Kathmandu / June 27: In the past two years, drinking water from Melamchi could not be supplied to Kathmandu during the monsoon season, but this year, preparations are underway to bring water from Melamchi to Kathmandu even during the rainy season. Unless there is a situation where the headworks of the project is damaged due […]
Kathmandu / June 27: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has clarified that the independent existence of the district election offices will continue. Clarifying the issues raised by lawmakers of the opposition parties in the first meeting of the House of Representatives today, Finance Minister Mahat said the government would not deviate from the thinking […]
Kathmandu / June 26: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said preparations are on for the groundbreaking of the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project by coming mid-July. He said an agreement has already been reached regarding the project’s modality and the necessary procedures for implementing it would begin shortly. During an inauguration of a building of […]
Kathmandu / June 26: Dr. Shree Krishna Bhattarai, a justice at the Kathmandu District Court, has tendered his resignation from his position. Bhattarai cited his discomfort in working under Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki as the reason for his resignation, claiming that the Chief Justice himself has raised legal and ethical concerns. Expressing his dissatisfaction […]
Kathmandu / June 26: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a lawsuit against the then member secretary of the Pashupati Area Development Trust Dr Pradeep Dhakal in the Special Court, Kathmandu charging him with amassing properties illegally. The CIAA in the charge sheet has claimed that Dhakal acquired over […]
Kathmandu / June 25 : The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) has warned of the possibility of a heat wave in this monsoon. A heat wave may occur in monsoon albeit for a shorter duration as in the pre-monsoon season, the Authority said, urging all to stay alert to the potential atmospheric […]
Kathmandu / June 25: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started an investigation into the Jalhari controversy of Pashupatinath temple. Following reports of irregularities in the management of the Jalhari, the CIAA team is now examining the weight of gold used in it. Currently, the main entrance of Pashupatinath is […]
Kathmandu / June 25: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has said the government is effortful to build an atmosphere for a reliable security system with due respect to the culture of national unity, social goodwill and mutual harmony. In his address to lawmakers’ queries over the Appropriation Bill-2080 BS […]
Kathmandu / June 24: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ stated that future creations and research should not be limited to tradition. Addressing an event organized on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the Nepal Academy here today, PM Prachanda called for cultural transformation to institutionalize the social structure and political system of Nepali […]
Kathmandu / June 24: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has distributed nearly Rs 5 billion in claims to contributors under the Social Security Scheme. So far, the SSF has successfully distributed Rs 4.79 billion to contributors through a range of security schemes. The SSF has been operating multiple schemes, including medical, health, maternity, accident and […]