Kathmandu / Jun 06: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the 40th prime minister of Nepal. Lone candidate for the post of Prime Minister, Deuba secured 388 votes out of 593 votes in the parliament. A total of 170 lawmakers voted against him. Deuba’s own party Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), […]
Kathmandu / Jun 5: A meeting called by the Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar with the top three leaders of ruling CPN Maoist and Nepali Congress, and main-opposition CPN-UML have forged a consensus to continue the parliamentary business from tomorrow. The meeting was held at the Speaker’s Office in Singhadarbar today. The leaders would address the […]
Kathmandu / Jun 5: The Weather Forecasting Division says this year monsoon is likely to arrive ahead of its normal time due to change in weather system. Generally the onset of monsoon is from June 10, however, a system bringing the monsoon earlier than its normal time has developed, according to Meteorologist Subas Rimal. Normally, […]
Kathmandu / Jun 3: The Canada-based Albert Einstein Foundation has nominated Nepali ophthalmologist Dr Sanduk Ruit as one of the 100 leading global visionaries. The foundation had asked on May 28 if Dr Ruit would accept the nomination and share his wisdom and vision in a 250-word essay to be included in historic publication Genius, […]
Kathmandu / June 2: The Secretariat of the Legislature-Parliament has published the election schedule for the post of prime minister. According to the schedule, any legitimate member of the Legislature-Parliament willing to contest the election can register his/her candidacy for the post of prime minister from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday at the […]
Kathmandu / June 2: This year’s spring climbing season has ended with the total 500 climbers having made it to the top of Mt. Everest. The expedition that started from May 15 lasted about 15 days and 500 mountaineers scaled the tallest peak of 8,848 meters, according to the Department of Tourism. The total 500 […]
Kathmandu / May 31: Newly elected local representatives of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City were administered the oath of office and secrecy amidst a programme organised by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office in Kathmandu, on Wednesday. Newly elected mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya, deputy-mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi and chairpersons and members of all 32 wards of the […]
Kathmandu / May 30: As many as 3448 jaywalkers have been booked for violating traffic rules in Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said. In a statement today, MTPD said 2120 people paid Rs 200 as fine while 1228 people who failed to comply with fine amount were detained for three hours and […]
Kathmandu / May 29: Finance Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara presented the annual estimate of income and expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year 2017/18 at the Legislature-Parliament on Monday. The government unveiled the budget of Rs 1, 278 billion of which Rs 804 billion as recurrent expenditure, Rs 335 billion as capital expenditure and Rs 140 […]
Kathmandu / May 28:Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on May 24 announced his resignation after serving slightly more than nine months in office, thereby leaving a blueprint for political propriety and exhibiting a level of statesmanship in the country. The Chairman of the Maoist Centre had reached at the helm of prime ministerial berth […]
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