KATHMANDU, April 21: A number of small political parties have urged the government to withdraw the two controversial ordinances issued by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The government has decided to retrieve the Rs 3 billion it had provided to Sajha Yatayat six months ago to purchase 300 electric buses.

KATHMANDU, April 9: Sajha Yatayat's e-ticketing service has attracting passengers. Passengers knowing about e-ticket are increasingly attracted to the service.

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Dolindra Prasad Sharma, general manager and erstwhile chairman of Sajha Prakashan, is reported to be frequenting the centers of power to be appointed to the post of chairman of the 105-year-old publishing house.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Reinstated Sajha Prakashan General Manager Dolindra Prasad Sharma is now in the crosshairs of ex-staff who are yet to be paid their dues.

Sajha Yatayat expands its fleet

June 29, 2018 14:12 pm

LALITPUR, June 29: The Sajha Yatayat is to add 24 buses to its services which are presently available in the Kathmandu Valley and some routes outside.

DHANGADI, KATHMANDU, May 12: Bibeksheel Sajha Party, Dhangadi held a silent protest as they welcomed visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi but reechoed they were hadn’t forgotten the blockade.

KATHMANDU, April 17: A report published by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) shows that officials at Sajha Prakashan gobbled up Rs 130.3 million by selling books printed by Janak Education Materials Center (JEMC) in the year 2074 BS (2017/18).

KATHMANDU, Mar 13: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has cast his in the presidential election today.

KATHMANDU, Mar 8: Sajha Yatayat, a cooperative public transport company has launched Ashok Leyland’s semi floor bus for the first time in Nepal.

Sajha Yatayat to launch e-ticketing soon

February 22, 2018 14:28 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Sajha Yatayat has finalized preparations to commence a new technology-supported payment and ticketing services in its public buses.

Sajha Yatayat expanding its services

February 1, 2018 10:57 am

LALITPUR, Feb 1: The Sajha Yatayat is adding 29 buses to its fleet. The public transport company is bringing this number of buses for operation on new routes in the Kathmandu Valley and other destinations outside the Valley.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Bibeksheel Sajha Party Nepal has urged the government to make public the progress on the Nepal-India border survey conducted recently by Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The Election Commission (EC) has annulled the decision of Sajha chief Dolindra Prasad Sharma to re-appoint an officer at a time when the election code of conduct has been enforced.

Sajha staffers knock MoE doors for salary

November 24, 2017 06:45 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The permanent staffers of Sajha Prakashan have knocked the doors of the Ministry of Education (MoE), seeking help to release their salaries for the last seven months.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Milan Pandey, candidate of Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) has expressed the party’s commitment to serve the public with dedication. Pandey has registered his candidacy for the House of Representatives under First-Past-The-Post (FTPT) election from Kathmandu-9.

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: As the campaigning for the upcoming election intensifies, the candidates from Bibeksheel Sajha Party have also landed in the platform to visit door-to-door for the votes

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairperson and general manager (GM) of Sajha Prakashan, has courted yet another controversy. This time Sharma has been accused of taking the controversial decision of appointing an employee hired on contract to the post of administration chief of the state-owned publishing house.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Bibeksheel Sahja Party (BSP)  unveiled its election manifesto on Friday, with a vision of transforming the country into a welfare state  through changes in the system of governance. It called for settling of disputes over the new constitution and promotion of private investment as well as government ownership in the basic services sector.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: In a surprising move, Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) publicized its political commitment, as well as a pocket book on corruption at the premises of Dharahara today. The booklet highlights underlying reasons of corruption in politics and society, briefly lists major corruption scams of Nepal; cost incurred and involved parties. These include Lokman Karki’s appointment, tax frauds, Nepal Oil Corporation’s land scam, the then horse-trading of parliamentarians, NAC plane deals and Sudan scam among others.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) has announced additional candidates for the upcoming federal parliament and provincial assembly polls from Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts.  Issuing a press statement on Tuesday, the BSP said it is fielding Surya Raj Acharya (Kathmandu 2), Amir Raj Maharjan (Lalitpur 2), Ujjwal Krishna Shrestha (Lalitpur 3) for the upcoming federal parliament poll.

SC stays Sajha chief sack

November 1, 2017 04:00 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 1:  The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday issued an interim order, staying the government's decision to sack Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of Sajha  Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Bibeksheel Sajha Party (BSP) has announced additional candidates for the upcoming federal parliament and provincial assembly polls from Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts.

MoE drafts new law for Sajha Prakashan

October 30, 2017 02:30 am

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has completed drafting of a separate law for the 105-year old Sajha Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, Oct 22: Bibeksheel Sajha party has finalized name of candidates for more constituencies for upcoming federal parliament election.

KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered the government to show cause for dismissing the chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan, Dolindra Prasad Sharma.

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show-cause order in the name of the government over the removal of Sajha Publications Chairperson and General Manager Dolendra Prasad Sharma.

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has assigned Krishna Prasad Kapri, executive director of Curriculum Development Center, with the responsibilities of the chairperson and general manager of Sajha Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has assigned Krishna Prasad Kapri, executive director of Curriculum Development Center, with the responsibilities of the chairperson and general manager of Sajha Prakashan.

Govt sacks Sajha chief

September 25, 2017 06:45 am

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday sacked Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager (GM) of Sajha  Prakashan, for being involved in multiple irregularities.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has sacked Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of the Sajha  Prakashan on Sunday in the allegation of multiple irregularities.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Unsatisfied with the clarifications furnished by Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan, the Ministry of Education (MoE) on Tuesday sought further clarifications asking  'why he should not be sacked'.

KATHMANDU, September 12: Newly-emerged alternative political party -- Bibeksheel Sajha Party -- has demanded strong action against those involved in the series of corruption cases in country including Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).

KATHMANDU, September 11: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament is said to be preparing to grill Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha for his disinterest in taking any action against corruption-accused chairman and general manager (GM) of Sajha Prakashan, Dolindra Prasad Sharma.

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has sought clarification from Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager (GM) of Sajha Prakashan, over irregularities in the state-run publishing house. Sharma has been given three days to furnish the clarification

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha has been showing no interest in taking action against corruption-accused Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan. Shrestha is reported to have turned down the resignation letter submitted to him by Sharma.

KATHMANDU, Sept 3: It has been revealed that four members of Sajha Prakashan Board including chairman and general manager Dolindra Prasad Sharma have resigned from their posts. However, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha has suspiciously delayed to approve their resignations.

KATHMANDU, August 30: The parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has stepped up efforts to acquire the report prepared by the Ministry of Education (MoE) on the irregularities at the Sajha Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, August 29: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Gopal Man Shrestha appears disinterested in taking action against Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager (GM) of Sajha Prakashan, even after a panel formed by the education ministry recommended to dissolve the Sajha management board.

KATHMANDU, August 26: When Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has geared up investigation into irregularities of Sajha Prakashan, yet another complaint about the irregularities has been filed at the parliamentary committee on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: A report of the  panel formed by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to look into irregularities at Sajha Prakashan has recommended the sacking of its board members and initiation of further action against them.

KATHMANDU, August 11: An official of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), who earlier investigated a complaint against Sajha Prakashan but gave a clean chit to Sajha, has been assigned again to probe into the alleged irregularities at the publishing house.

CIAA begins probe into Sajha scam

August 10, 2017 07:49 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigation into the irregularities at the Sajha Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, Aug 8: It has emerged that two different authorities appointed two different persons to the single post of chief of Sajha Prakashan. However, it is Dolindra Prasad Sharma who is working as chairman and general manager of the state-owned publishing house.

KATHMANDU, August 6: Sajha Prakashan General Manager Dolindra Prasad Sharma was caught transporting about 5,000 copies of Sabaiko Nepali, the textbook of Grade XI and XII, from Alpine Offset Press to Sajha Prakashan on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairperson and general manager of  Sajha Prakashan, was incoherent when grilled by lawmakers over irregularities at the  state-owned publishing house during discussions at the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Friday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Legislature-Parliament has started investigating the alleged irregularities in Sajha Prakashan. Following a series of news reports on the irregularities taking place in Sajha Prakashan in Republica and Nagarik dailies, the parliamentary panel has summoned the Sajha Prakashan officials concerned for discussions on Friday, according to PAC officials. “We have called education secretary Shanta Bahadur Shrestha and Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairperson and general manager (GM)of Sajha Prakashan tomorrow,” said Ram Hari Khatiwada, a member of PAC. “I wonder what the ministries are doing by not taking action against the corrupt people!” he said.

KATHMANDU, August 2: In what may be considered conflict of interest, Dolindra Prasad Sharma, the chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan is learnt to have given a job to the wife of a member of a panel formed to probe irregularities at the publishing house.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: It has been found that hundreds of copies of Sabaiko Nepali, a school textbook, printed under the Sajha Prakashan logo, were removed on Tuesday from the private book shop named Oxford International owned by Dolindra Prasad Sharma, chairman and general manager of Sajha Prakashan.

KATHMANDU, July 31: At a time when the Ministry of Education (MoE) has formed a panel to probe into the alleged irregularities at Sajha Prakashan, a seven-member team including three board members of the state-owned publishing house is visiting Japan from August 9 to 16 under the sponsorship of Sajha Prakashan.