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NCP MPs condemn govt for Dashain allowance

Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) — Bhim Rawal and Janardan Sharma — and Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress in the House of Representatives Bal Krishna Khand have opposed the distribution of Dashain allowance among federal lawmakers

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Trekking guides dissatisfied with new tourism act

The new Tourism Act that was recently drafted by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has been submitted to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs for further discussions before it is approved

Public health experts warn of community spread of virus as Valley reports 53 new cases

Nepal's Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 53 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kathmandu Valley, the highest for a single day, raising an alarm, as public health experts warned of community spread of the virus

Commitment to double tiger population will be fulfilled: PM Oli

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the commitment to double the population of tiger by 2022 would be fulfilled

Dahal-Nepal faction convenes Standing Committee meeting in the absence of PM Oli

The faction led by chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has convened the Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party after the other chair, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, refused to budge from his stance, telling the rival group to “do whatever” they can

Chinese envoy to Nepal now makes effort to save PM's chair

In a last-ditch effort, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi is making all-out efforts to prevent a split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)

PM Oli’s fate in hands of NCP Standing Committee?

Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Standing Committee members are planning to decide the fate of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is a co-chair of the party but has been avoiding Standing Committee meetings, by majority vote if he stays adamant on holding on to both the top posts

Nepal’s overall imports have gone down but agriculture import continues to expand

Nepal's agricultural goods import bills continue to expand, ballooning to an all-time high crossing Rs250 billion in the fiscal year 2019-20 as a result of the country’s import-promoting policies, high production costs and change in consumer behaviour, among other factors

Air Service to resume with limited flights from August 17

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said that it had completed all preparations to resume commercial aviation service from August 17 with limited flights in both domestic and international sectors

Nepal ready to sign extradition treaty with neighbours

Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made it clear that the government is for signing treaties and agreements on mutual legal assistance and extradition with the neighbouring and other friendly countries to promote cooperation on crime prevention and control

Youth activist’s fast-unto-death enters ninth day, government indifferent

The Nepal government has turned a deaf ear to the demands of a young activist, who has been staging fast-unto-death strike for the last nine days in Basantapur, Kathmandu

EU ban on Nepali carriers harmed Nepal Airlines

On June 2, the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List– the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union for not meeting international safety standards

With over three dozen positions to fill, Nepal PM Oli, former PM Deuba want to share spoils

Amid the delay in appointments to several constitutional commissions, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba have intensified negotiations on the sharing of over three dozen positions, which, according to experts, is an assault on the spirit of the constitution

Government prepares new law to ensure food quality

The government last week registered a bill in Parliament on food purity and quality with stern penalties against producers and sellers of substandard and adulterated food

Nepali women turn their backs on misogyny

A video posted on social media depicting the backless top worn by a pillion rider on a government-plated motorcycle on the highway from Dhading to Kathmandu recently went viral

COVID-19 could push one-third of Nepal's population below poverty line

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could push nearly one-third of Nepal's population below the poverty line due to the loss of livelihoods in the wake of the health crisis, the World Bank said in a report