NC initiates efforts to forge democratic alliance Kathmandu, October 4 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also president of the Nepali Congress, floated a proposal to form a broader democratic alliance at the Central Working Committee meeting of the party. According to NC leader Bal... Travel 05 Oct, 2017
Santa Bir Lama elected Nepal Mountaineering Association president KATHMANDU: Tourism entrepreneur Santa Bir Lama has been elected as the president of Nepal Mountaineering Association, the country’s only alpine club. Lama garnered 383 votes while his nearest rival Zimba Jangbu Sherpa obtained 316 votes in the... Horoscopes 06 Aug, 2017
�Participation in polls enthusiastic� Kathmandu, May 15 The General Election Observation Committee has said the first phase of the local polls held in 34 districts of Province no 3, 4 and 6 saw enthusiastic participation of the people. As per the preliminary report submitted by... Travel 16 May, 2017
Deuba forms Central Executive Committee amid protests KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has formed a 29-member Central Executive Committee under its Central Working Committee on Sunday. The CEC can take major decisions without holding the Central Working Committee meeting as the party's... Horoscopes 26 Mar, 2017
PHSC conducts hearing of proposed six ambassadors KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee under the Legislative-Parliament today concluded hearing of six of the 12 proposed ambassadors to various nations. The committee held hearing of Sharmila Parajuli, Niranjan Kumar Thapa,... Travel 21 Mar, 2017
�Keep TRC, CIEDP out of politics� Kathmandu, February 11 Rights defenders and conflict victims have cautioned that merely extending the mandate of transitional justice bodies would have no meaning if political meddling continued to hamper their functioning. The terms of Truth and... Travel 12 Feb, 2017
Conflict victims question TRC�s efficacy Kathmandu, February 6 Conflict victims have cast doubt on efficacy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons to resolve insurgency-era rights violations cases, even if their... Travel 07 Feb, 2017
Parliamentary hearing for 2 Supreme Court justices begins KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has decided to issue a notice for the parliamentary hearing of two judges recommended for the appointment as the Supreme Court justices. A meeting of the Committee held at Singha... Horoscopes 05 Jan, 2017
Complaints against Upadhyay, Paudyal made public KATHMANDU: At least three complaints have been lodged at the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) against proposed ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay. All of them were submitted through emails by anonymous complainants. Leela... Horoscopes 21 Sep, 2016
PHSC seeks complaints against proposed envoys Kathmandu, September 6 The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has begun the process of hearing for two ambassadorial nominees Dip Kumar Upadhyay and Lilamani Paudel. The government has nominated Upadhyay and Paudel as Nepal’s... Horoscopes 07 Sep, 2016
Case filed at Supreme Court against budget for "disqualified" PLA fighters KATHMANDU: As many as 131 conflict victims and members of their families have moved the Supreme Court on Monday, demanding that the government should not pay "disqualified" members of the erstwhile People's Liberation Army mobilised by the then CPN... Horoscopes 15 Aug, 2016
�MPs should spend budget allocated to them wisely� Kathmandu, August 7 Lawmaker Kul Bahadur Gurung today urged all lawmakers to spend the budget allocated to them under the constituency development fund wisely. Speaking at a function here today, Gurung said, “There may be obstacles and... Horoscopes 08 Aug, 2016