NSU elections to take place on August 13

Published On: August 11, 2016 01:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The election of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), student wing of the Nepali Congress (NC), is set to take place on August 13.

DPM Mahara to go to China, Nidhi to India

Published On: August 11, 2016 12:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: In a bid to further consolidate Nepal’s harmonious relations with its two immediate neighbors, India and China, the government has decided to send Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara to China and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi to India.

Oli sees conspiracy for constitutional vacuum

Published On: August 11, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli said that he senses a conspiracy to push the country toward a constitutional and political vacuum by not holding three elections by January 2018.

EC proposes mandatory one-third women representatives

Published On: August 11, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Election Commission has proposed a provision making it mandatory to elect at least one-third women representatives to the House of Representatives as well as the provincial assemblies.

Provide prisoners ample food, allowances: SC

Published On: August 11, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued mandamus order to the government to provide ample food ration and other allowances to prisoners.

PM pledges to seek common understanding on local bodies

Published On: August 11, 2016 12:20 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to forge a common understanding among major political forces on the number of local bodies and criteria for restructuring them, and provide it to the commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of local bodies within a week.

1003 civil servants fined for not furnishing property details

Published On: August 10, 2016 10:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMADU, Aug 10: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Wednesday has decided to fine 1,003 civil servants for not furnishing their property details of the fiscal year 2015/16 within the given deadline.

Lharkyal Lama freed on bail

Published On: August 10, 2016 10:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Special Court on Wednesday freed suspended CPN Maoist Center parliamentain Lharkyal Lama, who was in jail on corruption charge, after he furnished a bail of Rs 10 million as sought by the court.

NSU leaders end fast-unto-death after 12 days

Published On: August 10, 2016 06:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Two student leaders affiliated to Nepali Congress students' wing on Wednesday ended their fast-unto-death after 12 days after the Nepal Student Union's general convention organizing committee agreed to address their demands.

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The Special Court (SC) has demanded Rs 10 million in bail from the suspended lawmaker of CPN (Maoist Center), Lharkyal Lama. The court demanded the bail bond during the first hearing on a corruption case filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).