional conduct, and the independence of the courts, among others.
What Balendra Shah can learn from Zohran Mamdani
Nepal’s prime minister and New York City mayor both rode the same anti-establishment wave. But only one of them takes tough questions.
Dhangadhi FC partners with Kathmandu Sports Development Ventures to form Sudurpashchim Sports Ventures
The new joint venture, chaired by Upendra Mahoto, aims to expand into football, grassroots development, and women's sports.
Police barge into newsrooms of Naya Patrika and Diyo Post looking for journalists
Plainclothes officers went to the offices of two media outlets seeking five journalists, while Nepal Press journo Bishwamani Subedi has already been taken to the Cyber Bureau for questioning.
Speaker urges government to make laws through Parliament, not ordinances
DP Aryal says legislation should undergo wider debate and public scrutiny, as the government considers introducing more ordinances before the next parliamentary session.
Journalist Bishwamani Subedi taken into police custody from newsroom
Plainclothes officers took the Nepal Press journalist from his workplace on Friday and were bringing him to the Cyber Bureau for questioning, an official said.
Home ministry suspends private schools’ association
The ministry says N-PABSON repeatedly ignored government directives and its office-bearers acted against its approved statute and founding objectives.