report on Nepalnews.com, June 29, 2023Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is on a visit to the People’s Republic of China, met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Matters related to various dimensions of bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed. Views were exchanged on matters of trade, investment, tourism, connectivity and other issues between the two countries and increasing China’s aid to…
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by Anish Tiwari in The Kathmandu Post, June 28, 2023Sangdo Maya Hyolmo, a 43-year-old woman from Hyolmo Tole in ward 1 of Helambu Rural Municipality, lost her house to the floods that wreaked havoc in the rural municipality two years ago. Hyolmo has since been living in a temporary shed at Ghyangual in the same ward. According to Hyolmo, there are around 200 displaced people like her living in temporary shelters in Ghyangual. “Those who…
report in The Himalayan Times, June 28, 2023Patan High Court stated in its order today (June 27) that halting the screening of Indian films doesn’t fall under local government jurisdiction. Patan High Court has ordered Kathmandu metropolis’ Mayor Balen Shah not to ban screening of any Indian film in Kathmandu metropolis if it has been approved by the censor board.Patan High Court’s preliminary conclusion was that Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah does not possess…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, June 28, 2023Jack Ma, the founder of the technology conglomerate Alibaba and once the richest business leader in China, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon. According to Director General of the Department of Immigration Jhalakram Adhikari, the business magnate landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on a special flight at 2:30 pm. As of June 2023, Ma is the fourth wealthiest person in China with a net worth of $34.5…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, June 27, 2023The Janata Samajbadi Party is set to adopt a policy of lobbying for the directly elected presidential system in the country. The Madhesh-based party has also set its goal to fight for establishing a Parliament with fully proportional representation. Presenting a draft statute of the party on Sunday, JSP chair Upendra Yadav proposed the aforementioned form of governance for deliberations among party delegates during its statute convention that…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, June 27, 2023Chinese digital payment service WeChat Pay and NMB Bank Nepal have partnered to make the mobile payment system available in Nepal. The service which launched on Thursday allows Chinese nationals visiting Nepal to pay for their purchases using their mobile sets. In February 2020, Nepal Rastra Bank had allowed NMB Bank to establish infrastructure and a mechanism to bring WeChat Pay to Nepal. But Covid-19 got…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, June 27, 2023 .China’s unilateral announcement that the Pokhara International Airport was built under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has finally reached Parliament. Two members of Parliament—Ram Hari Khatiwada of the Nepali Congress and Asim Shah of the Rastriya Swatantra Party—on Monday asked Foreign Minister NP Saud and Tourism Minister Sudan Kirati whether the Pokhara International Airport is a part of the BRI and…
By Anil Giri & Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 26, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Nepali Congress Central Committee Member Minendra Rijal is reputed for his straight and scholarly take on issues of national interest. He is also a strong internal critic of the Congress. The Post’s Anil Giri and Nishan Khatiwada sat down with him to discuss recent rumours about a change in ruling coalition as…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, June 26, 2023Amid growing demand for a revision of the national budget, even the ministers and ruling party leaders have said the House can amend the budget if the legislature deems it necessary. Taking part in the budget deliberations on Sunday, they said the concerns of the lawmakers expressed in the weeks-long discussions must be addressed. The national budget is mandatorily presented in the House on Jestha 15…
report in Nepalnews.com, June 25, 2023 at 19:16 hrsDeputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha clarified that the government had not issued any permission for installation of siren at Kechanakawal in Jhapa district and border outpost (BOP) in Sunsari district. Responding to the queries raised by parliamentarians in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, DPM Shrestha assured that the government would leave no stone unturned to further manage the no-man’s-land and make…
report in The Himalayan Times, June 26, 2023Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav has said federalism is flawed itself.”Even though the federal structure has been implemented, it is flawed and the constitution should be amended to execute it correctly,” he said.Stating that there is no other option but to amend the constitution to realise federalism, he said the form of government has been distorted. Stating that no government could be stable when it is a…