Demand to use at least 60 percent domestic products in govt offices

Published On: September 15, 2022 01:42 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: At a time when most of the goods in the country are imported from abroad, there is a demand to encourage the use of domestic goods in government offices to increase domestic production.

Coalition govt saved country from a major disaster: Singh

Published On: September 15, 2022 01:38 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, September 15: Nepali Congress leader Prakashman Singh has claimed that the then erstwhile CPN government led by KP Oli did not act according to Nepal's constitution and dissolved parliament twice, so the coalition government was formed to protect the constitution.

SC justices refuse to appear before House Panel

Published On: September 15, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, September 15: The justices of the Supreme Court (SC) against whom suspended Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana leveled various charges while recording his statement before the impeachment recommendation committee have refused to come to the committee for questioning, claiming that it would be against the principle of separation of power. The committee had sent a letter to the Supreme Court, asking six justices named by Chief Justice Rana to appear before the house panel. The full meeting of the Supreme Court (including all justices ) has decided that it is unconstitutional to go to the impeachment recommendation committee for answering the questions.

House of Representatives meeting postponed

Published On: September 15, 2022 12:24 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for today has been postponed. The parliament meeting was called for 1 pm today.

MP Umashankar Aragaria to join UML

Published On: September 15, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, September 15: Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LSP) lawmaker and whip Umashankar Aragaria is joining the CPN-UML. UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to visit Dhanusha and welcome him to the party on September 24. Argariya is an elected Member of Parliament from Dhanusha-2.

NC not to allow PR-elected persons to become PR candidates again

Published On: September 15, 2022 10:57 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has decided not to allow the members of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies elected through the Proportional Representation (PR) system on behalf of the party in earlier elections to become the candidates under the same electoral system again.

'Next parliament can continue investigation on suspended CJ Rana'

Published On: September 15, 2022 09:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Former Justices' Forum Nepal has said that the parliament to be formed after the upcoming elections can continue investigation into the impeachment motion against suspended Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana.

Visiting top Chinese legislator returns home

Published On: September 15, 2022 09:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Chinese Communist Party (CPC) leader and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Li Zhanshu who was on a four-day official visit to Nepal, has returned home today.

One of the most vulnerable countries in terms of climate change in the world, Nepal warrants a great deal of attention in managing vulnerabilities and to ensure the development goals are sufficiently resilient to withstand environmental shocks that the future may bring.

Dahal’s warning to avoid political bias in TRC Act Amendment Bill

Published On: September 14, 2022 07:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 14: Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has warned that political urges and biases in the bill to amend the ‘The Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2014’ are not good for the country and democracy.