Politics

Former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane questioned over cooperative fraud allegations

Former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane questioned over cooperative fraud allegations

KATHMANDU: Former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has recently been interrogated by the Kaski district police regarding allegations of embezzlement related to the Suryadarshan Cooperative in P...

KMC Mayor Balen Shah accuses CPN-UML MP Rekha Sharma of child abuse

KMC Mayor Balen Shah accuses CPN-UML MP Rekha Sharma of child abuse, sparks heated debate

KATHMANDU: Following a post by Mayor Balen Shah of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), a fierce debate has emerged on social media. Shah alleged in his post that CPN-UML provincial member Rek...

Nepali Congress CWC unanimously backs Gagan Thapa's proposal

Nepali Congress CWC unanimously backs Gagan Thapa's proposal

KATHMANDU: The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nepali Congress (NC) unanimously approved a proposal by General Secretary Gagan Thapa to contest future elections independently, without...

Parliamentary Hearing Committee reviews nominations for ambassadors

Parliamentary Hearing Committee reviews nominations for ambassadors

KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has begun reviewing candidates nominated for ambassadorial positions. The committee started with hearings for four out of the 17 proposed ambas...

Parliamentary Special Committee on cooperative fraud meets to review statements

Parliamentary Special Committee on cooperative fraud meets to review statements

KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Special Committee investigating the cooperative fraud case held a meeting at Singha Durbar on Sunday. Chairman Surya Thapa reported that the session focused on d...

Dr. Mukul Dhakal files appeal against removal from key positions in RSP

Dr. Mukul Dhakal files appeal against removal from key positions in RSP

KATHMANDU: Dr. Mukul Dhakal has appealed the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) decision to remove him from his positions as General Secretary, party spokesperson, and central member. The deci...

PM Oli criticizes performance of key investigative agencies

PM Oli criticizes performance of key investigative agencies

KATHMANDU: In his second term, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli placed the Department of Revenue Investigation (DoRI), the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DoMLI), and the National...

Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal recommended as Nepal's next ambassador to Belgium

Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal recommended as Nepal's next ambassador to Belgium

KATHMANDU: Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal has been recommended as Nepal's next ambassador to Belgium, succeeding Gahendra Raj Bhandari, whose tenure is ending. Lamsal, who became Foreign Secr...

PM Oli congratulates new Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal

PM Oli congratulates new Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal

KATHMANDU: The newly appointed Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal, Ek Narayan Aryal, received congratulations from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. In his social media posts, Oli counse...

NC lawmaker suspects RSP involvement in Tudikhel incident

NC lawmaker suspects RSP involvement in Tudikhel incident

KATHMANDU: Rajendra Bajgain, a lawmaker from the Nepali Congress (NC), has voiced suspicion about the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) involvement in a recent incident at Tudikhel. During a...

CPN-UML Secretariat meeting taking place today

CPN-UML Secretariat meeting taking place today

KATHMANDU: This afternoon, the ruling CPN-UML will have a Secretariat meeting at the party headquarters in Chyasal, Lalitpur. Party sources state that the agenda items for discussion will in...

Speaker Ghimire certifies bill to amend Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act

Speaker Ghimire certifies bill to amend Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act

KATHMANDU: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Third Amendment) Act, 2081 and the Bill to Amend the Investigation of Enforced Disappearing Persons have been officially certified by Spea...