CIAA arrests IRD chief Chudamani Sharma

Published On: June 2, 2017 06:08 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Thursday arrested Joint Secretary Chudamani Sharma, the director general of the Inland Revenue Department, on the charge of corruption while fixing taxes.

House to elect new PM on Sunday 11 am

Published On: June 2, 2017 05:09 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: The Secretariat of the Legislature-Parliament has published the election schedule for the post of prime minister.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The High-Level Federal Administrative Restructuring Committee has proposed 18 ministries including the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at the Center (federal level).

PM directs police to create environment for election

Published On: June 2, 2017 04:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has praised the Nepal Police for its role in conducting the first-phase local level election in a free, fair and fear-free environment, and also directed it to play a similar role in the second-phase local, province and federal level elections as well.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Main opposition CPN-UML leader Shankar Pokharel said that his party is making preparations to field Bamdev Gautam as a candidate for the prime ministerial election.

Pakistan asks India about missing ex-Pak army’s status

Published On: June 2, 2017 03:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Pakistan has asked Indian government about the status of its former military official who went missing in Nepal.

Rupandehi pins its hopes on local polls

Published On: June 2, 2017 07:57 AM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

The country conducted the historic first phase of local level election on May 14 in three provinces. As the second phase of the much-awaited poll inches closer, Nepal Republic Media this week started a series of  interaction with local authorities and civil society representatives in various tarai districts where the election fever is at its peak now. Here are some excerpts:

KATHMANDU, June 1: When the then CPN (Maoist), present day CPN (Maoist Center), emerged victorious in the first Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in 2008, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, which were seen as clear frontrunners but were limited to distant second and third positions, readily conceded their defeat stating that they would respect the people’s verdict. It was a defining moment in Nepal’s electoral history, a turning point which gave the former rebel party a reason to stay on the peaceful course.

NC working to form majority-based govt

Published On: June 2, 2017 12:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Nepali Congress (NC) has expedited negotiations with various parties to form a majority-based government after its efforts to form consensus government under its leadership failed to materialize.

Speaker plans PM election on June 4

Published On: June 1, 2017 09:00 PM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, June 1: Speaker Onsari Gharti is preparing to hold the election of the new prime minister on Sunday after President Bidya Devi Bhandari officially called for the choosing of the prime minister through a majority vote in parliament.