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Gandaki Province holding speaker's election today

Lawmaker of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Krishna Prasad Dhital, is being fielded as the candidate of Speaker at Gandaki Province Assembly. The election to the Speaker is being held today (Saturday). Dhital is the candidate on behalf of ruling allianc…

Chinese Ambassador presents letters of credence to President Bhandari

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song presented his letters of credence to President Bidya Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas on Friday. Ambassador Song arrived in Kathmandu on January 8 to discharge his duties as new ambassador to Nepal. He is conside…

RPP’s Bhuwan Pathak elected Bagmati’s speaker

Bhuwan Pathak of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has been elected as the speaker of Bagmati Province Assembly. Three lawmakers -- Pathak from RPP, Shiva Raj Adhikari from Nepali Congress and Srijana Saiju of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party…

RPP to participate in govt under Linden’s leadership

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is also participating in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda.’ The RPP is participating in the cabinet under the leadership of Chairman Rajendra Lingden himself, according t…

Province 1 CM Karki taking vote of confidence today

Chief Minister of Province 1 Hikmat Karki is taking the vote of confidence at 1 pm today (Friday). CPN (UML) parliamentary party (PP) leader Karki had been appointed as the chief minister of the province with the support of 60 lawmakers including…

CIAA ex-Commissioner Pathak sentenced to over 3 years in jail for graft

Special Court Kathmandu convicted the former commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Raj Narayan Pathak, of corruption. Issuing a verdict on Thursday, a division bench of judges led by Special Court chai…

German Ambassador Prinz pays courtesy call on PM Dahal

Germany's ambassador to Nepal, Dr. Thomas Prinz, today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. During the meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the two touched on iss…

Leela Giri sworn in as Lumbini Province CM

Chief Minister of Lumbini Pradesh Leela Giri has taken the oath of office and secrecy amidst a ceremony organized at the provincial capital in Deukhuri. Province Chief Amik Sherchan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Minister Gi…

Ruling coalition to finalize portfolios for four ministers today

Four ministers in the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’-led cabinet are set to get the ministerial portfolios. Three ministers from the CPN (UML) and one from the Janamat Party, who were appointed as the ministers in the c…

Ruling coalition expanding cabinet in Province 1 today

The ruling coalition is making preparations to expand the cabinet in Province 1 after the coalition partner CPN (Maoist Center) decided to join the government. The Maoist Center is nominating lawmakers Jeevan Acharya and Durga Chapagain…