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NRA planning to spend hefty amount for deploying volunteers
Published On: January 31, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: At a time when around 2,600 engineers and technical staff deployed by the government have been forced to stay idle due to sluggish progress in reconstruction of private buildings in the 14 earthquake-affected districts, the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is making preparations to deploy around 3,500 final year civil engineering students as volunteers for 'facilitating the victims in constructing earthquake resilient houses'.
Local body staffers demand local election at the soonest
Published On: January 31, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Various trade union leaders from the Local Body Employee Association, Nepal have urged the government to announce the local elections. During a meeting with Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Hitraj Pandey on Monday, they also demanded that no delay be made in announcing the date for local election.
PSC server goes down, secretary says problem being fixed
Published On: January 30, 2017 05:00 PM NPT By: Prashant Lamichhane
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Public Service Commission’s (PSC) website went down on Monday just a day before the deadline to submit applications for the post of Nayab Subba (NaSu) would expire.
Parliament passes National Parks and Wild Life Conservation (Fifth Amendment) Bill
Published On: January 30, 2017 04:51 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament Monday passed the National Parks and Wild Life Conservation (Fifth Amendment) Bill, by a majority.
Supreme Court settles admission dispute between TU and AFU
Published On: January 30, 2017 04:10 PM NPT By: Republica
CHITWAN, Jan 30: The Supreme Court has settled the dispute between the Tribhuvan University (TU) and the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) regarding student admissions in Hetauda.
House endorses Bill on Election Offences and Punishment, 2016
Published On: January 30, 2017 02:55 PM NPT By: Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The Legislature-Parliament meeting on Monday endorsed the Bill on Election Offences and Punishment, 2016 on Monday.
Dor Prasad Upadhyay elected PAC chair
Published On: January 30, 2017 01:17 PM NPT By: Dipesh Shrestha
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) got its chairman nearly after seven months on Monday through voting.
Parties have no alternatives to consensus: Koirala
Published On: January 30, 2017 12:05 PM NPT By: Republica
NAWALPARASI, Jan 30: Nepali Congress General Secretary, Dr Shashank Koirala, said the parties do not have any option but to reach a consensus on implementing the constitution.
PAC set to get chair after nearly six months
Published On: January 30, 2017 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to get its chairman nearly after six months on Monday through voting.
Failure to train masons on time slows reconstruction
Published On: January 30, 2017 07:26 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Top officials at the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) have said that the NRA's failure to hold trainings for masons and produce new masons while at the same time carrying out surveys for identifying the earthquake victims has led to a serious shortage of masons in the 14 worst quake-affected districts, further delaying the overall task of reconstruction.
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