गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 289 prisoners receive presidential pardon on Constitution Day Nepal 289 prisoners receive presidential pardon on Constitution Day KathmanduPati September 19, 2020 File photo KATHMANDU : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has granted clemency to 289 prisoners on the occasion of the Constitution Day. Upon the recommendation of the cabinet, President Bhandari on Friday announced the clemency for 289 inmates including Hemraj Tumbahamphe. These prisoners, who still have their jail term remaining, will be released today from various prisons across the country following the announcement of the clemency. Issuing a statement, the Office of the President said that the remaining jail term of 289 prisoners have been pardoned by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari in accordance to the Article 276 of the Constitution of Nepal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member
