Kathmandu, Aug 24 : Republic Nepal’s first-ever President, Dr Ram Baran Yadav has suggested the government and political parties to work in tandem by fully embracing the letter and spirit of the constitution, democracy, republic, federalism and inclusive proportional principles. The former President said this while launching a book ‘Constitution Making: Reflections and Experiences’ penned […]
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NHRC team off to South Africa
Kathmandu, Aug 24: A team of the National Human Rights Commission has left for South Africa to study the situation of human rights in the country. NHRC members Prakash Wosti and Sudip Pathak, Secretary Bed Bhattarai and two other staffers left here on Friday. The team will be studying the situation of human rights in […]
SC asks State Assemblies why they made laws entitling undue allowance to people’s representatives
Kathmandu, Aug 23 : The Supreme Court has sought reasons from six State Assemblies why they formulated the laws that entitle allowance and other facilities to the people’s representatives in addition to the monthly remuneration. The division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and Justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Kedar Prasad Chalise, Meera Khadka […]
BP Literary Award to Bairagi Kainla
Kathmandu, Aug 23 : The BP Koirala Memorial Trust has decided to present this year’s ‘BP Literary Honour Award’ to senior litterateur Til Bikram Nembang ‘Bairagi Kainla’. The award carries a purse of Rs101,000. General-Secretary of the Trust, Ram Chandra Pokharel, said that decision was taken to present ‘Senani Samman Award’ to Madhukanta Singh of […]
Communist should be simple: Chairman Dahal
Kathmandu, Aug 23 : Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has stressed on discipline in the party. Speaking in a training programme organized by Progressive Engineers’ Association Nepal in Lalitpur district on Friday, Chairman Dahal argued that all political parties and people had equally contributed […]
Religious conversion unconstitutional: leader Thapa
Kawasoti, Aug 23 : Nepali Congress leader Gagan Kumar Thapa has said the religious conversion was the act against the constitution. At a programme organised by Nepal Student Union, Dumkibas, of Nawalpur on Friday, leader Thapa reiterated that religious conversion in any form would not be acceptable. He said, “Conversion is a crime. It should […]
CM Bhatta’s best wishes on Gaura festival
Dhangadhi, Aug 23 : Chief Minister of Sudur Paschim State, Trilochan Bhatta, has extended best wishes to all sisters and brothers of State living in and outside the country, for their happiness, peace and prosperity on the occasion of Gaura festival. In a best wishes message given on Friday, Chief Minister Bhatta expressed the belief […]
Nepali Congress firms on parliamentary system: Dr Koirala
Biratnagar, Aug 23 : Nepali Congress (NC) central committee member Dr Shekhar Koirala has reaffirmed that NC was firm on parliamentary system. At an interaction programme organized by the Janaadhikar Abhiyan Nepal on the issues of politics and human rights here Friday, Dr Koirala claimed that the economic activities were booming in the country due […]
No dispute in party: NCP leaders
Kathmandu, Aug 23 : Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have assured that there was no dispute in the party. At a programme organized by the Reporters’ Club Nepal here Friday, they argued that none should spark debate on the differing views presented by the senior leaders in the party during the party […]
President Bhandari visits Krishna Mandir
Lalitpur, Aug 23 : President Bidya Devi Bhandari visited Patan-based Krishna Mandir, temple of Lord Krishna, and performed puja for 10 minutes. President Bhandari visited the temple as per the tradition of temple visit by the Head of the State on the occasion of Krishna Janmastami every year. Main priest at the temple, Pratapdhar Sharma, […]