By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 08, 2023There are now a handful of entities probing the Ncell sale case. The government on Thursday formed a five-member high-level committee to investigate the buyout of Ncell, a mobile service provider. A Cabinet meeting constituted the panel under former auditor general Tanka Mani Sharma. It has been given 30 days to study the matter and submit its report. The government appointed the panel a day after…
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REPORT IN NepalNews, Dec 08, 2023CPN UML Chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the nationwide resolution campaign of the party was aimed at strengthening democratic conduct and system. At a programme organized as part of the campaign at Hemja of Pokhara Metropolis-25 today, Oli claimed that the campaign had been effective for nationality, good governance and prosperity. He ruled out the possibility of the restoration of monarchy. He informed that the…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 7, 2023Disputes among the commissioners within the National Human Rights Commission are not uncommon. In 2010-11, then commissioners Leela Pathak and KB Rokaya had a nasty feud that hampered the performance of the constitutional body. Although it didn’t come to the public’s attention, there were serious differences among the office bearers in the previous team led by Anup Raj Sharma. On some occasions Sharma had criticised the…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Over a month and a half since government formation, Chief Minister Kedar Karki of Koshi Province is still struggling to give a full shape to his Cabinet. Karki rebelled against the party leadership to become the chief minister with the CPN-UML’s backing on October 14 while the Congress had officially stood in favour of CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo. The UML quit the Koshi government on November…
by Mahesh KC in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Rukum West: In a landmark verdict, the West Rukum District Court on Tuesday sentenced 24 individuals to life imprisonment on murder charges, and two others to two years in prison and a fine of Rs50,000 each on charges of practising caste-based discrimination and untouchability. A single bench of Judge Khadga Bahadur KC of the district court gave the sentencing in relation to the killing of six…
by Sangam Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Nepal welcomed an all-time high of Indian visitors. The reason: China. As the Tibetan authorities denied access to nearly 50,000 Indian pilgrims who had booked the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, they were forced to visit Nepal’s holy places like Muktinath and Lumbini on the same package, at least three tour operators dealing with the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra package, told the Post. The holy travel season begins in…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 05, 2023A fresh legal battle between Nepali regulators and the owner of Ncell, the private sector telecom giant, could ensue following the Malaysian company Axiata’s decision to exit Nepal, allegedly without informing the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, officials and experts said. On December 1, Axiata announced that it had entered into an unconditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Spectrlite UK Limited (“Purchaser”) for the sale of…
report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 5, 2023The Kathmandu District Court on Monday issued arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’. The court issued the arrest notice against the party chief Chand, standing committee member Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma ‘Prakanda’, Kathmandu Valley Bureau in-charge Maila Lama ‘Prajwal’, and Raju Karki, chair of the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation Revolutionary. The court has asked them to be present…
by Mahesh KC in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 5, 2023West Rukum: Aite Pun does not have warm clothes to protect him from the harsh cold. His family members are huddled inside the tarpaulin tent they have been calling home since the November 3 earthquake destroyed their house at ward 1 of Sanibheri Rural Municipality in West Rukum. “It started raining this morning. The temperature has dropped considerably. We don’t have warm clothes or bedding. We…
Report in Nepalnews, Dec 05, 2023The government has confirmed the death of six Nepali citizens serving in the Russian army. The Russian government has been urged to promptly send the bodies back to their homes and ensure compensation to the bereaved families. In a press note Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has identified the deceased. The government has urged Russia to not recruit any Nepali citizens in its military force and if anyone still…
AFP report, Dec 5, 2023Nepal said that six of its citizens had been killed while serving as mercenaries in the Russian army and another had been captured in Ukraine, confirming that Nepalis are fighting for Moscow. Kathmandu urged Moscow to stop the use of Nepali mercenaries and send any men serving back home. Nepal’s foreign ministry said it had received information on the death of the “six Nepali citizens while serving in the Russian army”,…