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Government springs into action after gold smuggling report

Kathmandu, March 16 -- The report of the high-level probe commission on gold smuggling has prompted swift action from the government including the arrest of Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice President Na... Read More


Government short of Rs25 billion to pay pensions

Kathmandu, March 7 -- The Pension Management Office has sought an additional Rs25 billion from the finance ministry as the allocated budget will not be enough to pay the retired government employees s... Read More


Bill proposes retirement age of 60 citing longer lifespans

Kathmandu, March 6 -- After maintaining a 58-year retirement age for three decades, the government has proposed reverting to the earlier retirement age of 60 years, citing increased life expectancy. ... Read More


Nepal and China to renew talks on cross-border transmission lines

Kathmandu, March 3 -- Building a pair of Nepal-China cross-border transmission lines will again be on the agenda of a bilateral Joint Working Group meeting scheduled for later this month, two official... Read More


Nepal proposes Team of Experts' term extension to finalise Pancheshwar DPR

Kathmandu, Feb. 25 -- Nepal has proposed a two-month tenure extension for the Team of Experts under the Governing Body of Pancheshwar Development Authority as its term ended in early January. The sec... Read More


Pork barrel fund idle as officials struggle to fund quake relief

Kathmandu, Feb. 24 -- The government is yet to disburse the budget allocated for the controversial Constituency Infrastructure Development Programme to the victims of last November's earthquake that h... Read More