'Materials bank' must to ease reconstruction works: MPs

Published On: August 31, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Gyan P Neupane

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Member of Parliaments (MPs) have asked the government to set up a "material bank" so that the task of reconstruction of thousands of houses that were damaged by devastating earthquakes last year

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Surya Kiran Gurung has warned that he will not continue in his job if the bill to amend the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CIEDP & TRC) Act is not endorsed speedily.

Minister Thapa asks to submit 100-day action plan within a week

Published On: August 30, 2016 07:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Minister for Health, Gagan Kumar Thapa, has directed the division chiefs under the ministry to submit 100-day action plan along with schedule within a week.

House Panel directs govt to effectively run fair price shops

Published On: August 30, 2016 05:12 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The Industry, Commerce and Consumer Welfare Committee (ICCWC) under Legislature-Parliament has directed the government to effectively run fair price shops during the upcoming Dashain, Tihar and Chhath festivals.

Parliamentary committee concerned over NRA performance

Published On: August 30, 2016 05:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The Development Committee of the Legislature-Parliament today summoned the Chief of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and government secretaries to take stock of hurdles surfaced in carrying out post- earthquake reconstruction works.

PM Dahal, Poudel discuss constitution amendment

Published On: August 30, 2016 03:36 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel on Tuesday held a meeting to discuss the matters relating to the amendment of constitution by bringing the Madhes-centric parties into confidence.

Japanese Foreign State Minister arriving

Published On: August 30, 2016 03:17 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobuo Kishi, will arrive late on Tuesday evening for a three-day official visit.

Tension flares at Baluwatar over constitution amendment

Published On: August 30, 2016 02:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Tension ran high at a meeting called by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at Baluwatar to dwell on the demands raised by Madhesi Adivasi Janajatis and Tharus on Tuesday.

Bill to criminalize torture tabled

Published On: August 30, 2016 02:40 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Nearly two years after its registration at Parliament, a bill to criminalize torture has been tabled in the House, paving the way for lawmakers to register their amendments and have further discussions on it.

NEFAD head: Commission appears not to act independently

Published On: August 30, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The families of individuals who disappeared during the decade-long Maoist insurgency have expressed serious dissatisfaction over the government's delay in clarifying the whereabouts of their missing loved ones.