KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Investors pledged to inject Rs 108.69 billion to set up 102 firms in the first five months of the current fiscal year.

BIRATNAGAR, July 23:Nepali Congress leader Ramesh Lekhak has said problems seen within the party would be resolved gradually.

KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepal has refused a proposal to increase price of electricity imported from India by 20 percent. “We have informed officials of the Indian company that Nepal won’t accept price hike proposal as the imported electricity is already expensive, Kulman Ghising, managing director of NEA, told Republica.

The European Union’s proposed reform of copyright law has reached a critical stage as the one of its key legislative measures approaches its European Parliament vote of approval.

May 3: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has formed a six-member team of experts to conduct technical study of proposed sites for alternative airport in Kavre.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Chief Minister of Province 3 will be receiving sixty-one thousands as his monthly salary. In total along with communication services his total salary will be seventy-five thousands.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Leaders of the left alliance of the ruling CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center), who are tasked with finalizing the ideological and organizational policies of the unified party, plan to announce the two parties' formal unification on April 22, coinciding with the anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of Nepal in 1949.

BIRATNAGAR, March 23: A meeting of Province 1 Assembly has proposed forming seven thematic committees and one special committee in the assembly. The proposal was submitted by the Province Assembly Regulation Drafting Committee (PARDC) 2018 on Wednesday's meeting.

KATHMANDU, March 9: A task force formed to determine organizational modality of integration of the UML and the CPN (Maoist Center) has proposed dividing party organization into ten layers. Leaders working to the determinate appropriate model to integrate the organizations of the two parties said that there would be two coordination committees and eight organization committees in the new party.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The High High-Level Education Commission has proposed to gradually shut down the schools run by diplomatic missions and by taking foreign affiliations adding that there lacks a clear policy to regulate such academic institutions.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: As part of ending the ongoing row over the process of forming the new government formation, the government has proposed February 8 as the date for the election of the National Assembly.

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The government has prepared the outline of the temporary capitals of all the seven provinces in the country.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: A preliminary list of road, railway, transmission line, and drinking water projects has been proposed for the projects under Belt and Road Initiatives. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) has identified six north-south road projects connecting both India and China, besides Kathmandu-Kerung railway project.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Two non-government organizations (NGOs) of Nepal and India have proposed revising Koshi and Gandak treaties.

LAHAN (Siraha), Oct 8: The CPN-UML has unanimously recommended party Chairman KP Sharma Oli to contest the House of Representatives elections from Siraha constituency-1.

KATHMANDU, Oct 7: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has revealed that he was the one from the party to float the proposal of unity with the CPN (UML).

BUTWAL, July 25:Industrial Districts Management Ltd (IDML) has initiated the expansion of Butwal industrial area in response to pressure from industrialists.

KATHMANDU, July 23: International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed positive intuitions on the progress made by advisory committee regarding the reinstatement of Nepal’s membership as an associate.

KATHMANDU, July 11: The government has proposed a three percent threshold for political parties to get elected to the central parliament in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

KATHMANDU, May 31: The Election Commission (EC) has said that it has not proposed to go for reelections in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-19 (BMC).

KATHMANDU, May 30: The government has registered a bill in parliament proposing to bar the filing of any case in court questioning any acts of the incumbent or former presidents or vice presidents of the country.

KATHMANDU, March 20: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) on Monday began hearing on the four ambassadors the government nominated.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: With a view to fostering political stability through a reduction in the number of political parties, the Election Commission (EC) has proposed a 1.5 percent threshold for parties seeking representation in parliament.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A parliamentary panel has proposed that the practice of chhaupad, which is common mostly in the mid and far-western districts, should be made a criminal act, pointing out that this age-old custom is inhumane and a discrimination again women  during menstruation and the postnatal period.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: An American aircraft providing company has proposed to the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) to provide two brand-new wide-body aircraft at Rs 11.31 billion each.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSF-N) has taken strong exception to the 7 point constitution amendment bill registered in the Parliament.

KATHMANDU, Nov 18: A total 67 lawmakers have registered amendment proposal to the 13 different provisions in the proposed new Cooperatives Bill.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Some of the provisions included in the constitution amendment proposal under discussion between the government and the agitating Madhes-based parties have run into serious objection from both the opposition and ruling parties.

CHANDRAUTA (Kapilvastu), Nov 5: An all – party meeting has decided to form five municipalities and six village councils in Kapilvastu district.

KATHMANDU,, Sept 28: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) today carried out the hearing of ambassadors designate to India and China.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: A proposal has been put forward to make Kathmandu district a single local unit.

KATHMANDU, Sept 14: The government has sought public feedback on the proposed third amendment to the Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 1993 that aims at introducing tough measures on road safety in the wake of recent deadly road accidents.

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: The government has proposed a new measure to limit the working areas of a cooperative within a village development committee (VDC).

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) of the Legislature-Parliament on Thursday conducted the hearing of Lok Bahadur Thapa, the proposed ambassador to the European Union and Belgium.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Parliamentary hearing of the proposed ambassadors and chiefs of mission has begun.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Ministry (MoFA) not to forward the agreemo related to the proposed ambassadors until the conclusion of the parliamentary hearing process.

KATHMANDU, July 30: The dateline to appoint proposed 11 Justices will expire on Sunday as the meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) under the Legislature-Parliament slated for Sunday is set to decide on the appropriateness of the appointment.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The proposed Manmohan Adhikari Memorial Medical College has stated that it has been granted permission to operate the college but was denied approval for conducting teaching and learning activities despite having in place all the required infrastructure and facilities for the same.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) is to conduct the parliamentary hearing of Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who has been proposed for appointment to the Chief Election Commissioner.

KATHMANDU, June 28: The government is introducing a provision to license micro insurance companies in a new law that it is drafting to replace the existing Insurance Act, 1992.