Chair Oli urges PM Deuba to give way for new government

Published On: December 16, 2017 05:07 PM NPT By: Republica

BHAKTAPUR, Dec 16: The CPN (UML) chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to pave the way for formation of the new government.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged CPN     (Maoist Center) chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal to request the President to endorse the National Assembly Election Ordinance. Deuba expressed his views in a meeting with Dahal at the Office of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar today.

Least health facilities in Province 6, most in 2

Published On: December 16, 2017 09:13 AM NPT By: Bishnu Prasad Aryal

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The availability of government health facilities  in the country remains the highest in Province 2,  and the lowest in Province 6.

NC fails to retain strongholds in Province 4

Published On: December 16, 2017 03:17 AM NPT By: Santosh Pokharel

POKHARA, Dec 15: Nepali Congress (NC) heavyweights who contested the parliamentary and provincial elections from Province 4, including the party's senior leader Ram Chandra Paudel, faced humiliating defeats.

SC rejects Resham Chaudhari's petition

Published On: December 16, 2017 02:14 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to register a writ petition demanding an apex court order to the Election Commission (EC) to issue victory certificate to Resham Chaudhari, the main accused in the infamous Tikapur massacre, who has been elected to the House of Representatives from constituency- no. 1 of Kailali district.

US congratulates Nepal for successfully holding polls

Published On: December 16, 2017 02:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The United States has commended the citizens and government of Nepal for conducting peaceful, orderly, and broadly supported provincial assembly and parliamentary elections on November 26 and December 7.

Experts at odds on need for upper house in govt formation

Published On: December 16, 2017 01:53 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: Although the constitution  clearly stipulates that a new government needs to be formed within 30 days of the publication of final result for the elections, legal experts are divided over the process for its formation.

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: The CPN-UML and  CPN (Maoist Center), that forged an electoral alliance with further  plans to unify the two leftist parties, have  started formal negotiations for simultaneously expediting party unification and  government formation following their resounding victory in the recent parliamentary and provincial assembly polls.

UML chair Oli-MC chair Dahal meet

Published On: December 15, 2017 07:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 15: A meeting held between the CPN-UM chair KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the capital on Friday.

Three UML leaders in race for Province 1 chief minister

Published On: December 15, 2017 08:00 AM NPT By: Ajit Tiwari

BIRATNAGAR, Dec 15: Three central level leaders of the CPN-UML which has emerged as the single largest party in the provincial assembly polls have staked a claim to the post of chief minister of Province 1.