Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year has been presented with the aim of achieving the maximum results based on reality.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung has asserted that the next decade would be the information technology decade.
The government has formed a high-level study and investigation committee under chairmanship of former Chief Secretary, Shanker Das Bairagi, regarding immigration and visit visa scam.
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, addressing today’s session of the House of Representatives, informed the lower house about the mandate of a high-level committee formed to investigate the recent visit visa scam.
The Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress, Shyam Kumar Ghimire, has said that he is completely confident that the high-level investigation committee formed by the government regarding the visit visa issue will work responsibly.
Gharapjhong Rural Municipality has come up with a plan to hold climate conference of chiefs of all 753 local levels to make widely known about the adverse effects of climate change in Mustang.
Hetauda sub-metropolis has unveiled an annual budget of Rs. 2 billion 900 million and 310 thousand for the upcoming fiscal year of 2025/26. Rajesh Baniya, deputy mayor of the sub-metropolis, presented the annual estimate of the income and expenditure of the local level at the 17th municipal assembly on Tuesday.
Biratnagar Metropolis has unveiled annual budget amounting to Rs. four billion and forty hundred thousand today for the upcoming fiscal year of 2025/26. Deputy Mayor of the metropolis, Shilpa Nirala Karki, presented the budget at the 16th convention of the municipal assembly on Tuesday.
Speaking during a session of the House of Representatives (HoR) today, the party’s deputy general secretary, Barshaman Pun, thanked the government for forming the committee in response to the party’s demand. "Systemic issues should be gradually reformed to further strengthen democracy," Pun said, expressing hope that the committee would conduct an impartial and thorough investigation to find a long-term solution to the problems in the visit visa system.
The government has formed a high-level study and investigation committee under chairmanship of former Chief Secretary, Shanker Das Bairagi, regarding immigration and visit visa scam. Demanding the time with Speaker Devraj Ghimire in the beginning of today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak responded the queries of lawmakers put forth on contemporary issues.
In today’s match held at the Malaysia-based Kolej Tuanku Jaafar Oval, Nepal secured its victory over Japan by nine wickets. Earlier, Nepal had defeated Singapore by six wickets in their opening fixture. With two straight wins, Nepal has accumulated four points to lead the Group ‘A’.
Passengers were stranded at the airport after the Nepal Airlines plane scheduled to fly to Doha, Qatar, on Monday at 11:30pm, was canceled due to the developing situation in Qatar. Similarly, many passengers were stranded when the Qatar flight of the Himalaya Airlines was also canceled.
A ministerial decision was taken on Monday to launch the mega campaign at the call of Sagarmatha Sambaad held in Kathmandu from May 16-18, 2025, according to the Ministry.
Held at the call of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the meeting decided that lawmakers from the ruling coalition will vote in favour of the bill, which is essential for the passage of the national budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Daksha Kumar Basnet of the District Police Office, Sankhuwasabha, confirmed that the mudslide occurred around 6:00 am today, hitting the river bridge and thus blocking the highway.