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After 200 days, the Balen government’s 100-point agenda shows a mix of completed reforms, ongoing work, and missed deadlines. The key question now is not just how many promises are marked complete, but how much real change citizens have actually seen.
Around 6,000 People Including Four Former Chief Ministers, Journalists And Protesters Detained Across Delhi As Police Try To Stop Mass Demonstrations Demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's Resignation
Gagan Thapa Led Nepali Congress Begins 15th General Convention Today With Over 7,000 Expected Representatives Amid Continuing Dispute With Deuba Faction
Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s government has completed six months in office, after beginning its term with a 100-point governance reform agenda covering administration, corruption control, public services, laws and the economy. At its first 100-day review, the government claimed 87.2% overall progress and said 70 of the 100 agenda items had been implemented, but six months into the term, several promised legal and institutional reforms remain unfinished.
Former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana Arrested From His Maharajgunj Residence By Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office Team As Authorities Begin Legal Process
The Supreme Court has ordered Nepal Police to stop routinely handcuffing every person arrested for investigation, ruling that restraints should be used only after an objective assessment finds a genuine risk of escape, violent resistance, or harm to the arrested person or others. The interim order, issued by a joint bench of Justices Nahakul Subedi and Shanti Singh Thapa, also requires police to record why handcuffs were considered necessary in each case.
Teen pornography exposure is rising in Nepal despite the country’s 2018 ban. Studies suggest more than half of Nepali adolescents and young people have viewed porn, while a smaller group show signs of problematic use. Experts and research point to early exposure, weak sexuality education, limited parent-child conversations, and growing online risks such as sextortion and image abuse.
One year ago, on September 12, 2025, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, taking charge of an interim government after the Gen Z movement, deadly unrest and the resignation of KP Sharma Oli pushed the country into an extraordinary political crisis. Karki, already known as Nepal’s first female Chief Justice and for her strong anti-corruption image, was given the immediate responsibility of restoring stability and taking the country toward a new House of Representatives election within six months.
Supreme Court Orders Release Of Other Three Children In Inisha BK Death Case, Cancels Lower Court Detention Orders And Allows Them To Stay With Their Guardians While The Case Continues Under Court Conditions
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled that an intact hymen cannot by itself be used to conclude that a minor was not raped, explaining that even partial penetration or legally sufficient sexual contact can establish the offence under the law applicable to the case. The ruling came in the case of Sanjay Mukhiya Bin, whose rape conviction involving his eight-year-old stepsister was upheld, although the Court reduced the separate incest-related punishment, bringing his total prison sentence from 20 years to 11 years.
A US federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Nepal, ruling that the policy was unlawful.
Nepal’s Labour Act, 2017 covers key worker rights on contracts, pay, leave, safety and termination. It also provides legal options through labour authorities and the Labour Court when disputes arise.
Nepal’s Constitution divides responsibilities among the federal, provincial, and local governments. Different problems such as roads, schools, hospitals, passports, waste, and disasters may fall under different levels of government. Knowing who has the legal authority helps citizens understand who should actually be held responsible.
The government has fixed new monthly salaries for Nepal's judges and constitutional officials, with the Chief Justice receiving Rs 112,522 per month and Supreme Court judges receiving Rs 93,547. The revised rates, effective from Shrawan 1, 2083, also cover High Court and District Court judges, constitutional officeholders and senior Federal Parliament officials.
Gandaki Province has opened a regulated path for medicinal and industrial cannabis farming under licenses, testing and government monitoring, but recreational use remains illegal and questions remain over how the provincial law will operate alongside Nepal’s federal narcotics law.
Nepal Police has requested legal powers to intercept telephone calls and digital communications in real time during serious criminal investigations. While police argue the move is necessary to fight technology-based crimes, lawyers and rights advocates warn that such powers could threaten citizens’ constitutional right to privacy without strong safeguards.
The Supreme Court has reopened the Nepali Congress leadership dispute by allowing Sher Bahadur Deuba and Purna Bahadur Khadka to seek a review of the April 17 ruling that upheld Gagan Thapa’s leadership. Thapa remains the legally recognised party president for now, but the fresh court process has disrupted convention planning and appears to have reduced the immediate possibility of the Deuba camp breaking away to form another party.
As social media becomes a bigger part of everyday life, Nepal faces the challenge of protecting free expression while addressing cybercrime. This article examines how laws on hacking, online fraud, defamation, and privacy are applied through real cases and what they mean for ordinary internet users.
Being arrested in Nepal does not mean losing your rights or being found guilty. Police must have a lawful reason, explain the arrest, allow access to a lawyer, present the detainee before a judicial authority within 24 hours, and protect them from torture or unlawful detention.
A legal discussion published by law student Bibek Chaudhary examines whether citizens in Nepal have the constitutional right to record police officers performing official duties in public places. The analysis concludes that no existing law explicitly prohibits such recordings and argues that they are protected under the rights to freedom of expression and access to information.
The Supreme Court has directed the government to make audio-video recording mandatory while taking statements from suspects in serious criminal cases to protect detainees’ rights and strengthen investigation transparency.
In 2002, Maoist guerrillas walked into a school in Kavre and recruited 12 year old Lenin Bista training him to make bombs, spy on army bases, and fight a war where two of his classmates died beside him. Twenty years later, after being labelled disqualified, paid just Rs 10,000 and jailed for his activism, Nepal's Supreme Court finally declared what was done to him and 4,000 other children a heinous war crime.
Nepal’s asset investigation commission is facing public questions after reports claimed that the current Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, judges, army officials and constitutional office holders are outside the probe’s mandate.
Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing the arrest of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former Foreign Minister Arzu Deuba, stating that the arrest warrant approval was issued by a court lacking proper jurisdiction under the amended money laundering law.
Nepal is preparing to revise the Rs 100 customs duty-free limit for goods brought through Nepal–India border areas after complaints from daily shoppers and border residents.
UML has returned nearly Rs 3.86 crore to Nepal’s state treasury after controversy over foreign medical treatment expenses linked to former VIP officials including Ram Baran Yadav, KP Sharma Oli and Jhalanath Khanal.
Parliamentary Hearing Committee Unanimously Endorses Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma As Nepal’s New Chief Justice With a Six-Year Term And Major Judicial Reform Plans, Including an E-Court System And Faster Case Resolution
Nepal’s Supreme Court saw rare internal tension after Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla ordered court officials to register rejected writ petitions linked to the Chief Justice recommendation process.
