by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post,Nov 1, 2023Onions suddenly became pricier after India slapped a minimum export price to check shipments, and ensure adequate supplies for its domestic consumers. Nepal gets almost all of its onion requirement from the southern neighbour, and any ripple there is amplified when it reaches Nepali bazaars. On Sunday, the wholesale price of onion jumped by 60 percent to Rs122.50 per kg from Rs75 per kg previously. Householders were…
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By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 31, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Amid Supreme Court’s reluctance in deciding six petitions related to jurisdiction row between the federal and provincial governments, a new petition has been lodged by the Bagmati Province arguing that the centre has overstepped its authority in transport management. As per the decision of the provincial Cabinet, Laxman Lamsal, provincial minister for labour, employment and…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 31, 2023Nepal and China welcomed the successful opening of the Lizi-Nechung port near the Tibet border, as per the joint statement issued during Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to China in late September. The port is situated across the border from Nepal’s bordering village Korala in Mustang district. However, it is not sure when the border would reopen for regular bilateral trade and exchanges, according…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 30, 2023The high-level visit by the UN Secretary General António Guterres has been an opportunity for the victims from the Maoist insurgency to draw his attention to their long struggle for justice. In the first week of October, the Conflict Victims Common Platform and the Conflict Victims National Network, two different organisations of the victims, had urged Guterres to press the government to amend the Enforced Disappearances…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 30, 2023 The visiting United Nations Secretary General António Guterres sent a strong message to Nepali politicians on Sunday, emphasising the need for Nepal’s transitional justice system to meet international standards. Guterres, who landed in Kathmandu on Sunday morning on a four-day visit, held talks with President Ramchandra Paudel, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Purna Bahadur Khadka and Foreign Minister…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, October 28, 2023United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is paying an official visit to Nepal from October 29 to November 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. The visit had earlier been planned for the second week of October, but was rescheduled due to the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas militants on October 7. This will be Secretary General Guterres’ first visit to Nepal since taking…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 28, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Differences are growing among the ruling parties in the Koshi province even before the government completes a month of its formation. On October 14, Kedar Karki, a provincial assembly member from the dissident faction of the Nepali Congress, became the chief minister of the Koshi Province with the main opposition CPN-UML’s backing. He took the…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 21, 2023Nepali officials are unsure about exporting 40MW of electricity to Bangladesh this wet season ending at the end of November, as two sides are yet to negotiate the applicable tariff. In fact, officials at the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said that they have not had any response from the Bangladeshi side on purchasing Nepal’s power, even though the two sides had earlier signed a five-year…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 21, 2023China has in recent months stepped up its engagement across several fronts in Nepal. It is sending several high-profile leaders and officials to Nepal in order to engage with different state entities while it is also inviting Nepali leaders, top officials and civil society members, among others, to China. One of its goals is to build support for various programmes launched by President Xi Jinping. After…
report in Nepalnews.com, Oct 18, 2023 at 07:36pmPrime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed his commitment to make every possible effort to modernize the Nepal Police and establish it as an efficient, responsible and influential organization in the national and international sector. At a programme organized to mark the 68th Police Day at Police Headquarters at Naxal on Tuesday, PM Dahal lauded that it was the matter of pride and important ‘capital’ of the country…