Kathmandu / May 27: Today’s meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has started deliberations on the government policies and programs for the fiscal 2017-18. President Bidya Devi Bhandari presented the policies and programmes at the parliament on Thursday. Taking part in the deliberation, CPN-UML parliamentary party deputy leader Subas Chandra Nembang expressed happiness over the resumption of […]
Kathmandu / May 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has conferred various decorations on 258 persons in different genres on the occasion of the 9th Republic Day-2017. President Bhandari gave away the decorations amidst a special function organised at the Office of President at Sheetal Niwas on Friday. The Nepal Ratna Bibhushan was dedicated to the […]
Kathmandu / May 26: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) is to fine jaywalkers Rs 200 per person effective from May 30. Chief of the MTPD, Deputy Inspector General Mingmar Lama said the Division is also to conduct a road safety campaign to reduce the number of road fatalities in view of 40 percent of […]
Kathmandu / May 25: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has presented the government’s policy and programme for the fiscal year 2017/18 at the Legislature-Parliament on Thursday. Reading the document handed over by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Head-of-State said that the government had successfully held the first phase of local level elections and was committed […]
Kathmandu / May 24: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has resigned from his post on Wednesday. In a televised addres to the nation, Dahal briefed the nation on the achievements made during his stint as the prime minster before announcing his resignation. Addressing the nation, Dahal boasted about playing a significant role to building up social […]
Kathmandu / May 22: Acting Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli, in the presence of President Bidya Devi Bhandari, administered oath of office and secrecy to Deep Basnyat as the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and to Tankamani Sharma Dangal as the Auditor General amidst a ceremony at the Office […]
Kathmandu / May 21: A writ petition has been filed at Supreme Court against government’s decision to withdraw the cases of those accused of involving in the notorious Tikapur incident. Advocate Kapildev Dhakal, former secretary of Nepal government Dwarika Nath Dhungel and Dr Jagdish Chandra Baral jointly filed the writ petition, making defendants to the […]
Kathmandu / May 18: The Election Commission on Thursday informed that 4,888 representatives in 115 local bodies have been elected in 34 districts of Province number 3, 4 and 6. EC Spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma informed that 115 candidates were elected as mayors, 115 candidates as deputy mayors, 1126 candidates as ward chiefs and 1792 […]
Kathmandu / May 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari left Colombo for Kathmandu this afternoon upon the completion of her four-day official visit to Sri Lanka, according to the Embassy of Nepal, Colombo. She had a meeting with former President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in Colombo today itself. Views upon empowerment of women, women’s […]
Kathmandu / May 16: The Election Commission on Tuesday has decided to assign additional teams to expedite vote counting in various places. EC spokesperson Surya Prasad Sharma said the additional teams would be mobilised to speed up the counting process. Sharma further said the concerned election officers would depute the additional counting teams as per […]