by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, August 25, 2023The central committee meeting of the CPN (Unified Socialist) in Kathmandu concluded on Thursday. Party members discussed different documents presented by leaders that evaluated contemporary politics and reviewed party committees’ performances at different levels and sister wings. The meeting has scheduled the party’s general convention from January 28 to February 1 next year. The meeting unanimously endorsed the political document presented by chair Madhav Kumar Nepal…
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by Prithvi Man Shrestha & Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 23, 2023Police on Tuesday recommended prosecuting 238 people including former ministers, senior bureaucrats and middlemen in the infamous Lalita Niwas land grab scam on charges of organised crime and forgery of government documents. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police submitted its investigation report to the District Attorney’s Office Kathmandu, which will now decide how many of them will be prosecuted. The…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 23, 2023The Nepali Congress, the largest party in the federal and provincial parliaments as well the local level, has concluded that the public has misconceptions about it, arising from the flow of illusionary messages about the party’s policy and leadership. Releasing the findings of a nationwide campaign carried out by the party from August 5 to 15, Min Bishwokarma, head of the party’s publicity department, said that due to…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 22, 2023The government is apparently not ready to prosecute former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai over their roles in the Lalita Niwas land scam. The government was forced to record their statements after the Supreme Court on August 6 ordered an investigation into those involved in making decisions related to the transfer of land of Lalita Niwas, Baluwatar in the name of private…
report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 22, 2023CPN-UML leaders on Tuesday morning snubbed an all-party meeting called by President Ramchandra Paudel to discuss the issue of ending the deadlock of the federal Parliament. Mahesh Bartaula, UML whip, said they did not attend the meeting, arguing that the President cannot summon the all-party meeting to discuss specific agendas. “The President does not have the right to call an all-party meeting with an agenda,” said Bartaula. “The…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 22, 2023With just one month to go for Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s scheduled visit to China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to finalise the visit’s agenda in coordination with various government agencies. Dahal is scheduled to visit China straight from New York on September 22 after addressing the 78th session of the United Nations general assembly. The prime minister is scheduled to address the…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 21, 2023Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Nepal plunged to a nine-year low in the last fiscal year, as lax enforcement of trade infringement laws and rampant corruption in the country drove away potential investors, analysts said. According to the central bank, capital inflow fell by a steep 67.88 percent year-on-year to Rs5.96 billion in the last fiscal ended mid-July 2023 from Rs18.56 billion in the previous fiscal.…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 20, 2023Nepal is preparing to propose two-cross border transmission line projects with China during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s planned visit to the northern neighbour, officials at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation said. Dahal’s scheduled visit to China in the third week of September will coincide with his proposed visits to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Addressing the 38th anniversary…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 20, 2023Despite seemingly strong reservations of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha, a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday transferred five assistant inspector generals (AIGs) of Nepal Police including the one who was leading the investigation on the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. Nepal Police headquarters also sent another proposal to the home ministry on the transfer of six senior superintendents of police (SSPs) who…
report in Nepalnews.com, Aug 18, 2023Former Vice President of Nepali Congress, Bimalendra Nidhi, has announced that the next general election would be held by the government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba in 2084BS. Also the former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, leader Nidhi reminded that there was a political agreement during the formation of the present government to hold the 2084BS general election under the leadership of Deuba-led government. Deuba is now the President…