Prez extends Christmas wishes

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended best wishes to all Christian Nepalis living inside and outside the country on the occasion of Christmas. Christians all across the world celebrate Christmas every year on December 25 to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.

CIAA receives 25,152 complaints, files 441 cases

Acting Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Dr. Ganesh Raj Joshi Thursday presented the annual report of the CIAA to President Bidya Devi Bhandari. He presented the report of the fiscal year 2019/20 to the President amidst a ceremony organised at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas. The report was submitted to the Head of State as per the Article 294 of the Constitution. Upon receiving the report, President Bhandari praised the role played by...

Participate in polls, says PM

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has called upon all political parties and leaders to participate in the elections. Addressing the Central Committee meeting of the party at his official residence in Baluwatar, Prime Minister Oli said that he was forced to seek fresh mandate of the people through election as attempts were made not to allow his government to function properly.

New coronavirus mutant poses risk to Nepal: Experts

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal issued circulars to all international airlines on Tuesday asking them to not board any passengers originating from or transiting through the United Kingdom (UK) on planes coming to Nepal. The authority stated in the circular that the decision was taken in light of the new strain of the coronavirus spreading in the UK. The strain, named VUI – 202012/01, is considered to be 70 per cent more infectious than the common strain of the virus and has prompted the...

613 new COVID-19 cases, 739 recoveries in last 24 hours

With 613 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Wednesday, the national COVID-19 tally has surged to 256,592.

NCP Prachanda-Nepal faction to stage nationwide protest rallies on Dec. 29

A 2501-member struggle committee to coordinate the NCP protest against the dissolution of the HoR has been formed under the leadership of NCP spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

Senior leader Badal attends Oli-led faction's meet

Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' has attended the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Central Committee meeting of Chairman KP Sharma Oli-led faction in the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar.

Chinese ambassador meets Prachanda

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (Prachanda-Nepal faction) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' this morning.

Central Commitee meeting of NCP factions today

The Central Committee meeting of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led faction is being held today afternoon at the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar.

Get ready for elections: DPM Pokhrel

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretariat member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Ishwar Pokhrel has asked party leaders and cadres to be prepared for the upcoming mid-term elections. Stating that the government had been negatively portrayed by the party insiders, DPM Pokhrel asked party leaders to reach the public by clarifying all the misunderstandings. Addressing the party’s Bagmati provincial gathering here on Wednesday, DPM Pokhrel said, “There should be no doubt about the election....

House dissolution writs referred to constitutional bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred all writs filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives to the Constitutional Bench. A single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR decided to refer the cases to the constitutional bench which is formulated to interpret the debate related to constitution. The single bench ordered to refer all the writs to constitutional bench stating that the issue was subject to constitutional interpretation. Now, hearing of all the writ petitions...

226 quake-damaged schools reconstructed in Kavre

Reconstruction of 226 schools damaged by the 2015 earthquake in Kavrepalanchowk district has finished. The schools were reconstructed by the National Reconstruction Authority’s District Project Implementation Unit (Education) with loan assistance from the Asian Development Bank, grant from the Government of India and help from various organisations. The Unit had started the work from the fiscal year 2016/17.

HoR does not get dissolved as per Article 76 of Constitution: Speaker Sapkota

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has said the House of Representative (HoR) cannot be dissolved as long as the option exists before the HoR to form government as per Article 76 of the Constitution of Nepal.

COVID-19 update: 743 new infections in 6,559 RT-PCR tests

With 743 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Wednesday, the national COVID-19 tally has surged to 255,979.

PM Oli inaugurates new building of Office of Attorney General

Foundation stone for the building was laid on October 10, 2018 and it was constructed at a cost of Rs 736 million. The building was constructed under central project of National Reconstruction Authority.

Prachanda elected as NCP Parliamentary Party leader

A meeting of former lawmakers and parliamentarians of Prachanda-Nepal Group held at the Parliament Building, New Baneshwor, today, elected Prachanda to the parliamentary party leader by removing KP Sharma Oli from the post, said lawmaker Dev Prasad Gurung.

Supreme Court refuses to give interim order against 12 writ petitions

The supreme court today refused to give interim order against the 12 writ petitions regarding the dissolution of the house of representatives.The supreme court today refused to give interim order against the 12 writ petitions regarding the dissolution of the house of representatives.

Proposal of no confidence was registered at 3:30 pm: Parliament Secretariat

The Federal Parliament Secretariat has said that the news disseminated by various media regarding the proposal of vote of no confidence registered on December 20 had drawn its serious attention.

Hearing of writ petition against HoR dissolution to be done by Chief Justice

Hearing of the writ petition filed against the dissolution of the lower house of Federal Parliament will be done today in the single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.

Foreign policy underscores environmental diplomacy

Nepal has given high importance to climate change and mitigation of its impacts and minimisation of greenhouse gases in its recently launched Foreign Policy, 2020. It has included a separate article on the issue and 17-point strategy and action plan while reduction of climate change impacts is included as one of the key objectives of the policy which is said to be the first integrated document on the foreign affairs matters.