In Nepal, which has been facing continuous unrest for the last three decades, a crowd of lakhs is demanding the return of Hindu monarchy. Their demand is that Nepal should be declared a 'Hindu Rashtra' again. After experimenting with democracy for about a decade and a half, Nepal is again standing at the same crossroads where it was in the 1980s.
The executive's attempts to introduce judicial reforms and increase accountability of judges have yielded no results. When an inquiry is commenced, it is carried out by other judges based on a framework they have set up, resulting in lingering uncertainties and a severe lack of desired impartiality and transparency. This privilege is not extended to anyone else. The judiciary requires and enforces standards of transparency and integrity from everyone except itself.
In the judgment, the court noted that the defence tried to discredit the statement given by the victim’s mother in front of the magistrate, stating that it was different from what she had told the police in her complaint that led to the FIR. The court invoked the principle that “an FIR is not an encyclopaedia.”
The CAG report states that DTC had not raised bus fares since 2009. What further exacerbated the situation was the Aam Aadmi Party’s free travel for women scheme.
The incident of train hijacking at Bolan Pass on 11th March once again exposed the incompetence of the Pakistan Army. At every step, it appeared completely unaware and without any action plan