Police arrest Chand-led group's Jumla in-charge

Published On: June 13, 2019 12:01 PM NPT By: DB BUDHA

JUMLA, June 13: Police have arrested a district leader of the Netra Bikram Chand-led group from Sija rural municipality of Jumla last night.

PM Oli reaches France on three-day official visit

Published On: June 13, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Sanskriti Acharya

KATHMANDU, June 13: After completing his official visit to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli reached Paris on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to France.

KATHMANDU, June 13: A year after unification between the two communist allies-- CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)— and formation of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), lawmakers of the ruling NCP are sharply divided along UML and Maoist lines over disputed bills and key issues of national importance.

KATHMANDU, June 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged Nepali living abroad to wrap-up their business and return home.

PM Oli leaving for France today

Published On: June 12, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, June 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his delegation, presently in the Europe visit, is leaving for France today. He is scheduled to travel to Paris, the capital city of France, by train from London.

KATHMANDU, June 12: Lawmakers of the Nepali Congress and Rashtriya Janata Party-Nepal have asked the government to withdraw a bill on the management of lands belonging to Guthis (religious and social trusts).

CHITWAN, June 12: At a time when many of the bills registered in the Federal Parliament have courted controversy over their contents, Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that these bills will be amended in consultation with concerned stakeholders.

Government receives loan based on needs and priorities-PM Oli

Published On: June 12, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, June 12: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal would receive a foreign loan based on the country needs and priorities. In an interview to Mathew Amliwala for BBC World, PM Oli clarified that the Nepal government has the capacity to manage such loan.

FNJ unveils new protest against media bill

Published On: June 12, 2019 07:48 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 12: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has unveiled third-phase of protest on Tuesday demanding withdrawal of the controversial Media Council Bill from parliament.

A long hot summer of protests?

Published On: June 12, 2019 07:23 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 12: There was optimism across the country that protest activities would decline after the formation of a new government with a near two-thirds majority in parliament. The optimism was shared by all the major political forces including the Tarai-based Rastriya Janata Party Nepal and Samajbadi Party Nepal. There was only one national level party, Nepali Congress (NC), that sat in the opposition benches.