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RPP elected office-bearers sworn in

Published On: December 5, 2021 05:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The newly-elected office-bearers of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) who won elections at the recently-held RPP Unity Convention, took the oath of office amid a function in the capital on Sunday.

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Police arrest man in possession of Rs 7 million without legal source

Published On: December 5, 2021 05:09 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The Kathmandu police have arrested a person with approximately Rs 7 million, the legal source of which has not been verified yet.

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India-Russia to ink several pacts, discuss important issues during President Putin's visit

Published On: December 5, 2021 04:38 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in India on Monday for the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit.

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India sees sharp rise in daily deaths from COVID-19

Published On: December 5, 2021 04:02 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: India recorded a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 deaths during the past day, as 2,796 more people died, showed the federal health ministry's official figures released on Sunday.

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RPP in favor of fully proportional elections

Published On: December 5, 2021 03:49 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has formed a new working committee under the leadership of its newly-elected Chairman Rajendra Lingden. Leaders Bikram Pandey, Buddhiman Tamang, Dhurva Bahadur Pradhan and Roshan Karki were elected to the post of vice-chairpersons of the working committee.

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UK records 42,848 coronavirus cases

Published On: December 5, 2021 03:26 PM NPT By: Republica

LONDON, Dec 5: Britain registered 42,848 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,421,104, according to official figures released Saturday. The country also reported a further 127 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 145,551, with 7,373 COVID-19 patients still in hospital.

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Birgunj Customs Office sees three-fold rise in goods export in first quarter

Published On: December 5, 2021 03:12 PM NPT By: Republica

PARSA, Dec 5: The export of Nepali products to neighboring India and other countries through the Birgunj Customs Office has increased significantly in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, 2021/22.

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We can’t afford to keep RPP inactive: Lingden

Published On: December 5, 2021 01:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Newly-elected chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Rajendra Lingden has said that they cannot afford to to make the party as dull and inactive as it has been in the past.

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Balayar elected as NC’s Sudurpaschim Province prez

Published On: December 5, 2021 01:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KAILALI, Dec 5: Leader Bir Bahadur Balayar from the establishment faction emerged victorious in the first Sudurpaschim Convention of Nepali Congress (NC) for the post of the party’s provincial president. He won the election against Narayan Dutt Mishra from the Poudel and Koirala faction by 408 votes.

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Work to reshape the country will be accelerated under UML’s leadership: Oli

Published On: December 5, 2021 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has claimed that his party will lead the country’s government within a year.  Oli said that elections will be held within one year after which the CPN-UML will form its government.

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Sri Lanka detects first patient infected with Omicron variant

Published On: December 4, 2021 05:31 PM NPT By: Republica

COLOMBO, Dec 4: Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Friday said the country had detected its first patient infected with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.

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Reconstruction of Bhimsen Temple enhancing country's reputation: Minister Bhusal

Published On: December 4, 2021 03:42 PM NPT By: Republica

LALITPUR, Dec 4: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal asserted that the Bhimsen Temple being reconstructed in Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur is enhancing the country's reputation at home and abroad.

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Voting begins to elect new working committee

Published On: December 4, 2021 03:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: The voting for the election of new 199-member working committee of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has started in Bhrikutimandap as a part of the party’s Unity General Convention.

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Army expedites construction of 'holding centres'

Published On: December 4, 2021 03:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: The Nepali Army (NA) has accelerated the construction of holding centres in various eight places across the country in view of minimizing the risk of COVID-19.

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NC Gandaki Province Convention: seven elected unopposed including in Mustang and Manang

Published On: December 4, 2021 02:45 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, Dec 4: Voting for the election of the Nepali Congress (NC) president of Gandaki Province is currently underway at the party’s 14th General Convention. Shukraraj Sharma is the candidate from senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel’s faction while Arjun Joshi is the candidate for the establishment faction for the post of NC’s president for Kaski.

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Issues of landless squatters will be resolved: Minister Shrestha

Published On: December 4, 2021 02:23 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha has said that the landless problems of Shuklagandaki Municipality will be resolved very soon.

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Cross-border movement tightened to prevent spread of Omicron variant

Published On: December 4, 2021 11:55 AM NPT By: Republica

KANCHANPUR, Dec 4: With the new variant ‘Omicron’ of COVID-19 detected in a number of African countries and in India, security in the western border of Gadda Chauki has been heightened.

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Three leaders in fray for post of NC’s Prez for Bagmati Province

Published On: December 3, 2021 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: As many as three leaders have announced their candidacy for the post of Nepali Congress (NC) President for Bagmati Province. Indra Bahadur Baniya (Makwanpur), Jagdishwor Singh KC (Nuwakot) and Bhimsendas Pradhan (Kathmandu) are among the leaders who have announced their candidacy.

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Act Relating to Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be effectively implemented: Minister Regmi

Published On: December 3, 2021 05:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Uma Regmi has expressed her commitment to strictly enforce the Act Relating to Rights of Persons with Disabilities- 2074 BS.

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Coalition govt has destroyed the foundation of democracy: Oli

Published On: December 3, 2021 04:50 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need for the country to head toward elections at the earliest.

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