PM pays tribute to martyrs

PM Oli laid wreath at the Martyrs Memorial and offered tributes to the known and unknown martyrs amidst a programme organised by the Martyrs' Week Programme Mian Committee constituted under the convenorship of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya.    

Dhungana appointed NSU president

Rajiv Dhungana of Sunsari has been appointed the central president of Nepal Students Union (NSU), the sister organisation of the Nepali Congress.    

Let us play our role to materialise martyrs' dream: President Bhandari

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that it would be true tribute towards martyrs only if 'Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali' was materialised in social, economic and cultural manner based on social justice and equality by protecting achievements gained from people's struggle.    

Foreign Minister of Luxembourg meets PM Oli

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn has paid a courtesy call on Prime minister KP Sharma Oli at latter's official residence at Baluwatar this afternoon.         

President Bhandari attends Basanta Shrawan ritual   

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has attended the Basanta Shrawan ritual at Nasalchowk in Hanumandhoka Durbar Square on the occasion of Shree Panchami this morning.          

Search of competent head to rescue NAC

After Madan Kharel resigned from the post of executive chairman of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the government has been making preparations for the appointment of the top official in the corporation that is deep in debts.

Farmers in Phidim launch measures to save wild bees

Initiatives taken by farmers to preserve wild bees have become effective in Sidingwa Gaunpalika Ward No. 2 of Taplejung district, a village that borders with Panchthar district.

Bills sent for authentication

Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on Wednesday forwarded four bills to President Bidya Devi Bhandari for authentication.

PM Oli's ancestral home in Terhathum being converted into museum

Around nine kilometres away from the Mid Hill Highway at Hatti Pokhari of Chhatedhunga in Aathrai Rural Municipality arrives a white-colored two-storey house made up of stone, wood and mud and locally available materials.  

NCP’s General Convention proposed for April 2021

In a political report presented by NCP Co-chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the general convention of the party was proposed on April, 2021 (Chaitra, 2077).

Minister Gyawali and Luxembourgish foreign minister hold talks

Both the ministers held bilateral talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Singhadurbar.

Govt's actions speak louder, PM says

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed members of the NCP central committee to publicise the efforts and achievements of both, the government and the party.

Open jail in Nuwakot to house first lot of 1500

The government is preparing to move 1,500 inmates to an under-construction open jail in Nuwakot district within next six months, right after the prison gets ready for internment of the convicts.

Middlemen negotiate dowry in Terai marriages

Even though voices are being raised to end the dowry system entrenched in the Terai region of the country, the leaders say that people there tie the nuptial knot only when the middlemen negotiate the dowry.

House reconstruction in Bhaktapur slow

It’s nearly five years since the massive April 2015 earthquake struck the country, but the reconstruction of individual houses in Bhaktapur district is still moving at a snail’s pace. Bhaktapur, a historic town, 12 km away from Kathmandu, is progressively rebuilding in other sectors expect for private houses, experts said. Out of total beneficiaries, only 33 per cent had rebuilt their houses so far.

Over 50 per cent of remittance to Nepal comes from Gulf countries

While Nepal received a total of Rs. 304.97 billion in remittance, the remittance from the Gulf countries amounted to Rs. 153.26 billion, an NRB report said.

Opposition should be brought into confidence to run parliament: President Deuba

Congratulating newly elected Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, the president of the main opposition party said, "Speaker is neutral post. I want to urge the Speaker to pay attention to the fact that parliament is of opposition party. Criticizing about the laws brought by ruling parties in the parliament is our duty."  

Three bills presented in NA

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Bhanubhakta Dhakal presented the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Act (Third Amendment) Bill-2076 BS and Corruption Prevention Act (First Amendment) Bill-2076 BS while Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel tabled the Yogamaya Ayurved University Bill-2076 BS in the meeting.    

Lawmaker Komal Oli defends singer Raut in NA

In the special hour of the National Assembly (NA) meeting today, lawmaker Oli said that the order of the District Administration Office to keep Raut in custody for four days without investigation was erroneous. 

Unity important in increasing pace of development, PM says

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that it was vital to move forward by putting efforts and thoughts on questions relating to good governance and development.