Kathmandu, Aug 6 : A total of 47 seats of the people’s representatives has been lying vacant in 34 districts, according to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Section Officer at the Ministry, Durga Dahal, shared that Mayor at Dharan Sub-Metropolis, Tara Subba; Chairperson of Sankhuwasabha Rural Municipality in Sankhuwasabha; Khadga Bahadur Katuwal; […]
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Proposal on Land use bill unanimously endorsed
Kathmandu, Aug 6 : The meeting today of the House of Representatives unanimously endorsed a proposal seeking consideration on the amendments suggested by the National Assembly on the Land Use bill, 2075. The proposal was tabled by Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal. On the occasion, Minister Aryal said that […]
Madan Bhandari University bill tabled in HoR
Kathmandu, Aug 6 : A bill on Madan Bhandari Science and Technology University was tabled in the meeting of House of Representative today. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel , while tabling the bill, said that the main objective of the bill was to set up the university to produce skilled human […]
Nepali football team to play the FIFA world cup Asia qualification announced
Kathmandu, Aug 6 : The all Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a 31-member team in the initial phase to play the Asia Second Round Qualification under the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place in Qatar. Nepali football team head coach Johan Kalin had picked up 31 players among 36 included in training […]
Lawmakers ask govt. to provide compensation and relief to victims
Kathmandu, Aug 6 : Lawmakers have demanded the government to provide compensation and relief to the victims of natural disasters including landslide and flood following the heavy rainfall occurred from July 11 at different places of the country. Speaking in a zero hour of today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, lawmakers– Pramod Shah, Bal […]
House committee agrees to replace ‘mourning leave’ with ‘death rituals leave’
Kathmandu, Aug 6 : The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the House of Representatives has agreed to mention the ‘death rituals leave’ in place of ‘mourning or bereavement leave’ being granted to a civil service employee and other government employee experiencing the death of a family member. Presently, a bereaved employee is given […]
People’s inspection necessary in development projects
Butwal, Aug 6 : General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Bishnu Prasad Poudel, has stressed the need of people’s monitoring and inspection in development construction activities. He said that people’s continuous inspection and monitoring was necessary for the appropriate use of the budget allocated for development construction as well as to maintain quality […]
Divorce cases increase in Rupandehi
Khasyeuli, Aug 6 : Divorce cases have increased in Rupandehi. As the District Court Rupandehi said, foreign employment, alcohol consumption, drug abuse and failed love marriage are the apparent common causes contributing to the increased number of divorce cases lately in the district. During the fiscal year 2074-75 BS, the court had registered 631 appeals […]
Landslide obstructs Dr KI Singh highway
Doti, Aug 6, Dr KI Singh highway linking Syale to Dipayal has been obstructed due to incessant rainfall from Monday night. Chief of Area Police Office, Dipayal, Kamalapati Panta, said that the highway has been obstructed due to landslide at Dandaban along the highway following the incessant rainfall. Dozens of vehicles and many passengers heading […]
NC leader Prakashman Singh hospitalised
Kathmandu, Aug 6 Nepali Congress (NC) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Prakashman Singh has been hospitalised. He had visited the Bhaisepati-based Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur on Monday after he complained of continuous fever and urinary problems. The 64-year-old leader was hospitalised on the recommendation of doctors, according to his aide UP Lamichhane. Earlier, he […]