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Nepal urges international community to ensure easy access to vaccines

Published On: July 7, 2022 12:22 PM NPT By: Republica

WASHINGTON DC, July 7: Nepal has called for the international community to adopt a facilitating approach in the production and distribution of vaccines by further strengthening the existing global health system.

LIVE: National Assembly meeting underway

Published On: July 7, 2022 11:36 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: A meeting of National Assembly is currently underway at federal parliament building in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Yadav and Bhattarai factions call two separate meetings on the same date

Published On: July 7, 2022 11:11 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: Both the establishment and rival factions of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) have called separate meetings of the party’s Central Committee on the same date.

Saptari court sentences teacher for sexually abusing a girl student

Published On: July 7, 2022 10:49 AM NPT By: Republica

SAPTARI, July 7: The Saptari District Court has slapped a three-month imprisonment on a school teacher for his involvement in sexually abusing his female student. He was also fined Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 in compensation to the victim for the offense.

Govt to accept World Bank’s concessional loan

Published On: July 7, 2022 10:35 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: The government has decided to accept the concessional loan of 59.6 million SDR to be provided by the World Bank for governance of drinking water sector and infrastructure assistance.

Parliament endorses two bills

Published On: July 7, 2022 10:33 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: The second meeting of House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday unanimously approved two bills.

Lightning leaves 14 paddy planters injured in Chitwan

Published On: July 7, 2022 10:14 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: Lightning strike has injured 14 paddy planters at Kalika Municipality in Chitwan.

Election Commission proposes PM Deuba to hold federal poll on November 18

Published On: July 7, 2022 09:52 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has proposed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to announce November 18 date for both provincial and federal elections.

NRB Governor Adhikari hints at introducing a contractionary monetary policy for FY 2022/23

Published On: July 7, 2022 06:20 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 7: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari said that the privileges and relaxations provided to various sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic would be gradually lifted to prevent such measures from becoming counterproductive.

Maoist to not appoint new FM until investigation against Sharma is over

Published On: July 6, 2022 07:32 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: The CPN (Maoist Center) has decided to not appoint a new finance minister until the parliamentary probe against Janardan Sharma is over.

Citizenship Bill withdrawn from parliament due to lack of unanimous position among parties: Govt

Published On: July 6, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: The government has said that it decided to withdraw the Citizenship Bill as it aimed to forge a consensus unanimously on the citizenship-like sensitive issue.

UAE envoy Al Naqbi calls on Labor Minister Kunwar

Published On: July 6, 2022 06:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Sher Bahadur Kunwar and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Nepal,  Saeed Hamdan Al Naqbi  held a meeting on Wednesday.

FinMin Sharma resigns following allegations of manipulating tax rates in budget and hiding evidence

Published On: July 6, 2022 06:06 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma, who has been facing accusations of manipulating tax rates in the budget for fiscal year 2022/23 just to favor a handful of business houses and attempting to hide the evidence, resigned from his post on Wednesday.

Two more cholera cases detected in Nepal

Published On: July 6, 2022 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Cholera has been confirmed in two more persons. According to the Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Chuman Lal Das, cholera patients were found in Hetauda and Changunarayan municipalities.

Nepal records 113 new cases, 20 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday

Published On: July 6, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Nepal recorded 113 new cases of COVID-19 along with 20 recoveries and zero death from the virus on Wednesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Lesson learned from Rolpa incident: ID card with a photo for prisoners a must

Published On: July 6, 2022 04:41 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, JULY 6: A prisoner was found hanging in the toilet of Rolpa Prison on May 18. According to the prison office, the prisoner was Vijay Bikram Shah, 27, of Barahatal Rural Municipality-1 of Surkhet. He was serving a five-year prison sentence in an arms and ammunition case.

Breaking : Finance Minister Sharma resigns

Published On: July 6, 2022 04:34 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Finance Minister Janardhan Sharma has resigned from his post on Wednesday. His resignation comes amid allegation that he had employed 'unauthorized' persons to tweak tax rates in the annual budget presented in parliament.

LIVE: HoR meeting underway

Published On: July 6, 2022 04:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: A meeting of House of Representatives is currently underway at federal parliament building in Kathmandu.

Parties agree to form 11-member panel to probe FinMin Sharma’s role in involving ‘outsiders’ in budget preparation

Published On: July 6, 2022 04:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: The main opposition and the ruling parties have agreed to form an 11-member parliamentary probe committee to investigate the role of Finance Minister Janardan Sharma in involving ‘outsiders’ to revise tax rates in the course of the preparation of the annual budget for the fiscal year 2022/23.

Nepse inches up 13.33 points on Wednesday

Published On: July 6, 2022 03:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 6: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse), after two days of consecutive fall, inched up 13.33 points on Wednesday.