Lawmakers draw govt.'s attention on various issues

Published On: June 4, 2018 04:46 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 4: Lawmakers have expressed their views on various matters in a special hour of meeting of House of Representative on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Jun 4: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the lawmakers to perform as per the demands of the people.

KATHMANDU, June 4: Ahead of Prime Minister KP Oli's state visit to China in mid-June, Nepal looks to brand the country as an attractive destination for tourism and investment.

Govt endorses working procedure for fast-track

Published On: June 4, 2018 02:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 4: The government has endorsed Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Road Project Operation Working Procedure to give more authority to the Nepal Army (NA) to speed up the construction of the 76.2-kilometer expressway.

KATHMANDU, Jun 3: Nepali Congress lawmaker Pradip Giri has made a mockery of the Prime Minister’s high-sounding yet fanciful rhetoric that involves building waterways and railways in the country.

KATHMANDU, June 3: The newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) will have to at least double the number of women in its central committee to be eligible to register the party at the Election Commission, according to officials.

King Birendra remains in people's memory

Published On: June 3, 2018 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 3: On Saturday, the country marked 17 years of the royal palace massacre of 2001 in which it lost the then King Birendra Shah, Queen Aishwarya and Crown Prince Dipendra.

With FSFN on board, Oli govt has two-thirds majority

Published On: June 2, 2018 06:35 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, June 2: With the inclusion of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) into the cabinet on Friday, the KP Sharma Oli government now commands a two-thirds majority in parliament. This arithmetic allows the government to take any decision, including amending the constitution.

KATHMANDU, June 2:  The government has promoted Minister of State for Communication and  Information Technology  Gokul Prasad Baskota to the post of Minister for Communication and Information Technology on Friday.

President appoints two ministers representing FSFN

Published On: June 1, 2018 04:10 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jun 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to two new ministers in the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN)-led government.