Birtamode / Apr. 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that no force can stop the May 14 local level elections from taking place. Addressing the district convention of Young Communist League and ANFFSU (Revolutionary), the sister organizations of his party CPN (Maoist Center) here Thursday, he said elections were inevitable for institutionalizing the […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 19:The Election Commission has fixed the number of polling stations and voting centers for the May 14 local level elections in all 75 districts across the seven provinces. The EC meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav took the decision to this effect on Wednesday. According to EC Spokesperson, […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 19: The Department of Transport Management on Wednesday suspended five employees from duty for their alleged involvement in extensive irregularities in revenue entry. Those suspended have been identified as Nay Raj Nepal, Chief at the Transport Management Office, Koshi, account officer Tikaram Adhikari, accountants Suresh Adhikari and Rudra Prasad and non-gazetted first […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 19:Two years after the devastating 2015 earthquakes, the country is still struggling to recuperate from the wounds the quakes inflicted. Most schools that were damaged by the quakes still run classes under makeshift tents, and the Durbar High School, the first school of the country, is one of them. According to data […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 18: The United Nations has welcomed the conviction of three Nepal Army officials on Maina Sunar’s extrajudicial killing during Maoist conflict, and asked the Government of Nepal to implement life sentence against them without delay. It said the Kavre District Court’s ruling is a “significant step towards ensuring victims’ rights to justice […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 18: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav has urged the political parties not to make the election campaigning extravagant and costly, and maintain financial transparency by abiding by the election code of conduct. During a discussion with the officials from the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal […]
New Delhi / Apr. 18: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who is in New Delhi for a 5-day state visit to India, has expressed her confidence that the bilateral ties would be strengthened further through her visit. In brief talks with media persons after receiving a guard of honour there, President Bhandari hoped that the cultural […]
Kathmandu / Apr. 17: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has called on political parties to reach the people’s doorsteps and help create an atmosphere conducive to holding the election. Talking to journalists at his office today, the CEC said political parties were not seen at the local-level with election-related programmes on a […]
Bhaktapur / Apr. 17: Health Minister Gagan Kumar Thapa has said the government is working on a plan to provide financial assistance of Rs 500,000 to cancer patients in the country. Speaking at a programme organised at the Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital in Bhaktapur, on Monday, Health Minister Thapa said the government was preparing to increase […]
India / Apr. 17: President Bidya Devi Bhandari landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport of India a while ago. The President arrived here on a five-day official visit at the friendly invitation of her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee. India’s Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Raj was at the airport to receive […]
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