Parliamentary committees performance up to mark -NA Chair

After enquiring about work progress and practices carried out by the Legislation Management Committee at its meeting today, NA Chair Timilsina commented that the committees under the NA are seriously working to formulate laws by maintaining both quality and quantity. "The thematic committees have been successful in settling some of the contentious issues on consensus. It would be much appreciated if the political parties created an atmosphere to present the issues settled after discussion in the...

President Bhandari, PM Deuba extend grief over Sharma's demise   

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended sorrow over the demise of prominent literary figure Dr Tara Nath Sharma. Late Sharma was a lifetime member of the Nepal Academy.     President Bhandari said that Nepali literature has lost an eminent literary practitioner with the passing away of Sharma.     

PM Deuba confident of receiving all-party support for MCC endorsement

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his confidence that the American grant project, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), would get parliamentary endorsement with all-party consensus and support.

MCC serves national interest; needs timely endorsement: NC leader Dr Mahat

Former Finance Minister and NC leader Dr Ram Sharan Mahat told journalists that the parliamentarians at a meeting being held at Lhotse hall in New Baneswor-based parliamentary building said the MCC should be given a parliamentary endorsement as it was in favour of national interest of Nepal and will also contribute to the economic development of the country.

CPN (Maoist Centre)'s CC meeting on Feb 20  

The CPN (Maoist Centre) has called its central committee meeting for February 20.    

Senior litterateur Sharma no more   

Senior litterateur Tara Nath Sharma, also known as Tana Sharma, passed away due to a brain hemorrhage today. He was 87.    

Price of yellow metal goes up by Rs 1,200 per tola 

The price of yellow metal has gone up by Rs 1,200 per tola today in Nepali market.     The price of hallmark gold has reached Rs 96,700 per tola today. The hallmark gold was traded at at Rs 95,500 per tola on Sunday.

Influence of westerly wind: light rainfall and snowfall forecast 

The sky across the nation will remain partly to generally cloudy due to influence of westerly wind today. Light rainfall and snowfall has also been predicted.    

Two killed in motorcycle accident

Two persons died in a motorcycle accident occurred at Milanpark of Butwal Sub-Metropolis-12 today.    

Conspiracy against Minister Ale, secretariat says 

The secretariat of Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has expressed concern that Minister Ale was being defamed with baseless accusation. Minister Ale's chief personal secretary Hemanta Regmi informed that indecent comments were made against Minister Ale and leaders of CPN (Unified Socialist) via social networking sites.