Hordes hop onto election bandwagon 2,188 filed nominations for 234 seats: ECKathmandu, February 25:Election Commission stated that 2,188 candidacies filed nominations in 234 electoral constituencies for the first-past-the-post system for the CA elections today.Scores of candidates,... Travel 26 Feb, 2008
Action sought against Kapilvastu culprits Kathmandu, October 4:The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has stressed that stern action should be taken against perpetrators of the Kapilvastu incident for severe human rights violation with detailed investigation into the incident.The post... Travel 05 Oct, 2007
House panel to grill Giri tomorrow Kathmandu, September 9:The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) today decided that ‘clarification’ from Officiating Chief Justice Kedar Prasad Giri would be recorded on Tuesday to decide whether or not to accept him for the post of Chief... Travel 10 Sep, 2007
CJ hearing put off in wake of serious plaints Kathmandu, September 6:Saying that the complaints filed against Chief Justice-designate Kedar Prasad Giri are serious, the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) today put off a hearing on the Constitutional Council’s recommendation to... Horoscopes 07 Sep, 2007
Govt told to compensate Speaker, UML chief whip for illegal detention Kathmandu, May 20:The Kathmandu District Court (KDC) today ordered the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Kathmandu District Administration Office to pay Rs 70,000 each to Speaker Subas Nembang and chief whip of the CPN-UML Mahendra Bahadur Pandey as... Horoscopes 21 May, 2007
Speaker’s bid to end House deadlock Kathmandu, May 7:Speaker of parliament Subas Chandra Nembang today held talks with the government and chief whips of parties to ensure smooth functioning of parliament.Nembang urged Home Mister Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Minister of Peace and... Travel 08 May, 2007
Journalism should not be politically influenced, says Nisthuri Kathmandu, January 23:Bishnu Nisthuri, president of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists’ (FNJ), today emphasised that journalism should be free from the influence of politicians.Nisthuri, addressing the launching programme of the Sanjal National... Horoscopes 24 Jan, 2007
Displaced police posts to be re-established by Jan 15 Kathmandu, December 19:Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula today said the government would re-establish all displaced police stations by January 15. The police stations were displaced in course of the 10-year-long Maoist insurgency.“All displaced... Travel 20 Dec, 2006
House nod to Nepal, Uprety as ECs Kathmandu, November 1:The parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (HSC) today approved Usha Nepal and Dr Nilkantha Uprety as new election commissioners, even as some MPs said Janajatis and Dalits had not been considered for the post. They termed the... Horoscopes 02 Nov, 2006
SAC to ask govt to make WDOs permanent Kathmandu, August 2 :The State Affairs Committee (SAC) of the House of Representatives today decided to direct the Ministry of Woman, Children and Social Welfare and the Ministry of General Administration to immediately make permanent the Women... Travel 03 Aug, 2006
Once-over Talks on media issuesKATHMANDU: The High-level Media Recommendation Commission said in a press release on Friday that the members of the commission would organise interactions on media issues with members of the local communities, including... Travel 29 Jul, 2006
MPs’ concern over Maoist activities despite truce Kathmandu, May 22:Parliamentarians today drew the attention of the Maoists through the Speaker of the House to make clear their stance on the ceasefire.Demanding special time in the House, MP Aftaf Alam sought an immediate probe into the blast at the... Travel 23 May, 2006
