KATHMANDU, May 29: Lawmakers have complained that the draft of the Federal Parliament’s Joint Meeting and Joint Committee Regulations has neglected the small parties and independent legislators in the Parliament. They expressed this view in the course of the clause-wise deliberations on the draft report (with amendments) of the Business Operations Regulations of the Joint Committee of the Federal Parliament-2080 BS in the joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Sunday. Lawmaker Khim Lal Devkota viewed that the Regulation needed to be amended as it was being brought in a way to bypass the small parties and independent lawmakers.…
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KATHMANDU, May 29: The investors’ attraction to the share market increased by a notable rate last year although there was a significant fall in the market value of the stocks. The Economic Survey 2022/23 unveiled by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Sunday, shows that 19.4 percent of the country’s total population is now involved in the share transaction as of mid-March 2023. During the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the number of demat accounts jumped from 3.789 million to 5.654 million. According to the MoF records, the market capitalization however declined by 25.5 percent in the…
KATHMANDU, May 29: President Ram Chandra Paudel has extended best wishes to all Nepali brothers and sisters living in the country and abroad on the occasion of the 16th Republic Day today. He has wished for peace, prosperity and happiness on this occasion. President Paudel paid tributes to those who got martyrdom in the course of the struggles made for the establishment of democratic republic. He also highly appreciated the role played by political leadership, cadres and civil society for this cause. “The democratic republic is based on pluralism where every citizen is equal and supremacy based on dynasty is…
KATHMANDU, May 29: Resham Lal Chaudhary, who was serving life imprisonment in the Tikapur incident, has been released today. Chaudhary was released from prison today after receiving amnesty from President Ram Chandra Paudel on the occasion of Republic Day. Along with Chaudhary, the remaining prison sentences of 482 people, including seven senior citizens, have been waived on the occasion of the Republic Day on May 29. The prison sentences of 19 people including Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) leader Resham Chaudhary, have been waived on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, according to the Office of the President. The cabinet…
KATHMANDU, May 28: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat presented the Economic Survey of Fiscal Year 2022/23 and the Annual Situation Review of Public Corporations, 2023 in separate meetings of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly on Sunday. Tabling the Economic Survey, the Finance Minister said that the world economy is in crisis in 2023 and its impact is being felt in Nepal as well. “There was a contraction in the overall economic activities including the wholesale and retail businesses, construction and the production of production-based industries due to the international economic situation and structural problems. It…
President Ram Chandra Paudel has granted pardon to 482 convicts including Nagarik Unmukti Party leader and former lawmaker Resham Chaudhary as per the Cabinet’s recommendation on the occasion of Republic Day on Monday. Spokesperson at the President’s Office Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai issuing a statement Sunday evening has informed that presidential pardon has been granted to 482 convicts. The Cabinet had recommended presidential pardon for Chaudhary earlier on Sunday. The President’s Office statement arrived just a couple of hours after the Supreme Court (SC) was moved demanding cancelation of the Cabinet’s recommendation for presidential pardon to Chaudhary. SC spokesperson Bimal Paudel…
Kathmandu. Srichha Pradhan has won the title of Miss Nepal 2023. Among the 24 contestants, Pradhan won the title in the final at Sunrise Hall in Godavari today. She graduated in Liberal Arts/Science. Similarly, Preshri Shah has won the title of Miss Nepal International. The daughter of the first Miss Nepal Ruvi Rana, she graduated in environmental science. Similarly, Raina Mazgaiya has won the title of Miss Nepal World. He is a commercial pilot.
Kathmandu: Ministry of External Affairs of India has said that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ will be visiting Indian from May 31 to June 3. “Prime Minister of Nepal will be on an official visit to India from 31 May 2023 to 03 June 2023 at the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This will be the first bilateral visit abroad by the Prime Minister of Nepal after assuming office in December 2022,” said the press statement issued by the MEA on Saturday. “He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation.” According to MEA, Prachanda will call on…
JMusic HD has said (that) it will partner with Miss Nepal 2023 beauty pageant scheduled to be held at the Godawari Convention Center on Saturday. To be organizer by Hidden Treasure, Dabur Vatika Shampoo Miss Nepal 2023 is going to be the 27th Miss Nepal beauty pageant. JMusic will also present the subtitle “Miss Multimedia” in association with internet partner SUBISU and beauty partner Skin Arts, the media outlet said in a press note released recently. Earlier on March 24, a one-day interactive session was held on the premises of Park Village Resort in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, for the top selected 24…
Among the 17 individuals arrested in the case of fake refugees, two have recorded statements in the District Court Kathmandu on Friday. After the District Public Prosecutor’s Office filed the case on Wednesday, the recording of statements of the accused started from Friday. District Police Range, Kathmandu produced 16 accused arrested in the court on Friday afternoon. Among those submitted to the court, the statements of Sagar Rai and Keshav Dulal recorded before the bench of District Judge Prem Prasad Neupane on Friday. While the statement of these two was going on, on Friday afternoon, the police arrested 32-year-old Lakshmi Maharjan of…