NC general convention scheduled for December 10-12

The central election committee of the Nepali Congress issued a new schedule of the general congress of the party, Nepali Congress.

Liquidity shrinking in BFIs, bankers get concerned

According to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), excess liquidity on January 16, 2021, recorded Rs. 157 billion. In contrast, the excess liquidity recorded on October 28, 2021, is Rs. 17.27 billion.

Farmers who got paddy crop damaged by rains to get up to 65% of loss as relief

A meeting of the Council of Ministers today decided to provide relief up to 65 per cent of the loss to the farmers owning less than 10 kattha of land, informed government spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Minister for Communications and Information Technology.

MoHP reports 527 new cases of COVID-19, 664 recoveries, two fatalities in 24 hours

In 8,848 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 527 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

Rajendra Pande appointed CM of Bagmati Province

Leader Rajendra Pande has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Bagmati Province. He is the parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist).

HoR meet postponed till November 14

The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been postponed till November 14.

PM Deuba directs authorities to focus on Govt.'s goal to vaccinate everyone by mid-April

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all the concerned authorities to focus on the government's aim to vaccinate all Nepalis within mid-April.

CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Pande likely to be appointed as Bagmati Province Chief Minister

Leader Pande staked his claim yesterday by submitting an application to the Province Chief, Yadav Chandra Sharma, after the notice for formation of a new provincial government. Earlier, Bagmati Province Chief Minister Ashtalaxmi Shakya had resigned from the post as she felt she could not get vote of confidence from the assembly although a proposal was tabled in the assembly for voting.

Embassy of Pakistan holds talk programme on Kashmir

The Charge d’Affaires Adnan Javed Khan recalled the genesis of the long-festering dispute and numerous UNSC resolutions which enshrined the promise not just from the United Nation but from the international community to the people of Jammu and Kashmir about their right to self-determination.

Rajendra Pande submits claim for Bagmati Province Chief Minister

Following the resignation of Ashtalaxmi Shakya from the post of Chief Minister today, Province Chief Sharma has asked the lawmakers to tender a claim for the post till tomorrow afternoon.