Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla replaces Karki in Constitutional Bench

Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla now will also be hearing the case of dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR) which is sub-judice in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court.

Hearing for HoR dissolution case today   

Hearing on the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives is taking place at the Constitutional bench of the apex court today.

2021 will be the year when Nepal, India will have no issue: PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that even though Nepal is smaller than India in terms of geography and population, both the countries are equal sovereign nations. The relation between Nepal and India is not that of a bigger and a smaller nation, he added. Prime Minister Oli made these remarks in his interviews with two separate Indian television channels on Monday evening. “Both the countries are equal sovereign countries, good neighbours and are in the same region,” said Prime Minister...

Invest money in productive sector: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel said that practice of collecting scattered money and investing in business or infrastructure projects should be promoted. “Collecting money and investing it in productive sector is a good practice. It supports the economy in various ways,” he said while speaking at the annual meeting of Vision Lumbini Company Limited. He appreciated the company’s effort to raise fund from about 1000 people and invest in various businesses including hydropower and urged...

SC order for new curriculum of grade 11 & 12

The Supreme Court (SC) has paved the way for the implementation of the new curriculum from grade 1 to grade 12. A bench of Justices Tej Bahadur KC and Prakash Kumar Dhungana on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed in the apex court against the new curriculum and issued a directive to implement the same. The court rejected the writ filed demanding non-implementation of the National School Curriculum Framework, 2076. The case was filed by seven persons, including Bhagawat Aryal. Students, mainly of...

Consumers pick yams of their choice for Maghe Sankranti

People in Kathmandu and elsewhere are now busy buying yam, as consuming yam is a part of Maghe Sankranti that falls on Thursday. They boil the yam on the last day of Poush and eat it the next morning with ghee, chaku and molasses. They consume various kinds of yams, either boiled or with some condiments, while marking the Maghe Sankranti festival.

Election is main priority of government: Tourism Minister Dhakal

Minister Dhakal said this in a programme of discussions with representatives of Nepal Civil Servants Organisation under the Ministry here today. He said the government was working with full commitment to holding the elections on April 30 and May 10.

430 new cases of COVID-19, 390 recoveries, five fatalities in 24 hours

"In 5,300 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 430 were found infected with SARS-CoV-2," informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its daily update.

Ministry calling tender for construction of three tunnels

During the monitoring of the 104-year-old 200-meter tunnel route located at Churiyamai temple premises along Hetauda-Birgunj road section, Minister Phunyal shared that budget has been allocated for the construction of tunnel routes—Budhanilkantha-Gokarneshwor of Kathmandu to-Batuwatal, Bhimphedi of Makawanpur-Kulekhani Posta Bahadur Bogate.

Elections will foil conspiracies, says DPM Pokhrel

Deputy Prime Minister and secretariat member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Ishwar Pokhrel said on Monday that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli chose to go for election after a few leaders of the party conspired to remove him from his position. Speaking at an assembly organised by the NCP District Committee Bara, DPM Pokhrel said, “As conspiracies were being hatched to weaken the NCP, we decided to stand against those conspiracies through fresh public mandate.”

PM’s office asks NEA to address power outage issue

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) has shown its concern over the public grievances regarding the frequent interruption of power and directed the Nepal Electricity Authority to address the problem immediately. The OPMCM called the NEA officials and chief of the distribution centre to address the public grievances regarding the problem of power supply with urgency. The OPMCM held a discussion with the NEA chief, management team and chiefs of distribution centres inside...

Mayadevi Maternity trail to be promoted in Lumbini

The path that Mayadevi took while travelling from Lumbini to Kapilvastu after giving birth to Siddhartha Gautam is now going to be promoted as the Mother Mayadevi Maternity Path. The path will start from Lumbini, pass through Padariya, Manauri, Sibalwa, Bijuwa, Sisahaniya, Dohani and Niglihawa and end at Tilaurakot, the capital of the ancient Shakya Kingdom. A few days ago, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Representative to Nepal Christian Manhart and Consultant...

PMO directive to ensure regular power supply

The directive was issued at a discussion held between the OPMCM and the NEA authorities here today. The Prime Minister's development management expert Gajendra Thapaliya, OPMCM secretary Toya Narayan Gyawali, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Dinesh Kumar Ghimire and NEA Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya and NEA Kathmandu valley distribution centre heads took part in the discussion.

PM Oli pays tributes to late King PN Shah

On the occasion of the 299th Prithvi Jayanti (birth anniversary of late King Prithvi Narayan Shah) today, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has recalled the special contribution of the unifier of modern Nepal and paid him tributes and respect.

488 new cases of COVID-19, 527 recoveries, 10 fatalities in 24 hours

In 5,309 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 488 persons, 192 females and 296 males were found infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Govt declares public holiday on January 14 to mark Maghi festival

The government on Sunday decided to give public holiday on January 14 on the occasion of Maghi or Makar Sankranti festival. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held at the official residence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Baluwatar, decided to observe public holiday on the day, according to Minister for Communication and Information Technology Parbat Gurung.

YSEF to increase entrepreneurship support to half a million rupees

The Youth and Small Entrepreneur Self-Employment Fund (YSEF) is set to increase per-entrepreneur financial support to Rs. 500,000. This is a 150 per cent increase to the present fund size of Rs. 200,000. Although the fund was planning to increase the size of the purse for the last few years and entrepreneurs as well as stakeholders had also been suggesting the same, it has come to the position to implement the new provision. Chief of Programme Promotion, Research and Information Department at the...

NC ready for polls: Deuba

Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday said that it was not appropriate time to speak about the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HOR) as the case was still sub judice in the Supreme Court. Speaking at the launching of ´Surya Prasad Upadhaya´s Special Book` published by the Democratic Thought Society, Deuba said his party would respect the court`s verdict. Former Prime Minister Deuba further said that his party was awaiting the court verdict as it always respected the...

Rhino population reaches 36 in Bardiya park

The number of one-horned rhinos in Bardiya National Park (BNP) has increased significantly to 36 after the locals also helped in the conservation of endangered species, according to the park officials. According to Bishnu Shrestha, Chief Conservation Officer of BNP, the number of rhinos has increased with the support from every sector including locals for a decade. He said rhino poaching in the park has dropped to zero during the last decade. At present, it is zero, which has helped a lot in rhino...

Current government is government of stability: PM Oli

Addressing today's meeting of the National Assembly (NA), Prime Minister Oli argued that the incumbent was the government of stability although conspiracies were hatched to remove the prime minister.