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 […]
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 […]