Lawmakers urge govt to maintain peace and security

Published On: May 27, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU May 27 : Parliamentarians have drawn the attention of the government on rising insecurity, violence and sexual harassment against women.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has vowed to bring the outlawed Chand-led group to the mainstream politics.

More lawmakers oppose constituency development fund

Published On: May 27, 2019 08:25 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 27: More lawmakers from both the ruling and the opposition parties have stood against allocating funds to lawmakers under the Partnership Program amid concerns that such funds are being grossly misused.

KATHMANDU, May 27: The recommendation committee formed to suggest new names for the chairs and commissioners of the two crucial transitional justice (TJ) bodies is in a fix following stern warning from the conflict victims that they would not accept the new commissioners if their concerns were not addressed.

Media council bill to be corrected: leader Gautam

Published On: May 26, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, May 26: The ruling Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam, has expressed his hope that the media council bill would be corrected as per the demand of media persons.

KATHMANDU, May 26: Senior leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Jhala Nath Khanal has drawn the attention of the government to reach political consensus in a bid to settle the conflict-era cases as early as possible.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The Indian government is considering to invite leaders from neighboring countries including Nepal during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian media reported on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, May 26: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Sunday morning left home for Austria to attend the R20 Austrian World Summit to be held in Vienna on May 28.

KATHMANDU, May 25: If things go as planned, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will visit Switzerland, United Kingdom, and France from June 9 to 15, government officials familiar with the development said on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, May 25: The chairman of the parliament’s Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee, Krishna Bhakta Pokharel, has promised to revise the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bill in line with the spirit of the constitution.