NRA told to set up branch offices in 14 worst-hit districts

Published On: June 27, 2016 01:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 27:At a time when the government has been struggling to hire sufficient staff at the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Parliament's State Affairs Committee has asked the NRA to set up its branch offices in each of the 14 most-affected quake-hit districts.

KATHMANDU, June 27:Nepal has reminded the international community that the Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) should get uninterrupted and unhampered transit access to the nearest sea port for international trade.

We are now suggesting to our friends to file complaints at the TRC to seek reparations only and let the court process also go ahead simultaneously. – Suman Adhikari, chair, Conflict Victims Common Platform

Communications Minister Rai urges NC to help resume House

Published On: June 26, 2016 06:57 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 26: Minister for Information and Communications, Sherdhan Rai, has urged the main opposition party, Nepali Congress, to help resume the House as soon as possible.

CoAS Chhetri returning home today

Published On: June 26, 2016 05:24 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 26: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of Nepal Army (NA) General Rajendra Chettri is returning home on Sunday completing his six-day Lebanon visit. General Chettri had left for Lebanon on June 21.

India had not enforced blockade on Nepal, claims envoy Rae

Published On: June 26, 2016 04:48 PM NPT By: Republica

ARGHAKHANCHI, June 26: Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae on Sunday said that India wishes peace, stability and development in Nepal. He said that Nepal-India relation is prosperous since immemorial times.

KATHMANDU, June 26: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), an organization involved in promoting Hinduism, has demanded that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘scrap’ Nepal’s secular constitution and use his clout to declare Nepal a ‘Hindu nation’, Indian media reported.

DHANKUTA, June 26: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa on Sunday warned that the groups involved in religious conversion will face action.

NC obstructs House yet again

Published On: June 26, 2016 11:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 26: The Nepali Congress (NC) obstructed the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament for the second consecutive time on Sunday demanding that the government provides Rs 2 million to earthquake victims in a lump sum.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Former President Ram Baran Yadav has stressed the need for political parties to stand together to implement the constitution.