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Passport application through mobile app 'very soon'

Published On: December 28, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Are you fed up staying in queue for hours simply to submit your applications at different government offices? And, do you also have a wild wish that your application could be submitted through your cell phone without having to visit those offices early morning, and staying in serpentine queue?

Government to take together constitution amendment and elections bills

Published On: December 27, 2016 10:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The government has informed the federal alliance which also includes the United Democratic Madhesi Front that it would take together the constitution amendment bill and the bills relating to the elections.

Date for local poll should be announced: Chair Thapa

Published On: December 27, 2016 06:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Kamal Thapa, has stressed that the government should announce date for local polls based on a political consensus among political parties.

Tripartite meeting underway at Baluwatar

Published On: December 27, 2016 02:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: A tripartite meeting among the top leaders of Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center) and Federal Alliance (FA) has started at Baluwatar, the Prime Minister’s official residence on Tuesday afternoon.

House passes condolence motion on Manandhar’s demise

Published On: December 27, 2016 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament on Tuesday mourned the demise of Nepa Rastriya Party leader and former lawmaker Buddharatna Manandhar.

PM Dahal avoids meeting with LBRC members yet again

Published On: December 27, 2016 11:48 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal avoided a meeting with the office-bearers of the Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) yet again on Tuesday.

Senior leaders divided over use of force in communist movement

Published On: December 27, 2016 10:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Senior leaders of various communist parties of Nepal on Monday held discussion on whether the use of force is essential or not in the growth of communist movement.

SC body again tells police to arrest murder convict Dhungel

Published On: December 27, 2016 07:46 AM NPT By: Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Judgment Execution Directorate at the Supreme Court has yet again asked Nepal Police to arrest CPN (Maoist Center) leader and former lawmaker Balkrishna Dhungel, who was convicted of murdering Ujjan Shrestha and was sentenced to jail by the apex court.

Dahal, Bhattarai speak about unity

Published On: December 27, 2016 01:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Over a year after Baburam Bhattarai quit the then UCPN (Maoist) to form his own Naya Shakti party, Bhattarai and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal talked about the need for unification between the two at a function in Kathmandu on Monday.

Commission writes to PM for meeting to submit report

Published On: December 27, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: After Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal started avoiding a meeting with members of the commission formed to restructure local units, the commission sent a letter to him Monday, requesting a meeting to hand over its final report on local restructuring under the federal system.