Govt unveils plan to attract 2.5 million tourists in 5 years

Published On: August 2, 2018 06:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The government has forwarded ambitious plan and programs with an objective of attracting 2.5 foreign tourists within next five years.

10 thematic committees formed under HoR

Published On: August 2, 2018 04:57 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The House of Representatives has formed its 10 different thematic committees.

HoR members draw govt's attention to various issues

Published On: August 2, 2018 04:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Lawmakers have drawn the government's attention towards various issues including increasing tax imposed by the local levels and missing border pillars in Bardiya.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2:  Parliamentarian Hridayesh Tripathi flayed the government saying that it has not been doing dillydally in providing citizenship to many people.

NCP leaders urging Shrestha to withdraw resignation

Published On: August 2, 2018 07:21 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Senior leaders of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have requested the party’s spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha to take back his decision to resign from the post.

Local units urge Kathmandu to okay their foreign trips

Published On: August 2, 2018 07:16 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Representatives of local units have expressed serious concerns over the federal government’s stalling scheduled foreign trips of the local representatives “in an arbitrary fashion”.

PHC member ‘receives death threat’

Published On: August 2, 2018 07:09 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) member Niru Pal has said that she received a death threat from unidentified persons on Tuesday if she stood  for rejecting Deepak Raj Joshee’s nomination as chief justice.

Hearings committee again puts off decision on Joshee

Published On: August 2, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: A week after concluding hearings for chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee, the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) remains undecided as the ruling and opposition parties are divided whether to endorse or reject the nomination.

PHSC meet begins at Singha Durbar

Published On: August 1, 2018 06:04 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has started at Singha Durbar. The meeting is likely to decide the fate of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshi as the new chief justice of the country.

PHSC meeting delayed; members in informal talks

Published On: August 1, 2018 05:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has been delayed.  The meeting which was scheduled for 3.30 pm on Wednesday afternoon could not start its official meeting. However, it has been learned that the members are holding informal meetings.