Ruling coalition most likely to form next govt If the Nepali Congress, the largest party in the House of Representatives with 89 seats, succeeds in keeping the current coalition intact, chances of it leading the next government are high. Nepal 09 Dec, 2022
No deliberation on sexual violence in parliament due to obstruction: Minister Regmi Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen, Uma Regmi, has said lawmakers could not discuss thoroughly on issues relating to sexual violence in parliament due to continued obstruction of parliament business. Kathmandu 24 Mar, 2022
PHC unanimously endorses all four ambassador nominees Kathmandu, July 8 The Parliamentary Hearing Committee today unanimously endorsed all four ambassador nominees. The Cabinet had, on June 6, nominated Naradnath Bharadwaj as Nepal’s Ambassador to Qatar, Mahesh Prasad Dahal as Nepal’s envoy to... Horoscopes 09 Jul, 2019
Baluwatar land fraud dates to NC rule: Aryal Ramechhap, May 9 Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Minister Padhma Kumari Aryal today claimed that encroachment of government land in Baluwatar had started way back during the time of the Nepali Congress government. Speaking... Travel 10 May, 2019
FinMin not banking on NRB guv! Kathmandu, May 3 Probably for the first time in the country’s history, the Ministry of Finance has excluded the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank — the central regulatory and monetary authority — from the budget formulation team. The central... Travel 04 May, 2018
We need to be fiscally prudent to sustain federal system Recently, the incumbent government decided to reduce the age for social security allowance for senior citizens from 70 to 65 years. It also raised the grant for quake victims by Rs 1 lakh and decided to provide monthly allowance to those battling... 05 Feb, 2018
Govt nominates 14 ambassadors on pro rata quota KATHMANDU: The second meeting of the Cabinet on Monday decided to recommend the names of 14 persons for appointment as Nepali ambassadors in various diplomatic missions abroad. The ruling parties --Nepali Congress, CPN Maoist Centre and Rastriya... Horoscopes 20 Feb, 2017
Civil servants : The traditional whipping boys Once a new government comes to power in Nepal, in order to make the people feel its “newness”, they almost always meddle with their traditional whipping boys, the civil servants. For instance, in 1991, the very first act of the then Nepali Congress... 22 Jan, 2009
TMDP demands plague Prime Minister Prachanda Kathmandu, December 1:The Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) today submitted a 13-point charter of demands to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. The Madhesi outfit - the fifth largest in the Constituent Assembly — has warned the PM... Travel 02 Dec, 2008
Republican Nepal : The movement of history In the context of Nepal being declared a federal republic and the King all ready to vacate his palace, I would like to recall the much-hyped sound bite of erstwhile King Mahendra. Replying to the Indian envoy’s concern over the Kodari highway linking... 03 Jun, 2008
Passing the buck Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat has said that the work on fixing the prices of petroleum products based on their international prices has reached final stages. Speaking at a programme in the capital on Saturday, he said selling the oil below cost has... 23 Dec, 2007
Pride of place The government has, finally, nominated the chairman and two members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), where the top posts have been lying vacant for more than six months. The government will appoint them after their confirmation by the... 20 Dec, 2006
