Nepal President issues ordinance to amend Citizenship Act

May 24, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 24 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday issued an ordinance to amend the Nepali Citizenship Act, reported The Himalayan Times.

Nepal: Citizenship ordinance - a victory for Madhes

May 24, 2021

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 : The latest ordinance to amend the Nepali Citizenship Act, introduced by the President of Nepal Bidya Bhandari, indeed marks...

Nepal's Parliamentary Committee supports amendment in Citizenship Act, Parliament soon to start discussion

Jun 21, 2020

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21 : A parliamentary committee meeting held on Sunday has voted in favour of new citizenship act which proposes 7-year threshold...

Nepal SC declines to issue interim order in Home Minister Lamichhane's citizenship case

Jan 06, 2023

The writ petition claimed that the lately inducted Minister had not acquired Nepali citizenship after ceding the US citizenship which makes him unfit to...

Centre notifies implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act rules

Mar 11, 2024

The CAA rules, introduced by the Narendra Modi government and passed by Parliament in 2019, aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants...

Nepal court extends media tycoon Kailash Sirohiya's custody by 3 days in "citizenship misuse" case

May 24, 2024

A district court here extended the judicial custody of Nepali media tycoon Kailash Sirohiya by three days in a case related to misuse of...