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Kathmandu: President Bidhyadevi Bhandari has appointed Yuba Raj Khatiwada as Nepal’s ambassador to the United States. In a statement issued on Tuesday, President Bhandari appointed Khatiwada as US Ambassador on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal in accordance with Article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal. Earlier, the cabinet… Continue reading Yuba Raj Khatiwada appointed Ambassador to the United States

Kathmandu: The Karnali province government has decided to provide a monthly allowance of Rs 2,000 for the endangered Raute community. With the addition of the province government, the monthly allowance of Rautes has now reached Rs 5,000. Earlier, the government of Nepal had given them a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 per person. The government… Continue reading Raute’s monthly allowance reach Rs 5,000

Kathmandu: The government has banned people from entering Nepal from the UK. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has instructed the airlines not to bring any passengers from the UK after a new strain of corona virus was found in the UK. The CAAN has directed not to carry passengers coming from UK or… Continue reading Nepal bans UK flights

Kathmandu: Nepali aviation industry has once again failed to get off the blacklist of the European Union (EU). The EU updates the details of the ban every six months. On December 8, the EU released a list of banned airlines around the world. According to the air safety list made public by the EU, all… Continue reading Nepal’s airlines remain on EU’s blacklist

Kathmandu (Rastriya Samachar Samiti): The tourist hotels in Pokhara have invited domestic tourists with a decision to give 50 percent discount to speed up the tourism which has been slowing down since last April due to covid-19 pandemic. Restaurant and Bar Association (Reban) Pokhara is organizing a road festival on the occasion of the English… Continue reading Hotels in Pokhara offering 50 pc discount

Kathmandu: Eleven writ petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the government’s move to dissolve parliament. Eleven writ petitions were filed in the court on Sunday and Monday. Although 13 writ petitions have been filed, only 11 have been registered. As per the Supreme Court, the writ petition would be filed on Wednesday.… Continue reading 11 writ petitions filed against dissolution of Parliament

Kathmandu: A large number of police have been deployed in Kathmandu in view of possible incidents after the dissolution of the parliament by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The presence of security personnel has been increased in the streets around Singha Durbar, Maitighar, New Baneshwor, Baluwatar, Sheetal Niwas, around the Election Commission and other crowded… Continue reading Large number of police deployed in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress, the main opposition party, has said that Prime Minister Oli has rip off the constitution by dissolving the parliament. A meeting of Nepali Congress officials held on Sunday condemned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for dissolving the parliament by taking unconstitutional and undemocratic steps. Talking to reporters after the meeting, senior… Continue reading Dissolution of Parliament is rip off Constitution; Congress

Kathmandu: The ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has decided to take disciplinary action against party chairman and prime minister KP Sharma Oli.The proposal will be tabled at a meeting of the Central Committee convened on Tuesday. A meeting of the CPN (Maoist) Standing Committee held after the President dissolved the parliament on the recommendation… Continue reading Decision of CPN Standing Committee to take disciplinary action against Prime Minister Oli

Kathmandu: Seven ministers have resigned in protest of the dissolution of parliament. Ministers close to the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have resigned today. Among those who have resigned are Education Minister Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, Energy Minister Barshaman Pun, Agriculture Minister Ghanashyam… Continue reading 7 Ministers resign en masse