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Newly-elected MPs of NC to meet today at Baluwatar

Published On: December 17, 2022 11:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress (NC) Sher Bahadur Deuba has invited all the newly-elected MPs of the party for a meeting today.

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Nepal Army personnel currently serving in UN peace missions cross 6,000-mark

Published On: December 17, 2022 10:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: A significant milestone has been achieved in the history of Nepali Army (NA)’s involvement in peacekeeping operations at the call of the United Nations, with more than 6,000 NA troops deployed in the mission at a time.

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NOC decreases price of petrol and diesel by Rs 3

Published On: December 17, 2022 10:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has reduced the prices of petroleum products.

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Nepal records zero new COVID-19 case nearly after three years

Published On: December 17, 2022 09:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepal recorded zero new COVID-19 infection on Friday nearly three years after the first case of this viral infection was reported.

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Melamchi water has not yet been fully distributed

Published On: December 17, 2022 09:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: The Melamchi Water Supply Project has not been able to distribute the entire water brought to the capital from Ambathan, the source of Melamchi river in Sindhupalchowk district, eight days ago.

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Nepal-India Agri Meet cum curtain raiser for the International Year of Millets organized in Kathmandu

Published On: December 17, 2022 08:32 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Embassy of India, Kathmandu, organized an India-Nepal Agri Meet cum Curtain Raiser for the International Year of Millets 2023 on Thursday in hybrid format in association with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

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Government spends 24 percent budget in five months

Published On: December 17, 2022 08:30 AM NPT By: Republica

Kathmandu, Dec 17: The government’s budget expenditure in the first five months of the current fiscal year stands at 24.26 percent of Rs 1,793 billion allocated for FY 2022/23. A report published by the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) shows that the government’s capital expenditure is weak while the current expenses are comparatively high.

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Second-rung leaders of NC, Maoist Center oppose the idea of electing ‘non-political’ person as new president

Published On: December 17, 2022 07:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Even as top leaders of the ruling parties including Nepali Congress(NC) and CPN-UML have begun discussions to elect a ‘non-political’ person as the new president, second rung leaders of the ruling parties have strongly objected to any such move.

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Paush 1 and Nepali Politics

Published On: December 17, 2022 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica

It was Paush 1 yesterday, a ‘Black Day’ in Nepal’s political history. On this day, 62 years ago, the then King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah staged a coup, overthrowing Nepal’s first democratically-elected government led by the charismatic, popular leader BP Koirala who was arrested and jailed immediately after the royal move.

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Electing president of non-political background is unthinkable: Dev Gurung

Published On: December 16, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: General Secretary of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) Dev Prasad Gurung has said that it is beyond imagination to think of choosing a president without having a political background.

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Maoist Center to pick Dahal as PP leader after proportional MPs get certificates

Published On: December 16, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The CPN (Maoist Center) will select the leader of the parliamentary party (PP) only after the MPs elected through the proportional representation election system get their certificates. Although the MPs elected through both the first past the post (FPTP) and the proportional representation (PR)  system have already been elected, the Maoist party will pick its PP leader only after the MPs elected through the PFR system receive their certificates.

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Regular flights operation begins at Surkhet Airport

Published On: December 16, 2022 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Regular flights have begun from today at the airport in Surkhet, the provincial capital of Karnali Province, with an ATR-72 aircraft taking off the airport's runway.

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Nepali Army’s Sushant Khadka receives Sandhurst Medal

Published On: December 16, 2022 04:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Lieutenant Sushant Khadka of the Nepali Army (NA) has received the Sandhurst Medal of  the United Kingdom.

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State-owned media should not only sing praises of govt: Minister Karki

Published On: December 16, 2022 04:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has asked the government media not to sing the praises of the government.

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Student killed in bus-hit in Kanchanpur

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:52 PM NPT By: Republica

Kanchanpur, Dec 16: A student died after being hit by a bus in Bedkot Municipality-7,  Kanchanpur on Friday.

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Baglung produces oranges worth Rs 240 million

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:35 PM NPT By: Republica

BAGLUNG, Dec 16: Baglung district has witnessed a growth of 20 percent in orange production compared to last year.

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Over 500 wild animals die in five months in CNP

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:31 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, Dec 16: At least 554 wild animals have died in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in the past five months. Of them, 27 died natural death and 21 succumbed to domestic dog biting, said Ganesh Prasad Tiwari, information officer for the CNP.

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Man killed in bus-hit in Sinamangal

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:28 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU,  DEC 16: A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a bus in Sinamangal, Kathmandu. Ram Krishna Ranjitkar, 42, from Sinamanghal was killed after a bus with the registration number BA-5-CHA-5622 hit him. The deceased hails from Kavre, according to police.

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Appointment of justices at SC stalled due to absence of parliament to conduct hearings

Published On: December 16, 2022 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The appointment process of three justices proposed for the Supreme Court (SC) has stalled due to the absence of parliament. Nita Gautam Dixit, Binod Sharma and DN Parajuli are among the candidates recommended by the Judicial Council for the appointment.

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Why the Madheshi Commission removed Muslims and Tharus from the list of Madheshis

Published On: December 16, 2022 01:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The Madhesi Commission has removed Muslims and Tharus from the list of Madheshis. In the surname listing of ‘Surname Enumeration of Madheshi Community in Nepal -2078' conducted by the Madheshi Commission, Tharus in sub-group-1 and Muslims in sub-group-2 have been removed.

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