Kathmandu / Jan 4: President Bidya Devi Bhandari and office-bearers of the Election Commission held a meeting at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, today. A delegation comprising Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav and election commissioners had reached the Office of the President to informally familiarize the President with the activities carried […]
Kathmandu / Jan 4: The government is set to declare the temporary capitals of provinces and hold appointment of province chiefs after carrying out homework as the left alliance leaders failed to give concrete decision on the issue. In an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at his official residence in Baluwatar, […]
Kathmandu / Jan 3: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Rs 151 billion has entered the country so far, according to a study conducted by the Nepal Rastra Bank. This amount has been invested in 252 companies. Among these industries 37 are production based industries while only 11 have been producing goods for export. Executive Director […]
Kathmandu / Jan 3: The Legislature-Parliament Secretariat is using different colours of upholstery and carpet to refurbish the House of Representatives and the National Assembly meeting halls so as to give them their distinct identity. Secretariat spokesperson, Dr Bharat Raj Gautam said sky-blue upholstery and carpet would be used in the House of Representatives assembly […]
Kathmandu / Jan 3: Power is to be supplied to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to run the industries there. SEZ has been brought into operation giving special priority to the promotion of industries. The first ever SEZ of the country in Bhairahawa has not come into operation for lack of electricity, although the infrastructures […]
Kathmandu / Jan 2 : The government has prepared the outline of the temporary capitals of all the seven provinces in the country. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) and the Ministry of Urban Development prepared this outline. Spokesperson of the OPMCM, Hari Prasad Panthi said that the plan of […]
Kathmandu / Jan 2 : The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the civil aviation regulatory body of the country, is to be divided into two separate autonomous entities. Preparations are afoot to make the existing CAAN into two bodies – regulatory body and the body responsible for developing the civil aviation infrastructure. Secretary at […]
Kathmandu / Jan 2 : The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) has urged the Prime Minister to take initiatives for promptly addressing the problem the industries and business sectors are facing due to the prevailing liquidity in the country’s economy. A delegation led by CNI president Hari Bhakta Sharma today called on Prime Minister Sher […]
Kathmandu / Jan 01: Leftist alliance has demanded that the results of parliamentary elections under the proportional representation category be published without further delay. CPN-UML leaders including Bhim Rawal, Subas Chandra Nembang, Maist Center leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Barsha Man Pun, on Monday met with Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav and asked him to […]
Kathmandu / Jan 01:The reconstruction work of 904 drinking water and sanitation projects damaged in the Gorkha earthquake has been completed, according to the National Reconstruction Authority. A total of 3,212 drinking water and sanitation projects in 17 districts were damaged in the 2015 earthquake. NRA Spokesperson Yam Lal Bhusal informed that reconstruction works of […]