Govt to table fundamental rights bills in parliament

Published On: August 8, 2018 11:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8:  The government has decided to table before the federal parliament various bills under fundamental rights as per the new constitution.

RTI for participatory local democracy

Published On: August 8, 2018 07:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: With the country implementing the new constitution and the federalism, the good governance and participatory democracy at local level have been the priority issues of late.

Nepali Congress to hold NSU convention in Nov

Published On: August 8, 2018 06:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: A meeting of the mechanism formed to facilitate internal organization and upcoming convention of the Nepal Student Union (NSU), the student wing of main opposition Nepali Congress, on Wednesday decided to defer the convention deadline for three months.

Three non–resident ambassadors appointed

Published On: August 8, 2018 03:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed non-resident ambassadors to three countries on the recommendation of Council of Ministers.

PM briefs CPN secretariat

Published On: August 8, 2018 01:26 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Prime Minister and chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), KP Sharma Oli briefed the party secretariat meeting today about the government's international relations and contemporary issues.

Oli responsible for rejecting Joshee: NC

Published On: August 8, 2018 08:38 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has concluded that the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) rejected the nomination of Deepak Raj Joshee as chief justice as per the directive of Prime Minister KP Oli, and without any concrete reason or basis for doing so.

Constitutional Council likely to meet today

Published On: August 8, 2018 08:23 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The Constitutional Council (CC) is likely to meet on Wednesday in order to select the new chief justice (CJ).

Drop community service provision in TJ bill: NHRC to govt

Published On: August 8, 2018 08:19 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Concerned over the provision of community service for war criminals involved in serious human rights violations, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has suggested to the government to ensure a provision of mandatory imprisonment in the transitional law.

Nepali envoy to Vietnam presents credentials

Published On: August 8, 2018 08:17 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Ambassador of Nepal to Vietnam Khaga Nath Adhikari presented his Letters of Credence to President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said Nepal has taken the problems of human trafficking and trans-national crime related to this very seriously.