Nepal’s Karnali Province is the only province that is not connected to neighboring India. And as the province has no road-link with the northern neighbor China, either, this province has remained under shadow despite huge potentials for development. But this story of the sorry state of Karnali Province is going to change for the better in a few years because the Karnali and Bheri corridors, which are currently under-construction, are set to emerge as game-changers for Karnali.

BIRENDRANAGAR, April 25: Nepali Congress (NC) has fielded women candidates in Narayan Municipality while CPN-UML has fielded women candidates in Birendranagar. The two parties have fielded Nirmala Khadka in Narayan and Mohan Maya Dhakal in Birendranagar municipalities.

KARNALI, April 21: Karnali Province government has administered both doses of vaccine against COVID- 19 to 66 percent eligible population above 18 years.

SURKHET, April 5: Chief Minister (CM) Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has said that the provincial government has not abandoned the idea of upgrading the Surkhet Airport. Stating that the development of Karnali Province is not possible without air connectivity, he said that the provincial government is ready for the upgradation of the airport in the province’s capital.

SIMKOT, April 4: Flights towards high hilly districts in Karnali Province have been disrupted for the past few days.

KARNALI, April 2: Chief Minister of Karnali Province Jivan Bahadur Shahi has stressed on collaboration among the three-tier government for disaster risk reduction (DRR).

KARNALI, March 30: Around 69 percent of the eligible population of Karnali province have received a second dose of anti-COVID vaccines.

KARNALI, March 21: Karnali Province Chief Tilak Pariyar has authenticated five different bills.

KATHMANDU, March 14: About 55 percent of the households in Karnali that have access to electricity are consuming up to 20 units of free electricity. Out of 114,300 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) customers in the province, 62,600 households are consuming free electricity.

Tough it was earlier said that 55 people were trapped in snow, there were only 36 people to be exact.

KARNALI, Feb 8: A writ petition has been filed at the High Court Surkhet, against the Karnali Province’s Council of Ministers, claiming that the provincial government is not inclusive.

KARNALI, Feb 7: Five newly-appointed ministers of the Karnali Province took oath of office and secrecy on Sunday.

BIRENDRANAGAR, Jan 27: As many as 118 people were killed in road accidents in Karnali in the last six months. According to the Karnali Province Police Office, 118 people were killed and 515 injured in 203 road accidents in different districts of Karnali.

KARNALI, Jan 13: Three ordinances were tabled and two bills were withdrawn in the first meeting of the ninth convention of the Karnali province assembly.

SURKHET, Jan 9: Karnali Chief Minister of Karnali Province Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has said that employment will be provided to people who have returned from India. He said that the provincial government was ready to create an environment to use the skills learned in India at home.

SURKHET, Jan 4: Six candidates have registered themselves for the three vacant seats in the National Assembly from Karnali Province.

KARNALI, Jan 3: The Eighth General Convention of the CPN (Maoist Center) has elected 29 leaders from Karnali Province in the party’s central committee.

SURKHET, Dec 28: Chief Minister of Karnali Province Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has said that policies and programs suitable for the geography of Karnali Province are crucial to expedite development in the country.

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Governor of Karnali Province, Tilak Pariyar has said that he would provide guardianship to the followers of all religious groups.

SURKHET, Dec 8: The government of Karnali Province has not been able to take full shape due to the disagreements seen in the distribution of ministerial berths among the coalition partners - Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (Maoist Center), and CPN (Unified Socialist).

KARNALI, Dec 5: Lalit Jung Shahi has been elected the President of the Nepali Congress (NC) Karnali Province Committee by defeating his contender Bhupendra Jung Shahi with a margin of 105 votes.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The report of a study conducted by Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) released on Friday has shown that the highest increase in real estate prices is in Karnali succeeding the federal capital, Bagmati.

BIRENDRANAGAR, Nov 19: The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Karnali province, Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, is to seek a vote of confidence in the Province Assembly.

KARNALI, Nov 17: Newly-appointed Karnali Province Minister for Land Reform, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Chandra Bahadur Shahi took oath of office and secrecy.

SURKHET, Nov 16: Chief Minister of Karnali Province Jeevan Bahadur Shahi is set to visit Mugu district to inspect the losses caused by a massive fire in Gamgadhi region on Monday night.

SURKHET, Nov 11: Karnali Chief Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has requested everyone to help the enumerators by providing correct details for the 12th National Census. Inaugurating the work of collecting data for census on Thursday, Chief Minister Shahi said that it would be easy for the government to make plans and programs only if the correct data is provided by the citizens.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: The government has appointed new governors for Province 1, Sudurpaschim Province, and Karnali Province.

SURKHET, Nov 2: Nepali Congress(NC) leader Jiban Bahadur Shahi has been appointed as Chief Minister of Karnali Province.

KARNALI, Nov 2: Govinda Prasad Kalauni, chief of Karnali Province, has called on the provincial assembly members to stake claim to the post of chief minister of the province.

SURKHET, Nov 1: Chief Minister of Karnali Province Mahendra Bahadur Shahi has resigned from his post on Monday.

SURKHET, Nov 1:  The term of three lawmakers of the then CPN-UML, who became ministers after saving the government of Karnali Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi by crossing the floor , has come to an end.

KARNALI, Oct 27: Karnali Province Chief Govinda Prasad Kalauni has issued an ordinance related to the provincial Public Service Commission (PSC) as per the recommendation of the province government.

KARNALI, Sept 14: The Ministry of Social Development in Karnali Province has shared statistics that the province has a 34 percent illiteracy rate. This means that 34 percent of people do not have the ability to read and write.

SURKHET, Sept 9: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded legal action against personal secretary Prem Budha and press advisor Nandakesh Adhikari of Karnali Province Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kurma Raj Shahi for threatening a journalist covering the story of the rape-accused minister.

SURKHET, September 4: Alleged rapist Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of Karnali Province, Kumar Raj Shahi has accused the female victim of publicizing a two-year-old video after he failed to pay the demanded sum of Rs 50 million.

KATHMANDU, August 2: Four CPN-UML lawmakers in Karnali Provincial Assembly have lost their positions as lawmakers for breaching party’s whips in the vote of confidence motion held in Karnali Province Assembly.

KATHMANDU, August 2: Four CPN-UML lawmakers in Karnali Provincial Assembly have lost their positions as lawmakers for breaching party’s whips in the vote of confidence motion held in Karnali Province Assembly.

KARNALI, July 16: The Karnali Province Government has unveiled the new budget for the fiscal year 2078/079 through ordinance as the budget could not pass from the Province Assembly.

KARNALI, July 15: The Karnali province government is to introduce the province's budget for fiscal year 2021/22 through an ordinance. The province government had on June 15 presented in the Province Assembly a budget of Rs 36 billion 546 million 600 thousand for the next fiscal year.

SURKHET, June 18: The Karnali Province Parliamentary Party meeting of the CPN-UML held on Friday Directed the party’s three ministers to immediately quit their post from the CPN (Maoist Center) led provincial government.

SURKHET, June 17: Only Twenty-six percent of the budget of Karnali Province has been spent.  Out of the Rs 33.74 billion of the total budget of Karnali Province Government for fiscal year 2020/21, 26.91 percent (Rs 9.79 billion) was spent till June 13.

KATHMANDU, June 15: Karnali Province has announced a budget of Rs 36.54 billion for the next fiscal year. Of the amount, Rs 21.65 billion (59 percent) has been allocated for capital expenditure.

SURKHET, June 15: The policies and programs presented by the Karnali Province Government for fiscal year 2021/22 were passed through majority votes in the provincial assembly Tuesday afternoon.

SURKHET, June 15: Minister for Internal Affairs and Law of Karnali Province, Sita Kumari Nepali has said the provincial government is going to establish a mass communications academy in the province.

KARNALI, June 1: The recovery rate of COVID-19 infected people in Karnali Province has increased in recent days. On Monday alone, a total of 512 COVID-19 infected people returned home after complete recovery.

KARNALI, May 11: The Karnali Province government has recruited a total of 120 health workers for prevention and control of the second wave of COVID-19 and to provide treatment to those infected with the virus.

SURKHET, May 3: The Karnali Province government has decided to provide Rs 100,000 to the family of those dying of COVID-19.

SURKHET, April 5: CPN-UML lawmakers representing Karnali Provincial government are resigning en masse on Monday. A parliamentary party meeting of the party held on Sunday had asked its lawmakers to resign from their post.

SURKHET, March 17: The ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist has decided to withdraw its support to the CPN (Maoist Center)-led government in Karnali Province.

SURKHET, March 11: A five-point agreement was reached between the Karnali provincial government and the agitating Badi community after the government agreed to meet their demands for  food, clothes and shelter.