No meeting with left alliance since one month: Yadav

Published On: April 11, 2018 07:36 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Leaders of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) have expressed surprise over what they called "unexplained delays" in putting into writing an understanding reached between their party and the left alliance on the issues of power-sharing and constitution amendment.

Lawyers urged to participate in 'clean judiciary campaign'

Published On: April 11, 2018 02:09 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang on Tuesday urged lawyers to participate in a 'clean judiciary campaign' saying that such a campaign would also help empower the people.

Singha Durbar goes solar

Published On: April 10, 2018 07:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Singha Durbar, the administrative center of the federal government, has been formally powered with over 1-megawatt solar energy from Tuesday.

UML, Maoist Center strike no deal on IGP appointment

Published On: April 10, 2018 05:11 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: Due to the clash between CPN –UML and CPN (Maoist Center) on appointment of Inspector General (IGP) of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, the meeting ended inconclusively.

KATHMANDU, April 10: The cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar ordered ministers, political leaders, provincial and local government employees and businesspersons across the country to do their parts to ensure the poorest and deprived children can afford school.

Govt likely to appoint new IGP

Published On: April 10, 2018 12:08 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: The meeting of the council of ministers is underway at the official residence of Prime Minister, Baluwatar.

NRA under pressure over restoring Singha Durbar

Published On: April 10, 2018 07:44 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10 : After Prime Minister KP Oli expressed utter dissatisfaction over the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA)'s indecision about the fate of Singha Durbar, which houses the central secretariat of the government, Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority Yubaraj Bhusal is under pressure to decide whether to retrofit the structure or demolish the damaged portions and rebuild anew.

Left unification could see more delay over power-sharing

Published On: April 10, 2018 06:40 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai

KATHMANDU, April 10: Leaders of the CPN (Maoist Center) have said that the planned unification between their party and the CPN-UML could be delayed by a few weeks, or even a few months, due to widening distrust between the two sides.

Maoist ministers accuse PM of taking decisions unilaterally

Published On: April 10, 2018 06:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: CPN (Maoist Center) ministers in the CPN-UML led government have expressed their disgruntlement over some recent government decisions. They have accused the prime minister of taking the decisions unilaterally.

We'll take our share of blame for economic failure: NC

Published On: April 10, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 10: The Nepali Congress (NC) has taken strong exception to the white paper unveiled by Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada, arguing that the document offers an incomplete and distorted picture of the country's economic situation.