KATHMANDU: Nepal Police have arrested a total of 540 leaders and cadres of Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’-led faction so far.
They have been arrested from different parts of the country so far from Mid-April 2018.
According to police spokesperson Uttam Raj Subedi, they have been arrested on the charge of their involvement in violent activities.
Likewise, police have also seized documents such as donation letter pads and other documents.
KATHMANDU: A national conference of judges has begun in the capital today. The three-day conference was inaugurated by President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a special ceremony at City Hall.
Around 500 judges from across the country – 235 from district courts and 144 from high courts – are participating in the national conference where a 32-point document will be presented. Similarly, four working papers on judiciary will also be presented during the conference.
Earlier, the national conference of judges had taken place in November 2014.
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress, country’s main opposition, is entangled in intra-party wrangling. Party leadership, mainly its president Sher Bahadur Deuba, has been criticized by several leaders and disgruntled factions within the party.
This becomes evident when a meeting of district presidents, which is underway at the party head office at Sanepa, have criticized the party leadership for failing to unite the party, and making unilateral decisions, which they claimed is against the party’s statute.
“Even though we have invited all district presidents, we are expecting more than 50 of them,” said Baniya adding that the meeting is likely to discuss the party’s general convention. However, district presidents close to Deuba faction ‘will not’ turn up in what has been dubbed as a “crucial” meeting.
The meeting is likely to press forward some of the ‘key issues’, such as the quota system and the proportional representation.
“We believe that a central member has to be elected from the booth itself,” Kathmandu district party president, Sabuj Baniya informed.
The district presidents have been raising their voices that the proportional representation (PR) and the ‘inclusive’ quota system should give equal opportunities to the leaders. This means that a member should not be elected for more than two times under the PR and quota system.
“Even though we have invited all district presidents, we are expecting more than 50 of them,” said Baniya adding that the meeting is likely to discuss the party’s general convention. However, district presidents close to Deuba faction ‘will not’ turn up in what has been dubbed as a “crucial” meeting.
The meeting, sources claimed, will be participated by the district presidents close to party senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel and leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula.
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Oli has reiterated the government’s vision of steering the country towards development and economic prosperity.
Addressing the National Development Council meeting in Kathmandu today, PM Oli informed that the government is currently working on the 15th Five Year Plan to accomplish the government’s goal of “Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepalis”.
He said it is high time that the government worked towards that end. “The government does not believe in mere gossips. It is formed to work as per the people’s aspirations.”
The government’s works accomplished so far, the Prime Minister said, will be visible in the days to come.
In his lengthy address, he said, “There is no looking back. We have already trod on the path of prosperity.”
The voices of dissidents and secessionists have come to an end, PM Oli claimed, adding, “All political forces have come together for the country’s prosperity.”
The international community, he said, is prepared to support and assist Nepal’s development efforts. “The recently concluded Nepal Investment Summit has proved it,” he claimed.
ILAM: Ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) completed its merger process in Ilam district.
A party meeting on Tuesday evening finalized the office-bearers at the district level, party sources said.
The NCP has finalized the names of party in-charge, sub in-charge, chairpersons and secretary.
Similarly, the positions of in-charge and chair at the state and local levels have been allocated to two different parties.
KATHMANDU: The disgruntled district party presidents of the Nepali Congress (NC) have started holding a meeting from today.
To be held for two days in Thamel of Kathmandu, the meeting is likely to take decision to pile pressure on the leadership to call special General Convention of the party.
We have decided to hold talks after the Central Working Committee meeting of the NC overruled the decisions endorsed by the Mahasamiti meeting three years ago, said Ilam District Party President of Nepali Congress Himalaya Karmacharya.
KATHMANDU: China is all set to roll out the red carpet in Beijing for President Bidya Devi Bhandari during her upcoming visit to the northern neighbor. Preparations are underway in both the countries for President Bhandari’s China visit, a report in Annapurna daily said.
According to sources, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s is likely to visit Nepal following his counterpart President Bhandari’s China visit.
President Xi might visit Nepal in 2019 itself, said a Chinese official. Even though Xi’s Nepal visit does not fall in the schedule of Chinese President Xi, it might happen towards the end of the year.
China has not welcomed Nepal’s head of state with the red carpet following the end of the monarchy. Even though former President Ram Baran Yadav visited China during Boao Forum for Asia and Sanghai Expo, it did not give him the red carpet treeatment.
KATHMANDU: Top political leaders reached the windstorm-hit areas in Bara and Parsa districts on Tuesday.
Chairman of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Pushpa Kamal Dahal reached the windstorm-hit areas and pledged to provide Rs 500,000 each to the families of those killed the windstorm.
Dahal pledged the assistance as he visited the Feta Rural Municipality in Bara district that was hardest-hit by the windstorm.
He also reached the Birgunj-based Narayani Sub-regional Hospital to take stock of the health condition of those injured in the gale.
Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba also inspected the windstorm-hit areas.
He reached the Feta Rural Municipality in Bara that was hardest-hit by the windstorm and asked to speed up the treatment of the injured and rehabilitation of those rendered homeless.
On the occasion, he pledged an assistance of Rs 2.5 million for the gale survivors and also took stock of the heath condition of the injured.
KATHMANDU: Sunil Kumar Pokharel President’s candidate from Democratic Group is leading the vote count in Nepal Bar Association (NBA) election.
As per the latest vote count, Pokharel has received 983 votes and his closest rival Chandeshwor Shrestha from Progressive, professional and Inclusive Group has got 924 votes.
The vote counting has been taking place from 5:00 pm on Monday. Out of 10,313 voters from across the nation, 8329 had cast votes.
KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a graft case against the Chief at Food Import Export Quality Certification Office, Nepalgunj.
The anti-graft body said it filed a case against Food Research Officer Binod Kumar Srivastava for seeking Rs 35,000 in bribe from a service seeker.
CIAA said it filed the case at the Special Court as per the Anti-corruption Act 2059.