KATHMANDU, July 19: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Home Ministry, and the Ministry of Labor and Employment, have been pressed to ensure strong and efficient coordination to resolve the problems relating to foreign employments.

NC to review 1st and 2nd phase local polls

Published On: July 19, 2017 06:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 19: Ruling Nepali Congress has called a central committee meeting (CC) to review the first and second phase of local elections.

KATHMANDU, July 19: The government is to manage employees necessary for operating the local-levels through the respective district offices until the federal and state elections.

RPP central working committee meeting commences

Published On: July 19, 2017 03:59 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 19: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the fourth largest party in parliament, has begun its central working committee meeting on Wednesday to take decision on constitution amendment and its participation in the government, among other issues.

Govt pledges to meet RJP's demands except statute amendment

Published On: July 19, 2017 02:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMAN DU, July 19: The government has expressed commitment to fulfill the rest of the demands put forth by the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal, except the demand of constitution amendment as the amendment proposal was not likely to be passed immediately.

House committee starts probe in NOC land buy scam

Published On: July 19, 2017 07:37 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: Parliament’s Finance Committee has started probing alleged embezzlement in the purchase of land by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for building new storage facilities in four different places.

17 leaders and cadres of CPN-UML punished for betrayal

Published On: July 19, 2017 04:00 AM NPT By: Bira Gadal

BAITADI, July 18: CPN-UML's Baitadi District Committee has punished 17 of its leaders and cadres for betraying the party and not supporting it during the recently held local elections.

House panel directs NRA to conclude reconstruction in a year

Published On: July 19, 2017 01:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Development Committee of parliament has directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, other ministries concerned and the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to conclude post-quake reconstruction within the ongoing fiscal year.

PM in fix over too many ministerial hopefuls

Published On: July 19, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 17: As Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba plans to expand his cabinet within a few days, he is struggling to cope with the pressure from ministerial aspirants in his own his party.

KATHMANDU, JULY 18:  The ruling parties have shown their readiness to put the constitution amendment bill to a vote but demanded prior commitment from the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to participate in the third phase of the local elections  irrespective of the bill's fate.