KATHMANDU, May 1: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin discussed the measures taken by their respective governments to tackle the coronavirus pandemic during their telephone conversation on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepali Congress, the main opposition party, has demanded that the government scrap the Constituency Development Fund and divert the money to the ongoing efforts to tackle the coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, April 30 : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has offered to make the party's senior leader Bam Dev Gautam the new prime minister and Madhav Kumar Nepal the chairman in order to settle the intra-party disputes within the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).

What is the next wave?

Published On: April 30, 2020 08:25 AM NPT By: Sambridhi Gyawali

When we lose control of a situation, we tend to make hasty decisions that can cast a lasting shadow on our legacy. I have an innate belief that human beings, in general, act on good intentions, and that, nobody purposely jeopardises their state of being even if they are acting in self interest. But I have failed to understand why our government has not relinquished its selfish behaviour for the good of the country even during these difficult times.

KATHMANDU, April 29: A Secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is currently underway at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Baluwatar. The meeting that began at 5 pm is being seen with keen interest as both Prime Minister K P Oli and the rival factions within the party are expected to show their strength within the party.

Govt preparing to call  budget session

Published On: April 29, 2020 03:46 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 29: The government is preparing to summon the budget session of the federal legislative.

NC holding central committee meeting

Published On: April 29, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 29: The major opposition Nepali Congress is holding its central working committee meeting this afternoon.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel will be among 117 foreigners to receive this year's spring decorations for their remarkable contributions in enhancing relations with Japan, the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu said on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The ruling Nepal Communist Party’s disputes surfaced after Prime Minister K P Oli introduced a controversial ordinance to facilitate the split of the Socialist Party led by Upendra Yadav. This episode has now reached its climax, as rival factions seek to oust Oli from power.

KATHMANDU, April 28: Bibeksheel Nepali Dal has launched a new website to provide information and required assistance for Nepalis who are staring at joblessness in foreign countries due to the ongoing pandemic.