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Why was the chief secretary's decision to halt PSC civil service recruitment overruled?

Nepal, July 23 -- A decision taken at a secretary-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Govinda Bahadur Karki on Monday not to request the Public Service Commission (PSC) to advertise vacancies for... Read More


UML withdraws from Bagmati government

Nepal, July 23 -- The CPN-UML has withdrawn from the Bagmati Province government. UML's Bagmati Province Parliamentary Party leader Jagannath Thapaliya submitted the joint resignation of the party's ... Read More


Minister sends own secretary to UN event, sidesteps ministry chief

Nepal, July 23 -- Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal sent Santosh Pandey, a secretary from his own secretariat, to attend a United Nations Habitat (UN Habitat) event in New York instead ... Read More


PM, senior ministers record poor attendance in Parliament

Nepal, July 23 -- The attendance of party chairpersons, parliamentary party leaders, the prime minister, former prime ministers and ministers at parliamentary sittings has remained low. The latest dat... Read More


Five arrested over 'Down with Nepo Baby!' chant against education minister at TU event

Nepal, July 23 -- Five youths were arrested on Thursday after staging a protest against Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel during the 67th anniversary celebration of Tribhuvan Universit... Read More


NC rift deepens as rival faction hardens its stance

Nepal, July 23 -- Internal divisions within the Nepali Congress (NC) have deepened into an open power struggle, with rival faction trading accusations and moving closer to a formal split. The rift, w... Read More


Holiday revision: Will service delivery improve?

Nepal, July 22 -- The government has begun reviewing the country's public holiday policy amid growing concerns that an increasing number of holidays has slowed public service delivery. A meeting of ... Read More


NTV's satellite bandwidth purchase irregularities to PMO, CIAA for further investigation and action

Nepal, July 22 -- The Ministry of Information and Communications has sent the report prepared by the study committee on Nepal Television's satellite bandwidth rental purchase to the Office of the Prim... Read More


Two attempt self-immolation in Kathmandu over separate grievances

Nepal, July 22 -- Two people attempted self-immolation at separate locations in Kathmandu on Tuesday, with one citing his inability to meet former King Gyanendra Shah and the other protesting restrict... Read More


Generally cloudy weather throughout the country today

Nepal, July 22 -- The monsoon trough is currently positioned near its normal location in the country, and the weather is expected to remain generally cloudy throughout the country, according to the Me... Read More