BIRATNAGAR, July 29: Chief Minister of the Province-1, Sherdhan Rai underlined the need to initiate development efforts in a way to prepare the tangible base for prosperity.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Failure of Kathmandu District Education Office to provide records of secondary level schools to the local levels (Kathmandu Metropolitan City) has affected due process.

KATHMANDU, June 20: The unification process of Kamal Thapa-led Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and Pashupati Shumsher JBR-led RPP (Democratic) has formally started.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Attorney General Basanta Ram Bhandari has given nod to initiate action against newly elected lawmaker Nawaraj Silwal in line with the Supreme Court’s recent verdict.

KATHMANDU, April 3: A high level coordination committee on foreign direct investment (FDI) has decided to move forward with both policy and procedural reforms to attract FDI to the country.

KATHMANDU, March 30: The three major political parties have started their homework to pick candidates for the local level elections scheduled for May 14. Selecting candidates for the local polls is likely to be an arduous task for all parties due to the need to select thousands of candidates for ward offices, rural municipalities and municipal councils.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The government of Nepal has underscored the need for creating conducive regional environment to convene 19th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, today said Nepal would take necessary initiative and hold discussions with the member countries to press for holding 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, which has been postponed after India-Pakistan relations soured in wake of terrorist attacks and cross-border skirmishes.

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: The parliament, that kept mum during the six-month-long Indian blockade on Nepal, has raised the issue of Pakistan-India dispute on Friday.