The CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to participate in the government formation process only after the House of Representatives (HoR) members are sworn in.
The CPN (UML) has summoned a meeting of newly-elected members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and Province Assembly, and the candidates under the first-past-the-post electoral system.
The Nagdhunga Tunnel Construction Project remaining the top priority of the government is likely to miss the deadline. According to the project, the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges to go for the land acquisition had their implications on its progress and six months seem to be insufficient to meet the target.
A meeting of the central work performance committee of the NC took a decision to this effect today, said Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, NC spokesperson, while talking to the journalists after the meeting.
As no single party got a majority in the HoR election, the President has called for submitting a claim by a member of the HoR who can garner a majority with support from two or more parties, as stipulated in the constitution.
Migrants workers have been felicitated organizing a programme on the occasion of International Migrants Day her today.
The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index has suffered a 27.54-point downfall on the first trading day today. The index decreased by 27.54 points to close at 1855.06 points. Over 3.7 million shares of the total 250 companies were traded at more than Rs 1.15 billion, according to the Nepse. All sub-groups have been painted red. Development bank and non-life insurance have dropped highest 68.87 and 67.08 points respectively.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has unveiled a life-size statue of late former PM and saint leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai here today. The statue has been set up on the premises of the water processing centre of the Melamchi Water Project at Sundarijal, Kathmandu.
The Parliament Secretariat is preparing to put in place an electric attendance system in a bid to discourage the trend of lawmakers leaving the parliament shortly after arrival. According to Secretariat Spokesperson Dr Rojnath Pandey, the preparations are on for introducing electric attendance aimed to make lawmakers procedurally bound for spending the required hours in the parliament and meetings of its committees.
The Election Commission has presented certificates to the newly-elected lawmakers elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) through the proportional representation (PR) system of election.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Ms Kanta Rijal, the resident ambassador of Nepal to Israel, to the post of non-resident ambassador to Cyprus.
Five districts in Karnali have yet to be declared districts achieving full literacy. The province government had stated in its policy and programmes for the fiscal year 2019/20 that the Karnali Province would be declared as achieving full literacy within three years.
Two electric vehicle charging stations have been brought into operation at the central bus terminal in Bharatpur.
The Mahottari police have today morning aThe Mahottari police arrested the priest of Matihani Guthi in Mahottari district, Jagannath Das Vaishnav on a fraud charge today. He has been accused of withdrawing Rs 7 million from Mega Bank by forging the signature of the assistant chief district officer of the district.rrested the priest of Matihani Guthi in Mahottari district, Jagannath Das Vaishnav on a fraud charge. He has been accused of withdrawing Rs 7 million from Mega Bank by forging the signature of assistant chief district officer of the district.
Nepali Congress (NC) has called a meeting of its central work execution committee today to discuss on contemporary political issues.