Newly-elected PA Speaker Shrestha sworn in, assumes office HETAUDA: Newly elected Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Province 3 Sanu Kumar Shrestha has assumed his office in the Province Assembly Secretariat this evening. Prior to this, newly-elected Speaker Shrestha was administered oath of office... Travel 10 Feb, 2018
UML politburo member Shrestha nominated for speaker of Province 3 HETAUDA: The left alliance has nominated CPN-UML’s Sanu Kumar Shrestha for the position of provincial speaker in Province 3. CPN Maoist Centre lawmaker from Dhading, Shalikram Jamar Kattel proposed the name of UML politburo member Shrestha for the... Travel 10 Feb, 2018
EDITORIAL: Auto-pricing system Being able to clear all debts does not mean that NOC has been running in an efficient manner. To this aspect, great attention should be paid on its efficiency The adoption of automatic pricing of the petroleum products by the Nepal Oil Corporation... 29 Dec, 2016
Solar street lights becoming dysfunctional When solar panels are covered with dust, they receive less light preventing the battery from being recharged fully Kathmandu, December 27 Due to lack of proper maintenance, more than 5,000 solar street lights in Kathmandu Valley have become... Horoscopes 28 Dec, 2016
Ex-parliamentarians stress consultations on Constitution amendment at local level KATHMANDU: Various stakeholders including ex-parliamentarians on Saturday suggested holding consultations on the constitution amendment at local level. The attendants at a programme on 'Challenges of Nepal's Constitution and Resolving Measures'... Horoscopes 19 Nov, 2016
Local bodies defy govt order KATHMANDU: The decision to form an all-party mechanism in the local bodies has not materialised despite the order of Ministry of Local Development to that effect five months ago.In the absence of elected bodies, the earlier seven-party mechanism was... Horoscopes 24 Nov, 2009
Govt action riles DDC Kathmandu KATHMANDU: Kathmandu District Development Committee is unhappy with the government decision of transferring to it seven section officer-level secretaries at a time many Village Development Committees across the country are without one. Gopal Prasad... Horoscopes 15 Sep, 2009
Dev suffers as all-party mechanism fails KATHMANDU: A row over all-party mechanism, that keep changing over and again, has manifestly obstructed the board meetings required to approve budget and breakdown of the development programmes for the local bodies. “We are unable to carry out... Horoscopes 13 Sep, 2009
Kathmandu DDC invites bids for sand mining Kathmandu, September 23:For the first time, the Kathmandu District Development Committee (DDC) has invited bids for sand mining from authorised mines in Kathmandu district.Mahendra Lal Shrestha, local development officer at the DDC, Kathmandu, said,... Horoscopes 24 Sep, 2007
Foundation stone laid Kathmandu: Pranay Verma, counsellor at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, laid the foundation stone for a new classroom block and hostel block for the Sushma Koirala Memorial Nursing Campus at Sankhu on Tuesday.According to a press release issued by the... Horoscopes 21 Feb, 2007
Panel formed to look into Valley’s garbage problems Kathmandu, August 23 :The Ministry of Local Development (MoLD) has set up a six-member high-level committee under the convenership of the joint secretary of the ministry, Surya Prasad Silwal, to look into the Valley’s garbage management problems. The... Horoscopes 24 Aug, 2006
IN BRIEF Envoy’s Nepal visitKATHMANDU: Norwegian Minister for International Development, Erik Solheim, who arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday, met UNDP resident coordinator Matthew Kahane and the Indian ambassador to Nepal, Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, in... Horoscopes 04 May, 2006
