Published On: March 1, 2022 06:05 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: The ruling CPN (Unified Socialist) has stated that it is in favor of the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement as the concerns raised over the compact have been addressed through the Interpretative Declaration by parliament.
Published On: March 1, 2022 05:41 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal is among 29 countries that voted in favor of Ukraine's call at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an urgent debate on gross violation of human rights in Ukraine territory and condemn Russia's invasion.
Published On: March 1, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal recorded 158 new cases of COVID-19 along with 354 recoveries and two deaths from the deadly virus on Tuesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Published On: March 1, 2022 05:23 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the issue of US-aid Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement was ‘a deliberate misinformation campaign’ launched to topple his government.
Published On: March 1, 2022 03:35 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand went to the Pashupatinath Temple and paid homage to Lord Shiva on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri festival today.
Published On: March 1, 2022 02:56 PM NPT By: Republica
ITAHARI, March 1: The BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), a famed teaching hospital in Dharan, is desperately waiting for Rs 260 million from the Ministry of Health and Population of the federal government, which was spent on health insurance schemes of the patients.
Published On: March 1, 2022 01:50 PM NPT By: Republica
KARNALI, March 1: Birendranagar of Surkhet that serves as the capital for Karnali Province has remained largely quiet after the imposition of a curfew that follows violent protests against the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, a US-aid project.
Published On: March 1, 2022 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: The price of gold declined by Rs 600 per tola to Rs 97,600 in the domestic market on Tuesday. The yellow metal was traded at Rs 98,200 per tola on Monday.
Published On: March 1, 2022 11:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: The central working committee meeting of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is being held on Wednesday and Thursday.
Published On: March 1, 2022 11:40 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, MARCH 1: A Mauritius delegation led by newly-appointed Ambassador to Nepal, Shanti Bai Hanumanji, has arrived in Kathmandu on a week-long visit. The six-member delegation is scheduled to visit Pashupati area on the occasion of the Mahashivaratri festival.
Published On: March 1, 2022 11:07 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: The main opposition party, CPN-UML, which did not participate in the parliament for the ratification of the US-aid project Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement, is scheduled to make public its official position today.
Published On: March 1, 2022 10:54 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: The Foreign Employment Tribunal has decided to imprison and fine the operators of 53 foreign employment companies for sending Nepali workers abroad based on forged documents.
Published On: March 1, 2022 09:52 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended her best wishes to all Nepalis at home and abroad on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri today. In a message of best wishes, President Bhandari extended her wishes that my Maha Shivaratri usher our society to the path of progress and may it spread the light of spiritual awakening to the lives of Nepalis.
Published On: March 1, 2022 09:50 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has wished for good health, long life and progress to all Nepalis at home and abroad on the occasion of the great festival of Hindu religious community, Maha Shivaratri.
Published On: March 1, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 1: Nepal’s private sector has welcomed the ratification of the US-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement through parliament.
Published On: February 28, 2022 08:48 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: A day after Nepal parliament endorsed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant agreement amid its reservations, China has said that it has noted the decision and the Interpretive Declarations passed along with the MCC grant agreement.
Published On: February 28, 2022 08:35 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Monday nosedived 43.12 points with a significant fall in the index of the hydropower group.
Published On: February 28, 2022 07:34 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal and India on Monday concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a long term supply of Urea and DAP fertilizers from India to Nepal under a Government to Government (G2G) arrangement.
Published On: February 28, 2022 05:56 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepali Congress (NC) Spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat has claimed that the US-funded Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement was ratified through parliament with the support of the main opposition party CPN-UML.
Published On: February 28, 2022 04:54 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The Rastriya Janamorcha party has announced its decision to leave the current five-party ruling alliance. A meeting of the party’s central secretariat held on Monday made the decision to leave the ruling coalition.