Kathmandu / Aug. 04 : The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has concluded hearing of all eight ambassadorial nominees picked from the foreign service. The House panel is likely to decide whether or not to endorse them today, it is learnt. The committee conducted hearing of Lok Bahadur Thapa, joint secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 04: Newly elected Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ took the oath of office and secrecy from President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Sheetal Niwas today. The Parliament had elected the CPN Maoist Chairman Nepal’s 39th Prime Minister on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dahal also formed a six-member Cabinet today. Bimalendra Nidhi of […]
Kathmandu / Aug 04: The Supreme Court has issued an order to stop the cruel act of sacrificing animals during the Gadhimai festival. A division bench of justices Ishwori Prasad Khatiwada and Anil Kumar Sinha on Thursday directed the government to form a special committee and take appropriate measures to stop the inhumane act of […]
Kathmandu / Aug 04: A single-engine aircraft belonging to Makalu Air made a force landing at a river in Simikot on Thursday afternoon, after encountering engine failure. However, no human casualty has been reported. Captain Sange Lama and co-pilot Prashant Shah, who sustained minor injuries due to force landing, have been airlifted to Simikot by […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 03: Land Reform Office, Lalitpur today decided to attach 18 ropanis 9 anas and 1 paisa land owned by Kamal Mani Dixit, his family members and some entities. According to Ratna Man Udas, spokesperson for Land Reform Office, Lalitpur, his office took a decision to this effect after concluding that the land […]
Kathmandu / Aug 3: Chairperson of CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been elected as the 39th Prime Minister of the country in the election held in the parliament on Wednesday. Dahal, who was the only candidate for Prime Minister, secured 363 votes out of 573 votes cast, while 210 lawmakers voted against him, […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 03: Newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator Valerie Julliand paid a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, on Wednesday. During the meeting, President Bhandari and the UN diplomat discussed bilateral relationship between Nepal and the United Nations, according to a statement issued by the Office […]
Kathmandu / Aug. 03: Nepal national cricket team for the ICC World Cricket League Championship matches against the Netherlands scheduled for August 13 and 15. A selection committee comprising ICC representative Venkatapathy Raju, the chief coach of the national team Jagat Tamata and captain Paras Khadka announced the 15-member squad today. The team includes Khadka […]
Kathmandu / Aug 03: Floods, landslides and erosion have caused a huge loss in agriculture crops in recent weeks across the country. The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) has assumed the loss to be worth Rs 28.8 million in five districts. The MoAD, however, is yet to calculate the loss of paddy, which has been […]
Kathmandu / Aug 02 : The election for selecting the new Prime Minister of the Country will take place on Wednesday. Chairperson of the CPN-Maoist (Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal is the only candidate for the post of Prime Minister. The parliament meeting will start at 11 a.m. on Wednesday for electing the new Prime Minister. […]
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