Government assigns drug control officer

The government has assigned the Drug Control Officer as per the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033 BS, said the Narcotic Control Section under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand initiated this. A Cabinet meeting on January...

Indian External Affairs Minister congratulates Dr. Khadka

India's Minister for External Affairs, S Jaiashankar has congratulated Dr Narayan Khadka on being appointed as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. Extending congratulations via social media, the Indian Minister for External Affairs said he was looking forward to...

Dr. Khadka appointed Foreign Minister

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed lawmaker of the Nepali Congress, Dr Narayan Khadka, as Minister for Foreign Affairs. President Bhandari appointed Dr Khadka to the post as per the Article 76 (9) of the Constitution at the recommendation of...

NC Vice-President Nidhi and visiting BJP leader Chauthaiwale meet

Vice-President of ruling Nepali Congress, Bimalendra Nidhi and visiting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s Foreign Affairs Department Chief, Vijay Chauthaiwale held a meeting in the capital. In a meeting held on Wednesday, the two leaders discussed several matters related to Nepal-India...

UML central committee meeting set for today

CPN-UML is set to have its first central committee meeting after a breakaway faction led by senior-leader Madhav Kumar Nepal-led registered a new party. The CPN (Unified Socialist) headed by former Prime Minister Nepal got official recognition from the Election...

Russian rocket launches 34 new UK satellites

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world. The rocket operated by Europe's Arianespace took off successfully at 2213 GMT Saturday from...

People in Kabul facing difficulties due to soaring prices, suspension of banking services

Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, is witnessing a massive surge in prices of commodities and suspension of banking services as the Taliban took control of the nation last week after the fall of the Ashraf Ghani government. People in...

Top leaders meet to discuss contemporary political issues

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President, Sher Bahadur Deuba, CPN (Maoist Centre)s Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and CPN (UML ( Socialist) Chair Madhav Kumar Nepal held a meeting today. During the meeting that lasted for around 45 minutes, the...

Unity among dedicated communists is need of hour: Chair Dahal

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairperson, Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that unity among honest communists was the need of hour. Addressing a programme organised at the party headquarters, Parisdanda, today on the occasion 27th Memorial Day of martyr Ram Briksh...

UML Chairman Oli appeals against party split

CPN UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has appealed to all leaders and cadres to stand firm against the efforts intended to split the party. Issuing an appeal late night on Monday, Chairman Oli called on the party leaders, cadres, members...

Finance Minister Sharma urges cooperatives to invest in productive sector

Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged saving and credit cooperatives to invest 60 per cent of their fund in productive sectors. In his address to a ceremony to mark the 34th establishment day of the Nepal Federation of Savings and...

UML urges govt to be serious towards Ex- British Gurkhas’ demand for equal pension right

The CPN (UML) has demanded the government that it immediately took a diplomatic step to address the issues of Ex-British Gurkhas who have been demanding pension rights equal to their British counterparts. In a press statement today, party Spokesperson Pradeep...

NRB to launch Monetary Policy today

Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) is releasing the Monetary Policy today. The NRB Board of Directors meeting today approved the policy and it is being released today. The monetary policy is prepared targeting to address COVID-19 hit economy and prop up...

Four-party alliance stakes claim for new government in Lumbini

The alliance of the four parties has staked its claim for forming a new government in Lumbini Province. The alliance comprising the Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) and Rastriya Janamorcha staked its claim before the Province...

Congress Central Committee meeting today

The ruling Nepali Congress has called a meeting of the party's central working committee at 2:00 pm today. According to NC office chief secretary Krishna Prasad Poudel, the schedule of the party's 14th general convention and election guideline will be...

Ex-Gurkha veterans launch hunger strike

The ex-Gurkhas who staged relay hunger strike in front of the British Prime Minister for the past 17 days demanding equal pension pay now have launched fast-unto-death campaign. Gyan Raj Rai, a former Gurkha veteran and hunger striker, shared they...

Tokyo Olympics concludes; 33rd edition to take place in Paris

The 32nd Olympics Events underway in Japan's capital Tokyo officially concluded. With this, the 33rd edition of the Olympics Games would be held in Paris, the capital of France. The Tokyo Olympics that was planned for 2020 was deferred by...

PSG close in on Messi as superstar prepares to break silence

As Lionel Messi prepared to say farewell to Barcelona in a club press conference on Sunday, French fans and media alike were salivating over the impact the superstar's mooted arrival at Paris Saint-Germain would have on the club and the...

Nearly 29,000 people ordered to evacuate in Japan as typhoon Mirinae looms

Nearly 29,000 people in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba near Tokyo have received evacuation orders due to typhoon Mirinae approaching the country's eastern coast, national media reported on Sunday. As of early on Sunday, the tropical storm is southeast of...