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PM Oli to visit Azerbaijan later this week to participate in...

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KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will visit Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan later this week to participate in the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
Oct 20, 2019
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NC will support impartial and unbiased probe into Alam’s cas...

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KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Faced with a barrage of criticism in social media over his remarks on the arrest of Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam on Friday, the party's president Sher Bahadur Deuba has pledged NC's support to an "impartial and unbiased" investigation into the case.
Oct 20, 2019
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Local bodies’ associations call for revision in laws

Local bodies’ associations call for revision in laws
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The National Association for Rural Municipalities in Nepal (NARMN), an umbrella organization of local bodies in the country, has decided to start lobbying the provincial governments to revise laws pertaining to service and facilities of local representatives.
Oct 20, 2019
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Government mulls summoning House session early

Government mulls summoning House session early
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Keeping in view the urgency to elect speaker of the lower house, the government is mulling to recommend to the President to summon the House session by November end, said multiple sources familiar with the latest development.
Oct 20, 2019
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Deuba changes tune, vows to facilitate ongoing investigation...

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KATHMANDU, Oct 19: President of the main opposition Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba, on Saturday, vowed to facilitate in the ongoing investigation against suspended NC lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam who has been accused of killing over 20 people in Rautahat in 2008.
Oct 19, 2019
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NC will facilitate investigation against lawmaker Alam, says...

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KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Spokesperson of the main opposition Nepali Congress Bishwa Prakash Sharma has clarified that NC will facilitate in a fair and independent investigation into the murder case against suspended NC lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam.
Oct 19, 2019
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Cabinet reshuffle is prerogative of Prime Minister: Minister...

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SURKHET, Oct 19: Minister for Forest and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet has said that Prime Minister has the right to reshuffle the cabinet as per the need.
Oct 19, 2019
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EC makes public election calendar for by-polls

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KATHMANDU, Oct 19: November 7 has been set as the candidacy nomination day for parliamentary and provincial by-elections slated for November 30, the Election Commission (EC) said Friday.
Oct 19, 2019
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RJPN may postpone general convention yet again

RJPN may postpone general convention yet again
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) is considering postponing the general convention yet again as a section of leaders make fresh push for merger with the Samajwadi Party Nepal (SPN).
Oct 19, 2019
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SC invalidates salaries for elected local officials

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KATHMANDU, Oct 19: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated the salaries and salary-based perks being paid to elected local officials under laws that have been promulgated locally.
Oct 19, 2019