Mahara cleared of rape bid slur Kathmandu, February 17 Former speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was accused by a staffer of the Parliament Secretariat of attempt to rape, was acquitted by Kathmandu District Court today. Mahara was released from Dillibazar prison today itself... Horoscopes 18 Feb, 2020
Court to deliver Mahara verdict tomorrow KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu District Court will pronounce its verdict in the Krishna Bahadur Mahara attempted rape case on Monday. A single bench of Justice Amar Raj Paudel sought time to pronounce verdict on Mahara case today. According to a... Travel 16 Feb, 2020
NCP (NCP) nominates Tumbahangphe as party's central member KATHMANDU: Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe has been nominated as central member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP). A party secretariat meeting held on Tuesday decided to nominate... Horoscopes 29 Jan, 2020
Newly elected HoR Speaker Agni Sapkota takes oath of office KATHMANDU: Newly elected speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agni Prasad Sapkota has taken the oath of office and secrecy, today. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath to Speaker Saptoka at a programme organised this morning... Horoscopes 27 Jan, 2020
Decision to nominate Sapkota for speaker�s post protested Kathmandu, January 22 Scores of human right activists and civil society members today staged a protest at Maitighar Mandala against the decision of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to field murder accused Agni Prasad Sapkota as a candidate for... Horoscopes 23 Jan, 2020
Patriarchy stronger than monarchy, says Tumbahangphe after quitting Kathmandu, January 20 Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe, who resigned from the post of deputy speaker today, said patriarchy was stronger than monarchy in Nepal. Speaking at a press conference after she submitted her resignation to the Parliament... Travel 21 Jan, 2020
KDC summons doctors, govt witnesses in Mahara case Kathmandu, January 12 Kathmandu District Court today summoned government witnesses, including doctors who examined Roshani Shahi, and investigated forensic evidence. Shahi, a staffer at the Parliament Secretariat, had filed a first information... Horoscopes 13 Jan, 2020
NCP indecision forces another HoR deferral Opposition obstructing the Parliament is normal, but it’s only in Nepal that the ruling party obstructs the House: NC Chief Whip Bal Krishna Khand Kathmandu, January 12 Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)’s indecision on nominating a candidate... Travel 13 Jan, 2020
EDITORIAL: Respect the House It is regrettable to see the ruling party using the sovereign Parliament as its rubber stamp by deferring its meeting for weeks Thirteen days have already passed since President Bidhya Devi Bhandari called the winter session, or bill session, of the... 02 Jan, 2020
�I will have 100 per cent claim on the post of speaker� Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe says she will have 100 per cent claim on the post of speaker when the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lays claim to the post. Ram Kumar Kamat of The Himalayan Times spoke to her about the election for speaker... Travel 23 Dec, 2019
Winter session of Federal Parliament to decide on 27 bills KATHMANDU: The winter session of the Federal Parliament known as the 'bill session' which commenced on Friday, has scheduled various 27 bills to decide on, today. According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, of the 27 bills, 10 have already been... Travel 22 Dec, 2019
Nepal to first study strings attached to MCC before joining it Kathmandu, December 21 Co-chair of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal today told party fellows that Nepal could accept US assistance under its millennium challenge corporation Nepal compact programme, but it should be amply clear that... Travel 22 Dec, 2019
