Authorities told to regulate extraction of natural resources The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has forwarded a six-point suggestion to various agencies of the federal and provincial governments with regard to extraction, collection, processing, sale, and distribution of natural resources, including stones, pebbles, soil, and sand. Environment 27 May, 2021
Karnali Province Coordination Council stresses on cooperation, co-existence, coordination SURKHET: The second meeting of the Karnali Province Coordination Council is underway today. The meeting that kicked off on Thursday has been discussing on topics such as the works and functioning of the federal, provincial and local governments;... Travel 27 Dec, 2019
Fiscal Commission: Issues at stake It rests on the Fiscal Commission to ensure that the country’s fiscal governance is set on the right track to warrant that the multi-level federation, envisaged according to the new constitutional arrangement, delivers effectively The arrangement... 12 Dec, 2019
NA gets report on implementation of federalism Kathmandu, May 10 The National Concern and Coordination Committee of the National Assembly has submitted its report on ‘Coordination in Development of Level-wise State Structure’ to the Upper House Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina today,... Travel 11 May, 2019
We plan to develop a common understanding for grant distribution Though implementation of federalism is expected to expedite development works, distribution of natural resources among three layers of government in the federal system has become difficult. Along with this, different governments are at odds over... 23 Apr, 2019
Inter-Province Council: Roadmap to resolution It took nine months for Inter-Province Council to hold its first meeting. Though late, it’s a good initiative. Now there is a need to continue the initiative so as to address challenges related to federalism Nine months after the elections, the... 13 Dec, 2018
Ruling, opposition parties exchange words over taxes Kathmandu, August 21 Lawmakers representing the main opposition Nepali Congress and those from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) today indulged in war of words over the ‘haphazard’ levying of taxes at the local levels. In a meeting of... Horoscopes 22 Aug, 2018
RENDEZVOUS: �Resources, programmes and capacity should go hand in hand� The National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC) has been given the responsibility to determine the fiscal transfer to lower levels of administration, revenue sharing and distribution of natural resources among various... 19 Feb, 2018
EDITORIAL: Question of fairness It is true that self-governance means identifying and raising one’s own resources, and not depending too much on the central government Several bills relating particularly to the distribution of resources between the three tiers of government are... 14 Jul, 2017
Resource, revenue sharing bill opposed Cutting across party lines, lawmakers condemn bills on centre-state ties Kathmandu, July 12 Ruling and opposition parties’ lawmakers today opposed the bills related to distribution of natural resources and revenue between the central,... Travel 13 Jul, 2017
Local levels can get more budget: Minister Kathmandu, July 9 Minister of Finance Gyanendra Bahadur Karki today told the Parliament that the local levels could get more budget from next year if they performed well. Responding to queries and comments by lawmakers over this year’s... Horoscopes 10 Jul, 2017
Individuals, organisations awarded for conservation efforts Kathmandu, September 24 Nepal marked the 10th National Conservation Day yesterday under the leadership of the government with the theme “Community-based conservation for sustainable development.” At a programme organised by the Ministry of... Travel 25 Sep, 2016
