Madhesh: Sah elected as Maoist Center PP leader

Published On: January 13, 2023 01:45 PM NPT By: Republica

JANAKPURDHAM, Jan 12: Bharat Prasad Sah has been elected as the leader of CPN (Maoist Centre) Madhesh Province Parliamentary Party (PP). In the election held this morning, he defeated another candidate, Yuvraj Bhattarai.

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 12: Province 1 Chief Minister (CM) Hikmat Kumar Karki has expanded his cabinet by adding two ministers from the Maoist Center and one from the CPN-UML.

Race for House Speaker begins

Published On: January 13, 2023 01:05 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: With the date of the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the race has started among the UML leaders to run for the Speaker. The Parliament Secretariat is going to make a schedule for the election to be held on January 19, and fix the time for submitting nominations till January 18. In the House of Representatives, the Speaker will be elected with the support of the majority of MPs.

Madhesh Province Chief Minister Yadav to take oath today

Published On: January 13, 2023 11:25 AM NPT By: Republica

JANAKPRDHAM, Jan 13: The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Madhesh Province Saroj Kumar Yadav is taking the oath of office and secrecy at noon today, according to the Office of the Province Chief.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Special Court has sentenced Raj Narayan Pathak, the former commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), and a college administrator Lambodar Neupane, who bribed Pathak, to three years in jail and Rs 3.9 million in fine.

Province 1 Chief Minister Karki to take vote of confidence today

Published On: January 13, 2023 10:59 AM NPT By: Republica

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 13: Chief Minister of Province No. 1 Hikmat Kumar Karki is scheduled to take the vote of confidence from the province assembly meeting today. The meeting of the provincial assembly has been summoned at 1PM.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the failure of Nepal to conclude the transitional justice process. This comes in the wake of US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson saying that the international community is keenly interested to see Nepal’s transitional justice process moving forward to address the concerns of the victims.

PM Dahal expedites preparations to give full shape to the cabinet

Published On: January 13, 2023 08:31 AM NPT By: Republica

UML, Maoist Center expedite negotiations to finalize power-sharing deal in provincial governments

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 12: Nepali Congress (NC)  leader Shekhar Koirala has said that he has given a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal  in view of the presidential and vice presidential elections.

UML Chairman Oli reaches Baluwatar to hold meeting with PM Dahal

Published On: January 12, 2023 05:11 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has reached Baluwatar to meet Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to discuss power sharing.