Talks should be held with Federal Alliance: Yadav

Published On: June 29, 2016 06:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June29: Federal Alliance’s coordinator Upendra Yadav has said that Alliance is in protest so the talks also should be done with them to solve the issues.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has applauded role of former members of parliament in handling political ups and downs in the country.

KATHMANDU, June 29: The Nepal-Japan Bilateral Consultation Meeting participated by the high officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries has concluded here today.

PM apprises House of Kabul Attack, reconstruction efforts

Published On: June 29, 2016 02:33 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday apprised the House of the Kabul Attack that claimed the lives of 13 Nepali security guards in Afghanistan on June 20.

BHAKTAPUR, June 29: Naya Shakti Nepal Interim Council member Nirmal Bhattarai has announced his candidacy to the party chairperson.

Parties agree to release quake grant in two installments

Published On: June 29, 2016 01:18 PM NPT By: Durga Dulal

KATHMANDU, June 29: The disrupted Legislature-Parliament meeting has resumed after the main opposition  Nepali Congress (NC) backtracked from its stance that the quake victims should be provided Rs 200,000 in a sump sum.

House meeting postponed till 11:00 am on Wednesday

Published On: June 29, 2016 11:50 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 28: The Legislature-Parliament meeting has been postponed until 11:00 am on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, June 29: Leaders from the ruling CPN-UML and main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) are inching closer to finding a common ground to resolve their dispute over the criteria to distribute grant amounts to earthquake victims to rebuild their houses destroyed in earthquakes last year.

Ministry on why quake grant distribution floundered

Published On: June 29, 2016 12:35 AM NPT By: Sangeet Sangroula

KATHMANDU, June 29:Due to incompletion of two sets of agreement required between the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and banks on the one hand and NRA and the victims on the other, hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims are still unable to receive the house reconstruction grant offered by the government even months after signing agreements with the local authorities, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has said.

PM leaves top leaders, task force meeting

Published On: June 28, 2016 06:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 28: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left the joint meeting between top leaders of major political parties and task force members on Tuesday evening. The prime minister left the parliament building without commenting to reporters.