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Kosh Raj Koirala

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Ruling parties begin discussions on electing ‘non-political’ person as president

Published On: December 16, 2022 09:05 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Top leaders of the ruling parties have started holding informal discussions to elect a non-political person as the new president of the country.

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SC verdict bars suspended CJ Rana from resuming office until impeachment is over

Published On: December 10, 2022 07:37 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

The Constitutional Bench has ruled that suspended Chief Justice Rana cannot resume office mainly on two grounds: First, the impeachment motion filed against Rana at the HoR has not concluded yet and that there has been a decision earlier to carry forward the motion in the new parliament. Second, the administrative chief of the federal parliament does not have rights to exercise the rights of a sovereign parliament.

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Fringe parties have a say in new govt formation, thanks to fractured mandate

Published On: December 9, 2022 07:35 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: With the Election Commission (EC) releasing the final results of the November 20 elections to the members of House of Representatives (HoR), the two major political parties — Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML — have shown interest in forming the next government. But the fractured mandate of the election has made fringe parties with fewer seats in parliament decisive in the formation of a new government than the first and second largest parties.

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Ruling alliance to continue even as Maoist Center has grudges over NC’s ‘non-cooperation’ during elections

Published On: December 6, 2022 07:39 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Ending days of speculations that the CPN (Maoist Center), a constituent party of the ruling alliance, may join the CPN-UML-led alliance, the ruling parties on Monday affirmed that the ruling alliance will remain intact and a new government would be formed by the ruling parties.

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Ruling alliance struggles to garner majority seats to form new govt as vote counting nears end

Published On: December 1, 2022 07:57 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The final results of the election to the member of House of Representatives (HoR) under the First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system in 162 of the total 165 constituencies are already out. The counting of votes cast under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system is also closer to an end except in Dolakha, Bajura and Syangja.

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Deuba solicits votes for PP leader election as pressure mounts on him to pave the way for youth leaders

Published On: November 29, 2022 11:45 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Nepali Congress(NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is facing mounting pressure within his party to pave the way for youth leadership, has started soliciting votes for the crucial Parliamentary Party (PP) leader’s elections due in next few weeks.

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Oli tries to woo Dahal to break ruling alliance as Deuba prepares to form a new govt

Published On: November 24, 2022 08:34 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: As the final results of the House of Representatives and provincial assembly elections are pouring in from across the country, top leaders of two major political parties—Nepali Congress(NC) and CPN-UML – have started initiating dialogues to forge alliance with the CPN (Maoist Center).

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What does the result of the initial vote count suggest?

Published On: November 21, 2022 04:15 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

Three new parties, namely Rastriya Swatantra Party, Janamat Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party are set to make it to the federal parliament

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Dr Om Murti Anil: A cardiologist who has won hearts, not just treated them!

Published On: September 29, 2022 07:45 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

He devotes eight of the available 24 hours a day to raise awareness about heart diseases through social media posts

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India mulling over ‘redistributing’ vacancies of Nepali Gorkha soldiers to other army units after Nepal’s opposition to Agnipath scheme

Published On: September 15, 2022 01:45 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Amid strong opposition by Nepal to recruit Nepali youths under the controversial Agnipath scheme, India is considering withdrawing vacancies for enlisting soldiers from Nepal under the new military recruitment scheme in the ongoing recruitment cycle.

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Nepal tells India not to recruit Nepali youths in its Gorkha units under Agnipath scheme

Published On: August 25, 2022 12:27 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

Fresh recruitment of Nepali youths into the Indian Army to resume only after reaching consensus among all political parties

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Nepal: Press freedom under threat as 'disinformation' and 'fake news' erode media credibility

Published On: August 12, 2022 08:00 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, August 12: Media freedom was what Nepali journalists and civil society activists fought for decades in Nepal until democracy was restored in the country in 1990. The Nepali media fraternity celebrated the abolition of the Panchayat system, which put harsh restrictions on civil liberties including press freedom for 30 long years. The reason: the new constitution promulgated after the success of the people's movement in 1990 guaranteed press freedom, paving the way for the establishment of a number of professional media houses at the initiative of the private sector.

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Concerns grow in Nepal as India introduces ‘Agnipath scheme’ for Gorkha recruitment

Published On: July 13, 2022 09:55 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, July 13: The decision of the Indian government to introduce a scheme called ‘Agnipath’, which will apply to Gorkha recruitment as well beginning this year, has become controversial in Nepal as its impact on Nepali society becomes clear.

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China proposes Global Development Initiative to help LDCs through debt relief and development assistance

Published On: June 15, 2022 11:12 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), June 15: China has proposed a Global Development Initiative (GDI) to help meet special needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Nepal through debt relief and development assistance.

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WTO member states in intense negotiations to find meaningful outcomes

Published On: June 14, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

WTO's response to post-COVID-19 recovery, trade and food security takes center stage at MC12

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Nepal calls for extension of all int'l support measures for a few more years after LDC graduation

Published On: June 12, 2022 07:20 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), June 12: Nepal has demanded international forums including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations and various multilateral funding agencies to ensure adequate transitional support to facilitate smooth, irreversible and sustainable graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.

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‘The world needs to support Nepal in its role as the guardian of the glaciers’

Published On: June 12, 2022 12:46 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Assistant Administrator Kanni Wignaraja is currently in Nepal to discuss UNDP's ongoing and future collaboration with the Government of Nepal, development partners and stakeholders to firmly anchor the UN agency's next Five-year Country Program (2023-2027). The UNDP’s Country Program aims at supporting Nepal to tackle the impacts of climate change and contribute to the long-term sustainable development of Nepal. On the sideline of her marathon meetings and other engagements, Republica's Kosh Raj Koirala talked to her to understand the UNDP's priorities, support measures for the countries that are hit hard by the impact of climate change and other concurrent issues that UNDP is working on. Excerpts:

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Nepali delegation led by Minister Badu in Geneva to take part in 12th WTO Ministerial Conference

Published On: June 12, 2022 09:01 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND), June 12: A Nepali delegation led by Minister for Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to attend the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is scheduled to take place from June 12 to 15.

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‘Air connectivity is a key to further strengthen bilateral relations between Nepal and the Philippines’

Published On: May 30, 2022 08:00 PM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

Nepal and the Philippines may be geographically far apart, but these two countries share many similarities that bring them together. Despite limited bilateral interactions, people to people relations between the two countries are already strong. As both the countries are largely agrarian-based economies and major sources of migrant workers for Gulf countries, they also share common issues and concerns at the regional and global levels. Republica talked to the Non-resident Ambassador of the Philippines to Nepal, Ramon S Bagatsing, Jr to understand the current state of the bilateral relations between Nepal and the Philippines, potential areas of mutually beneficial cooperation and ways to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.

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Wreckage of missing Tara Air aicraft located at Sanosware, Thasang-2, Mustang (Updated)

Published On: May 30, 2022 09:20 AM NPT By: Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, May 30: Crash site of missing Tara Air aircraft has been located at Sanosware, Thasang-2, Mustang, according to Nepal Army. Wreckages of the missing aircraft were found scattered at a foothill located in the area.

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