KATHMANDU, April 19: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) has prepared a draft of the National Road Safety Act, 2081 BS, which mandates that in the event of a road accident anywhere in the country, the injured must be rescued within one hour and transported to the nearest healthcare facility.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has prepared the draft of the Higher Education Act, 2080, determining the national standard for the establishment and operation of a university.

KARNALI, Jan 20: A discussion on the draft of the Karnali Province Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Bill was held in Birendranagar, Surkhet on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Nepal is embarking on a historic initiative to prepare its first-ever cultural policy.

KATHMANDU, May 26: The draft of the Federal Civil Service Act, which was prepared and sent for approval by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) to the Ministry of Finance about two months ago is gathering dust at the ministry.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government has failed to bring in the new electricity act even in one and a half decades of finalizing the related draft.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: A draft of the minimum common programs of the new government is now ready.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: A draft statute of the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), that is being circulated to its leaders for consultation, has proposed barring leaders from holding two positions in the party at the same time.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: A draft statute of the Nepali Congress party, which is now being circulated to its party leaders, has proposed that the NC leaders will be barred from holding two positions.

KATHMANDU, May 8 : Former Prime Ministers have suggested Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to formulate land use policy.

MOSCOW, April 13: Russia’s lower house of parliament is to consider draft legislation that would give the Kremlin powers to ban or restrict a list of U.S. imports, reacting to new U.S. sanctions on a group of Russian tycoons and officials.

KATHMANDU, March 19: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sher Bahadur Tamang, has directed all government ministries and bodies to prepare the draft laws and submit them to the ministry within 15 days.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The ruling Left Alliance - CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have said that they will complete the first draft of the interim statue by March 6.

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, Jan 1: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is working to publish the first draft of the bills on education for provinces and local bodies within a week.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Talks scheduled for Tuesday between the representatives of Dr Govinda KC and the government could not be held after a draft of an agreement prepared by the government team was rejected by Dr KC.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: The talks held between the representatives of Dr Govinda KC and the government are expected to conclude on Tuesday with the talks teams preparing the final draft of the agreement to address Dr KC's seven-point demand.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Rastriya Janata Party (RJP)-Nepal today formed a six-member election manifesto draft committee for the third phase of September 18 local level elections.

KATHMANDU, August 13: In a bid to forward the urban development in an integrated manner, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has held a discussion on the draft of the Urban Development Act on Sunday.

Hollywood director James Gunn has completed the first draft of the plot for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ and is planning to make a change in the franchise’s continuity.

KATHMANDU, March 29: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) urged Nepal to revise the draft Criminal Code Bill in line with international human rights standards in order to ensure justice for victims of serious human rights violations.

KATHMANDU, March 29: Officials at the Ministry of Education (MoE) are discussing the management and administrative structure of the education sector after the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers refused to register the 'final' draft of the Education Regulations for approval by the cabinet.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The government has drafted a new bill with stringent provisions to allow it to scrap the registration of any Non-Government Organization (NGO) found breaching agreement signed with government bodies or involved in irregularities.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: A cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar on Sunday decided to give consent in principle to the concerned ministry to formulate federal and provincial laws related to local governance.

KATHMANDU, Oct 26: The draft of the Education Regulations scheduled to be submitted to the education minister on Tuesday, could not be completed due to delay in finalizing the draft.

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: The government has been preparing to amend the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, removing crimes against humanity from the heinous crimes category.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has increased the ceiling of payment that importers can make through draft or telegraphic transfer (TT) system to US$ 50,000, up from $40,000.

KATHMANDU, July 15: Experts on media and political leaders have put forth their views on the draft of the national media policy today.

KATHMANDU, July 12: As part of its action plan, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has started working on the formulation of Education Regulation in a bid to incorporate changes envisioned by the new Education Act.