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Ruling NCP leadership standoff continues

Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Asta Laxmi Shakya said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli should have used his address to the nation yesterday to calm down youths protesting in the street in his support

Population management Nepal government priority, says Health Minister

Nepal's Minister of Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal said the government has prioritised management of population for the country’s development

National Payment Gateway likely to come into operation in August

The government is all set to bring the National Payment Gateway (NPG) system into operation from August. The new NPG system is expected to help integrate electronic transactions within and outside the country

Hydropower plants temporarily halt output as floods wreak havoc across Nepal

Hydropower plants temporarily halted the release of nearly 500 MW of electricity to the grid on Friday to prevent flood damage to the infrastructure, resulting in power cuts in some parts of the country, the Nepal Electricity Authority said

Disputes within ruling party will be resolved: Nepal PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said that the government’s entire focus is currently on saving lives of people who face threats from the coronavirus pandemic as well as from natural disasters

Thirteen dead and dozens missing as heavy rains trigger landslides across Gandaki Province

Pinki Thapa Magar of Sarangkot, in Kaski, celebrated her 22nd birthday on Thursday

Nepal at high risk of yet another locust invasion, five large swarms expected to fly in

Nepal could possibly be swarmed by locusts yet again as a large swarm is seen moving northward from Rajasthan of India, warned Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre

Nepal government has failed in delivering truth and justice, conflict victims report to the Human Rights Council

Over three dozen organisations advocating for justice to the victims of the decade-long conflict have reported to the Human Rights Council, saying that the Nepal government has failed in delivering truth, justice, reparation and institutional reform

Cable operators ban Indian news channels in Nepal

Hours after Yubaraj Khatiwada, the government spokesperson, announced that the government would be seeking legal and political remedies against some Indian media for their “baseless” and “insulting” allegations against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, a number of Indian news channels went off the air on Thursday evening

Nepal decides to resume public transportation, taxi service, within districts

The government has decided to allow the operation of public vehicles within respective districts and inside Kathmandu Valley

Nepal Ahead In PCR testing In SAARC region

The number of ongoing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 in Nepal is considered higher in comparison to several other South Asian nations, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said

Floods leave 2 dead, 18 missing in Nepal

At least two people were killed and 18 others reported missing due to floods in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district, police confirmed on Thursday

Indian media should stop with the nonsense: NCP spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Spokesperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Narayan Kaji Shrestha today said that the Indian media must stop the baseless propaganda against Nepal government and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Adequate social security key to minimising impact of COVID-19, says PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said protection of the most vulnerable, including migrant workers and those in informal sectors, and provision of adequate social security and health care was the key to minimise the impact of COVID-19

Ruling party talks deadlocked despite six meetings

Despite agreeing to resume the Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday and declaring a ‘ceasefire’, both factions in the Nepal Communist Party appeared to have gone back to locking horns