Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, has said that the government has been working to fulfilling the aspiration of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ along with democracy and peace. Addressing a special programme commemorating the 119 years of the publication of the Gorakhapatra, the 57th anniversary of the Gorakhapatra Corporation and the Fourth…
Kathmandu : The main opposition party Nepali Congress on Sunday has decided to launch a dialogue and training programme for its members of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly. A meeting of the party’s Central Policy, Research and Training Academy made the decision today. Meanwhile, the meeting chaired by the party’s Vice President…
Kathmandu : The government of Nepal on Friday afternoon announced an ambitious annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2019/20 which begins from mid-July. The government will announce an annual budget plan based on this policy and programme in the last week of May. Lawmakers associated with the main opposition, Nepali Congress party, have…
Kathmandu : The Federal Parliament Secretariat has received six proposals that have sought amendments to the government’s annual policy and programme. The main opposition party, Nepali Congress, has filed an amendment proposal, demanding that the government replace the phrase ‘my government’ with ‘the government of Nepal’. Earlier on Friday, the party had objected to the…
Kathmandu : Amid confusion—and growing pressure—over the future course of the transitional justice process, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Nepal Communist Party Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal have expedited discussions to find a meeting point to take forward the process, which has been dragging on for more than a decade. The government is currently…
Beijing : Nepal and China on Monday signed the Protocol on Implementing Agreement on Transit and Transport and six other agreements in Beijing after delegation level talks between President Bidya Devi Bhandari and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali and Minister for Transport…
Beijing : President Bidya Devi Bhandari and a delegation led by Deputy Chief of ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan Toshihiro Nikai had a meeting this morning. On the occasion, President Bhandari said Japan has been a close and good friend of Nepal and also is the largest contributor to the development projects of Nepal….
Dadeldhura : Five persons died in a road accident that took place near Saukharka of Dadeldhura this morning. The accident took place when a passenger bus (Na.6Kha.1831) was heading towards Bajhang from Dhangadi, according to District Police Office. Many others were injured in the accident that took place at 5:30 am. They are undergoing treatment…
Kathmandu : An earthquake jolted the central region of the country including Kathmandu this morning. The aftershock of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake measured 5.2 in the Richter scale with its epicenter around Naubise of Dhading district, according to Deputy Head of the Seismological Centre, Mukunda Bhattarai. The quake occurred at 6.29 am. So far more…
Kathmandu : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has left for a nine-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China today at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Chairperson of National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…
