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Kathmandu: Executive Chairman of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that further action will be taken if the ordinance on the Constitutional Council with not be withdrawn. Addressing a gathering of leaders close to Prachanda and Madhav Kumar Nepal of province 1, Prachanda said that the implementation of… Continue reading Prachanda warns to withdraw the ordinance

Kathmandu: An agreement has been reached between Nepal and a Bangladeshi government company to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer. An agreement was signed between the Agricultural Ingredients Company Limited and the Bangladeshi Chemical Industries Company on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. According to the ministry, there is an… Continue reading Nepal signs agreement with Bangladesh to import fertilizer

Kathmandu: The government has made public the National Water Resources Policy-2020 for the first time. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barshaman Pun unveiled the policy at a program organized at the ministry on Thursday. Although there were separate policies for drinking water, irrigation, electricity and water source disaster management related to the use… Continue reading Govt issues first-ever water resources policy of country

Kathmandu: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has made public the program of the movement demanding the restoration of Hindu state and constitutional monarchy. A meeting of the party’s central secretariat working committee held on Wednesday has decided a program of mass demonstration and struggle demanding corruption, conversion, control of Corona epidemic, solution of unemployment problem,… Continue reading RPP to hold street demonstration demanding Hindu state and monarchy

Kathmandu: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress has demanded for immidiate parliament meeting. After the government brought the ordinance on the Constitutional Council, the Congress had called a meeting of office bearers on Wednesday. The meeting termed the ordinance brought by the government as contrary to the essence of the constitution and said that the… Continue reading Congress demands immediate convening of Parliament

Kathmandu: Schools within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, which have been closed for a long time due to Covid-19, will not be reopened immediately. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Education Department has reached such a conclusion after discussions with the officials, experts and district security chiefs of the district disaster management center on Wednesday. The KMC has… Continue reading Kathmandu Metropolitan City not allowing schools to resume classes

(AFP): A record number of journalists were behind bars this year, a US-based watchdog said Tuesday, accusing governments worldwide of suppressing the media and fueling misinformation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual report by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 274 journalists were imprisoned in 2020 — the highest number since the non-profit organisation… Continue reading Record number of journalists jailed in 2020, says watchdog