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Govt extends incentives for airliners amid low turnout at regional airports

Nepal, July 23 -- The government has extended incentive schemes for international airlines operating flights via Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) and Gautam Buddha International Airport (... Read More


Foreign investment commitments decline

Nepal, July 23 -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments to Nepal fell in the last fiscal year despite government efforts to attract overseas investors through legal and policy reforms. Accordin... Read More


Pokhara Airport waives fees to lure global airlines

Nepal, July 23 -- The government has approved a package of fee waivers for airlines operating from Pokhara International Airport in a bid to attract more international carriers and expand overseas fli... Read More


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Nepal, July 23 -- The CPN-UML has withdrawn from the Bagmati Province government.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