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Sudurpaschim Cabinet finally takes full shape with five NCP appointments

Nepal, Aug. 22 -- After weeks of wrangling over ministerial berths, Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Khag Raj Bhatta expanded his Cabinet on Thursday, appointing three ministers and two state mini... Read More


Bagmati CM Thapa to seek vote of confidence on August 23

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- Bagmati Province Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar will seek a vote of confidence in the provincial assembly on August 23. The Provincial Assembly Secretariat issued a notice stating... Read More


Pramod Neupane, RSP's former media strategist, to lead party organisation

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has handed Pramod Neupane responsibility for expanding and strengthening the party organisation. A meeting of the party's Central Committee on Fri... Read More


Policy Research Institute sends eight reports for expert, internal review

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- The Policy Research Institute under the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has stepped up efforts to make Nepal's public policymaking process more evidence-based a... Read More


Govt positive on legalizing commercial cannabis cultivation: FinMin Wagle

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has said the government is positive about creating a legal framework for the commercial cultivation and medicinal use of cannabis. Responding to qu... Read More


Deuba's writ kept for study, not registered at SC

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- A writ petition filed by former Nepali Congress (NC) president Sher Bahadur Deuba seeking to halt the party's 15th general convention has been kept for study and was not registered a... Read More


PM Shah on private visit to Pokhara: PMO

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- The Prime Minister's Office has said Prime Minister Balendra Shah has travelled to Pokhara on a private visit. Speaking at a press conference held by the Prime Minister's Office on ... Read More


Can Nepal's anti-graft body act independently? Parliamentarians question executive influence in passport probe

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- Lawmakers on Thursday raised concerns over reports that Chief Commissioner of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Prem Kumar Rai was summoned by the Prime M... Read More


New draft allows bank CEOs to become NRB governor after two-year cooling-off period

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- Commercial bank chief executive officers (CEOs) will be eligible to become governor of Nepal Rastra Bank after completing a two-year cooling-off period. The House of Representatives... Read More


Deuba-Khadka faction moves SC seeking to halt NC general convention

Nepal, Aug. 21 -- Former Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and former acting president Purna Bahadur Khadka have moved the Supreme Court (SC), seeking to halt the process for the party... Read More