KATHMANDU, August 1: Newly appointed minister for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai said that he will resign if he fails to live up to people's expectations.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Prime Minister KP Oli on Wednesday appointed the party's youth leader Yogesh Bhattarai as Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, honoring his own promise to make him cabinet colleague during the parliamentary election campaign some two years ago.

Provincial capital, a challenge for leaders

Published On: August 1, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Devendra Basnet

DANG, Aug 1: When Krishna Chaudhary of Bardiya got elected to the post of Provincial Assembly member, one of her major agenda was to fix the provincial capital in a place convenient for majority of people.

Speaker offers probe into Sarlahi killings through SAC

Published On: August 1, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug1: With stalemate between the ruling and opposition parties prolonging obstruction of the House of Representatives, Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has floated a proposal to probe the police killings in Sarlahi through parliament's own State Affairs Committee (SAC).

NC urges govt to resume compensation distribution

Published On: August 1, 2019 04:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug1: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has expressed serious reservation over the decision to halt the compensation distribution in some areas which are almost certain to be affected by the proposed Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project.

KATHMANDU, July 31: The central committee member and youth leader of the main opposition Nepali Congress Pradip Paudel has said that the party will get new leadership after the general convention.

KATHMANDU, July, 31: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwar Pokharel has urged one and all to focus on the campaign of the prosperity of the country.

KATHMANDU, July 31: Newly appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai took oaths of office and secrecy on Wednesday.

State 1 government approves Manmohan Technical University

Published On: July 31, 2019 05:15 PM NPT By: RSS

BIRATNAGAR, July 31: A meeting of the Council of Ministers of State 1 today accepted the bill to make provisions about the Manmohan Technical University.

Nothing can stop development agenda: Former PM Khanal

Published On: July 31, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: RSS

ILAM, July 31: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal said that there were no longer any obstructions to carry on the development works.