local government

While an interim government is coming together in Kathmandu under Interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki, the “local level” are still counting their losses. Hundreds of local government office buildings were looted and set ablaze, many of them burned to the…

The work on the Federal Civil Service bill, passed by the National Assembly last Tuesday, has disappointed many advocates of a truly federal system. The reason can be summed up by recalling what the chairman of the Public Service Commission,…

At a time when the ongoing negotiations on the Federal Civil Service Bill have yet again stalled, newly appointed Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Bhagwate Neupane, has made a “landmark” decision. She has announced the immediate termination of…

There are ups and downs in Nepal’s municipalities from the perspective of formal goals such as to strengthen “good governance”, “local democracy” or “local autonomy” – and the last 30 days are no exception!

Members of Parliament (MPs) in Nepal have always favoured supporters back in the constituency, and despite many reforms this old practice continues unabated.

Power tussles continue as provincial and local governments seek to define themselves under the new constitution.

The federal government just handed down more programmes for the local bodies to implement while the staff crunch at local level remains unresolved. Cause for concern?

It’s a virtual cliffhanger to follow the drama in the run-up to the local election. The election was recently split into two phases – May 14 and June 14, as opposed to just May 14 – and now the second phase may be in the balance.