MCC will be passed thru consensus: Home Minister Khand

Published On: December 31, 2021 01:40 PM NPT By: DHAN BASNET

POKHARA, Dec 31: Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has expressed confidence that the US aid project, MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) will be passed through consensus among the political parties.

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Resham Chaudhary, who is currently serving jail term in Dilli Bazaar Prison after the court convicted him of killing police personnel on duty in Kailali a few years ago, has announced to form a new political party from the jail. His wife Ranjita Shrestha confirmed that Chaudhary is preparing to register the party on January 3 and he has already informed about this to the jail administration on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Nepali Congress (NC) has finalized the hierarchy of newly-elected office bearers and central working committee members.

BALEWA, Dec 30: The border dispute between Baglung and East Rukum has not been resolved till date and help from the provincial governments has been sought to deal with the issue.

CPN UML’s Bagmati Province Convention to be held in Kathmandu

Published On: December 30, 2021 02:47 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The convention of the Bagmati Province Committee of CPN-UML will be held from 22 to 23 January, next year, in Kathmandu. The third meeting of the organizing committee chaired by the chairperson of the committee Keshav Pandey has formed various sub-committees to organize the convention successfully.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The General Convention representatives of the CPN (Maoist Center) have suggested the scrapping of the US aid project, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). During the reporting of the group discussion on Wednesday under the eighth general convention being held in Kathmandu since Sunday, most of the groups demanded the repeal of the MCC saying that it was not in the interest of the country.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Nepal Workers and Peasants Party has warned the federal parliamentarians not to pass the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement through parliament. The party is going to hold demonstrations at three different places in Kathmandu and turn the demonstration into protest assemblies at the federal parliament building, New Baneshwar, on December 31, Friday.

Dahal stresses national unity and harmony

Published On: December 30, 2021 12:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stressed the need for mutual tolerance and solidarity among the entire oppressed communities for protecting the federal democratic republic, “an epochal achievement” yielded through the people's struggle.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The election schedule of the eighth National General Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) is likely to be published today.

KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has stressed that there is a need for reinstating the monarchy now more than ever. Giving the example of Sikkim’s annexation, Chairman Lingden claimed that Nepal is likely to meet a similar fate as there is no monarchy now.