by Tika R Pradhan in The Kaathmandu Post, Sept 3, 2023The Lumbini provincial convention of CPN-UML, an event keenly watched by party insiders and observers alike, kicked off in Butwal on Saturday. The convention is viewed as a test of strength of key UML leaders Bishnu Paudel and Shankar Pokhrel, who are the party’s vice-chairman and general secretary, respectively. This is the first provincial gathering organised after the second-largest party’s tenth general convention was held…
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By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, June 19, 2023The Department of Forests in May agreed to give permission to the New Butwal-Bardaghat Transmission Line Project Office to cut 5,822 trees inside national and community forests in Nawalparasi (Susta West). The department’s move was in line with a Cabinet decision of December last year. On May 16, the project office submitted a request with the Department of Forests for signing an agreement, and subsequently…