March 4, 2021 12:25 pm
KATHMANDU, March 4: The government and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal have reached a three-point agreement.
February 16, 2021 18:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), a key body to address public health concerns, has not been proactive to share the detailed information about COVID-19 funds, its allocation and records of spending by different government bodies.
January 25, 2021 08:15 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The government has been facing a massive rise in demand for non-budgetary funds for the preparation of mid-term elections and procurement of vaccines against COVID-19 along with the unhealthy competition to extend the institutional structures and more recruitment of staff.
November 10, 2020 11:18 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: In an effort to help the people impacted by coronavirus, the government, on Monday, launched telemedicine in all seven provinces.
November 2, 2020 14:35 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: As the government has decided not to bear the cost of PCR testing and COVID-19 treatment, a conflict has arisen between the local units and the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) over conducting PCR tests, resulting in delayed contact-tracing.
October 20, 2020 09:17 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has unveiled the terms and conditions for the people to obtain free COVID-19 treatment services from the government.
October 18, 2020 20:26 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: The government has decided not to bear the cost of treatment and PCR testing of COVID-19 patients effective from Sunday.
October 7, 2020 15:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: The government has urged people in Kathmandu Valley to be extra-cautious as the Valley is witnessing the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases.
October 5, 2020 19:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Nepali Congress (NC) Joint General Secretary Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is also a coordinator of Corona Monitoring Committee of party, has urged the government to arrange isolation and quarantine facilities to those COVID-19 infected people living in rent in Kathmandu Valley.
October 5, 2020 15:52 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The Sajha Party has expressed deep concern over the government’s unwillingness to address the demands of Dr Govinda KC who is on a fast-unto-death strike for the last 21 days.
September 23, 2020 21:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Refuting media reports about the alleged encroachment of Nepali territory by China in Humla district, Foreign Minister Pradip Gyawali has said that there is no dispute over territory between Nepal and China.
September 20, 2020 10:18 am
His health deteriorates, government silent about his demands
September 10, 2020 16:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Sep 10: The government has given a green signal to private schools to collect fees for online classes run at the time of global pandemic.
August 31, 2020 09:30 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The government has decided not to resume the operation of domestic flights and long distance bus services until September 16.
August 25, 2020 10:20 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Medical doctors who recently completed their undergraduate degree (MBBS and BDS) have been impatiently waiting to put their skills to use. Thousands of students who completed their medical internships have been waiting for the government to deploy them to work on frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
August 22, 2020 12:54 pm
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The federal, provincial and local government bodies have been directed to observe the upcoming Civil Service Day by maintaining adequate health safety. The meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary Lokdarshan Regmi has urged the government employees to compulsorily maintain lockdown rules and adopt health safety.
August 20, 2020 08:13 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 20: The government’s plan to make hotel quarantine mandatory for the migrant workers returning home through repatriation flights could possibly put many Nepali migrant workers into trouble.
July 14, 2020 16:00 pm
KATHMANDU, July 13: The Supreme Court (SC) has said that the government does not have the authority to issue travel bans on any citizen unless it is clearly permitted by the laws.
July 7, 2020 15:26 pm
KATHMANDU, July 7: With the incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP) Thakur Prasad Gyawaly retiring from the service on Wednesday, a cabinet meeting scheduled for later today is set to appoint the new chief of Nepal Police.
June 24, 2020 09:50 am
KATHMANDU, June 24: The government which is struggling to manage funds for the recurrent expenditure is seriously looking for budget transfers to pay the remunerations of the civil servants.
June 26, 2019 18:30 pm
NEW DELHI, June 26: The government of India has appointed Samant Goel as the new Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief and Arvind Kumar as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
March 9, 2019 05:56 am
KATHMANDU, March 8: Secessionist campaigner CK Raut has renounced the movement he has been leading, striking an 11-point agreement with the government on Friday.
March 9, 2019 04:59 am
11-pt deal between govt and CK Raut
March 5, 2019 06:04 am
KATHMANDU, March 4: Police have failed to book key leaders of the Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led Communist Party Nepal (CPN) as the former do not have any orders to do so from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
March 5, 2019 04:01 am
Senior NCP leaders also appear divided over a possible solution. NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday said the government was looking for 'administrative solutions' to the problem without further explanation.
February 27, 2019 20:28 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The government has announced a public holiday tomorrow to mourn the death of those killed in the Air Dynasty chopper crash.
February 22, 2019 21:14 pm
HETAUDA: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Friday held a government employee red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 75,000.
February 20, 2019 20:36 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: At a time when the government is drawing flaks from all quarters for allegedly removing Pashupati Sharma’s satirical song from YouTube, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli defended saying that the government has no hand in removing it.
February 13, 2019 01:05 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: National Federation of the Disabled-Nepal (NFDN) has expressed serious dissatisfaction over a proposal of the government to reduce reservation quota for disabled people in the government jobs.
February 12, 2019 06:45 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the authorities to ensure the rights of animals and formulate rules to stop cruelty against animals.
February 12, 2019 06:45 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Government doctors continued their protest against the government's plan for adjustment of doctors in the three tiers of government as per the federal structure of the country.
February 7, 2019 17:05 pm
MAKWANPUR, Feb 7: Chief Minister of Province No 3 Dormani Poudel said that the government will promote self-employment among youth and employ them in nation-building.
February 2, 2019 07:47 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: While terming transitional justice an “internal matter,” Nepal has said that it remains committed to addressing the remaining components of transitional justice in the best interest of the country and people.
January 30, 2019 18:19 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress, has said it has not any formal information regarding the decision of the Council of Ministers to keep the hospitals named after its two former presidents the late Girija Prasad Koirala and the late Sushil Koirala under the federal government.
January 29, 2019 17:35 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The government has declared 2,807 police personnel, killed in various incidents, martyrs.
January 28, 2019 18:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The government is to provide Rs 500,000 each to the family of those who died in a bus accident in Dhanusha. Six persons were electrocuted on Friday when the bus carrying members of a marriage party came in contact with live wire of 11,000 voltage at Sabaila municipality-4.
January 24, 2019 16:39 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Nepali Congress has asserted that it will strongly react to the government if it continued exhibiting its arrogance on the Medical Education Bill.
January 12, 2019 18:54 pm
ILAM, Jan 12: The government has been indifferent toward Dr Govinda KC who has been staging hunger strike for the last four days at the district headquarters, Ilam.
January 10, 2019 14:30 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES), a non-governmental, non-political, and not-for- profit organization, has urged the government to fulfill Dr Govinda KC’s demands by implementing the past agreements reached with him.
January 3, 2019 19:33 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The government has fixed Rs 536.56 per quintal as the minimum price of sugarcane on Thursday.
December 31, 2018 14:27 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 31: The year 2018 is almost over and we are on the eve of the New Year 2019. The year 2018 has been proved a historic one in view of the promotion of domestic tourism as over one million foreign tourists, the ever highest number, visited Nepal in this period, sending a wave of new hope and encouragement to the tourism industry.
December 28, 2018 15:46 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Nepali Congress (NC) Lawmaker Gagan Thapa has urged the government to withdraw ordinances and formulate acts to sort out the issue of integration of civil servants at the earliest.
December 19, 2018 13:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Ministry of Water Supply reiterated its commitment to complete the Melamchi Drinking Water Project within the stipulated deadline.
December 13, 2018 18:00 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The government on Thursday decided to waive the loan worth over Rs 1 billion taken by small farmers from the Agriculture Development Bank.
November 30, 2018 18:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Bhim Rawal has urged the leadership not to misuse the party and the government to merely fulfill the vested interest of a particular group.
November 20, 2018 16:03 pm
BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 20: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested district attorney Koshhari Niraula on the charge of taking bribe.
November 17, 2018 18:23 pm
DANG, Nov 17: The incidents of rape cases have gone up at an alarming rate in the last 10 months in the district.
November 13, 2018 14:48 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The government has appointed three board members to the National Sports Council (NSC).
October 9, 2018 20:19 pm
DHANGADHI, Oct 9: The government of Sudurpashchim Province has been extended with an appointment of one more state minister in the seven-minister cabinet on Tuesday.
October 8, 2018 20:26 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct. 8 : The government on Monday directed the industrialists concerned to pay the entire dues of the sugarcane farmers within five days.