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Chief Minister Paudel under fire for failing to implement bu...

MAKWANPUR, March 7: The provincial assembly members of Province 3 have accused Chief Minister Dormani Paudel and the government of failing to effectively implement the budget of current fiscal year.
Mar 07, 2019
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CPN shuts down five districts demanding ‘unconditional’ rele...

ROLPA, March 7: The general strike called by Netra Bikram Chand’s Communist Party of Nepal has affected life in five districts. The Party, which was involved in the bombing of Ncell towers and its headquarter earlier this month, called the strike demanding ‘unconditional’ release of its leaders and...
Mar 07, 2019
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Chaudhary might not lose House seat

KATHMANDU, March 7: Despite the conviction of House of Representatives Member Resham Chaudhary in the Tikapur lynchings case Wednesday, legal experts have said that he might not lose his parliamentary seat any time soon as he has the right to appeal.
Mar 07, 2019
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RJPN withdraws support to govt

KATHMANDU, March 7: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), which supported the government without joining the cabinet, announced withdrawal of its support on Wednesday.
Mar 07, 2019
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Resham Chaudhary, 10 others given life over Tikapur lynching...

KATHMANDU, March 7: Member of Parliament Resham Lal Chaudhary and 10 others were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which seven policemen including SSP Laxman Neupane and a toddler were lynched.
Mar 07, 2019
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Chhaupadi a public importance issue in parliament

KATHMANDU, March 6:  In the meeting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the lawmakers discussed on strict implementation of the law and launch of special campaigns from federal to local levels to end chhaupadi system.
Mar 06, 2019
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RJP-N withdraws support to govt

KATHMANDU, Mar 6: Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal has withdrawn its support to the KP Sharma Oli-led government.
Mar 06, 2019
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Parliament should be made active, not perfunctory: Dr Bhatta...

KATHMANDU, Mar 6: Coordinator of the Naya Shakti Party and former Prime Minister, Dr Baburam Bhattarai has drawn the attention of the parliament to the shortage of employees at the local and state levels as well as to the dissatisfaction of the general public in the naming of the states.
Mar 06, 2019
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Kailali District Court slaps life imprisonment on 11 persons...

KATHMANDU, March 6: The Kailali District Court on Wednesday sentenced Lawmaker Resham Chaudhary among eleven others with life imprisonment, who were accused of masterminding the Tikapur massacre in August 2015 in which seven police personnel and a little child were killed.
Mar 06, 2019
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German MPs concerned over Nepali transitional justice proces...

KATHMANDU, March 6: A parliamentarian delegation from the German House of Representatives which is on a five-day official visit to Nepal discussed transitional justice and human rights situation in Nepal with the prime minister and the president.
Mar 06, 2019