Complaint filed at TRC against former PM Bhattarai

Published On: June 20, 2016 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

SURUNGA (Jhapa), June 20: A family member of conflict-victim in Ilam district has filed complaint against the former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and former State Minister for Health Dharmashila Chapagain at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) here on Monday.

NC condemns Kabul attack, dubs ‘inhuman and heinous’

Published On: June 20, 2016 05:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 20: The Nepali Congress (NC) has condemned the ruthless suicide bomb attack that killed 14 innocent Nepalis in  Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on early Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 20: The sub-committee under the Legislature-Parliament's Good Governance and Monitoring Committee has submitted its report to the main committee.

PM Oli condemns Kabul suicide bomb attack

Published On: June 20, 2016 02:12 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has condemned the Taliban suicide bomb attack that killed as many as 14 Nepalis in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, on Monday morning.

House meeting postponed for half an hour

Published On: June 20, 2016 01:11 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 20: Today's meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has been postponed for half an hour after Nepali Congress lawmakers demanded it.

Madhes-centric parties boycott today's House meeting

Published On: June 20, 2016 12:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHAMNDU, June 20: Madhes-centric political parties have boycotted today's meeting of the Legislature-Parliament, citing the government was indifferent to their demands.

Poudel calls for agreement

Published On: June 20, 2016 11:25 AM NPT By: Republica

INARUWA, June 20: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel said it was now time for the ruling coalition, opposition and the agitating parties to find a point of agreement to give the country an outlet.

KATHMANDU, June 20: With the endorsement of the new parliamentary regulations on Sunday, Parliament has paved the way for initiating parliamentary confirmation hearings for the proposed chief justice, the chief election commissioner, 11 other justices and 22 ambassadors, which have remained pending for long now.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Having no land to their names, as many as 102 earthquake-affected families in Naubise of Rasuwa district have been forced to set up temporary shelters in a rented land since last year's devastating earthquake. The families of daily wage earners have been paying monthly rent ranging from Rs 1,000 up to Rs 2700 just for using the land.

No need to forge accord on holding polls, says Minister Rai

Published On: June 19, 2016 06:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 19: Government’s spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications, Sherdhan Rai on Sunday argued that it was not necessary to reach an agreement with others to hold elections.