House meet put off till 2 pm

Published On: July 21, 2016 11:33 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: A Parliamentary meeting scheduled for 11 am on Thursday has been rescheduled for 2 pm.

Speaker-bigwigs meet ends inconclusively

Published On: July 21, 2016 11:06 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21:  As a last ditch effort in a bid to forge a consensus, the Speaker Onsari Gharti is holding a meeting with the top-notch leaders of the three major parties  - Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and  CPN (Maoist Center) -  on Thursday morning.

KATHMANDU, July 21: Minister for Law and Justice Agni Kharel has alleged the CPN (Maoist Center) of using cases related to armed-conflict for laying claim to power rather than being serious about settling them in a proper way.

Govt urges Dr KC to call off his protest

Published On: July 21, 2016 03:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: The government has formed a three-member dialogue committee to address the demands Dr Govinda KC, who is on a fast-unto-death since the last 11 days.

TRC extends deadline for registering complaints

Published On: July 21, 2016 02:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has extended the deadline for registering complaints related to human rights violation during the armed conflict until August 10.

No-trust motion outcome of jealousy; PM says

Published On: July 21, 2016 02:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has argued that two rival political parties registered the no-confidence motion against him not due to any specific reason other than jealousy against his government's performance.

UML to obstruct House if budget bills not passed first

Published On: July 21, 2016 02:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: The ruling CPN-UML has warned that it would obstruct parliamentary proceedings if the speaker introduced the no-confidence motion in parliament without endorsing the remaining budget related bills.

Water supply minister quits

Published On: July 21, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 21: Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Prem Bahadur Singh has resigned on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The CPN-UML has decided to obstruct the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament if the corollary bills of budget were not put in priority- before the deliberation on no-confidence motion.

CPN-MC issues whip to vote in favour of no-trust motion

Published On: July 20, 2016 06:58 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 20: The CPN (Maoist Centre) has issued whip to its all lawmakers to vote in favour of the no-confidence motion tabled at the Legislature-Parliament against the government.