Tokyo : Shinzo Abe confirmed Sunday he would run in his ruling party’s leadership election, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and bolstering his dream of reforming the constitution.
Abe is expected to be re-elected head of the conservative Liberal Democratic...
Kathmandu: Member in the House of Representatives (HoR), Dr Baburam Bhattarai, has drawn the government’s attention towards making correction in the weaknesses in the Penal and Civil Codes that came into effect from August 17. Taking a time in the special hour of the lower house today, he...
Kathmandu : Leader of the major opposition Sher Bahadur Deuba has demanded the amendment in the provisions of the Criminal and Civil Codes which curtail press freedom. Taking special time in the meeting of the House of Representative today, leader Deuba said process to amend the Codes should be...
Kathmandu : It is not that unusual the leaders of different parties take contradictory stands on many issues. But, the former two health ministers belonging to different parties were univocal in terms of revising the bill relating to public health service during the House of Representative meeting...
Kathmandu : Most of the road accidents have occurred due to drivers’ carelessness in the Kathmandu Valley. According to the information shared by the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, in more than 90 percent road accidents, drivers’ carelessness was blamed. In the last fiscal year...
Kathmandu : The tagadharis or those who wear the ‘Janai’ (the sacred thread) around their bodies from the left shoulder change the sacred thread today after having a haircut and a bath on the occasion of ‘Janai Purnima’, also known as ‘Rishi Tarpani’.
According...
Kathmandu : The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has said that some provisions of the Civil Code and Criminal Code should be amended and reformed since some of the points there could affect the freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
A meeting of the editors, former chairpersons of...
Kathmandu : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to not spare anyone involved in the Kanchanpur incident.
The PM made such commitment with the leaders and lawmakers of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) representing Kailali and Kanchanpur districts who visited PM and CPN Chairman Oli and another...
Bhimdattanagar : An appeal has been made to all today to cease ongoing protest and agitation over the murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Pant, a resident of Bhimdattta municipality-2, Kanchanpur, after rape about a month ago.
Both meetings of all parties and of all sides held today in Kanchanpur...
Bhaktapur : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government with the communist majority was working in a way to achieve rapid economic and social development. Inaugurating the Madan Bhandari Asian School at Kharipati here today, PM Oli said the government efforts were concentrated on...
