Amendment bill hangs in the balance as RPP wavers

Published On: August 21, 2017 07:09 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai

KATHMANDU, August 21: The constitution amendment bill registered by the erstwhile Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government and supported by most of the parties in the ruling coalition hangs in the balance as the House remains divided along political lines for and against the proposed revision ahead of the final vote.

PM Deuba set to break jumbo cabinet record

Published On: August 21, 2017 07:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 21: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had courted controversy for forming the largest-ever cabinet in his second stint as prime minister back in 1996.

KATHMANDU, August 21: On January 7 this year, a team from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) caught Shyam Aryal, a non-gazetted official of Lalitpur District Court, red-handed while taking a bribe from a murder-accused.

Special Court acquits 'Manange'

Published On: August 20, 2017 06:35 PM NPT By: Bhasha Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Special Court has given clean chit to Rajiv Gurung aka Deepak Manange and Pasang Doma Gurung in a case of money laundering.

Cabinet expanded with eight Ministers of State

Published On: August 20, 2017 04:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded the Cabinet, inducting eight Ministers of State today. With this, the Cabinet has grown to 31 members altogether (three Deputy Prime Ministers, 19 ministers and eight state ministers).

EC seeks fool-proof security for Province 2 local polls

Published On: August 20, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 20: The Election Commission (EC) has urged the government to arrange fool-proof security for the third round of local elections scheduled for September 18 in Province 2.

KATHMANDU, August 20: A high-level parliamentary delegation from Nepal visited North Korean capital Pyongyang with a view to promoting peace and friendship.

RPP not to support amendment bill

Published On: August 20, 2017 08:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August,20: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party will not support the constitutional amendment bill that is scheduled to be put to a vote in Parliament later this week, RPP Chairman Kamal Thapa has said.

UML sticks to its guns on constitution amendment

Published On: August 20, 2017 08:05 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 20: UML Vice Chairman Bam Dev Gautam has said that the main opposition UML would take an appropriate decision regarding the constitutional amendment after receiving a formal request from the ruling parties.

KATHMANDU, August 20 President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged the government and three major parties to work together to find solutions to the recurrent problems of flooding and other natural disasters.