NEA investing Rs 25 billion to upgrade power system in Karnali, Sudurpaschim provinces

2 years ago

The government has forwarded activities making a special plan for upgrading power systems at hilly districts of Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.  A loan agreement has been ...

NC postpones conventions of 16 districts

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 2:  At the time when its 14th National General Convention is on its doorsteps, the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) postponed its district convention of 16 districts on Thursday. ...

IN PICS: National Congress of RPP on its heights

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 2: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), the pro-monarch party, is currently holding its National General Convention to choose its new leadership for next four years in Kathmandu. ...

Ruling alliance suggests CJ Rana to take leave, designate acting CJ at SC

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 2: A meeting of the ruling alliance, the Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha Party, has suggested the chief...

First U.S. case of Omicron variant detected in fully vaccinated individual in California

2 years ago

LOS ANGELES, December 2: The United States has identified the country's first confirmed case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the state of California, health authorities said Wednesday. ...

Visitors entering Mustang to require PCR report, full vaccination card

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 2: PCR report or full  vaccination card has been made mandatory for people entering the trans-Himalayan district, Mustang, in view of possible outbreak of the Omicron variant of...

In historic move, SC assigns case for hearing through lottery system

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 1: In a historic move, the Supreme Court (SC) has assigned the cases for hearings through a lottery system on Wednesday. With this, the judicial deadlock, whic...

Ex-Maldives Prez Yameen walks free as country’s top court annuls prison term

2 years ago

DECEMBER 1: The highest court in the Maldives on Tuesday overturned the prison sentence of the country's former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, who had been convicted of money laundering. ...

RPP Gen Convention starts today, Thapa, Lingden vying for post of party’s Chair

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 1: A day after the 10th National Convention of the main opposition party, CPN-UML ended on Tuesday at Sauraha, the General Convention of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is...

Lottery system to come into effect for assigning cases at SC from today

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, December 1: The Supreme Court is implementing a lottery system for scheduling cases for hearings at the Supreme Court from Wednesday. With this, the judicial deadlock, ...

Blanket travel bans will not prevent int'l spread of Omicron variant: WHO

2 years ago

GENEVA, Dec 1: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that blanket travel bans will not prevent the international spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, even as dozens of...

Shakya secures highest number of votes to become UML vice chair. Know individual votes

2 years ago

KATHMANDU: Asta Laxmi Shakya has been elected the only vice chair and one of two office bearers of the main opposition party CPN-UML. Padma Aryal is another female among the...

Race for UML secretarial positions: Who secured how many votes?

2 years ago

KATHMANDU: Of the nine contesting for seven secretarial positions in the CPN-UML, Bhim Acharya and Tanka Karki were not elected.  While Acharya secured 788 votes, Karki ...

Know 19-member Team KP Oli

2 years ago

KATHMANDU: The main opposition CPN-UML elected leaders for 19 office bearer positions.  Though five of the key positions were decided unopposed, the elections were held for 1 ...

All seven proposed by Chair Oli elected UML's secretaries

2 years ago

CHITWAN: All seven candidates, who were proposed by Chairman KP Sharma Oli during Saturday’s closed session in the ongoing Tenth General Convention, have been elected as the secretaries of the...