KATHMANDU, July 4: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has stressed on modernization, professionalization and mechanization for sustainable agricultural development.

Deliberation on Appropriation Bill-2073 continues

Published On: July 4, 2016 04:34 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Legislature-Parliament continues to discuss different topics including the Office of the President, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Office of the Vice-President, the National Planning Commission and the Ministries of Supplies, Energy, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Women, Children and Social Welfare, Defense, Foreign Affairs, Federal Affairs and Local Development, Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Urban Development under the Appropriation Bill-2073.

CPN (Maoist Center), FSFN cadres picket DPO, Dhanusha

Published On: July 4, 2016 03:04 PM NPT By: Suresh Yadav

JANAKPUR, July 4: Demanding to release leaders and cadres, cadres of different political parties have gheraoed District Police Office (DPO) in Janakpur on Monday.

Govt directed to prepare for monsoon-induced disasters

Published On: July 4, 2016 01:49 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The State Affairs Committee under the Legislature-Parliament on Monday directed the government not to leave any stones unturned in disaster management.

UDMF boycotts today's House meeting

Published On: July 4, 2016 12:40 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The agitating United Democratic Madheshi Front has boycotted the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament yet again.

EPG's first meeting begins in capital

Published On: July 4, 2016 12:19 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Eminent Persons' Group (EPG) from Nepal and India has started its first meeting in Kathmandu. The two-day meeting will run on Monday and Tuesday.

Govt released Rs 990 million so far for solar street lamps

Published On: July 4, 2016 03:50 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) has so far released Rs 990 million of the total Rs 1 billion allocated for installing solar street lamps in municipalities under the ministry's Solar Power Stree Lamps installation program.

EPG's first meeting begins today in Kathmandu

Published On: July 4, 2016 03:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: The Eminent Persons' Group (EPG) from Nepal and India is holding its first meeting in Kathmandu on Monday and Tuesday. It is for the first time in the 69 years of their bilateral relations that the two countries have formally started discussing necessary measures to replace, update, or scrap bilateral treaties, including the Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950.

Maoist Center to push for toppling govt, claim leadership

Published On: July 4, 2016 02:40 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 4: Expressing strong dissatisfaction over the performance of the present government, major ruling coalition partner CPN (Maoist Center) has again intensified lobbying to form new government under its own leadership.

KATHMANDU, July 4: Apart from pledges to make available Rs 1 million in compensation for each of the families of those killed in the Kabul attack on June 20, the Nepal government has intensified its diplomatic efforts to bring additional compensation from the recruiting company and the government of Canada.