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Parliamentary hearing endorses proposed ambassadors for 16 countries

KATHMANDU- The parliamentary hearing committee has approved the names of proposed ambassadors for 16 different countries. The committee meeting today approved the names of the proposed ambassadors based on a

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Parliamentary hearing endorses proposed ambassadors for 16 countries

KATHMANDU- The parliamentary hearing committee has approved the names of proposed ambassadors for 16 different countries. The committee meeting today approved the names of the proposed ambassadors based on a

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Budget session of Federal Parliament ends from midnight today

KATHMANDU- The budget session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) has ended effective from midnight today.      In a HoR meeting this afternoon, Speaker Devraj

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Foreign Minister Dr Rana departs for Canada

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has left for Canada on Monday evening to attend the Meeting of Women Foreign Ministers scheduled for 19 to 20 September in

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Nepal’s image will remain untarnished at UNGA: Prime Minister Oli

KATHMANDU – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli assured the House of Representatives that he would uphold Nepal’s dignity and reputation during his participation in the 79th United Nations General Assembly

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CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passes away

NEW DELHI – CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday following prolonged illness. He was 72. He was admitted in the intensive care

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PM Oli calls for doubling agricultural output to boost economy

KATHMANDU- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called for a significant increase in agricultural production. Speaking at the 13th General Assembly of the Agriculture and Forestry University in Baluwatar, he

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Harris rattles Trump in combative debate

By Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax, PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11: Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate with a

Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line construction nears completion

 KATHMANDU- The construction of the Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV transmission line has reached the final phase of completion. This transmission line is considered as important in feeding the electricity generated from

Nepal’s Foreign Reserves Hit Rs 2.041 Trillion, Cover 13 Months of Imports

KAHMANDU- Nepal’s gross foreign currency reserves increased 32.6 percent to Rs 2.041 trillion as of mid-July this year compared to the same period last year. The report entitled ‘Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal’ unveiled by Nepal Rastra Bank

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China-US coordination key to global financial stability

The reported meeting of China-US Financial Working Group, which was widely expected to focus on topics such as macroeconomic and financial stability, governance of the IMF and capital markets issues, signaled that despite the trade tensions, both sides are still

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Fuel price down

KATHMANDU- Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has slashed the price of petroleum products. The meeting of the Board of Directors held on Thursday took a decision to cut down the petro price to be effective from next day.      As

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Political instability can be addressed through constitution amendment: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the instability seen at the political level can be addressed through constitution amendment.  Addressing the Special Programme to mark the Constitution Day,

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Budget session of Federal Parliament ends from midnight today

KATHMANDU- The budget session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) has ended effective from midnight today.      In a HoR meeting this afternoon, Speaker Devraj

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Foreign Minister Dr Rana departs for Canada

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has left for Canada on Monday evening to attend the Meeting of Women Foreign Ministers scheduled for 19 to 20 September in

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Cooperative Investigation Committee submits report to HoR

KATHMANDU- A parliamentary special committee formed to investigate the alleged misappropriation of the cooperative funds submitted its report to the House of Representatives (HoR).      Committee Chair Surya Bahadur

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China striving in unity will benefit the world more: Global Times editorial

By Global Times  (23 Oct 2022 ) – The report delivered to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) further pointed out the direction of the

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HoR Special Hour: ‘Profit belongs to NOC, Consumers bear the brunt of loss’, rant parliamentarians

RSS (KATHMANDU, 7 August 2022) – Parliamentarians speaking in the Special Hour of the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting today voiced their concern about the ever-rising prices of petroleum products

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Nepal has robust press freedom compared to other countries: Communication Minister Gurung

KATHMANDU- Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has opined that the freedom of the press and of expression in Nepal is open and liberal as compared to

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Containment of China will only lead to US being isolated in the world: Kishore Mahbubani

In his book, The Asian 21st Century, Kishore Mahbubani, a former diplomat who served as Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council, pointed out

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‘Nepal is a piece of heaven,’ says veteran climber Messner

RSS Interview – Born in Italy in 1944, world’s famed mountaineer, researcher, filmmaker and travel writer Reinhold Messner was on a tour of Nepal recently. Messner has scaled all 14

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Biggest danger to Biden from Trump, not China: Kishore Mahbubani

Global Time (22 June 2021) – Washington today lacks “sophisticated, long-term thinking on geopolitical issues,” said Kishore Mahbubani, Singaporean political scientist and distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National