KATHMANDU, July 14: The government has decided to send a Nepali delegation led by Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat to attend the third finance ministerial meeting of G20 countries- the developed and developing countries including India- being held in Gujarat, India. The Cabinet decision was made on July 11.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: The government is to scrap the order for the formation of Nepal Revenue Advisory Development Committee-2076.

Cabinet approves 663 temporary posts

August 31, 2022 08:22 am

KATHMANDU, August 31: The government has decided to approve a total of 663 temporary posts for different projects and programs under various ministries.

JANAKPURDHAM, August 25: Madhesh Province government has increased the salary and benefits of chief minister, ministers and province assembly members. New salary-scale was published in the province gazette on August 21 as per the cabinet decision held on August 8.

KATHMANDU, June 22: An avenue has been opened up for the construction of 132-KV Kohalpur-Surkhet transmission line after a long wait.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The government has decided to promote five Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police to the posts of Additional Inspector General (AIG).

KATHMANDU, June 6: The government has withdrawn its earlier decision to enforce two-day a week public holiday beginning June 15.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The government has recommended names of ambassadors to various 20 countries.

KATHMANDU, March 31: The government has promoted three Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) to Additional Inspector Generals (AIGs).

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The government has decided to add three more positions of Additional Inspector General (AIG) in Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The government has decided to hold the local level election on May 13.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The government has appointed Samir Jung Shah as the Executive Chairman of the state-owned Nepal Television.

KATHMANDU, Oct 30: The government has announced to provide Rs 200,000 as immediate relief to the family of those killed due to flood and landslide in the past few days. An emergency meeting of the cabinet held on Wednesday afternoon made a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, August 16: The government has urged the former Gurkha veterans, who are currently staging a hunger strike in London, to withdraw their strike.

KATHMANDU, July 15: In line with Monday’s Supreme Court’s mandamus, the government on Thursday recommended to President Bidya Devi Bhandari to call a new session of parliament on July 18.

KATHMANDU, July 9: The government has promoted Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shahakul Thapa to the post of Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The government has recommended President Bidya Devi Bhandari to prorogue the Special Session of the House of Representatives (HoR).

KATHMANDU, April 19: The government has restricted hotels and restaurants to operate after 8PM.

KATHMANDU, April 19: The government has directed public vehicles to bar those people who are not wearing facemasks from entering the vehicle.

KATHMANDU, April 2: The government had decided to provide Rs 400 thousand each to winners of the Three Nations Cup Football Championship which was concluded in Kathmandu earlier this week.

Govt recommends House session on March 7

February 26, 2021 20:29 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: The government has decided to recommend President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon the House session from March 7.

KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Midterm elections will be held in 40 districts of Province 2 and Gandaki, Karnali and Lumbini provinces on April 30 in the first phase and in 37 districts of Bagmati, Sudurpaschim and Province 1 on May 10 in the second phase, according to the government's plan.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Reversing its earlier decision, the government had decided to bear the expenses involved in the testing and treatment of COVID-19 patients in all government-owned hospitals across the country.

KATHMANDU, Nov 10: The government has decided to revoke its earlier decision to impose a 10 percent customs tax on the import of all kinds of books.

CDOs have the power to enforce prohibitory order in parts of the district or in the entire district with more than 500 active cases of COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Oct 9: The government has appointed Dim Prakash Poudel 'Prakash' as General Manager of the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC).

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Dr Nirmal Kumar BK has been recommended as Nepal’s new ambassador to South Africa.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The government has promoted Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shailesh Thapa to the post of Inspector General (IG) of Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, July 2: The government has decided to prorogue the ongoing budget session of parliament.

KATHMANDU, April 6: The government has appointed Maha Prasad Adhikari as the 17th governor of Nepal Rastra Bank.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government has decided to retrieve the money amounting to Rs 3 billion from the Sajha Yatayat with interest.

KATHMANDU, July 25: The government on Thursday has appointed Purushottam Khanal as the chairperson of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).

KATHMANDU, July 14: Government has urged all concerned departments and bureau to engage in rescue and relief operation in the flood and landslide-hit areas across the country.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The government has given permission to a hydropower project to use the area of national forest at Chautare of Shadananda municipality of Bhojpur.

KATHMANDU, May 30: The Nepal Telecom Company is to pay Rs. 20 billion for renewal its mobile telephone service. The renewal is to be made for the first time in ten years and second time in five years. The Telecom shall pay the amount in five installments.

Hedge Fund regulations to attract FDI

February 7, 2019 19:58 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Government has introduced the 'Hedge Fund regulations, 2075 B.S. in order to attract foreign direct investment in the hydropower sector.

Cabinet decisions must be transparent

November 14, 2018 02:00 am

The government of K P Sharma Oli on Sunday committed such an action, which, if this is what the government is bent on doing in the days to come as well, will go down in Nepal’s history as the state’s deliberate attempt to stifle free flow of information and deny people and wider media fraternity their right to access vital information.

KATHMANDU, Oct 28: The government has approved the official visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to Qatar.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Friday’s cabinet decision to begin negotiations to award Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project to a Chinese company has received criticism from different quarters including the opposition party.