RJP, FSF Nepal voted for Deuba in PM election

Published On: June 6, 2017 05:09 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 6: The Rastriya Janata Party (RJP), Nepal is to vote for Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the prime ministerial election. Deuba is the sole candidate for the election of a new prime minister.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The first meeting of the Legislature-Parliament has come to an end with the tirade exchanged between outgoing Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli.

KATHMANDU, June 6: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that it would be wise to strike a deal on the constitutional differences before the second phase of local level elections.

Election process for new PM begins

Published On: June 6, 2017 01:26 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 6: The election process to the post of the Prime Minister has started at the Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, June 6: Wary of the possible fallout from diplomatic tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt jointly decided to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar, Nepal has directed its missions in all Gulf nations to evaluate the unfolding developments and report back  for necessary measures to protect the interests of Nepali migrant workers.

Way paved for Deuba to ascend to power

Published On: June 6, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, June 6: With the main opposition CPN-UML agreeing to end obstructing parliament, Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to get elected as the new prime minister on Wednesday, 12 years after he was sacked by the then King Gyanendra Shah. This is going to be his fourth stint as the country's chief executive.

Nepal Pariwar Dal to sit in opposition

Published On: June 5, 2017 08:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: The Nepal Pariwar Dal which has two lawmakers in the Legislature-Parliament has decided to remain in opposition in the upcoming government.

Parties agree to end House obstruction

Published On: June 5, 2017 06:40 PM NPT By: Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, June 5: The House, which had been disrupted following the protest by the main opposition CPN-UML, is set to resume following a four-point agreement reached between the ruling alliance and main opposition CPN-UML.

SC orders EC to stay re-poll decision until Sunday

Published On: June 5, 2017 04:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 5: The Supeme Court on Monday ordered the Election Commisison not to implement its decision to conduct a re-poll in Bharatpur-19  until Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 5: A hearing on the writ petition filed at Supreme Court(SC) on Sunday demanding for the scrapping of Election Commission’s decision to hold re-election in Ward 19 of Bharatpur Metropolis is underway under a single bench of Supreme Court Justice Cholendra Shamsher Jabara.