Election fervor grips Kaski-2

Published On: November 27, 2019 07:46 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Nov 27: The by-election fervor is at its peak in Kaski-2 with candidates busying themselves in the eleventh-hour door-to-door campaign. The election is scheduled for Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that Nepal and Russia are agreed to take the bilateral ties to the next level through enhanced political engagement and promotion of mutually beneficial cooperation in diverse fields.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Four international human rights organizations on Tuesday expressed concern over Nepal's long-delayed transitional justice process.

Foreign Ministers of Nepal and Russia meet in Moscow

Published On: November 26, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali held delegation-level talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday.

Nepali Congress raps govt over Budhigandaki Hydropwer Project

Published On: November 26, 2019 09:14 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Nepali Congress, the main opposition in the federal parliament and six of the seven provincial assemblies, has accused the government of betraying the country by awarding the contract for the 1200 MW Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project to a Chinese firm.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: President Bidya Bhandari has withheld an ordinance that seeks to amend the Constitutional Council Act 2010 following objection by the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), which has accused the government of attempting to exclude the main opposition leader from a crucial decision-making process.

Leader Poudel accuses government of reversing democratic norms

Published On: November 25, 2019 01:35 PM NPT By: RSS

DANG, Nov 25: Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Poudel has accused the incumbent government of reversing the democratic norms and values one after another.

House session delayed as NCP struggles to pick speaker

Published On: November 25, 2019 08:08 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Although dozens of urgent bills are awaiting House endorsement, the government has been delaying the winter session of parliament just because the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has failed to pick a consensus candidate for the post of speaker.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Nepali Congress (NC) is using the ‘good old tactics from KP Oli’s handbook’ as the Kalapani dispute dominates domestic issues amid major political parties’ desperate bid to score political points exploiting the nationalist sentiment.

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Civil society members on Sunday unveiled a new political map of Nepal comprising Limpiadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani in a bid to exert pressure on the government to issue a fresh political map placing these territories inside Nepali borders.