MPs flay govt for not being serious about border security

Published On: December 7, 2019 08:03 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties have criticized the government for not showing seriousness about border security after two ministers skipped a parliamentary summons to answer questions over the issue.

Five indicators determined for prosperity: DPM Pokhrel

Published On: December 6, 2019 04:20 PM NPT By: RSS

LALITPUR, Dec 7 : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokhrel has said the government was committed to pursuing modernisation in agriculture, industrial development, energy promotion, further development in education and health sectors and infrastructure development.

JC fails to pick SC justice

Published On: December 6, 2019 07:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: The Judicial Council (JC) led by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Thursday failed to pick the nominee for a vacant post of justice at the Supreme Court (SC).

SC summons home minister, mayor over ‘visual pollution’

Published On: December 6, 2019 07:55 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued summons to some bigwigs including Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya for not properly working as directed by the apex court some four years ago.

Land bill won’t affect private Guthi property: Minister

Published On: December 6, 2019 07:52 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Minister for Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal on Thursday said that the proposed Integrated Land Act (ILA)’s sole objective was to stop the misuse of the land under the Guthi Corporation.

PM back at Baluwatar, may need 10 days of rest

Published On: December 6, 2019 07:46 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: After spending 10 days at the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for appendicitis surgery, Prime Minister K P Oli was discharged on Thursday.

Dahal: Don’t internationalize Kalapani before talks with India

Published On: December 6, 2019 07:41 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepal should first make an attempt to resolve the issue of the Kalapani border through political and diplomatic negotiations.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Visiting US Assistant Secretary for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Randall G. Schriver, today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwor Pokhrel, urging later to be positive towards the 'Indo Pacific Strategy'.

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Visiting chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region of People's Republic of China Qizhala held a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali at Singha Durbar on Thursday.

Judicial council member Padam Prasad Baidik resigns

Published On: December 5, 2019 03:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Judicial council member Padam Prasad Baidik has resigned from his post to be effective from December 4.