ECONOMY
PPMO blacklists nine companies
PPMO blacklists nine companies
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) on Wednesday blacklisted nine companies for failing to abide by the procurement laws.
Sep 08, 2021
POLITICS
Oli threatens not to let parliament meeting chaired by Speaker Sapkota function smoothly
Oli threatens not to let parliament meeting chaired by Speak...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Alleging that the Speaker had played a major role in the split of their party, CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli has announced not to let the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting chaired by Speaker Sapkota to function smoothly.
Sep 08, 2021
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Nepal records 1,640 news cases and 10 deaths linked to COVID-19
Nepal records 1,640 news cases and 10 deaths linked to COVID...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Of the total 13,455 COVID-19 tests conducted on Wednesday, 1,640 tests turned out to be positive for COVID-19., according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Sep 08, 2021
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Govt forcing people not to speak about Darchula Tuin incident: Oli
Govt forcing people not to speak about Darchula Tuin inciden...
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli has accused the government of forcing people not to speak about the Darchula Tuin (i.e. improvised cable crossing) incident even as a probe committee submitted its investigation report showing involvement of the Indian SSB personnel.
Sep 08, 2021
Breaking News
House meeting put off following main opposition UML's obstruction
House meeting put off following main opposition UML's obstru...
KATHMANDU, September 8: The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been put off for 15 minutes after the main opposition party, CPN-UML, obstructed the parliament proceedings demanding dismissal of the 14 lawmakers formerly belonging to the CPN-UML.
Sep 08, 2021
AUDIO/VIDEO
LIVE: HoR meeting underway
LIVE: HoR meeting underway
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: The tenth session of the federal parliament is currently underway at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu.
Sep 08, 2021
POLITICS
Bagmati Chief Minister Shakya expands Cabinet
Bagmati Chief Minister Shakya expands Cabinet
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Bagmati Province Chief Minister Asta Laxmi Shakya has expanded the Cabinet today, inducting six ministers and four ministers of state into her Cabinet. In the expanded Cabinet, Rachana Khadka, Bijay Subedi, Shanti Prasad Poudel, Pradip Kumar Katuwal have been appointed as minister...
Sep 08, 2021
My City, Entertainment
Reecha blessed with baby boy
Reecha blessed with baby boy
Actress Reecha Sharma has given birth to a son. According to sources, she gave birth to a baby boy this morning. Reecha was admitted to a hospital in the capital where she had a caesarean section. Both the mother and the son are doing well, sources confirmed.
Sep 08, 2021
SPORTS
Karate team to leave for Switzerland
Karate team to leave for Switzerland
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: A Nepali Karate team consisting of two players and three members is set to leave for Switzerland on Thursday to take part in the 11th Basel Open Masters Karate Tournament.
Sep 08, 2021
OPINION
Nepal: Bridge or ‘Burden’ to China’s South Asia Ambitions?
Nepal: Bridge or ‘Burden’ to China’s South Asia Ambitions?
Nepal has already built a national consensus on not accepting loans to build Chinese railways and rather prioritise grants (Republica, 2019). Hence, debt trap doesn’t appear as a challenge in the context of Nepal-China railways. But, expressing suspicion over China’s flagship project, even the Unite...
Sep 08, 2021