KP Oli is the one to move SPP forward: Bamdev Gautam

Published On: June 17, 2022 05:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 17: National Assembly member and former Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam has claimed that the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had worked to move forward the State Partnership Program (SPP) with the USA.

House panel directs govt to submit SPP documents

Published On: June 17, 2022 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 17: The Parliamentary Committee on International Relations has told the government to furnish all documents related to the US State Partnership Program (SPP).

KATHMANDU, June 17: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Prabhu Ram Sharma has clarified that the USA has not provided any weapons to Nepal. He claimed that the USA had so far provided only the necessary equipment to the NA during the disasters and had not provided any ammunition through the State Partnership Program (SPP).

KATHMANDU, June 17: CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has asked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to be alert during his upcoming US visit, cautioning that prime minister that he might be made to drink whiskey and mark his signature on the controversial US State Partnership Program (SPP) while in the US.

SPP will be scrapped: Dahal

Published On: June 17, 2022 01:23 PM NPT By: Republica

CHITWAN, June 17: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Nepal-United State’s State Partnership Program (SPP) will be scrapped.

SPP will not move forward: Foreign Minister Khadka

Published On: June 17, 2022 12:35 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 17: Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka has said that Nepal will not move forward with the US State Partnership Program (SPP). During the discussion of the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, Minister Khadka said that the SPP would not be taken forward.

HoR endorses the proposal to consider three bills

Published On: June 17, 2022 09:52 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 17: The House of Representatives (HoR) meeting on Thursday passed the proposal to consider Finance Bill 2022; Bill Designed to Recover Public Debt 2022 and Bill on Debts and Surety (25th amendment) by a majority of votes.

National Assembly passes various proposals

Published On: June 16, 2022 07:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 16: A meeting of the National Assembly today unanimously endorsed a proposal tabled before it for deliberations on the Drugs (Third Amendment) Bill, 2079 BS and the Bill Relating to the Security of Health Workers/Professionals and Health Institutions (First Amendment), 2079 BS.

KATHMANDU, June 16: Madhesh Province Chief Minister Lal Babu Raut has said that the construction of the Nijgadh International Airport cannot be deferred.

SPP deal was not proposed by Oli-led govt: Ishwor Pokhrel

Published On: June 16, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 16: CPN-UML lawmaker Ishwor Pokhrel has said that the KP Oli-led government did not make any proposal to move ahead with the United States’ State Partnership Program (SPP).