KATHMANDU, July 7: The State Affairs Committee of the Legislature Parliament has directed the government to immediately forward the bill relating to disaster management.

JHAPA, July 7: Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Center) have failed to win even a single seat in the local level elections in Damak, the home town of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

KATHMANDU, July 7: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), which boycotted the local level elections so far, approached the Election Commission (EC) on Friday, seeking to get registered with the election body to participate in the upcoming elections including the third round of local elections scheduled for September 18.

KATHMANDU, July 7: Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has stressed on planned development for the management of the budget, calling for prioritizing the management of human and nature also in the budget.

Lawmakers continue discussions on appropriation bill

Published On: July 7, 2017 04:21 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: The parliament has been discussing the appropriation bill in the last few days. Today's discussion is centred in the different topics related to eight ministries.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Former King Gyanendra Shah celebrated his 71st birthday amidst a gathering of pro-monarchs at Nirmal Niwas on Friday.

Hearing on Bharatpur case deferred once again

Published On: July 7, 2017 02:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: The Supreme Court yet again deferred the hearing on the writ petition demanding court order to resume vote counting in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Deuba still struggling to give full shape to cabinet

Published On: July 7, 2017 07:59 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s ongoing efforts to bring the Madhes-based parties in the coalition government and intra-party feud within Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center) are likely to cause further delay in the cabinet expansion.

Budget discussions in parliament turn dull

Published On: July 7, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: With more than one-third of the lawmakers not yet returning to the capital after the June 28 local polls, deliberations in  parliament on the fiscal year's budget  have turned into a dull affair.

YONGIN-SI, July 7: A high-level capacity development training on national health insurance kicked off in Yongin-si, South Korea on Wednesday. Several government officials and parliamentarians are participating in the training.