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NC rival faction to boycott all meetings of the party until...

NC rival faction to boycott all meetings of the party until unilateral decisions revoked
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The rival faction within the Nepali Congress (NC) led by Ram Chandra Paudel has said that the unilateral decisions taken by the party President Sher Bahadur Deuba would be unacceptable to them.
Dec 29, 2019
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Oli defends decision to award Gokarna Resort to Yeti

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KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has defended the government’s controversial decision to extend the lease period of Yeti Holdings to operate Gokarna Forest Resort (GFR).
Dec 29, 2019
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Government decides to observe 22nd Earthquake Safety Day in...

Government decides to observe 22nd Earthquake Safety Day in grand manner
KATHMANDU, Dec 29: The government has decided to observe the 22nd Earthquake Safety Day meaningfully.
Dec 29, 2019
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NCP indecision over new speaker holding lower house hostage

NCP indecision over new speaker holding lower house hostage
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Important business for the winter session of parliament remains obstructed due to the indecision of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) over who to pick as the new speaker of the  House of Representatives.
Dec 28, 2019
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NC to hold 14th general convention in Feb 2021

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KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The Nepali Congress (NC) party on Friday decided to hold its 14th general convention in the third week of February 2021, in Kathmandu.
Dec 28, 2019
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Nepal Trust awarded Yeti Holdings prime Kalimati land also

Nepal Trust awarded Yeti Holdings prime Kalimati land also
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Thamserku Trekking, one of the sister companies of Yeti Holdings, has been awarded another huge land plot, at Kalimati near Soaltee Hotel, for 30 years. As per a lease agreement with the Nepal Trust, the land will be used for a commercial building, it is learnt.
Dec 28, 2019
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State to gain more than Rs 4 billion from Gokarna Forest Res...

State to gain more than Rs 4 billion from Gokarna Forest Resort lease agreement: Nepal Trust
Kathmandu, Dec 27: The state would get around Rs 4.32 billion benefit directly and indirectly from the agreement to extend the term of lease agreement of Gorkarna Forest Resort, according to the Office of the Nepal Trust. The lease term of the agreement was extended for an additional 25 years by the...
Dec 27, 2019
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Election observation report not for sale, but for systematis...

Election observation report not for sale, but for systematising polls: CEC Thapaliya
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The Election Commission (EC) onwards is to monitor the election observers. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya during a review of by election observation report here today shared the EC plan of bringing those people and organisations to be deputed as observers...
Dec 27, 2019
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China's Xi turns to financial experts to tame economic risks

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SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - As China struggles to deal with the slowdown of the world’s second-largest economy, it has embarked on a new strategy of placing financial experts in provinces to manage risks and rebuild regional economies.
Dec 27, 2019
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Bibeksheel Nepali smells rat on Nepal Trust land lease scam

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KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Bibeksheel Nepali Dal expressed concern over controversies being surfaced on leasing the land of Nepal Trust at Durbar Marg to Thamserku Developers and extension of the lease period of Gokarna Forest Resort for another 25 years.
Dec 27, 2019