Kathmandu / Jan 22: President Bidya Devi Bhandari attended the Basanta Shrawan ritual at the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square premises this morning. On the occasion, the President listened to a special melody, Basanta, at the auspicious hour of 11:17 am and received tika and prasad. The President was offered with the tika, garland and auspicious offerings […]
Kathmandu / Jan 19: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to seven newly-appointed province governors on Friday. President Bhandari administered the oath of office to the provincial chiefs amidst a special ceremony organized at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas. Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chief […]
Kathmandu / Jan 17: The Cabinet meeting held today has finalised the appointment of the governors and fixed the temporary headquarters of the provinces. The meeting at Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar fixed Biratnagar as the capital of Province 1, Janakpur as the capital of Province 2, Hetauda as the capital of Province 3 […]
Kathmandu / Jan 15: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari hosted a tea reception program on the occasion of Makar Sankranti also known as Maghi. Present on the occasion were Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli, Deputy Prime Ministers, former Vice President, former Prime Ministers, former Chairman of the […]
Bhimduttanagar/ Jan 13: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that remarkable achievements have been made in the areas of health, education and technology since the restoration of democracy in the Country. Addressing the first convocation ceremony of the Far Western University at Bhimduttanagar, Kanchanpur on Saturday, the Prime Minister remarked that Nepali graduates have […]
Kathmandu / Jan 11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government was working to nominate the provincial chiefs after forging a political consensus. Speaking at a tea reception program organized by the Rastriya Prajatantra Party on the occasion of National Unification Day today in the capital, PM Deuba shared that nominating the […]
Kathmandu / Jan 11: As many as 50,000 people are scheduled to recite the messages of Gautam Buddha in Kathmandu next month. The messages of Lord Buddha would be recited by 50,000 people en masse on February 10 to set a new Guinness World Records. People from across the country would join the programme in […]
Janakpur / Jan 9: Family members of disappeared persons have said what they wanted was justice and punishment for the guilty, not any monetary support. At a program organized by the National Human Rights Commission here today, they said, “The two transitional justice commissions have been just reviving their wounds.” They said it was very […]
Kathmandu / Jan 7: The cost of operation of all the seven provincial parliament secretariats is estimated to be around Rs. 2.55 billion annually, according to a study carried out by the Legislature-Parliament Secretariat. Likewise, the provincial parliament secretariats will each require between 47 to 50 staffers to help with administrative responsibilities of the secretariat. […]
Kathmandu / Jan 5: The government has scheduled the date of National Assembly election for February 7. An emergency cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Friday afternoon decided to this effect. The cabinet has also decided to extend the tenure of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission […]