Kathmandu, June 9/ The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to save the life of Ganga Maya, who is currently on a fast-onto-death, demanding investigation and action against the culprits on the murder of her son, Krishna Prasad Adhikari. Issuing a press release Friday, Officiating Secretary at NHRC, Yagya Prasad Adhiarki, drew […]
Kathmandu, June 8/ Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed ministers and secretaries to come up with point-wise work plans by coming June 29 in relation to the implementations of policies and programs; and budget prepared for the upcoming fiscal year. The Prime Minister summoned ministers and secretaries to his office today and directed them to […]
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 8 (ANI): A technical delegation from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will visit Nepal on June 14 to hold a talk over cross-border airspace issues. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan), these issues have been pending for the last five years. A member of Air Navigation Services and […]
Kathmandu, June 8/ Government has decided to tighten the regulations of the NGOs and INGOs. A meeting between Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Minister for Women, Children, Senior Citizens Tham Maya Thapa held Thursday took a decision to make the regulation act of the NGOs and INGOs tough since ill practices have gone up […]
Kathmandu / June 7: The Executive Director (ED)’s post at the Nepal Oil Corporation is vacant after former ED Gopal Khadka stepped down from his post earlier today. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Yadav has said that the new Executive Director will be selected through a formal process of competition. “We will select […]
Kathmandu, June 7/ Trading resumed in Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) in the second half Wednesday’s trading session after investors withdrew their protest against the new capital gains tax (CGT) calculation method enforced by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). The protest was called off following the government’s decision to put the new calculation method on hold […]
Kathmandu, June 6/Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has said no cancer patient will have to go to foreign countries for treatment. Dr Sudip Shrestha, executive director at NCHRC, said, “We are trying our best to instal the latest equipment and provide treatment through best doctors available in the country.” Stating that the hospital had […]
Kathmandu, June 6: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens, Thamamaya Thapa, has said that the government would take appropriate initiatives to guarantee of rights of sexual minorities. At an interaction programme on ‘Current situation, problems and challenges of sexual minorities’ organised by the Ministry here today, Minister Thapa expressed her commitment that the government […]
Kathmandu, Jun 6: The government has rolled back its decision to introduce new formula to calculate capital gains tax on rights and bonus shares following criticisms from all quarters. The Ministry of Finance has circulated a letter to the Inland Revenue Department directing it to calculate the capital gains tax on rights and bonus shares […]
Kathmandu / Jun 5: In his World Environment Day video message posted early in the morning today, Prime Minster KP Sharma Oli urged all citizens to plant a tree of their favourite fruit wherever possible. “Sisters and brothers, I encourage you all to make our villages, hills, plains greener by planting trees of fruits that […]