MPs not to be suspended upon arrest

Published On: June 9, 2018 10:23 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 9: Ending a months-long impasse over a provision on the  suspension of lawmakers, parliament on Friday endorsed the House of Representatives Regulations, with a provision  barring a lawmaker from parliamentary privilege, perks and facilities instead of suspension from his or her post upon being arrested for a criminal offence or any other offence liable to incur a jail term of three years or more.

PM Oli addressing Province-1 state assembly today

Published On: June 9, 2018 10:01 AM NPT By: Republica

BIRATNAGAR, June 9 : Prime Minister KP Oli is scheduled to address the Province No 1 State Assembly today.

New directive formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs mandates central and district level cross-agency committees to keep a close watch on foreign nationals and take them under control if they are found involved in suspicious or illegal activities

Lower House gets regulations

Published On: June 9, 2018 01:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 8: Ending a months-long impasse over a provision on the suspension of lawmakers, parliament on Friday endorsed the House of Representatives Regulations, with a provision barring a lawmaker from parliamentary privilege, perks and facilities instead of suspension from his or her post upon being arrested for a criminal offence or any other offence liable to incur a jail term of three years or more.

FM Gyawali leaving for Mongolia today

Published On: June 9, 2018 01:43 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jun 8: : Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is leaving for Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, on Saturday, leading a Nepali delegation to the Inaugural Intergovernmental Meeting of International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries to be held on June 11-12.

RJPN wants six months to hold general convention

Published On: June 9, 2018 01:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has decided to seek additional six months to hold its general convention after the Election Commission (EC) wrote on Thursday to hold the party's general convention by July 14.

Province 4 sets target of USD 2,500 per capita income

Published On: June 8, 2018 08:22 PM NPT By: Bishan Kshetri

POKHARA, June 8: Province 4 has set its target of increasing the per capita income of its denizens to US$ 2500. This would result in the reduction of number of people living below poverty line from 14.2 % to 7 %.

Deuba names three CWC members, three Mahasamiti members

Published On: June 8, 2018 08:18 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated three members to the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC).

NCP registered with EC

Published On: June 8, 2018 07:03 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 8: A day after the board of the Election Commission decided to register the newly-formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP), the election body on Thursday formally registered the party.

POKHARA, June 8: The government of Province 4 is publicizing its development plans and programs for 2018-2019 on Friday.