POLITICS, Latest Updates
PM Deuba to seek confidence vote today (with parliamentary equation)
PM Deuba to seek confidence vote today (with parliamentary e...
KATHMANDU, July 18: In what appears to be a surprise move, newly-appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is taking a vote of confidence from the reinstated lower House of parliament on Sunday.
Jul 18, 2021
SOCIETY
Silgadhi-Bajhang road obstructed
Silgadhi-Bajhang road obstructed
DOTI, July 18: The road from the district headquarters Silgadhi to Bajhang has been obstructed due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall for the past three days. The road passing via Kalena, Machintola, Dallek and Mellek remains closed for traffic after a landslide occurred at a place called Chi...
Jul 18, 2021
ECONOMY
Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway to be inaugurated today
Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway to be inaugurated today
LAHAN, July 18: The Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway will be inaugurated today. The train set for Janakpur-Jayanagar, which has been stalled since September, will be tested at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on Sunday.
Jul 18, 2021
SPORTS
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO, July 18: Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
HoR meeting for the first time today following its reinstatement on July 12
HoR meeting for the first time today following its reinstate...
KATHMANDU, July 18: A meeting of the House of Representatives is scheduled for today after the Supreme Court reinstated it. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the government, has called the parliamentary session for 4.00 PM today at the parliament building in New Baneshwor.
Jul 18, 2021
SOCIETY
Jajarkot teachers deprived of salary
Jajarkot teachers deprived of salary
JAJARKOT, July 18: The Dolpo Buddha rural municipality has been facing difficulty in paying school teachers. Likewise, those involved in the Chief Minister Employment Program have also not been paid.
Jul 18, 2021
WORLD
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods
ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, July 18: The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 170 on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and ripped up roads and power lines.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party to join Deuba cabinet
Yadav-led Janata Samajbadi Party to join Deuba cabinet
KATHMANDU, July 18: Janata Samajbadi Party-led by Upendra Yadav has decided to join the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government.
Jul 18, 2021
ECONOMY
Govt could spend only 65 pc of capital expenditure in 2020/21, around 25 percent spent in...
Govt could spend only 65 pc of capital expenditure in 2020/2...
KATHMANDU, July 18: The government’s spending under capital expenditure appeared dismal yet again in the fiscal year 2020/21 that ended on Thursday with the government utilizing only 64.69 percent of the funds allocated under the heading.
Jul 18, 2021
POLITICS
Implementation of apex court’s verdict has further strengthened democracy: Nepal Family Pa...
Implementation of apex court’s verdict has further strengthe...
KATHMANDU, July 17: Nepal Family Party has stated that the peaceful transfer of power made by the Chairman of the CPN-UML and the outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as per the Supreme Court’s order has further strengthened Nepal's democracy.
Jul 17, 2021