PM moots new CDF modality Kathmandu, May 19 Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party Chair KP Sharma Oli today floated a new modality of Constituency Development Fund wherein lawmakers of districts could choose their development projects and the central government would... Travel 20 May, 2018
Pork barrel fund for lawmakers� pet projects likely to come to an end Kathmandu May 13 The government is under pressure to dole out funds to lawmakers for the Constituency Development Programme and Constituency Infrastructure Special Programme, which can increase government spending by over Rs 6 billion. Most... Travel 14 May, 2018
LETTERS: Foreign junkets It was not surprising but unfortunate to read the news concerning foreign junkets of bureaucrats and ministers at a time when the country is gearing towards holding two crucial elections in another three weeks time. Millions of rupees are spent from... 26 Oct, 2017
Bureaucrats�, ministers� foreign junkets top Cabinet agenda Kathmandu, October 24 At a time when the government is focusing on holding provincial and parliamentary polls, the top bureaucrats and ministers appear to be giving priority to visiting foreign countries rather than focusing on issues that concern... Travel 25 Oct, 2017
Flying abroad before Cabinet approval KATHMANDU: Defence Secretary Shreedhar Sapkota flew to Japan even before the Cabinet approved his visit on Monday. Sapkota went to Japan to inspect wheel loader and track dozer at Komastu Ltd Japan that Nepal wanted to buy for the Kathmandu-Madhes... Travel 25 Oct, 2017
MRPs, NRB governor top Cabinet agenda KATHAMANDU: A regular meeting of the cabinet is scheduled to be held in Singha Durbar on Wednesday at 3 pm. The meet will deliberate on the Machine Readable Passport (MRP) which will be issued after April 1. ICAO, a UN body had earlier set the...