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PM under pressure as UML demands election on time, UDMF wants it withdrawn
Published On: March 9, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, March 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is under tremendous pressure with the main opposition party, CPN-UML, stressing holding the local level poll on the scheduled date, and the agitating Madhes-based parties asking him to withdraw the poll decision.
Sial is new SAARC Secretary General
Published On: March 1, 2017 06:46 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, March 1: The newly-appointed Secretary General of SAARC, Amjada Hussain B Sial, assumed charge of his office in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
India names Puri as new envoy to Nepal
Published On: March 1, 2017 01:05 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, March 1: India has named a senior diplomat at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Manjeev Singh Puri, as its new ambassador to Nepal. Puri will be succeeding Ranjit Rae, whose term as envoy to Nepal ended on Tuesday.
India yet to name Rae’s successor
Published On: March 1, 2017 05:30 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: After nearly three decades, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is set to remain without its ambassador after South Block failed to pick a successor to Ranjit Rae, who retired from service on Tuesday.
No putting amendment on hold: Madhes parties to PM
Published On: March 1, 2017 12:40 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Agitating Madhes-based political parties have rejected the proposal of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to put the constitution amendment bill on hold until the ruling parties secure requisite two-thirds majority votes in parliament.
Nepal to sign OBOR MoU with China soon: PM
Published On: February 27, 2017 05:00 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Nepal will soon formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China to become part of its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative.
Local polls after 20 years, finally
Published On: February 21, 2017 06:00 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: With the government deciding to hold local elections on May 14, the country is now set to witness a local polls after a hiatus of 20 years.
Bhutanese refugee resettlement yet to resume
Published On: February 10, 2017 01:10 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The third-country resettlement program for the Bhutanese refugees in the US that came to an abrupt halt after the executive order of President Donald Trump has yet to resume even after the federal court stayed the order that temporarily banned admission of refugees.
Moves to buy EVM stirs controversy
Published On: February 9, 2017 07:24 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: As the ‘quiet’ negotiations by Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav for the purchase of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) start courting serious controversy, it is learnt that Smartmatic, the company with which the negotiations are being held, was found to have a questionable background.
Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls
Published On: February 2, 2017 02:38 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has decided to write to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary logistical preparations to hold election by mid-May.
PM under pressure with no progress on amendment, polls
Published On: January 30, 2017 04:27 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Jan 30: While the government’s attempts to address the demands of the agitating Madhes-based parties through a statute amendment make no headway, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is under pressure both from the ruling coalition partners and from within his own party.
Challenges galore for holding local polls by mid-May
Published On: January 23, 2017 07:31 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Even as major political parties reiterated on Saturday that the local-level elections must be held by mid-May, there are many hurdles to overcome to hold the elections within that time.
PM expanding cabinet to secure two-thirds votes for amendment
Published On: January 14, 2017 01:20 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Jan 14: As the main opposition party, which claims to have in its fold more than one third of votes in parliament, has vowed to scuttle the constitution amendment bill, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expedited preparations to induct more ministers in his cabinet in an apparent bid to garner support of more parties in favor of the statute amendment bill.
Liu’s message: Room for improvement in relations
Published On: December 21, 2016 08:13 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Visiting Political Bureau and Secretariat member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Liu Qibao, wrapped up his three-day official visit to Nepal on Tuesday, marking the highest level visit of any Chinese leader to Kathmandu in the year 2016.
NC turns down UDMF call for bill revision
Published On: December 19, 2016 07:10 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: At a time when the agitating Madhes-based parties are calling for revision in the constitution amendment proposal registered already in parliament, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has rejected the demand.
Tying polls with amendment could vitiate environment: Diplomats
Published On: December 8, 2016 02:41 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Although they lauded the tabling of the constitution amendment bill in parliament as a 'positive development', Kathmandu-based foreign diplomats have concluded that the government's attempt to tie up the issue of elections with the amendment could blight the prospects for elections in the near future.
UML to obstruct House, protest in streets against amendment bill
Published On: December 1, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The main opposition party, CPN-UML, has decided to use all its energies to foil the proposed amendments to the new Constitution, which it has termed an attempt to undermine the sovereign existence of the country.
NC, Maoist leaders at odds with own MPs over delineations
Published On: November 28, 2016 11:40 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Nov 28: With mounting dissatisfaction within the two key ruling parties over the proposed amendments to the new Constitution, the top leadership of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN (Maoist Center) find themselves in real trouble.
Govt goes ahead with amendment preparations
Published On: November 26, 2016 07:38 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The government has expedited preparations to register a draft bill that seeks to amend four provisions of the constitution in the parliament on Sunday.
Govt and EC at odds over rights to fix poll date
Published On: November 23, 2016 12:50 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala
KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The government and the Election Commission (EC) are at odds over who should have the rights to declare the date of periodic election.
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