KATHMANDU, Nov 8: In response to the surge of online dis- and misinformation, hate speech and conspiracies taking toll across the globe, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a guideline on how the digital platforms could be governed by respecting human rights online.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: The gold and silver traders have requested the Department of Commerce and Supply Management to issue guidelines on gold and silver business operations.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has barred the Quick Response (QR) code payment service providers from charging a fee from the customers under any headings.

HONG KONG, Feb 5: Hong Kong has unveiled controversial guidelines for schools in the Chinese-ruled city that include teaching students as young as six about foreign interference and subversion as part of a new national security curriculum.

LONDON, June 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the pandemic disease.

KATHMANDU, April 1: Guidelines would be formulated for concerned authorities and business communities to sell and distribute daily essentials to people during the lockdown, said the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies.

KATHMANDU, June 14: After federal ministries and constitutional bodies appeared reluctant to provide their bylaws, regulations, directives and guidelines to parliament for examination, the Delegated Legislation and Government Assurance Committee of the National Assembly is now planning to disclose the names of these ministries and government bodies in the full House.

KATHMANDU, May 21: The government has prepared a guideline giving the responsibility of preparing the policy and plans on narcotic drug control to the local level.

KATHMANDU, March 26: The Delegated Legislation and Government Assurance Committee under the National Assembly has decided to pass the report of Government Assurance Sub-Committee with revision.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Prithvi Subba Gurung has warned to shut down crusher industries operating against set guidelines and standard.

KATHMANDU, May 28: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has assisted Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central monetary authority of Nepal, in developing the country’s first Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) guidelines for the financial sector.

KATHMANDU, May 8: The Council of Ministers has approved the 'inquisition guidelines' to minimize problems related to foreign employment.  The guidelines was presented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have reached on seven-point party unification deal. The meeting of top leaders of both parties held at Baluwatar has decided to form a unified party naming it as Nepal Communist Party.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said that separate guidelines would be prepared to organize the online media.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The Tax Settlement Commission was not adhering to any clear guidelines while negotiating tax receivables of Rs 30.52 billion, and its members were  overconfident that they could do whatever  they willed because their decisions were immune to investigations and disclosures.

Kathmandu, March 8: In a bid to regulate ambulance service, the Ministry of Health is all set to bring Ambulance Service Operation Guidelines-2073.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped the guidelines for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for putting complaints it has received on hold.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Minister for Supplies Deepak Bohara on Monday underscored the need for gold and silver trading guidelines, stating that monitoring of gold and silver traders has become difficult in the absence of such guidelines.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Various international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and local NGOs involved in the reconstruction of health posts and other health institutions in the earthquake-affected districts are found constructing such structures without having their building designs approved from the government authorities. They have flouted the reconstruction guidelines even as the government has made it mandatory to have building designs approved prior to starting any kind of construction.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The Ministry of General Administration has implemented guidelines allowing civil servants to engage in other business as long as it does not affect their civil service work.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Various stakeholders have demanded not to enforce the government-brought Online Media Operation Guidelines-2073 BS as it is.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has pointed out that the budget allocated for the Constituency Development Programme (CDP) was being diverted to programmes other than those mentioned in the guidelines.  Government started providing Rs 10 million to each directly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the CDP since 2071/072 BS. The amount was hiked to Rs 10.5 million in 2072/073.