Kathmandu / Mar 12: The Election Commission has concluded necessary preparations including management of the human resources, ballot papers as well as security arrangements for the presidential election, EC spokesperson Nawaraj Dhakal said. Voting under the election will take place on Tuesday from 10 am to 3 pm at the polling centre at the Federal […]
Kathmandu / Mar 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli secured 208 votes today to pass the floor test with more than two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives. Of the 275 lawmakers, 268 were present today. Only 60 lawmakers of the opposition party voted against the PM. Nepal Workers and Peasants Party lawmaker Prem Suwal […]
Kathmandu / March 10 : Nepal has lost to Afghanistan by six wickets at the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 held at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Zimbabwe on Saturday. Chasing the 195-run target set by Nepal, Afghanistan reached the target in 38.4 overs losing only four wickets. Najibullah Zadran smashed highest 52 runs studded with three […]
Kathmandu / March 10: Newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara has said that he would assume his duties with a major focus on implementation of the Constitution drafted by the people. In a brief conversation with journalists after being unanimously elected to the post of Speaker at the HoR meeting […]
Kathmandu / March 10: The silence period in view of the election to the post of President set for March 13 is commencing from midnight today. According to the Election Commission, the election code of conduct to be followed during the silence period does not allow any candidate and political party to engage in election […]
Kathmandu / Mar 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said the incumbent government is focused on controlling corruption. “I will not indulge in such illegal activity nor will I endure it. I will make the country free of corruption in my tenure as PM,” he said while inaugurating a medical building for Bir Hospital. […]
Kathmandu / Mar 9: CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been elected the Speaker of House of Representatives unopposed as he was the only candidate to file nomination for the post. The official announcement of the election will be made tomorrow. Earlier today, Mahara had reached the Federal Parliament building at around 11:20 […]
Dang/ Mar 9: Born in an economically weak family, Shanta Chaudhary of Dang district was made to work as a housemaid for a landlord of the district at a tender age of 10. From that age, she spent the next ten years working as a kamlari (indentured laborer). Every year on the first day of […]
Kathmandu / Mar 8: Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the next five years will be a remarkable time for the development of Nepal. He claimed that the next five years will be the time of success, changes and progress. Inaugurating the 7th International Trade Fair organised by Federation of Nepalese […]
Kathmandu / Mar 8: The Government of India is supporting the reconstruction of 50,000 houses in earthquake-affected districts of Gorkha and Nuwakot. An agreement to this end was signed today between the Indian government, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in order to expedite the post-earthquake reconstruction process […]