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Koirala accuses Maoists of hitting at independence of judiciary

Kathmandu, Oct 25 (ANI): Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala has accused the Maoists of undermining the independence of judiciary.
Talking to mediapersons in Biratnagar on Friday, Koirala referred to recent clash between the bar and the bench as efforts to undermine the independence of judiciary.
He also took a swipe at recent remarks made by Law […]

Koirala to begin Nepali Congress &#39revival campaign&#39 from today

Kathmandu, Oct 23 (ANI): The Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala will begin a &#39party-revival campaign&#39 from today.
The Nepali Congress announced the nationwide campaign to regain its base among voters after the defeat in the Constituent Assembly election held early this year.
The party further expects to harmonise the relation between the two factions in the […]

Nepali Congress to start awareness campaign

Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to launch nationwide national awareness campaign from October 25.
According to Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Party President Girija Prasad Koirala will start the campaign at Biratnagar
Sitaula also said that the awareness campaign would be litmus test for the party on whether the people are […]

Nepal Oil Corporation makes profit for first time in two years

Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): The state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has made profit for the first time in two years after continuous slide in the price of fuel in international market.
Nepalnews quoted NOC spokesperson Mukunda Dhungel as saying that the NOC will now make profit of Rs 18.1 million a month, as per as the […]

Nepal Constituent Assembly to resume discussions on budget

Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): The Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) will resume its meeting in the capacity of legislature from Sunday.
The CA members will enter into detailed discussions on budget appropriations under different ministries.
The discussions over the budget allocations to ministries will continue for one week.
Similarly, the much-delayed process of finalising the rule of CA will […]

Dr. Bhattarai urge Non Residential Nepalis for assistance

Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): Nepal Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai today urged the Non Residential Nepalis (NRN) to assist in the required sectors for the economic development of the country.
Speaking at an interaction programme organised by the World Bank here, Dr. Bhattarai said that the government is determined for the economic development of the country […]

Bomb blast in Colombo, 5 injured

Colombo, Sept 29 (ANI): At least five were injured in a blast that took place in Colombo on Monday, hospital sources said.
According to military sources, five vehicles were also damaged in the blast.
They added that the blast took place in the busy Pettah market area of Colombo, located next to the Fort, a heavily guarded […]

Nepal-India joint committee meeting on water resource begins

Kathmandu, Sept 29 (ANI): As a follow up of the decisions taken in Delhi during the recent visit to India of Prime Minister Prachanda, a high-level secretarial meeting of Nepal-India Joint Committee on Water Resource (JCWR) commenced here today.
The Indian delegation is headed by Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Umesh N. Panjiyar and the Nepalese […]

Sri Lanka donates 50,000 dollars to flood-hit Bihar

Colombo, Sept 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has donated 50,000 dollars to Bihar for victims of the recent devastating floods in the State.
According to reports, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in India, Romesh Jayasinghe, handed over a cheque for the amount 50,000 dollars to Resident Commissioner of Bihar C K Mishra in New Delhi last […]

Prachanda fears survival of Maoist led Govt.

Kathmandu, Sept 5 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday claimed that the country would be a &#39failed state&#39 if the Maoist-led government is brought down prematurely.
Dahal claimed some people are trying to overthrow the government and that such an attempt would be futile.
However, Dahal declined to disclose the names of those bidding […]