Kathmandu: The government has stated in its policy and program that Nepalis living abroad will be able to exercise their voting right. Mentioning that an integrated law related to the election will be enacted, the policy and program said, “Necessary arrangements will be made to involve the expatriate Nepalis in the election by using modern… Continue reading Govt in plan of allowing Nepalis to cast vote from abroad
Category: News
Govt presents ‘Policy and Program’ for upcoming fiscal year
Kathmandu: Government policies and programs for the coming Fiscal Year 2022/23 have been presented in the Parliament. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari presented the policy and program in the joint sitting of the federal parliament. However, the policy and programme has failed to bring any new planning or any guarantee of implementation of such programmes. Moreover,… Continue reading Govt presents ‘Policy and Program’ for upcoming fiscal year
Nepali govt urges to remain alert with monkeypox infection
Kathmandu: The government has urged special precautions to be taken against the spread of the monkeypox infection. The government has urged the people to be alert and adopt health precautions citing that there is a potential danger in Nepal as the infection of monkey pox is spreading in the world now. Ministry of Health and… Continue reading Nepali govt urges to remain alert with monkeypox infection
Court allows to keep accused Manoj Pandey in custody for 5 days
Kathmandu: Manoj Pandey, who was arrested on the charge of raping a girl in the name of beauty pageant, has been remanded in custody for five days. The district court of Kathmandu has remanded him in custody and allowed him to be investigated for crimes against human trafficking and trafficking in children. Following the victim’s… Continue reading Court allows to keep accused Manoj Pandey in custody for 5 days
Women MPs demands to remove deadline in rape and sexual violence cases
Kathmandu: Women parliamentarians have demanded the government to remove the time limit in cases of heinous crimes including rape. Among the lawmakers in the House of Representatives are CPN-UML MP Binda Pandey, Nepali Congress MP Pushpa Bhusal and CPN (Maoist Center) MP Amrita Thapa Magar, who demanded removal of deadline rule on filing rape or… Continue reading Women MPs demands to remove deadline in rape and sexual violence cases
African swine fever detects first time in Nepal
Kathmandu: African swine fever has been reported in Nepal for the first time.Samples were collected in the last week of April after a high mortality rate was observed in pigs reared in Kageshwari Manohara area of Kathmandu. Preliminary results of African swine fever were obtained from tests performed by the Central Veterinary Disease Research Laboratory.… Continue reading African swine fever detects first time in Nepal
Independent candidate Harka Sampang elected mayor of Dharan
Kathmandu: Independent candidate Harkraj Sampang Rai has been elected as the mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolis. Rai defeated his nearest rival Nepali Congress candidate Kishor Rai by 4,762 votes and has been elected as a mayor. Rai got 20,821 votes while Kishor Rai got 16,059 votes and Manju Bhandari of CPN-UML got 12,825 votes. Rai is… Continue reading Independent candidate Harka Sampang elected mayor of Dharan
Nepal Police arrested Manoj Pandey for raping a minor
Kathmandu: Manoj Pandey has been arrested for raping a teenager in the name of beauty pageant eight years ago.Pandey, the organizer of the event, is also the director of Model Global Visas Consultancy. He organized the Miss Global International pageant in 2014. According to a video published by the victim, she was invited to the… Continue reading Nepal Police arrested Manoj Pandey for raping a minor
Ward and revenue office of KMC to remain open for 3 hours on Sunday
Kathmandu: The ward offices and revenue department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City will remain open for some time on Sunday, the day of public holiday. The office will be open from 8 am to 11 am on Sunday. It has been decided to open the office for three hours on the day of public holiday targeting… Continue reading Ward and revenue office of KMC to remain open for 3 hours on Sunday
Election update: Final results of 690 municipalities made public
Kathmandu: Results of 690 municipalities have been released so far. According to the Election Commission, the results of 690 municipalities, including 243 municipalities and 447 rural municipalities, have been made public. As per the published results the Nepali Congress has won major posts in 305 municipalities including 121 mayors and 184 ward chairpersons. The Congress… Continue reading Election update: Final results of 690 municipalities made public