NCP central committee meeting called by PM Oli begins in Baluwatar

KATHMANDU: Central committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) called by party co-chair Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has begun. The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, is underway at his official residence...

Bumper corona haul

It’s back to good times in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Judging by the crowd in the streets and markets, the corona is distant memory. The laptop lane behind NAC was choc-a-block with...

EDITORIAL: Troubled days ahead

The rift is likely to have its impact on the provinces also, where the NCP has formed six out of the seven governments The dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday, on the...

Bheri Hospital performs gastric cancer surgery

NEPALGUNJ, DECEMBER 21 Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital successfully carried out surgery of gastric cancer for the first time. Chief of the hospital Dr Prakash Thapa said a team led by gastro surgeon Dr Dhruba Sha had carried...

Shri Ram Sugar Mill deposits Rs 250m

KATHMANDU: Shri Ram Sugar Mill has so far deposited a total of Rs 250 million in farmers’ accounts. After repeated protests by sugarcane farmers, the sugar mills have started clearing their dues under pressure from...

House dissolution challenged in SC

11 writ petitions filed All listed for hearing tomorrow KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 21 Eleven writ petitions were filed today at the Supreme Court challenging the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the government. All the petitions have...

Oli faction weak in Sudurpaschim PA

DHANGADI, DECEMBER 21 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who dissolved the Parliament yesterday, appears weak in Sudurpaschim Provincial Assembly. Oli, who is in minority in the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s Secretariat and Standing Committee, is in...

Chelsea close in on top four with 3-0 win over West Ham

LONDON: Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham scored a late opportunist double to secure a 3-0 home win for Chelsea over West Ham United in the Premier League on Monday after Brazilian defender Thiago Silva had fired them in...