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- Supreme Court orders police not to routinely handcuff people arrested for investigation
Handcuffs may be used only after an objective assessment finds a risk of escape, resistance or harm to the detainee or others, the court says.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Supreme Court dismisses Idemia’s petitions over passport contract
The French company had challenged the government’s decision to award the passport-printing contract to German firm Veridos.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Married at 14, a young mother in Nepal now has nowhere to go
Naina left school and eloped at 14. Now a mother of two daughters, she faces pressure to divorce, abuse at home and a family that has stopped speaking to her.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Foreign Minister Khanal begins bilateral meetings in New York
Foreign leaders and senior officials voice solidarity over Nepal’s climate justice position and flood recovery on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Balendra Shah’s UN appearance draws diplomatic interest in New York
Nepal’s prime minister is set to address the General Assembly on climate justice, the Bhotekoshi floods and the concerns of mountain countries.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - New hybrid maize variety ‘Saugat’ promises relief for farmers facing extreme weather
The variety is on the verge of official certification and release after nearly 11 years of rigorous multi-stage field trials and continuous testing.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal’s 74-year-old Law Commission remains sidelined in lawmaking
The body was created to research, draft and review laws, but most of its bills never reach Parliament, while ministries continue to make legislation that often becomes contentious.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal unlikely to hold donor conference for reconstruction
The government plans to seek funds through bilateral negotiations with major donors.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Constitution review mired in political debate as parties fail to agree on scope of amendment
The Balendra Shah government tasked a panel with preparing for amendments but the effort did not gain support of all political forces.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Constitution Day puts Nepal’s constitutional future in focus
Leaders broadly defend the charter’s gains but differ over whether the priority should be implementation, review or amendment.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Fees keep Nepal-Israel farm, care worker deals on hold
Israel says private agencies are legally entitled to charge foreign workers, while Nepal wants recruitment to remain free or worker-friendly
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal begins probe into what triggered Bhotekoshi disaster
A seven-member expert panel will trace the August 26 disaster from its source to downstream areas and examine geological, glacial and hydrological hazards, as well as the possible role of climate change.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Wagle to tour US, Doha and Bangkok seeking help after climate-triggered Rasuwa floods
Prime Minister Balendra Shah is also expected to raise the issue of climate justice at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal leaders call for stronger governance, inclusion on Constitution Day
President, vice president and prime minister stress social justice and constitutional implementation, while party leaders call for unity and protection of the constitution’s gains.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Ronaldo, Chitwan’s famed wild elephant, found dead
The bull was a key breeding partner for captive female elephants, with 38 calves attributed to him.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Mud and steep cliffs hamper efforts to reopen flood-hit roads
Twenty-four days after the Bhotekoshi floods, Rasuwa and Nuwakot remain cut off from each other, while Dhading district headquarters also lacks a direct road link.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle takes post-disaster reconstruction, climate justice push to global forums
After talks in New Delhi, Wagle is set to raise Nepal’s reconstruction needs and climate vulnerability at upcoming meetings in Doha and Bangkok, with a US visit also being considered.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Poor rains, poor harvests drive Sudurpaschim Dalits from their villages
Crop failures and landslides are driving families to India and elsewhere, and in the process migration is eroding the traditions, skills and community ties that sustained their villages.
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