PM Deuba highlights protection of current alliance till polls

Speaking at a programme organised here today by the Nepali Congress, Tanahu in his honor, the party Central President insisted on the need for going with this unity to safeguard democracy.

NEA importing electricity from India at Rs. 38 a unit to avoid power outage

Kulman Ghising, NEA executive director, informed at a press meet held today that the NEA has registered a bid to import electricity from India which will result in a loss of Rs. 29 per unit for the NEA. The new price will come into effect from today, Thursday midnight.

PM visits 140-MW Tanahu Hydro, instructs for timely completion

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today inspected the under-construction 140-megawatt Tanahu Hydropower Project at Jhaputar of Rhishing Rural Municipality-1 in Tanahu, and inspected for its timely completion.

Unified security policy for polls approved

According to Phanindra Mani Pokharel, spokesperson of the Home Ministry, the meeting endorsed the unified security policy considering the local level election slated for May 13 so that the elections are held in a fair and free manner.

 'Use electric vehicles to improve Kathmandu's air quality'

Experts have emphasized using electric vehicles in Kathmandu and repairing the old vehicles that emit smokes to improve air quality, saying that smoke from vehicles is the greatest contributor to air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley.

SC rejects issuing interim order against appointment in constitutional bodies

The constitutional bench comprised of officiating Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Mira Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki, Bishwambhar Shrestha and Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada rejected to issue both the interim order and the show cause order.

Election code of conduct be fully followed: Chief Commissioner Thapaliya

Calling for cooperation from political parties and civil societies to quell the tendencies and trends to flout the election code of conduct, Thapaliya informed that committees would be formed at each local level to monitor whether the code of conduct was implemented or not at the local levels.

Two bike riders killed as jeep hits motorcyle

Dinesh Raj Mainali, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Range, informed that a jeep, Tata Sumo, with registration no. Na 1 Ja 6354 hit a motorcycle with registration no. 91 Pa 231.

34 new cases, 269 recoveries in 24 hrs

Only 34 people have been found infected with the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the PCR test of the 3,855 people, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

NC Spokesperson Mahat calls for party unity

Spokesperson for the Nepali Congress (NC), Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, has stressed the need for party unity. He expressed the hope that the party campaign with the theme of 'visit homes, make the Congress victorious' launched targeting the upcoming local level election would help further integrate the party.

SC issues stay order against election code of conduct

Chairman of Helambu Rural Municipality Nima Gyaljen Sherpa had on Monday filed a petition against the code of conduct arguing that implementation of the code, particularly the one that requires the people's representatives at the local level to resign before they file candidacy for the local election, would turn the local levels devoid of people's representatives.

Risk of regression still remaining: Chairman Prachanda

"We saved the country from regression in the past by means of demonstration, but as the danger is still there, I urge the party activists to stay stand by to fight back regression as the danger has not been eliminated as yet," he said.

PM Deuba instructs to work to reduce trade deficit

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has directed all concerned authorities to formulate policies and programmes to keep the country's economic condition in balance and to reduce the trade deficit.

35 new cases, 481 recoveries in 24 hours

In 4,495 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 35 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

Chairman Prachanda draws govt.'s attention to arrange treatment for people injured during people's war

Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has drawn the attention of the government to make arrangement for medical treatment of the people, who were injured and became disabled during the people's war.

Top leaders of ruling coalition discuss local elections

Top leaders of the ruling coalition have held discussions at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar.

PM Deuba to attend BIMSTEC Summit virtually

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is scheduled to attend the Fifth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit virtually to be held on March 30 in Sri Lanka.

Local level should work to win people’s confidence: PM Deuba

Wishing that may the municipality possessing tremendous potential for the development of industry, tourism and agriculture undertake important works for its prosperity, Deuba argued that systematic urbanization was the need of the hour and viewed that everyone should pay attention towards that end.

Government responsible for ensuring people’s right to drinking water: PM Deuba

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today inaugurated the ‘Angna Mauwa Greater Pumping Drinking Water Project’ based in Mauwa of Tumbewa rural municipality-3 in Panchthar district. The Prime Minister inaugurated the project by releasing water from a tap at the local Indrani Secondary School. The project is expected to benefit 1,600 households at Tumbewa-1, 2 and 3.  

41 new cases, 147 recoveries in 24 hours

In 2,978 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 41 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.