POLITICS
Upper house election today
Upper house election today
KATMANDU, Feb 7: Two months after completion of the parliamentary and provincial assembly election, the Election Commission (EC) is conducting the National Assembly (NA) poll on Wednesday.
Feb 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Homes built by Dhurmus-Suntali handed over to flood victims
Homes built by Dhurmus-Suntali handed over to flood victims
RAUTAHAT, Feb 7: “There was a time when we used to dream about owning a modern house, while visiting the cities,” said 106 years old Ramkaliya Devi, who has spent most of her life in a dilapidated hut. “We had never in our lives imagined that some day we would actually own such a house,” she added.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Province 2 to prioritize Chure conservation
Province 2 to prioritize Chure conservation
LAHAN, Feb 7: Former President Ram Baran often shared his concerns for two issues. “I always worry about two things. One is implementation of the new constitution and second is the conservation of the Chure range,” he would say. While the country has made considerable progress towards implementing t...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
SC issues interlocutory stay order in Sumargi case
SC issues interlocutory stay order in Sumargi case
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interlocutory stay order in favor of businessman Ajaya Raj Sumargi, allowing him to use Rs 2 billion which was transferred from a foreign bank and subsequently frozen by Nepal Rastra Bank.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Ministry doesn’t know how many civil servants have reached provinces
Ministry doesn’t know how many civil servants have reached p...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: At a time when reports coming in from the provinces say that the government employees deputed by the central government to the offices in the provinces are yet to reach their new offices, the Ministry of General Administration (MoGA) has no records of how many employees have reache...
Feb 07, 2018
NEPAL, POLITICS
Differences mar Province 2 govt deal
Differences mar Province 2 govt deal
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Leaders of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) on Tuesday tried unsuccessfully to hammer out a power sharing deal for Province 2 as the two tarai-centric parties begun formal talks that could possibly lead to the formation of the only provinc...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
MoF, Korean embassy sign MoU on rural development research
MoF, Korean embassy sign MoU on rural development research
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Embassy of Republic of Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a project titled “Integrated Rural Development of Nepal through Strengthening Research and Development Capacity of Kathmandu University.” The MoU was signed by Fin...
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Gurung duo battle for chief minister
Gurung duo battle for chief minister
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Two standing committee members of the CPN-UML-- Prithivi Subba Gurung and Kiran Gurung-are lobbying to get chief ministerial position of Province 4. Both the leaders are busy convincing top leaders to get the top post.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
Khanal against re-electing Prez Bhandari
Khanal against re-electing Prez Bhandari
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: At a time when the incumbent President Bidya Devi Bhandari has intensified political lobbying for a second term, senior CPN-UML leader Jhalnath Khanal has spoken against repeating the same person in the top state position.
Feb 07, 2018
POLITICS
SC refuses to register case against CJ
SC refuses to register case against CJ
KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accept a contempt of court case against Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli.
Feb 07, 2018