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PM Dahal, US President Biden meet

Kathmandu, Sept 22 : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and US President, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., had a meeting in New York, America, today. In a brief meeting, they discussed the matters of collaboration in mutual interest between the two countries, said PM Dahal’s Press Advisor, Govinda Acharya. The meeting was held between Prime Minister Dahal, who is in …

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Govt sees need to invest USD 46 billion in energy sector within 12 years

Ramesh Lamsal Kathmandu, Sept 22: The Government of Nepal has prepared ambitious and comprehensive action-plans including investing USD 46 billion for the overall development of country’s energy sector by 2035. The government set the target of investment in that quantity considering energy sector as the major basis for the country’s economic development. The comprehensive action-plan that starts from 2023 and …

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Govt consistently effortful towards fulfilling aspirations of nation, people: Acting PM

Kathmandu, Sept 20 : Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has said that the government is continuously effortful towards giving an impetus to the constitution implementation and fulfilling the aspirations of the country and people by establishing political stability, peace and good governance. Addressing the programme organized by the Constitution Day Main Celebration Committee at the Army …

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President Paudel attends main ceremony of Constitution Day 

Kathmandu, Sept 20 : The main function committee has hosted a special ceremony at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel in Kathmandu on the occasion of the Constitution Day-2080 on Wednesday. On the occasion, President Ramchandra Paudel attended the ceremony as a chief guest. Also present were Vice-President Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, Chief Justice Bishowambhar Shrestha, National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, …

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Construction of power house of Arun III hydropower project halts

Kimathanka (Sankhuwasabha), Sept 20 : Construction work of the power house of 900 megawatts Arun III hydropower project under construction in Sankhuwasabha has come to a halt. The local people have stopped the construction for around three weeks demanding for compensation for the land to be acquired along the Chhyangkuti-Diding Pukhuwa approach road of the Arun III project site. As …

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Government to work keeping country, people at centre: Finance Minister Mahat 

Patan (Lalitpur), Sept 17 : Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today said the government would work putting the country and people at the centre. Speaking at an event to lay the foundation stone for the proposed building for Bajrabarahi Chapagaun Hospital in Godavari Municipality-11 in Lalitpur, the minister said the government would keep into consideration welfare of the country …

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Shashanka Koirala rules out possibility of government change

Chitwan, Sept 17 : Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Shashanka Koirala has ruled out the possibility of government change at present. Talking to media here today, the NC leader said though general misunderstanding among the ruling partners, there was no possibility for the government change at the moment. “As far as I am concerned, the government led by Pushpa Kamal …

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Law-making work of parliamentarians overshadowed: MP Tamang

Kathmandu, Sept 17 : People’s representatives who should focus on lawmaking are being criticized by the public at large for running around looking for budgets for petty development projects in their respective constituencies. Although eight years have passed since the promulgation of the new Constitution, some important laws directly related to the implementation of federalism have not yet been formulated. …

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Youth are also the stakeholders of the present: Prime Minister Dahal 

Kathmandu, Sept 16 : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the government is working for meaningful participation of youth in every sector of the society. Addressing the Nepal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2080 here this morning, he said that creation of youth-friendly investment environment, start-up, innovation and entrepreneurship, credit facilities have been prioritized to promote the involvement of …

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Cabinet approves PM’s China visit 

Kathmandu, Sept 15 : A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today has approved the upcoming China visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. Addressing the high-level session of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the PM is scheduled to directly travel to Hangzhou city of China on September 22. The …

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