KATHMANDU, Sep 2: After one and a half months of negotiations with the ruling partner Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML has finalized its four ministerial appointments under the leadership of Padma Jisi Shrestha in Gandaki Province government.

POKHARA, Sept 2: The CPN-UML has finalized the names of four ministers for Gandaki Province. According to sources, Krishna Pathak from Baglung, Padma Jisi from Nawalpur, Prakash Bahadur KC from Kaski, and Mitralal Basyal from Parbat have been chosen as ministers by the party.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Three people have died of dengue in Gandaki Province within three weeks. Among the deceased, two were the residents of Tanahun and one was of Kaski. The provincial Ministry of Social Development and Health said that dengue infection has increased rapidly in various districts of Gandaki. Dengue is transmitted by the bite of the Aedes mosquito. In the last year, dengue claimed the lives of seven people in the province- five in Tanahun and two in Syangja.

POKHARA, Aug 12: The dengue outbreak in Gandaki Province is escalating, with 1,369 confirmed cases reported so far, according to the Provincial Health Directorate.

POKHARA, July 28: According to government data, foreign tourists visiting Nepal spend an average of 41 US dollars per day. According to Ministry of Tourism data, foreign tourists spent an average of 41 US dollars per day in 2023. The figure of expenditure was 40.5 USD in 2022. Tourism entrepreneurs have been stressing that the spending capacity of foreign tourists should be expanded through increased activities.

KATHMANDU, July 28: Public transport services in Gandaki Province have come to a standstill as transport entrepreneurs protest against the province government's move to allow ride-sharing.

KATHMANDU, June 30: Phanindra Devkota, a lawmaker from the Nepal Samajbadi Party, has been re-appointed as the Minister of Energy, Water Resources, and Drinking Water in Gandaki Province today.

GANDAKI, June 16: The Gandaki province government on Saturday unveiled annual budget of Rs 32.97 billion in the province assembly meeting.

GANDAKI, June 8: Chief Minister of Gandaki Surendraraj Pandey will seek a vote of confidence of the Provincial Assembly on coming June 10.

GANDAKI May 31: Chiranjivi Sharma has been appointed the Chief Attorney of Gandaki province.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Newly-appointed Chief Minister (CM) of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey has taken the oath of office and secrecy.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader of Gandaki Province, Surendra Pandey, is set to become the Chief Minister of the province today.

KATHMANDU May 26: Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is occurring at some places in the hilly parts of Gandaki province and one or two places of the plains of Lumbini province. This is due to the partial effect of the local air and low-pressure system around Uttar Pradesh of India, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said.

KASKI, May 25: Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) against polio is going to be administered to 100,327 children in 11 districts of Gandaki province.

GANDAKI, April 29: Various 467 locations in Gandaki Province presently report incidents of forest fire. According to the Province Forest Directorate, so far a total of forest area spanning around 8,277 hectares has been affected by wildfires this season.

GALESHWOR (MYAGDI), April 24: Myagdi district has suffered large scale damage in forest fire among 11 districts of Gandaki province.

KATHMANDU, April 20: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Khagraj Adhikari, has assigned ministerial portfolios to Hari Bahadur Chuman and Rajeev Gurung, known as 'Deepak Manange'. They were previously appointed as ministers without portfolio.

GANDAKI, April 18: Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party in Gandaki Province has objected to Province Chief Dilliraj Bhatta's call of assembly meeting, reasoning that a case on the fate of present assembly was sub judice at Supreme Court (SC).

KATHMANDU, April 17: Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party leader Surendra Raj Pandey lodged a supplementary writ petition at the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday accusing Gandaki Province chief minister (CM) Khagaraj Adhikari of contempt of court.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Khagaraj Adhikari is preparing to seek the vote of confidence before a hearing in the Supreme Court in a case filed against his recent appointment.

POKHARA, April 11: The Gandaki Province Chief Minister (CM) Khagaraj Adhikari has split two provincial ministries to accommodate all coalition parties in the Cabinet. With this, the number of ministries in the province has increased from seven to nine.

KATHMANDU, April 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order asking the Chief Minister of Gandaki Province not to take any decision having long-term impact.

KATHAMNDU, April 9: Parliamentary Party (PP) leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) Gandaki Province Surendraraj Pandey has lodged a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC)  on Tuesday demanding the annulment of the appointment of the newly-appointed Chief Minister of Gandaki Province. Pandey is the outgoing Chief Minister of the Gandaki Province.

KATHMANDU, April 7: It has been confirmed that Hari Bahadur Chuman of the CPN (Maoist Center) and Rajib Gurung, also known as Deepak Manange, will serve as ministers in the Khagraj Adhikari government in Gandaki Province.

POKHARA, April 7: CPN-UML leader Khagraj Adhikari has been appointed as the chief minister (CM) of Gandaki Province.

POKHARA, April 3: Gandaki Province Chief Dilli Raj Bhatta has issued a call for the formation of a majority government in Gandaki Province.  Province Chief Bhatta has set a deadline of seven days for this purpose.

POKHARA, April 2; Gandaki Province has prepared its strategic roadmap by releasing a concept paper for its second five-year plan. The Gandaki Province Policy and Planning Commission released the second five-year plan's concept paper to transform the province into a self-reliant, carbon-neutral, and economically developed province.

KATHMANDU, March 18: Deepak Manange, the newly appointed Minister for Physical Infrastructure of Gandaki Province, took the oath of office and secrecy on Monday.

GANDAKI, March 5:  Two ministers of the Gandaki Province government have been dismissed from their posts.  Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey dismissed Social Development and Health Minister Sushila Simkhada and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management, Resham Bahadur Jugjali, who represented the CPN (Maoist Center) in the coalition government in the province.

GANDAKI, March 4:  A total of 1,500 poor households of Gandaki Province have received new houses under the Janata Aawas program.

GANDAKI, Feb 26: A total of 35,716 cottage and small industries have been registered in Gandaki province in the last six years. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forestry and Environment of the province, 32,994 businesses were registered during the same period.

KASKI, Feb 15: A public holiday has been announced in Gandaki Province tomorrow to mark the Gandaki Province Government Establishment Day.

GANDAKI, Feb 4: Gandaki province government is preparing to take all 25-year old privately-owned vehicles off the road.

GANDAKI, Feb 1: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Water Supply of Gandaki Province has been suggested to speed up implementation of its annual policies and programs.

DHORPATAN (Bagalung), Jan 20: Gandaki province is to construct recharge ponds to protect water sources in the high hilly areas of Baglung Municipality. The initiative is being carried out through the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment.

GANDAKI, Dec 25: The Gandaki Province government has intensified the construction of physical infrastructures including roads and bridges.

MYAGDI (Ghodepani), Dec 3: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management of Gandaki Province has prepared an action plan to improve the implementation of the budget for the current fiscal year.

GANDAKI, Nov 27: Transport Management Office, Pokhara, has made the embossed number plate system mandatory for all vehicles applying for their registration at the office from Sunday.

GANDAKI, Nov 25: The Gandaki Province has witnessed expansion of orange farming. The fruit was cultivated in 7,945 hectares of land two years ago, while it grew by 397 hectares of land last year, reaching 8,342 hectares.

POKHARA, Oct 3: As of September 25, the number of dengue-infected people in Tanahun was 1,714. That number reached 3,353 on Tuesday, eight days later.

KASKI, Oct 2: So far 60 women, mostly pregnant and new mothers, have benefited from air rescue services provided by the government in Gandaki Province.

KASKI, Sept 3: The CPN (Maoist Centre) on Saturday started its 'Maoist with People, Special Transformation' campaign in all 759 wards of Gandaki Province.

GANDAKI, Aug 14: The Gandaki province government has carried out maintenance of 90 micro hydropower projects in the last five years.

WALING, Aug 13: As many as 155 cooperatives established in various districts of Gandaki Province have been merged.

GANDAKI, Aug 9: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Surendra Raj Pandey today said the provincial government was sensitive about the rights of the indigenous nationalities.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Six months after the start of the second term of the Gandaki Province Assembly, the way for the formation of the provincial thematic committees has been opened. The preparation for the formation of the thematic committee has progressed with the passing of the Provincial Assembly Rules.

GANDAKI, June 23: New vehicles will not be purchased in Gandaki Province except for essential services in the coming fiscal year.

GANDAKI, June 22: The Gandaki Province has unveiled its plans to transform into the 'Bright Gandaki Province' during the Fiscal Year 2023-24 through an extensive campaign to electrify the entire province.

KATHMANDU, June 13: Various 17 tourism-related organizations operating in Gandaki province have demanded the resignation of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) employees there.

GANDAKI, June 12: The Gandaki Province government is set to implement an artificial insemination program for improving livestock breeding and increasing productivity.