POLITICS
HoR meeting today: MCC on the agenda
HoR meeting today: MCC on the agenda
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The meeting of the House of Representatives is being held on Sunday afternoon. In the meeting to be held at 1 PM, the discussion on the proposal related to US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement is likely to start because of which MCC has been included...
Feb 27, 2022
POLITICS
Ruling coalition meeting underway at PM's Official Residence
Ruling coalition meeting underway at PM's Official Residence
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: A meeting of the ruling coalition is being held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar to discuss issues including the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement.
Feb 27, 2022
POLITICS
Unified Socialist holding meeting to discuss MCC
Unified Socialist holding meeting to discuss MCC
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has called a secretariat meeting of the party to further discuss the issue of the ratification of US assistance Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement.
Feb 27, 2022
ECONOMY
Govt to conduct free PCR test for workers going abroad for work
Govt to conduct free PCR test for workers going abroad for w...
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The government will provide free RT-PCR tests for COVID-19 to all Nepali nationals going for foreign employment. The Ministry of Health and Population has made a ministerial decision to provide free RT-PCR testing to the migrant workers.
Feb 27, 2022
WORLD
Live updates: UN: At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine
Live updates: UN: At least 64 civilians killed in Ukraine
The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
Feb 27, 2022
POLITICS
We failed to give a ‘positive’ message: Minister Karki
We failed to give a ‘positive’ message: Minister Karki
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: A meeting between the leaders of ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and CPN (UML) held on Saturday failed to make any headway regarding the ratification of the MCC compact and resumption of parliamentary b...
Feb 27, 2022
POLITICS
MCC is in Nepal's interest: NC leader Poudel
MCC is in Nepal's interest: NC leader Poudel
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Senior leader of Nepali Congress(NC) Ramchandra Poudel has said the ratification of MCC grant agreement through parliament is in the larger interest of the country. He accused the communist parties of shying away from the agreement made for the MCC grant.
Feb 27, 2022
WORLD
Western allies to expel key Russian banks from global system; Ukraine vows to fight on
Western allies to expel key Russian banks from global system...
KYIV, Feb 27: Western allies announced sweeping new sanctions against Moscow on Saturday, including kicking key Russian banks off the main global payments system, as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv.
Feb 27, 2022
WORLD
Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take cover
Russians push toward Ukraine’s capital; residents take cover
KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 26: Russian troops pressed toward Ukraine’s capital Saturday after a night of explosions and street fighting sent Kyiv residents seeking shelter underground. The country’s leader refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting he would stay.
Feb 26, 2022
POLITICS
Leader Dahal and Nepal have given their word to PM Deuba to ratify MCC: Chairman Oli
Leader Dahal and Nepal have given their word to PM Deuba to...
KATHMANDU, Feb 26: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that the CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal have given their word to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to vote in favor of the US-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant...
Feb 26, 2022