UML Chief Whip urges government to increase accountability
Kathmandu, Feb 7: CPN (UML) Chief Whip Padam Giri has stressed that the government should present itself accountably so as to make the House business effective. In a meeting of…
Political parties are lax in implementation of constitutional provisions: Leader Gautam
Kathmandu, Feb 7: Parliamentarian Bamdev Gautam commented that although the constitution stipulated provisions regarding what kind of society we want to build through the competition of multiparty system, the government…
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Bansbari land scam: Three including Chaudhary released
Kathmandu, Feb 7: Three people including industrialist Arun Chaudhary who were earlier arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police over the charge of illegal privatization of land…
NA session: Lawmakers draw government’s attention to contemporary affairs
Kathmandu, Feb 7: In a meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today, lawmakers drew the government's attention towards contemporary issues ranging from the urgency of relief to earthquake survivors to…
Minister Saud leaving for Australia this evening
Kathmandu, Feb 7: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Prakash Saud, will be leaving here for Perth, Australia this evening to attend the 7th Indian Ocean Conference being jointly organized by…
Parliamentary Committee for Effective Implementation of Federalism
Kathmandu, Feb 7: The National Assembly, National Concerns and Coordination Committee has instructed the government to increase coordination between the three levels of government and among the ministries for effective…
Economy returning to normalcy: Finance Minister Mahat
Kathmandu, Feb 7: Minister for Finance Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat asserted that the country's economy was returning to normalcy. At an interaction organized by Economic Media Association Nepal (EMAN) marking…
Parliament’s Secretary-General Pandey administered oath of office and secrecy
Kathmandu, Feb 7: Newly appointed Secretary-General of Federal Parliament, Padma Prasad Pandey, has taken an oath of office and secrecy today. Speaker of House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire administered…
US’ warning to Papua New Guinea over potential security agreement with China ‘groundless’: experts
A senior US State Department official's call for Papua New Guinea (PNG) to reject a potential security agreement with China reflects the hegemonic mindset of the US in the region.…
‘Pacific-minded’ US more likely to make false promises, mislead regional island countries
In recent years, Washington has been paying lip service to the Pacific island countries, hiding a perilous and evil agenda of militarizing the region. Yet, it still projects its own…