KATHMANDU, April 22: Prime Minister KP Oli has said that the ongoing nationwide lockdown enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) will not be lifted until the situation is effectively brought under control.

PM Oli holds telephone talks with President of Cyprus

Published On: April 22, 2020 08:28 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 22: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday held telephone conversation with President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades and took note of the condition of Nepali students and others involved in various businesses in Cyprus.

NCP leadership sits for discussion with party lawmakers

Published On: April 22, 2020 08:15 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 22: Prime Minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chair KP Sharma Oli and another Chair of the party Pushpa Kamal Dahal have begun discussions with the lawmakers representing the party in the Federal Parliament on the occasion of the party establishment day.

NCP Chair Dahal calls for further buttressing party

Published On: April 22, 2020 12:49 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 22: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said it is the historic responsibility of the NCP to prepare the basis of socialism by respecting the public mandate and aspirations while defeating the reactionary conspiracy.

KATHMANDU, April 21: While concluding that the two separate ordinances promulgated by the government on Monday go against the spirit of the constitution, the Constitutional Lawyers' Forum (CLaF) has urged the government to immediately withdraw these controversial ordinances.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The main opposition, Nepali Congress (NC), has denounced the government's move to introduce two separate ordinances to bring amendments in the Political Parties Act, 2017 and the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties and Procedure) Act, 2010. The party has concluded that the move indicates 'bad omen' for the country's democratic constitution.

KATHMANDU, April 21: A number of small political parties have urged the government to withdraw the two controversial ordinances issued by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, has said that the government was fully informed and aware of the Nepalis stranded abroad, and that it would start the process of bringing them back home once the situation turned favourable.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Legislation Management Committee of the upper chamber of the Federal Parliament, the National Assembly, on Monday issued a 12-point directive to the government and related bodies for addressing the difficulties faced by the people during the lockdown.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The central secretariat meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) ended without consensus between the two rival factions on the issue of two ordinances forwarded by the government to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday afternoon.