Nepal-China joint military drill from Sunday

Published On: April 13, 2017 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 13: The Nepal Army (NA) has said that it is going to start Nepal-China Special Joint Military drill titled ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017 from Sunday.

PM says he is committed to uniting Communist parties

Published On: April 13, 2017 04:15 PM NPT By: Republica

Kathmandu, April 13: Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said he is all committed to uniting all the Communist parties including the Maoist Revolutionary existing in the country.

Unity among six Madheshi parties 'very soon'

Published On: April 13, 2017 11:32 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai

KATHMANDU, April 13: The six parties of the Madhesh based-alliance are likely to unite 'very soon'.

RPP to support amendment bill if UDMF participates in polls

Published On: April 13, 2017 02:34 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 12: One of the ruling alliances, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, has decided to support the revised constitution amendment bill. However, the party has objected to some of the clauses of the bill.

EC chief: No chance of backtracking

Published On: April 13, 2017 02:18 AM NPT By: Bhadra Sharma

KATHMANDU, April 11: Amid growing differences between political parties over conducting the local-level elections on the stipulated date, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said the election body is committed to conducting the elections on May 14 and there's no chance of backtracking.

POKHARA, April 12: Top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) have stressed on the need for resolving the ongoing dispute over constitutional issues and bridging the widening gap between Madhes and the Hilly Region to make the upcoming local-level elections a success.

UDMF rejects new amendment bill

Published On: April 13, 2017 02:05 AM NPT By: Roshan Sedhai

KATHMANDU, April 12: In a major setback to the government's latest attempt to bring the agitating Madhes-based parties on board the election process, the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) Wednesday refused to own the new constitution amendment bill registered in parliament. The UDMF said the new bill still falls short of addressing their demands. UDMF, a bloc of seven regional parties, has also announced that it would not take part in the local elections scheduled for May 14.

Nepal, India agree to expedite bilateral project works

Published On: April 13, 2017 01:12 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 12: Nepal and India have agreed to expedite the process to ensure early completion of all bilateral economic and development cooperation projects by providing required facilities and addressing the difficulties that may surface in the phase of implementation.

Nepal urged to ensure internationally accepted process

Published On: April 13, 2017 01:09 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, APRIL 12: Nepal should ensure “legally adequate process in line with international standards” in dealing with cases of human rights violations committed during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, a German minister has said.

SC denies stay order on DIG petition

Published On: April 13, 2017 01:07 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 12: The Supreme Court on Wednesday did not grant stay on the writ petition filed by DIG Nawaraj Silwal against the government's appointment of Prakash Aryal as the Inspector General of Nepal Police.