Newly elected PM Prachanda including 8 new cabinet members take oath

Kathmandu: Newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has taken oath today. The oath taking ceremony was conducted at the President’s residence, Baluwatar today.Prime Minister Prachanda has formed an 8-member cabinet including 3 deputy prime ministers and 4 ministers. Bishnu Paudel of CPN-UML, Narayankaji Shrestha of Maoist Center and Ravi Lamichhane of Rashtriya Swatantra… Continue reading Newly elected PM Prachanda including 8 new cabinet members take oath

Charles Sobhraj off to France, threatens to sue state of Nepal

Kathmandu: Serial killer, also known as a serpent, Charles Sobhraj, has been deported from Nepal to France. At the airport, he told the immigration staff and the police that he would celebrate Christmas in Paris and have fun. At the same time, he said that he has a lot of things to do and he… Continue reading Charles Sobhraj off to France, threatens to sue state of Nepal

Serial killer Sobraj released from prison

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Kathmandu district court after his hearing in Kathmandu May 31, 2011. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

Kathmandu: Serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been released from prison. The Central Prison Office has prepared to hand over him to the Immigration Department. The Supreme Court has ordered the release of French citizen Charles Sobhraj, who has been serving a prison sentence for 19 years, on Wednesday and to return to the country within… Continue reading Serial killer Sobraj released from prison

Domestic planes take test flight at Pokhara airport, NAC to provide ground handling service

Kathmandu: After the Thai airline company successfully conducted test flight at newly constructed Pokhara International Airport (PIA), two domestic airline company has also conducted test flight today.Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines have successfully conducted their test flight to PIA from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).Amid this, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has handed over… Continue reading Domestic planes take test flight at Pokhara airport, NAC to provide ground handling service

Supreme Court orders to release serial killer Charles Sobraj

Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Charles Sobraj, who is notorious as the bikini killer. The bench of judges Sapana Pradhan Malla and Tilprasad Shrestha ordered the release of Sobraj. A petition has been submitted by a prisoner who has been imprisoned for more than the specified period of time to be… Continue reading Supreme Court orders to release serial killer Charles Sobraj

Deuba elected as a leader for Congress Parliamentary Party

Kathmandu: Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party. Deuba was elected as the leader of the party after defeating General Minister Gagan Kumar Thapa by a margin of 39 votes. Deuba got 64 votes while Gagan got 25 votes.

Jalanath Khanal announces his candidacy for President

Kathmandu: Jhalanath Khanal, senior leader of CPN Ekikrit Samajwadi Party, has announced his candidacy for President of the country. He said that he will maintain his claim to the presidency from the Ekikrit Samajwadi Party when an agreement is reached on the power coalition. Since the party has not claimed their candidacy for Prime Minister… Continue reading Jalanath Khanal announces his candidacy for President

Petition filed at Supreme Court demanding cancellation of Rabi lamichhane’s MP post

Kathmandu: A writ petition has been registered in the Supreme Court demanding the cancellation of the post of MP of Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RASWAPA) Rabi Lamichhane. Yuvraj Paudel has filed a petition in the Supreme Court today, Wednesday, with the election commission as an opposition to the issue of Lamichhane’s citizenship dispute. It has been… Continue reading Petition filed at Supreme Court demanding cancellation of Rabi lamichhane’s MP post