KATHMANDU, August 22: Main opposition CPN (UML)'s chairman KP Sharma Oli has called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to raise the issues of national interest in overall including the problem of inundations in the Terai-Madhes, energy development 1950's treaty, border river dams and the extradition treaty during his state visit to India beginning from Wednesday.

Deuba to induct 15 state ministers in his cabinet today

Published On: August 22, 2017 02:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 22: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to induct 15 more state ministers in his cabinet before he embarks on a state visit to India.

Flood victims urge for shelter instead of relief

Published On: August 22, 2017 03:33 AM NPT By: Arjun Oli

NEPALGUNJ, Aug 21: When flood hit his village last week, Chhabikala Pun of Lalpur village was among the thousands of people to leave their homes. By the time she started fleeing the scene, her house was fully inundated by water. She is now back in her village after spending a week in a local public school only to find her house in ruins. “Nothing is left now. The house is not there,” she lamented. “It feels very bad to roam around here,” she added.

Jha returns to Maoist Center

Published On: August 22, 2017 03:06 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Naya Shakti Party (NSP) leaders Ram Chandra Jha and Ram Kumar Sharma have joined CPN (Maoist Center). Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed Jha along with few other Madhesi leaders amid a special function organized in the capital on Sunday.

RJPN to contest polls despite amendment defeat

Published On: August 22, 2017 01:46 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) will participate in the upcoming elections while continuing their struggle for constitutional amendment. RJPN leaders said this after the bill to revise constitutional provisions on citizenship, language, representation in the upper house and federal boundaries failed to canvass the required two-third majority in  parliament on Monday.

Both parliamentary, provincial polls on Nov 26

Published On: August 22, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma

KATMANDU, Aug 21: After a series of consultations among the political parties and with the Election Commission (EC), the government has set November 26 as the date for both parliamentary and provincial assembly elections.  A Cabinet meeting on Monday decided to conduct both the elections on the same day.

Deuba visit to focus on past deals, Koshi, Laxamanpur damage

Published On: August 22, 2017 01:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is paying a five-day state visit to India from August 23, with the main agenda of bringing the agreements reached between the two countries on various occasions into implementation.

Year-long efforts at constitution amendment fail

Published On: August 22, 2017 01:15 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Nearly year-long  efforts to amendment  the constitution a second time came to an end on Monday, with the ruling parties failing to garner the requisite two-thirds majority in the 592-member parliament.

KATHMANDU, Aug. 21: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order in the name of Election Commission (EC) to register the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) without implementing its earlier decision to re-verify the signature of the leaders.

House fails to endorse 2nd statute amendment Bill

Published On: August 21, 2017 08:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 21: The meeting of the Legislature Parliament held on Monday evening could not endorse the Bill relating to the second amendment to the Constitution of Nepal, 2073.