- Wednesday, 8 April 2026
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Conclude Protracted Peace Process
The Bill for the Amendment to the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2014 (the TJA Amendment Bill) was presented to Parliament on 15 July 2022. The Bill is still under consideration in parliament. Since the Bill was presented to parliament for endorsement, voices of concern have emerged among the conflict victims, human rights and civil society organisations and other stakeholders.
Boost Infrastructure
Infrastructures like transportation, communication, energy, irrigation, water supply, airports, sanitation, healthcare and education services play a crucial role for a country’s economic and social development. Though Nepal accords top priority for infrastructure development in its five-year plan and annual budget, the progress is not so satisfactory. So, the government needs to carry out countrywide infrastructure survey to recognise the magnitude of infrastructure gap and the urgency of addressing it. The government may involve early career researchers and fresh college graduates for this survey to hunt their innovative ideas to solve the existing infrastructure deficit. The majority of development projects in Nepa
New currency notes to be distributed from Sunday
General people can exchange clean and fresh currency notes from September 11 as the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has planned to circulate clean notes considering the major festivals of Dashain and Tihar. The central bank will provide new and clean notes facility from September 11 (Sunday), targeting festivals like Dashain and Tihar, said information officer of NRB Narayan Prasad Pokharel. The general public can get the exchange facility for notes worth Rs. 18,500 with Rs. 5, Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50 and Rs. 100 denominations.
Jumla apples now in market
Farmers of Jumla are now busy picking organic apples and marketing them. Apples, which have been picked since the first week of Bhadra, have started reaching the market. Farmers have supplied matured ripe apples to the market this time. The organic apples of Jumla have now reached in various markets of the country, including Surkhet, Nepalganj and Kathmandu. According to chief of the District Agriculture Development Office, Ganesh Adhikari, the main source of income of the farmers of Jumla is apples, which started reaching the market with maturity.
Dengue continues to spread
Dengue cases have been increasing rapidly across the country with detection of more cases in the Kathmandu Valley and the western Terai in the recent days. Besides three districts of the Valley – Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur – the cases have increased significantly in Banke, Dang, Bardiya of Lumbini Province and Saptari of Madhes Province. As of Sunday, the Ministry of Health and Population reported 2816 dengue cases in the Kathmandu Valley, with the highest cases in Lalitpur (1832) followed by Kathmandu (888). The nationwide tally was 5029 as of Sunday.
Amending election laws inappropriate: ECN
The Election Commission Nepal (ECN) said on Monday that it was inappropriate to amend the election-related laws in such a way that the terms of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Provincial Assembly become different. The election body said that its attention was drawn to the introduction of a Bill in the Federal Parliament to amend the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017 and Provincial Assembly Member Election Act, 2014 with provisions relating to the tenure of the HoR and the Provincial Assembly.
Conflict victim in exile still unable to return home
Haunted by physical and psychological torture he went through during a decade-long armed conflict, a man from Rukum West has not dared to return home even 16 years after the end of the conflict. Sher Bahadur B.K., 40, of Bhandarikanda in Musikot Municipality-6 of the district, refuses to return home because of traumatising torture he suffered as a teenager, his mother Parbati Kami said.
10,888 polling stations determined across the country
Kathmandu, Sept. 5: The Election Commission (EC) has determined a total of 10,888 polling stations across the country for upcoming elections to the members of House of Representatives and province assembly set for November 20. It may be noted that there were a total of 10,756 polling stations in the local level elections held on May 13 earlier this year. The Election Commission reviewed the number of polling stations also considering the number of voters, convenience and security sensitivities in accordance with the Polling Station and Voting Centre Fixation Work Procedure, 2077. The EC took the decision to make polling management effective and ensure easy access of voters to the voting process. In line with the arrangements specified in the Working Procedure, the revision was also grounded on the recommendations received from the district polling station and voting centre fixation recommendation committee. The recommendations were also premised on several aspects such as voters' density, access to polling station, building, communications, electricity, transport, status of infrastructure, security and geographical situation and consensus among electoral stakeholders. According to the EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel, the number of polling station has reached 10,888. (RSS)
Nepal records a clean sweep against Kenya in ODI series
Batting first, Kenya had posted a target of 256 runs before Nepal for victory in the match held at the Gymkhana ground in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Five party alliance taskforce meeting concludes
A taskforce of the ruling five-party alliance is set to complete the task it was mandated in regard to the alliance to be forged for the elections to the members of House of Representatives and province assembly scheduled for November 20
Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British PM
Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promises of tax cuts and to deal with a growing energy crisis.
French parliamentary delegation calls on FM Khadka
Apart from Madhav Kumar Nepal, the visiting French parliamentary delegation will pay courtesy calls on the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairperson of the National Assembly, KP Sharma Oli (former Prime Minister and leader of the main opposition), the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mayor of Lalitpur, according to a press release of the French Embassy in Nepal.
SAFF Women's championship to kick off tomorrow
The sixth edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women's championship kicks off here tomorrow.
President Bhandari conferes Indian Army Chief Pande the rank of honourary General of NA
Nepal and India have a decades-old tradition to honour each other's chief of the army staff with the rank of an honorary General.
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Home Minister Khand directs to release security guard Gurung
Home Minister Khand directs to release security guard Gurung
