HELLO NEPAL

The Himalayan Times 26 April 2018 Judges’ c ode of conduct A few months ago, then chief justice Gopal Parajuly was embroiled in controversies for some of his irresponsible acts. That caused tremendous damages to the supremacy of Supreme Court (SC) and people’s faith on the judiciary system which should be independent, impartial and transparent. He tried his best to defend himself using his prestigious chair for his misdeeds. It was a shameful act on the part of a person who held such a high office. The incident also dealt a demoralizing blow to the supremacy of judiciary. It might be the effect of undermining democratic process of the selection of judges and chief judge. Having said this, we got to read a news story regarding acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee’s meeting with MC-CPN chair Prachand “Acting CJ’s meeting with Dahal ‘cause for concern’ (THT, April 24, Page 1). Even though he has denied having any political discussion during the meeting, constitution...

PROSPEROUS NEPAL Soon after the country entered into the federal structure, hustle and bustle of the federal and provincial governments have started to bring out their future plan and programme trying to calm down general public who are enthusiastically waiting to see development progress in the country as promised by the leftist government. Almost three months have gone by since the provincial and federal elections were held. It seems that the provincial governments are struggling to run their daily businesses due to lack of proper laws and acts, insufficient budgets and adequate number of human resources. However, it was encouraging to see them gradually moving ahead to carry out their jobs as mandated by the federal system. The federal government led by PM Oli seems to be trying to keep its official business in line with its political manifesto. Recently, some of the ministers have separately put forward their programmes for the next five years. Likewise, PM Oli has l...

The Himalayan Times 19 April 2018 Meet public expectations The country has started moving in the right direction embracing federal structure. The provincial and federal governments have started their functions with much enthusiasm in terms of their longevity, at-least for another five years, as compared to the previous governments. Most of the time in the past, the major political parties played self-centred politics blaming each other which caused the nation and people to heavily suffer. All the government, semi-government and security institutions were unnecessarily politicised in the past resulting in poor governance. The presence of majority leftist government in the centre and provinces has given high hope to common people considering their political manifesto announced during the elections. If they fail to deliver on their promises in the next five years, the chances of seeking of alternative forces by the people will remain very high. For this, the K.P.Oli l...