Kathmandu. Senior-most Judge Sapana Malla Pradhan has gone on leave for 20 days after Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma assumed office at the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala informed that Judge Pradhan herself approved the leave and has been on leave since today. Judge Pradhan had approved a 20-day leave effective from today (Wednesday) before Sharma arrived at the Supreme Court on Tuesday to assume the office of Chief Justice. After the previous Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut retired due to the 65-year age limit, senior-most Judge Malla had been holding the responsibility of Acting Chief Justice...
Kathmandu. Opposition parties appear apprehensive about the agenda proposed by the 'Constitution Amendment Debate Paper Preparation Task Force-2082' formed by the government to amend the constitution. The task force, chaired by Prime Minister's Political Advisor Asim Shah, is currently collecting suggestions from political parties, legal experts, media house editors, and leaders of the Gen Z movement.Opposition parties and legal experts argue that the task force, instead of finding common ground for constitutional amendment by seeking suggestions from the 'stakeholders' from the time of constitution-making, has brought proposals that could nullify the achievements made so far.The government's 100-point agenda on governance...
Islamabad. A court in Islamabad has sentenced Umar Hayat, the accused in the murder case of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yusuf, to death. On Tuesday, while delivering its verdict in the murder case, the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad also ordered Umar Hayat to pay Rs 2 million in compensation to the family. In addition, Umar Hayat has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in jail for several charges including the crime of theft in Sana Yusuf's house.Hayat was arrested within a few hours of Sana's murder. A legal battle of about one year had been going...
नेपालको उच्च शिक्षा प्रणाली आज गम्भीर मोडमा उभिएको छ । विश्वविद्यालयहरू ज्ञान, अनुसन्धान र नवप्रवर्तनका केन्द्र बन्नुपर्ने ठाउँमा राजनीतिक प्रभाव, भागबन्डा र प्रशासनिक जटिलताले थिचिएका छन् । यदि देशलाई वास्तवमै समृद्ध, प्रतिस्पर्धी र आत्मनिर्भर बनाउने …