- by Ruby Rauniyar
KATHMANDU, May 20: The responsibility of organizing the chaotic city of Kathmandu has been entrusted to women. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) City Management Department is currently headed by female employees.
- by Republica
RASUWA, May 20: The season for travel to Mansarovar, a popular religious destination in China, has begun.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has secured a vote of confidence in the province assembly for the fourth time.
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BIRATNAGAR, May 20: Dr Rajendra Adhikari has been appointed as the vice chairman of Koshi Province Planning Commission. A meeting of the Koshi Province Council of Ministers today decided to appoint Adhikari to the post, said Lila Ballabh Adhikari, minister for internal affairs and law and the spokesperson for the provincial government.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The Advertisement Board has mandated that advertisements must undergo testing before they can be aired.
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KATHMANDU, May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is seeking a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives amidst protests from opposition parties, including the Nepali Congress.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The price of gold surged by Rs 900 per tola in the domestic market on Monday, reaching an all-time high.
- by Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 20: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported. Raisi was 63.
- by Bhasa Sharma
KATHMANDU, May 20: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order in the name of the government to explore other alternatives for managing landless squatters without resorting to clearing forests. The SC has urged the government to look for an alternative without solely relying on forest land to address the growing issue of landless squatters.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The government has expressed its commitment to maintain a smooth supply of chemical fertilizers for the upcoming rice plantation season despite having less than sufficient stock of fertilizers.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hear a writ petition filed by Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Chairman Upendra Yadav today. The petition demands that seven MPs who left the party be barred from parliamentary activities.
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KATHMANDU, May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence from the House of Representatives (HoR) today.
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KATHMANDU, May 20: Light to moderate rain is expected in most parts of the country today. According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division (MFD) under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), the weather is partly to mostly clear in the hilly areas of the country including Koshi, Madhesh, Lumbini, Karnali and other parts of the country.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The National Vigilance Centre (NVC) conducted a surprise visit at four ministries on the premises of Singha Durbar on Sunday and found 16 employees absent while 78 coming late in their offices.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The 'Nepal-America International Film Festival (NAIFF)' will be taking place in Maryland of the United States of America from June 20-23.
- by Nabraj Lama
Nepal's geographical fate is not merely a footnote in its national narrative but the central theme of its existence. Positioned strategically between the burgeoning giants of China and India, and playing a role in the strategic interests of the United States, Nepal finds itself at the crossroads of significant geopolitical currents.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 20: The ongoing parliamentary obstruction by the main opposition party, Nepali Congress, failed to reach anywhere closer to the resolution on Sunday with NC and the ruling parties standing at odds over the mandate of the parliamentary probe committee to investigate the cooperative scam.
- by Republica
It was only months ago that euphoric cheerleaders in Delhi pronounced the Chabahar port passé, and the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) became the new idea whose time had come. But in the present geopolitical heaves across the world, nothing is over until it’s over.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case in the Special Court against former chief of the Land Revenue Office, Tikapur, Mohan Snehi Rasaili, and non-gazetted first class officer Agni Bahadur Shahi on charge of misusing their position and embezzling Rs 246.97 million.
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GANDAKI, May 19: Construction of roads and bridges has picked up pace in Gandaki Province of late. Plans for 1,464 roads, RCC bridges and suspension bridges are being implemented in the current fiscal year through the provincial Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management.