Soon after assuming the post of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nepal Communist Party leader Agni Prasad Sapkota has announced of giving up the general membership of the party. The announcement has been made in order to assume the role of the speaker in an independent and impartial
The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the parliament has directed the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to do more homework regarding the bills on formation, operation and terms of reference of federal civil service. The parliamentary meeting today failed to forge consensus on the issues following
Finance Minister Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said the way would be paved for the Citizen’s Investment Trust (CIT) to expand its investment in the capital market. He expressed his hope the company will increase its investment in the capital market through its subsidiary companies which would help the company
An unidentified group of people on Sunday night torched a tower of Smart Cell, a mobile network service provider of Nepal at Dhurkot Rajsthal of Dhurkot rural municipality-6 in the district, halting the service. Acting on reporting by the local people right after the incident, a team led by assistant
The government has issued directives for adopting high alertness to check the spread of the coronavirus in Nepal. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has issued a 12-point directive today following instructions for the same from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Ministry’s spokesperson Rudra Singh Tamang said the
More than 3,000 people of 300 households at Bhakunde in Lamjung have availed drinking water facility after the Bhakunde Drinking Water Project at Beshishahar Municipality-2 started distributing water to them from today. The locals were at receiving end for so long in lack of adequate drinking water facility. Bhakunde Drinking
The District Administration Office, Baitadi has said there is no chhaugoth in the district. Chhaugoth is a makeshift hut where menstruating women and new mothers are made to stay. The district administration in its report prepared in the aftermath the government’s December 24 direction to demolish chhaugoths in the district
The police briefly held 12 human rights activists who reached the President Office in Sheetal Niwas to protest the election of Agni Prasad Sapkota to Speaker of the House of Representatives. A team from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgunj made the arrest of the right activities including Charan Prasain for
Banke, the district in State 5, had 125 leprosy patients till last fiscal year and till the mid-December of the current fiscal year 114 patients were under medical treatment at several hospitals here. Growing movement of people in the district from outside, the trend of not seeking a regular medical
– Krishna Neupane In a bid to further promote the tourism of Bandipur, the construction of a trekking trail along with a wall resembling the Great Wall of China has been initiated at Bandipur Rural Municipality in Tanahu district. The construction of the 3000 metres long trekking trail and the
