Former Prime Minister Giri passes away

Published On: December 18, 2018 08:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Former Prime Minister Dr Tulsi Giri passed away on Tuesday. He was 93. Giri breathed his last at Budhanilkantha-based residence in the capital, family sources said.

Oli criticized in party over poor govt performance

Published On: December 18, 2018 08:01 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Dismayed by poor governance and sluggish party unification process, leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party have come down heavily against Chairman KP Oli, who also heads the government as executive head, and urged him to mend ways.

Dr KC defers hunger strike till Dec 31 at House panel request

Published On: December 18, 2018 07:54 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Upon request by the parliamentary Education and Health Committee on Monday, Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine, has deferred his scheduled hunger strike for two weeks.

NC leaders in fix as calls for Hindu state grow

Published On: December 18, 2018 07:47 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: The top leadership of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has found itself in a difficult position in the face of calls by an overwhelming majority of its Mahasamiti members for a Hindu state.

Economic prosperity of the country from workers' labor: PM Oli

Published On: December 18, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the country would achieve economic prosperity with the labor of skilled and capable workers.

Deputy speakers confined to the role of 'time keeper'

Published On: December 18, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 18: There were high expectations from women regarding their empowerment when the constitution promulgated in 2015 made it mandatory to have women as either speaker or deputy speaker in the federal parliament and provincial assemblies.

NCP leaders lambast Oli-led government

Published On: December 17, 2018 05:16 PM NPT By: Santosh Ghimire

KATHMANDU, Dec 17 : Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party on Monday criticized the Oli-led government for failing to live up to people’s expectations in the past ten months.

Govt failed to live up to people's expectations: NCP leaders

Published On: December 17, 2018 03:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal Communist Party Leaders  on Monday criticized the government saying that it failed to live up to the people's expectations.

JSPA elects new executive committee under Kafle’s leadership

Published On: December 17, 2018 02:59 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Journalists' Society for Parliamentary Affairs has elected its 13-member new executive committee under the leadership of Narayan Kafle.

FNJ, Siraha chapter to limit misuse of press freedom

Published On: December 17, 2018 01:38 PM NPT By: Republica

LAHAN, Dec 17: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Siraha chapter has decided to take action against the nonjournalists misusing the freedom of the press.