KATHMANDU, July 17: In the House of Representatives (HoR), the Bill Related to Loan-sharking, which had been removed from the agenda a few days ago, was reintroduced and unanimously passed on Sunday at 9:15 PM.

LUMBINI, July 6: The budget of Lumbini province government for the fiscal year 2080/81 was approved with majority votes.

HoR passes new budget

June 28, 2023 17:00 pm

KATHMANDU, June 28: The budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2080/081 BS was passed by a majority of lawmakers in a meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced that the budget was passed by a majority.

KATHMANDU, Sept 3: The National Assembly has passed the Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment) Bill, 2079 with majority of votes. Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand tabled the bill in the upper house of the federal parliament on Friday.

Two bills approved in HoR

June 10, 2022 12:44 pm

KATHMANDU, June 10: The House of Representatives has endorsed two bills. A meeting of the lower house of the federal parliament today approved the Bill Related to Amending Some Acts against Sexual Violence, 2022 and the Bill on Amending Some Acts Related to Criminal Offence and Procedures, 2022.

Three bills passed

August 11, 2019 18:45 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Three different bills-- Police Adjustment Bill-2076, Bill related to Work Execution, Supervision and Coordination of to Nepal Police and Provincial Police -2076 and Environment Protection Bill-2076 have been passed.

KATHMANDU, March 14:Today's meeting of the National Assembly has passed two bills—'Special Economic Zone (first amendment) Bill-2075 and 'Land Use Bill- 2075', unanimously.

KATHMANDU, July 2: Today's meeting of House of Representatives has passed the motion on suspension of rules of House of Representatives Regulations 2075 with majority of votes.

Bill on Administrative Court passed

June 22, 2018 19:58 pm

KATHMANDU, June 22: Today's meeting of the National Assembly has passed a proposal tabled to consider the 'Bill Relating to Administrative Court, 2075.

KATHMANDU, June 22: A joint meeting of National Assembly and House of Representatives under the Federal Parliament on Friday endorsed 'Joint Meeting of Federal Parliament and Joint Committee (Work Operation) Regulation, 2075'.

BIRATNAGAR, June 19: Province Assembly of Province 1 on Tuesday passed unanimously the bills related to the broadcasting of radio, FM and television.

Province No. 3: Two bills passed

June 14, 2018 19:36 pm

HETAUDA, June 14: The Province Assembly meeting of Province No. 3 held today passed the Bill on Emergency Fund, 2018 and Bill on Financial Management of the Province, 2018 with a majority.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Today's lower house meeting endorsed the House of Representatives Regulations, 2075 BS with majority votes.

HETAUDA, May 14: Two bills have been passed in Province-3 by the meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister of Province no 3, Dormani Poudel, On Monday.

KATHMANDU, Apr 20: The Special General Assembly (SGA) of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) held in Kathmandu on Thursday has passed its statute without making any changes in the version earlier amended and endorsed by the advisory group of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

KATHMANDU, March 30: The House of Representatives has extended thanks to President Bidya Devi Bhandari for her address to a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and National Assembly of the first convention under the Federal Parliament.

How my day passed out

March 18, 2018 09:16 am

I waked up in the morning, Listened the cars’ horning; Brushed my teeth nicely, And wore my clothes tidily. I waited for my bus till it came, The bus came late and had a shame.

DANG/RUKUM, Jan 10: Eleven years ago, Mohan KC of Rukum, Banfikot purchased eight ropanis of land from another local Tirtharaj Sharma for Rs 80,000. As the land was passed by the then 'people's government' of Maoist rebels, KC had expected that he won't have to pay tax for the land. To his disappointment, he was handed over with a small chit of paper by one of the Maoist cadres asking him to pay Rs 5,000 for the registration of land.

Celebs who passed away in 2017

December 31, 2017 09:33 am

This year claimed the lives of many talented individuals from the world of Nepali cinema, literature and others, creating a void that can never be filled. Here is the list of some of the Nepali celebrities who passed away in 2017.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Paving the way for adjusting the civil servants in the new federal setup, the parliament on Friday endorsed a much-awaited Civil Servants Adjustment Bill.

Employee adjustment bill passed

October 6, 2017 16:07 pm

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today passed the 'Employees Adjustment Bill, 2017 by a majority.

Muluki Ain (Civil Code) Bill passed

September 25, 2017 19:33 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: A meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today passed the Muluki Ain (Civil Code) Bill, 2074 BS.

KATHMANDU, August 28: A proposal seeking Legislature-Parliament's consideration on the Education (Ninth Amendment) Bill-2017 was passed by an overwhelming majority at Parliament meeting on Monday.

Landmark legal reform bills passed

August 10, 2017 03:20 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: In a landmark move toward legal reforms, parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed two out of six pending bills to replace the 164 years old Muluki Ain (Civil Code). The Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, Civil Code, Civil Procedure Code, Sentencing Act and Some Nepal Acts Amendment bills, once endorsed, will replace the Muluki Ain, which was introduced by Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur in 1853.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Legislature Parliament passed the Criminal Code 2074 on Wednesday.  The Parliament brought the new code in order to update the criminal law which was earlier based on the amendment of Civil Code-2021.

KATHMANDU, July 10: The second meeting today of the Legislature-Parliament passed the Appropriation Bill 2017.

KATHMANDU, June 11: The bill relating to the first amendment of the Act on political Parties has been passed with majority by the Legislature-Parliament meeting today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Minister for Law Ajay Shankar Nayak has claimed that the political deadlock in the country has ended with the tabling of the constitution amendment bill.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has drawn the conclusion that the constitution amendment bill, registered in the Legislature-Parliament, should be passed with revision.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: CPN-UML Secretary Pradip Gyawali has said that the incumbent government's 100 days in office passed without any significant achievement on behalf of the nation.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Taking exception over changes made by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Chiranjibi Nepal has urged the parliament to endorse the first draft of amendments made to the Bank and Financial Institution Act (BAFIA) bill instead of its present form.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: As many as eight bills related to the economic sector have made it through the parliament in recent months and a few more are in their last legs of discussion in the parliaments’ committees.  These moves have been widely hailed by the private sector.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: A proposal seeking the Legislature-Parliament's approval to send the Judicial Council Bill-2073 to the concerned committee for clause-wise discussion was passed at today's Parliament meeting.

KATHMANDU, July 21: The ruling CPN-UML has warned that it would obstruct parliamentary proceedings if the speaker introduced the no-confidence motion in parliament without endorsing the remaining budget related bills.

KATHMANDU, July 9: The meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today passed with a majority the Appropriation Bill, 2073 BS. Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel had tabled the Bill seeking parliament ratify it.

SEZ Bill passed by house panel

July 6, 2016 02:30 am

KATHMANDU, July 6: Employees and trade unions of industries operating in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been banned from organizing protests and strikes.

KATHMANDU, June 25: In an appalling finding, all the educational credentials of one doctor, who claimed to be a specialist, have turned out to be phony.