KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Nepal's Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Consulate General of Nepal based in New York jointly hosted a reception on Wednesday in New York to celebrate the National Day and the fourth anniversary of the promulgation of the constitution of Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Song Tao will arrive in Kathmandu on a two-day visit on September 21.

Bibeksheel Chairman Thapa not to contest for party chief again

Published On: September 18, 2019 08:47 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Chairman of Bibeksheel Nepali Party, Ujjwal Thapa, has decided not to file his candidacy for the party chief again.

Upper house passes Land Bill amid protest

Published On: September 18, 2019 08:19 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The National Assembly on Tuesday endorsed the Land Related Bill (Eighth Amendment) through majority votes amid protest of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC).

Madhes-based parties divided over Constitution Day

Published On: September 18, 2019 08:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Madhes-based parties are divided between those supporting the celebration of Constitution Day and those opposed, even as the government makes its preparations to mark the occasion on September 20.

Pressure mounts on Oli to cede party reins to Dahal

Published On: September 18, 2019 07:37 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: As the top leadership of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) resolves the issue of allocating seats in the unified party among the former Maoist and former UML leaders, those from the Maoist side have stepped up pressure on party Chairman KP Oli to hand over his executive role in the party to the other party chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

Lawmakers draw attention of govt on various contemporary issues

Published On: September 17, 2019 05:04 PM NPT By: Pratik Rana

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Lawmakers on Tuesday drew the attention of the government on various matters of public concern.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali has said that government has been conducting foreign policy keeping national interests at its center.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: President of Shanghai Institutes for International Studies Chen Dongxiao, who is currently visiting Nepal, has said that the Belt and Road Initiative has emerged as one of the promising trans-regional cooperation frameworks for remaking of global governance in the changed international order.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Nepal has condemned the recent drone attacks on Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.