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“Nepal must traverse conflict for development,” PM Oli says

HETAUDA, June 4: In a special address at Provincial Assembly of Province 3, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that there was no room for groups to incite violence and conflict in the country.
Jun 04, 2018
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Ahead of PM's China visit, Nepal looks to brand itself inter...

KATHMANDU, June 4: Ahead of Prime Minister KP Oli's state visit to China in mid-June, Nepal looks to brand the country as an attractive destination for tourism and investment.
Jun 04, 2018
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Govt endorses working procedure for fast-track

KATHMANDU, June 4: The government has endorsed Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Road Project Operation Working Procedure to give more authority to the Nepal Army (NA) to speed up the construction of the 76.2-kilometer expressway.
Jun 04, 2018
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PM Oli’s railway rhetoric is nothing but a debt trap: Giri

KATHMANDU, Jun 3: Nepali Congress lawmaker Pradip Giri has made a mockery of the Prime Minister’s high-sounding yet fanciful rhetoric that involves building waterways and railways in the country.
Jun 03, 2018
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DPM Pokhrel assumes office

KATHMANDU, June 3:Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel assumed office today.
Jun 03, 2018
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NCP violates Party Registration Act with low representation...

KATHMANDU, June 3: The newly formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) will have to at least double the number of women in its central committee to be eligible to register the party at the Election Commission, according to officials.
Jun 03, 2018
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King Birendra remains in people's memory

KATHMANDU, June 3: On Saturday, the country marked 17 years of the royal palace massacre of 2001 in which it lost the then King Birendra Shah, Queen Aishwarya and Crown Prince Dipendra.
Jun 03, 2018
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With FSFN on board, Oli govt has two-thirds majority

KATHMANDU, June 2: With the inclusion of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) into the cabinet on Friday, the KP Sharma Oli government now commands a two-thirds majority in parliament. This arithmetic allows the government to take any decision, including amending the constitution.
Jun 02, 2018
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Baskota promoted to Minister for Communication and Informati...

KATHMANDU, June 2:  The government has promoted Minister of State for Communication and  Information Technology  Gokul Prasad Baskota to the post of Minister for Communication and Information Technology on Friday.
Jun 02, 2018
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President appoints two ministers representing FSFN

KATHMANDU, Jun 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered oath of office and secrecy to two new ministers in the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN)-led government.
Jun 01, 2018