BHUWAN SHARMA

The total budget for these projects is estimated at around Rs 17 billion. Currently, 1,280 development projects run by the Ministry of Urban Development remain on hold. Of these, the proposal seeks to release the budget for 533 projects.

Preliminary estimate puts cost at Rs 84 billion  Buildings that are currently unsafe for use have been marked with red stickers. Such buildings need to be fully reconstructed to restore them to their original condition. There are 134 such buildings, of which 44 fall under the department’...

The government has introduced a rule requiring property transactions exceeding Rs 30 million to be conducted through registered firms or companies. Accordingly, 197 companies have submitted applications to the Department of Land Management (DoLM) seeking licenses to operate real estate businesses.

According to the EC, 143 parties are currently registered. Among them, 114 parties have opted to participate in the upcoming HoR election. Some registered parties did not file applications to take part.

According to EC Spokesperson Bhattarai, previously registered parties may continue with their existing symbols, while new parties must propose a symbol during registration.

The students conducted a field study on the problems arising due to the delayed expansion of the Suryabinayak–Dhulikhel road section. 

Because the quota has not been reviewed, remote, influential, wealthy and urban communities have dominated the reservation category, while the system has failed to reach the target groups.

According to Narayan Bhattarai, spokesperson for the Election Commission, a total of 40 parties have registered so far under Section 48 of the Political Parties Act, 2016. The deadline for election-related party registration is November 26, and more parties are expected to join in the remaining four...

The DoR’s leadership has left division and project offices in remote Himalayan districts without technical staff, while concentrating engineers in Kathmandu and other easily accessible districts.

According to the DUDBC, eight project offices have already issued public notices asking, “Why shouldn’t the contract be terminated?” for 37 projects, while the process of termination for the remaining projects is underway.