PM allocates portfolios to ministers; Situala gets defence; Pokharel is foreign minister (nn 19/05/2012)

Pokharel to lead UML team (rep 16/05/2012) [Only to mention: He has been rejected by the voters; he is against identity based federalism; he denies the right of the UML MPs to free vote in the CA!!], Seven ministers sworn in (nn 16/05/2012), PM appoints six ministers and deputy PM (rep 17/05/2012)

Mahato sworn in as health minister (rep 13/05/2012)

New cabinet likely to have two dozen ministers, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/05/2012)

Deal signed to form unity govt in 2 days: All 48 ministers quit; Bhattarai to resign before statute promulgation; NC-led govt to hold polls, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 04/05/2012) [A deal that  means nothing for a good constitution as basis of future Nepal! It only underlines the continued power greed of unable Bahun politicians!!], Parties strike deal at the stroke of midnight: Unity govt under Bhattarai in two days; Nepali Congress to take over before May 27, by Ram Kumar Kamat and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 04/05/2012) [The first is o.k. and should have happened months ago; the second is absolutely unneccessary and does not reflect the vote of the people!], Ministers resign en masse at midnight, by Thira L. Bhusal rep 04/05/2012), Baidya faction not to join consensus govt (nn 04/05/2012), UCPN (M) retains Shrestha, Bogati in unity govt; Baidya faction skips meeting (nn 04/05/2012)

Extractive institutions: Allegations against Sah, ultimately, reflect poorly on PM Bhattarai’s Cabinet (kp 26/04/2012)

Turning heads: The rotational system guarantees that all you need to do to become PM is wait your turn, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp 1704/2012)

Arrears with government offices surge to Rs 28 billion (kp 13/04/2012)

PM Bhattarai appoints two new ministers (nn 09/04/2012)

Ministers-Civil Servants Tussle: Defend the dignity, by Murari Sharma and Bhagirath Basnet (rep 08/04/2012)

PM sacks Minister Dutta (rep 27/03/2012), Agriculture minister Datta gets the sack (kp 27/03/2012)

Legacy of growth: PM Bhattarai is under fire for poor governance. Yet historians could judge him more kindly for his trade and development initiatives, BIPPA, West Seti, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 26/03/2012)

PM sacks Labour Minister Giri; M.S Thapa of Janamukti Party replaces her (nn 23/03/2012), Giri hits at PM Bhattarai over her sacking; claims she was removed for standing against corruption (ht 23/03/2012), To hell and back: Nepali women workers are exploited at home and suffer horrific abuse abroad, but a woman minister sacks an official trying to clean up the Foreign Employment Department, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 23/03/2012), PM sacks Sarita Giri on four grounds, by Kiran Chaopagain and Gani Ansari (rep 24/03/2012), Minister Giri given marching orders: PM’s decision to sack her ‘will not’ affect coalition govt, by Pranab Kharel (kp 24/03/2012), Giri’s sacking likely to propel Bhattarai to DoFE helm again (kp 25/03/2012)

PM quizzes Minister Giri, State Ministers Sah, Yadav (rep 20/03/2012), Bir staff demand punishment for state minister (rep 20/03/2012), Bir Hospital staff unions demand action against State Minister Yadav (kp 20/03/2012), Erring Ministers Defile Government Reputation, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 21/03/2012), PM asks Sarita Giri to quit for ‘dirtying her hands’ (kp 22/03/2012), Erring Ministers Defile Government Reputation, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 23/03/2012)

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai Stays On, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 18/03/2012) [see part 2 (25/03/2012), part 3 (01/04/2012), part 4 (08/04/2012), part 5 (15/04/2012), part 6 (22/04/2012), part 7 (29/04/2012), part 8 (06/05/2012), part 9 (13/05/2012), part 10 (20/05/2012)]

30 percent complaints lodged at Hello Sarkar ‘sorted out’, by Anil Giri (kp 06/03/2012)

PMO asks ministers to limit district visits (rep 25/02/2012)

Thorny issues forwarded to Big 3 chiefs (rep 24/02/2012)

JP Gupta jailed for graft, fined Rs 8.4m, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 22/02/2012)

Govt transfers 23 secretaries (rep 01/02/2012) [What is more interesting: Among them, there are no Janajatis (except some upper caste Newars), no Dalits, no Madhesis; obviously, there are no secretaries from these groups! How wonderfully inclusive Nepal is!!], Cabinet shuffles top bureaucrats (kp 01/02/2012)

Hello Sarkar gets facelift: More people on the job, under-secretaries replaced (ht 29/01/2012)

SAC seeks progress report on unlawful transfers (rep 28/01/2012)

Minister walks in vain to call it a day (kp 26/01/2012), Minister Yadav tenders resignation to party (kp 27/01/2012)

Government's relief program a fiasco, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 25/01/2012)

Ministers told to focus on dev projects (kp 23/01/2012)

PM in Dhulikhel resort to stay loose, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/01/2012)

Forest Minister sacks NTNC's Gurung again, by Om Astha Rai (rep 17/01/2012), SC reinstates Gurung (rep 19/01/2012)

Irregularities least at MoHP (ht 17/01/2012)

6,000 Hello Sarkar complaints fall largely on deaf ears, by Bimal Gautam (rep 01/01/2012)

Hello Sarkar losing charm!, by Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 28/12/2011)

PM taken ill while visiting home district Gorkha; cuts short his trip (nn 14/12/2011)

All heat (rep 11/12/2011), Hundred Days In Office (rn 11/12/2011)

200 transfers in past 3 months, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 10/12/2011)

Bhattarai admits bad governance (rep 06/12/2011), Dozen ministries, depts under PMO scanner, by Anil Giri (kp 06/12/2011)

Sharma draws flak for ‘illegal’ transfers (ht 03/12/2011)

SC stays Minister Anil Jha's dismissal of GMs, by Bimal Gautam (rep 02/12/2011)

Major reshuffle in Finance Ministry: Competent officials sent to less important depts; mediocre ones get plump posts, by Mukul Humagain (kp 24/11/2011), Pun gives lame excuse to defend his action (rep 25/11/2011)

PM asks secretaries to make Hello Sarkar effective (rep 22/11/2011), Government daces deluge of complaints: PM for tackling concerns first (kp 22/11/2011), Address complaints promptly, PM directs: ‘Hello Sarkar response not so satisfactory’ (ht 22/11/2011), “Hello Sarkar”, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 27/11/2011)

Govt transfers 10 secretaries (rep 18/11/2011), Cabinet transfers 10 secys, makes new appointments (kp 18/11/2011)

PM set new record in tea party expense, by Bimal Gautam (rep 16/11/2011)

Ministers’ property made public, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 15/11/2011)

Bhattarai Risks Being Like Any PM, by Tilak Rawal (sp 11/11/2011)

Jail sought for minister Gupta (ht 09/11/2011)

PM secretariat hires record number staff, by Bimal Gautam (rep 08/11/2011)

Cabinet expansion likely today: PM may induct 8 ministers before Maldives trip (kp 08/11/2011), Bhattarai set to expand cabinet: At least seven Cabinet, 10 state ministers to be sworn in today, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 08/11/2011), PM inducts 7 new ministers in his cabinet (nn 08/11/2011), Bhattarai cabinet second largest to date, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 09/11/2011), The Record Breaking Prime Minister: After expanding his cabinet fourth time, prime minister Baburam Bhattarai sets a new record to lead the biggest government (sp 11/11/2011)

PM, AG solicit President of pardon Dhungel, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 07/11/2011) [???], Govt to recommend Prez to pardon murder-convict lawmaker, by Kiran Pun (rep 08/11/2011) [PM Bhattari is obviously going to destroy his credits!!], Govt all set to urge president to pardon lawmaker Dhungel, by Pranab Kharel (kp 09/11/2011), Govt seeks amnesty for murder convict: Asks prez to pardon Maoist lawmaker, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 09/11/2011), Prez to consult experts, review int'l practice on Dhungel plea (rep 10/11/2011), Dhungel case personal, court documents reveal, by Pranab Kharel (kp 10/11/2011) [Every murder has to be punished, but Dhungel's case is special. His murder case has to do with the still prevailing idea that male Bahuns are superior compared to Janajati, Dalits and women in general. This is one of the core issues that prevent a new Nepal of equality and justice!!], Rights groups to protest if Dhungel pardoned (kp 10/11/2011), In cold blood: Balkrishna Dhungel’s case was never political, but the call for his amnesty is, by Iona Liddel (kp 10/11/2011)

Hello Sarkar (rep 05/11/2011), Hello Sarkar restores Rs 6,150 to fleeced bus passengers, by Bimal Gautam (rep 06/11/2011), Sea of complaints inundate ‘Hello Sarkar’: PMO plans to expand service, install automated system (kp 07/11/2011), Hoax callers to face music, by Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 08/11/2011), 1,500 complaints in 4 days at Hello Sarkar, by Bimal Gautam (rep 09/11/2011), Complaints flood finds Hello Sarkar short of hands, by Bimal Gautam (rep 11/11/2011), Effective Handling Of Grievances: PM’s Efforts Alone Insufficient, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/11/2011)

'Hello Govt' hotline starts receiving public feedback on govt services (nn 29/10/2011)

Signing of investment protection deal uncertain: Cabinet to take a call on two deals today, by Mukul Humagain and Anil Giri (kp 19/10/2011)

Controversial ministers relieved of their duties; House resumes normal business (nn 19/10/2011)

House stalled demanding sack for 2 ministers (rep 14/10/2011), Sack for Bhandari, Sah unlikely, by Kiran Pun (rep 15/10/2011), PM assures parties over Bhandari-Sah issue (rep 15/10/2011)

Cabinet finalizes ministerial code of conduct, by Bimal Gautam and Gani Ansari (rep 11/10/2011)

Good idea (rep 10/10/2011)

DPM Shrestha, Minister Dutta given additional responsibilities (nn 09/10/2011)

Murder slur on minister Sah: Birgunj cops request Police Headquarters to arrest him, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 27/09/2011)

Ministers get fiat to shift gears: Asked to get off posh SUVs, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 20/09/2011), Govt unveils directives to curb unnecessary expenses (nn 20/09/2011)

Dan Bahadur Chaudhari new minister (rep 19/09/2011)

PM outlines govt priorities (rep 17/09/2011)

Gachchhadar gets home secy transferred, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 17/09/2011), Rana appointed home secretary (nn 17/09/2011), Secy's transfer meant to improve home administration: Gachchhadar (nn 17/09/2011), Shaming the nation (rep 19/09/2011)

Bhattarai inducts six more ministers into cabinet (nn 15/09/2011), PM inducts six new members in Cabinet: Leader of a Madhesi party gets Defence Ministry for the first time (kp 16/09/2011)

Speaker Nemwang disappointed over ministers’ absence in House (nn 15/09/2011)

PM an email away (rep 13/09/2011)

PM to fly economy class to New York, by Bimal Gautam (rep 13/09/2011), Govt austerity plans tabled in Cabinet: PM to fly economy class; To check emailed complaints, by Anil Giri and Pranab Kharel (kp 13/09/2011), Cabinet’s code of conduct to curb corruption: PM proposes 19-point rule for ministers; Next meeting likely to endorse it after discussion, by Prakash Acharya and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 13/09/2011)

Party will bear my travel costs: Bhattarai (kp 12/09/2011)

CIAA directs PM's office over ministerial aides, by Bimal Gautam (rep 11/09/2011)

PM Bhattarai discloses his property details (nn 11/09/2011)

DPM Shrestha appointed govt spokesperson as cabinet fills important posts (nn 08/09/2011), DPM Shrestha is govt spokesman (kp 09/09/2011)

Stop interference (rep 06/09/2011)

PM Bhattarai swears in 13 more Cabinet members, by Pranab Kharel (kp 05/09/2011), PM expands cabinet; new DPM, 12 ministers sworn-in (rn 05/09/2011), Cabinet gets 13 ministers (rep 05/09/2011), Bhattarai inducts 13 more ministers (ht 05/09/2011), Three TMLP leaders in minister-in-waiting list (kp 06/09/2011)

Baburam Bhattarai A New Prime Minister, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 04/09/2011)

Ram Karki likely to be ambassador-at-large (rep 02/09/2011), PM's office issues 13-pt directive to secys, by Bimal Gautam (rep 02/09/2011)

Bhattarai elected new Prime Minister of Nepal (nn 28/08/2011), Bhattarai elected as new PM (rep 28/08/2011), Maoist leader Dr. Bhattarai elected new PM (ht 28/08/2011), Small cabinet to be sworn in Monday (rep 29/08/2011), Long march from Gorkha to Kathmandu, by Post B. Basnet (rep 29/08/2011), PM Bhattarai assumes office (nn 29/08/2011), PM Bhattarai sworn in; Gachchhadar appointed DPM with home portfolio (nn 29/08/2011), Cabinet shape likely Tuesday (rep 30/08/2011), Enter Dr. Bhattarai As New PM (rn 30/08/2011), Portfolio bickering throws spanner in works, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Pranab Kharel (kp 30/08/2011), New Prime Minister readies his team of aides (kp), Bhattarai sworn in as 35th prime minister: Gachhadar administered oath of office as DPM; More appointments likely tomorrow, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 30/08/2011), PM enters Baluwatar (rep 31/08/2011)

Govt mulls slashing ministries to 21, by Anil Giri (kp 22/08/2011)

Prime Minister Khanal tenders resignation, by Ritu Raj Subedi and Ram Prasad Dahal (rn 15/08/2011), Under pressure, PM Khanal steps down: Admits failure on peace and national consensus govt fronts, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 15/08/2011), PM’s last-ditch effort a dud: Had proposed integrating up to 8,000 combatants, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 15/08/2011)

Six months of Khanal government, by Naresh Koirala (rep 03/08/2011)

Cabinet reshuffle likely on Monday (rep 01/08/2011), Khanal swears in nine Maoist ministers: PM to quit if significant progress on peace process is not made by Aug 13, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp 02/08/2011)

Who Is Fit To Be A Next Prime Minister, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 31/07/2011)

Narayankaji to lead Maoist team in cabinet (rep 25/07/2011), UCPN-M names new team for government: Shrestha to head Maoist group in coalition (rn 25/07/2011)

PHSC summons Minister Yadav again, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 14/07/2011)

MoLTM, MOFA lock horns over appointment of labor attaches, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 09/07/2011)

MoFA team’s call to appoint 50 percent career diplomats (kp 09/07/2011)

Ministers turn ministry into a forest of aides: Officials call it breeding ground of assistants that’s soiling office reputation, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 24/06/2011)

Law minister threatens to quit over appointments in judicial bodies (nn 09/06/2011)

MoHA transfers 40 joint secretaries (kp 05/06/2011)

Govt transfers 26 secretaries (rep 15/05/2011), Massive shift at secy level: 26 officials whisked out, posted anew (kp 15/05/2011)

Khanal expands cabinet, Mahara appointed Home Minister; MJF, CPN (United), CPN-ML (Socialist) also join govt (nn 04/05/2011), Peace minister Pun resigns (nn 04/05/2011)

Big Two offer MJF-N four ministries (kp 01/05/2011), Cabinet to be expanded again within few days: PM Khanal (nn 01/05/2011)

Khanal scraps Gyawali's appointment as state minister (nn 20/04/2011)

A sample of State Minister Lahr Kyal Lama's multiple scandals, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 17/04/2011), House committee seeks answer from PM on state minister Lama’s dual passport, free-Tibet connection (nn 19/04/2011), Khanal faces flak for picking Lama as state minister (kp 20/04/2011), PM tells ‘tainted’ minister to quit, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 21/04/2011), Minister Lama resigns, demands probe into allegations, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 21/04/2011), PM and Lharkyal affair (rep 21/04/2011), Minister Lama's five identities, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 21/04/2011), Govt forms panel to probe charges against Lama (nn 23/04/2011), PM skips SAC summon on Lama's multiple citizenship (nn 23/04/2011), Khanal faces House committee’s flak (kp 24/04/2011), Produce Lharkyal probe report pronto, PM told (ht 24/04/2011)

Govt approves secy Khanal's resignation; four joint secys promoted (nn 13/04/2011)

PM Khanal appoints Prakash Jwala as his chief advisor (nn 13/03/2011)

Finance secy quits over differences with minister, by Mukul Humagain (kp 30/03/2011), Secretary walks out on finance minister, by Kuvera Chalise (ht), Finance minister in spot over secy’s resignation (kp 31/03/2011), Probe the resignation (rep 31/03/2011), NC disrupts House over secy resignation (rep 31/03/2011), Resignation was my personal decision: Khanal (rep 31/03/2011), Righting the wrong (kp 31/03/2011), Turning over an old leaf, by Deepak Thapa (kp 31/03/2011), FinMin urges secy khanal to rejoin (kp 31/03/2011), FM Adhikari denies pressuring secy Khanal; asks him to return to work (nn 31/03/2011), Khanal’s Resignation: Adhikari in damage control mode (kp 01/04/2011), Adhikary tries to come clean: Says he does not have any relation with VAT defaulters, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 01/04/2011), Secy Khanal in no mood to withdraw his resignation (nn 02/04/2011), Finance minister lost confidence in me, reveals Khanal (kp 04/04/2011), Treading on thin ice, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 04/04/2011), No plan to pick
new finance secy (ht 04/04/2011), FM tells PAC he is not behind resignation: Khanal says he too has no grudges against Finance Minister Adhikari (ht 04/04/2011), Uncivil manoeuvrings, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 08/04/2011)

UML ministers submit property details to PMO (kp 20/03/2011)

UML ministers get more portfolios (nn 17/03/2011), UML fails to name ministers (rep 18/03/2011)

Govt offices headless: People can’t avail of govt services, by Khagendra Awasthi (kp 13/03/2011), Government urged to appoint officials (kp 14/03/2011)

UCPN (M) will get Home Ministry in next cabinet expansion: UML chief whip (nn 13/03/2011), Maoist ministers entrusted with additional portfolios (nn 13/03/2011)

Poudel assumes office as Defence Minister (nn 09/03/2011)

Civil servants like headless chickens, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 23/02/2011)

PM Khanal bogged in dignitaries’ visits (kp 15/02/2011)

UML, UCPN (Maoist) pick ministers for Khanal cabinet (nn 06/02/2011), Khanal is in, without a Cabinet, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Premier fails to appoint ministers: Coalition partners wrangle over home ministry berth, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), UML, Maoists decide to move ahead 'in cooperation and understanding'; Dahal denies dispute over ministerial portfolios (nn)

Nation finally gets a PM ending the six month long status quo (nn 03/02/2011), Khanal elected as new PM (rep 03/02/2011), Nation ends 7-month drought with Khanal as new PM, by Arun Rai (ht 03/02/2011), Khanal wins Maoist support to become PM, by Arjun Bhandari and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 04/02/2011), Finally, a result (ht 04/02/2011), PM elect Khanal starts homework to announce ‘small cabinet’ by Sunday (nn 04/02/2011), Swearing-in scheduled for tomorrow, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 05/02/2011), UCPN (M) to pick its leader in Khanal cabinet today (nn 05/02/2011), Bhattarai faction also to participate in Khanal-led cabinet (nn 05/02/2011), Maoist-UML form 8-member taskforce to decide on power-sharing (nn 05/02/2011), Sermon On Forming A New Government, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 06/02/2011), New government to blaze a new trail (kp 06/02/2011), UML internal dynamics kaleidoscope in shift mode, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 06/02/2011), Deal raises storm in UML Document read at meeting totally different from what was signed (ht 06/02/2011), New govt to bring full budget (ht 06/02/2011), Disgruntled NC faction raring to join govt, by Anil Giri (kp 06/02/2011), Hard Times Ahead For New Government, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 06/02/2011)

PM Nepal reshuffles his caretaker cabinet (nn 27/01/2011), Carefree caretaker plays about: Shuffles Cabinet, by Anil Giri (kp 28/01/2011)

Cabinet reshuffles four secys (kp (18/01/2011), Transferred secys oppose govt move (kp 19/01/2011), Five MoPPW joint secys transferred (ht 21/01/2011), Govt revokes hasty decision: Officials claim transfer breached existing law (kp 22/01/2011), Secretaries make govt eat humble pie: Decision to transfer them revoked (ht 22/01/2011)

Govt owes army crores in chopper bills: DPM Sujata Koirala’s rides alone cost 2.6 million rupees (ht 18/01/2011)

Coalition on nverge of a flashpoint (kp 11/01/2011)

Minister Mahat rewards yes-man (ht 09/01/2011)

Foreign minister on junket spree again: To embark for half a dozen countries (ht 09/01/2011)

Shaming the ministers (rep 04/01/2011)

Cabinet meet put off as ministers engage in heated debate over purchase of fresh equipments for Sudan mission (nn 04/01/2011)

TMLP requests PM to remove dissident party leaders from govt (nn 02/01/2011), TMLP appeals to PM to sack its ministers; UML Chair Khanal engineered the split: Lal (kp 03/01/2011), Govt in fix over TMLP defectors (kp 04/01/2011), Ministers of TMLP splinter faction not to be removed from govt (nn 04/01/2011), TMLP pressures govt for defectors’ ouster (kp 07/01/2011), TMLP splinter group not to quit caretaker govt (nn 07/01/2011), TMLP recalls reps (kp 08/01/2011)

MJF-D state minister Sah sacked (ht 27/12/2010)

Sujata on 10-day Southeast Asian trip (ht 08/12/2010)

Ministers vow to flout SC ruling (ht 27/11/2010) [Ministers who deny the supremacy of law must be dismissed immediately]

Records Department to go hi-tech soon: Move will eliminate paperwork, update data and rid offices of rife malpractice (ht 15/11/2010)

Govt mulls ‘civilian control’ of parlour (kp 04/11/2010), Protocol breach at TIA sparks guideline revamp, by Anil Giri (kp 06/11/2010)

MoFA shifting to new abode (kp 03/11/2010)

MoFA shifts two divisions (kp 31/10/2010)

Setback as turf war renews: Officials decry ‘meddling’ by MoGA, MoF (kp 24/10/2010)

Dress code for govt staff?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/10/2010)

State coffers not to fund officials’ foreign junkets (kp 29/09/2010)

MoFA rookies in for a hard time Staff crunch deprives greenhorns of training, by Santosh Pokharel (ht 13/09/2010)

Caretaker PM Nepal decides not to attend UN General Assembly (nn 06/09/2010)

Nepal’s Neros: Our ministers love to go abroad; the trouble is, we don't have the money to pay for them (kp 04/09/2010), Bleeding the state dry: Our ministers have spent Rs. 107 million on foreign trips in the last year, with PM Nepal alone spending Rs. 42 million, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/09/2010)

Foreign junkets bleeding state dry: Only 2 of 110 jaunts reported, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/08/2010)

Gautam appointed special advisor to PM (nn 01/08/2010)

Sujata terms govt ‘complete failure’ (ht 30/07/2010)

Work under way to set up Culture Ministry (ht 15/06/2010)

Pot calling the kettle black: MK Nepal retains very little moral authority to tell government officials what to do, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kp 24/06/2010)

Secretaries urge PM to bring number of ministries down (ht 24/06/2010)

Secretaries slam political meddling; seek code of conduct for ministers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/06/2010)

PAC summons deputy PM (kp 21/06/2010)

Just do your job: The government should get busy on the constitution and not waste time on other things, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 18/06/2010)

VIPs go over budget on foreign travel (kp 18/06/2010)

Ministers’ foreign junkets bleeding national coffer, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 16/06/2010)

Achievements ‘many’ but progress zilch? (kp 16/06/2010)

Storm rages as minister savages foreign secy, by Anil Giri (kp 10/05/2010)

The lure of power: Prime Minister Nepal’s popular reputation seems to be beyond repair, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 04/05/2010)

Harried PM knuckles under: Tells parties to choose alternative (kp 26/04/2010)

Moral Hazard Of Prime Minister And Ministers, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 04/04/2010)

You, sir, are inept: Without any guiding policy, the nation’s ministries lie in total disarray (kp 19/03/2010)

Minister Ojha lands in thick soup: inter-country adoption (kp 12/03/2010)

State minister Ansari threatens to quit in two weeks if law and order not improved (nn 06/03/2010), PM asks state minister Ansari to resign (nn 10/03/2010), State home minister Ansari resigns (nn 10/03/2010) [Ansari has been the only directly elected MP from the UML in the cabinet!!], Cosmetic stroke (ht 12/03/2010), CPN-UML chief justifies move on Ansari’s quitting (rn 14/03/2010), Ansari hits out at Rawal over security situation (ht 14/03/2010)

Commerce minister Mahato defies house panel call; panel passes censure motion (nn 25/02/2010), House panel orders fresh ban (ht 25/02/2010)

Education minister Kushwaha resigns; Shukla appointed new education minister (nn 24/02/2010), Shukla appointed Education Minister (kp 25/02/2010), Shukla appointed Education Minister, Kushwaha sacked (rn 25/02/2010), Kushwaha claims innocence after getting party's boot (nn 25/02/2010)

State Affairs Committee summons PM (nn 21/02/2010), PM blames Maoists for delay in appointments in constitutional bodies (nn 21/02/2010)

All functions and no work for PM?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 20/02/2010)

UML's Khanal faction wants PM to quit, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 20/02/2010)

Sujata Koirala threatens to pull out of govt if UML doesn’t ‘improve’ (nn 20/02/2010)

Shaky Grounds: Ten months after it came into being the Madhav  Kumar Nepal-led government is still unsure of its future, by Saroj Dahal (sp 19/02/2010)

OPMCM directs ministry secretaries to inform about minister's foreign visit on time (nn 14/02/2010)

Minister of defiance: What do you do when a minister defies the PM? Fire him, or as the case may be, her!, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 12/02/2010)

PAC smells rat in mounting travel expenses of govt ministers (nn 08/02/2010), House panel attempts to take on graft: PAC to grill PM, Home Minister (kp 12/02/2010)

PM not happy with Sujata (nn 31/01/2010), Remark lands Sujata in soup (kp 01/02/2010), Sujata’s remarks negative, says PM (rn 01/02/2010)

Foreign minister Koirala's secy missing for eight days (nn 28/01/2010), Sujata gives her mischief-making aide a boot following major embarrassment (nn 28/01/2010)

Legal yes, but moral no: Madhav Nepal should cut the crap and resign if he really cares about the country, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/01/2010)

Can he do it? The next few months will be a test of the PM’s abilities (kp 27/01/2010)

NC seeks posts’ pie (kp 27/01/2010)

PM cautions ministers (kp 25/01/2010)

Two-Hundred-Day Administration Of Madhav Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 24/01/2010)

Poor may not get privileged identity cards, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 22/01/2010)

Council of Ministers (updated 29/08/2011)

Nepal Sarkar (Government of Nepal)

Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)