Politics

CPN (Unified Socialist) completes central committee with 251 new members

CPN (Unified Socialist) completes central committee with 251 new members

KATHMANDU: The CPN (Unified Socialist) has selected its central committee members, over two months after the party's general convention. Although prominent politician Jhalanath Khanal was am...

Suspended General Secretary Mukul Dhakal defends decision to expose party Chairman Lamichhane

Suspended General Secretary Mukul Dhakal defends decision to expose party Chairman Lamichhane

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) general secretary Mukul Dhakal, who is currently suspended, has defended his choice to reveal purported wrongdoing by party chairman Rabi Lamichhane...

TikTok welcomes Nepal government's decision to lift ban

TikTok welcomes Nepal government's decision to lift ban

KATHMANDU: TikTok expressed gratitude for the productive conversation with the authorities and praised the Nepali government's decision to lift the social media platform's ban. In a statemen...

EC initiates preparations for December local by-elections across 35 vacant seats

EC initiates preparations for December local by-elections across 35 vacant seats

KATHMANDU: The Election Commission (EC) has disclosed its agenda for the December local by-elections, which will fill 35 vacant seats in various districts throughout all seven provinces. Dep...

Nepali Congress Central Committee to resume discussions on key reports and agendas

Nepali Congress Central Committee to resume discussions on key reports and agendas

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress Central Committee is set to resume its meeting today after it was paused on August 12, during which many members had shared their views. Today's session will i...

Parliamentary committee to question Rabi Lamichhane on cooperative funds misappropriation

Parliamentary committee to question Rabi Lamichhane on cooperative funds misappropriation

KATHMANDU: The parliamentary special inquiry committee investigating the misappropriation of cooperative funds will hear statements from Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman and former Home Min...

PM Oli reaffirms government's commitment to zero tolerance for corruption

PM Oli reaffirms government's commitment to zero tolerance for corruption

KATHMANDU: The administration would relentlessly fight corruption without looking for justifications, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has promised. PM Oli stressed on Thursday during a House of...

Yubraj Safal files complaint against Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba

Yubraj Safal files complaint against Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba

KATHMANDU: Yubraj Safal has officially reported Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). Safal claims that Rana is connected to...

PM Oli’s Q&A session in today's HoR meeting

PM Oli’s Q&A session in today's HoR meeting

KATHMANDU: At today's House of Representatives (HoR) meeting, which is scheduled to start at 1 PM at the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwar, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be av...

PM Oli advocates for expansion of small-capital industries and youth entrepreneurship

PM Oli advocates for expansion of small-capital industries and youth entrepreneurship

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli emphasized the importance of establishing and expanding industries that boost production with minimal capital during his speech at the Start-Up Nation...

RSP to seek final explanation from Dr. Mukul Dhakal before proceeding with removal

RSP to seek final explanation from Dr. Mukul Dhakal before proceeding with removal

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to give suspended General Secretary Dr. Mukul Dhakal a final opportunity to explain himself before moving forward with his expulsion...

Five parliamentary committees to convene today

Five parliamentary committees to convene today

KATHMANDU: Five parliamentary committees will convene today, and there will be sessions for the National Assembly and the House of Representatives. The agendas for these meetings have been p...