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Government releases Rs675 million to 15 local units hit by Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- The government has released Rs67.5 million to 15 local units in five districts affected by the Bhotekoshi flood to strengthen search, rescue and immediate relief operations. The... Read More


Government deploys 12 teams to coordinate Bhotekoshi flood response

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- The government has divided the response to Wednesday's devastating Bhotekoshi flood into 12 sectors, deploying separate teams to oversee rescue, relief, power restoration, medica... Read More


Nepal's parliament debates capital punishment following rape and murder of a three-year-old

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- The rape and subsequent murder of a three-year-old girl in Jeetpur-Simara Sub-Metropolitan City of Bara district last week dominated the House of Representatives meeting on Monda... Read More


Supreme Court orders government to clear dairy farmers' dues

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- The Supreme Court has issued a writ of mandamus ordering the government to ensure that dairy farmers are paid their outstanding dues without delay. The court ruled that prolonged... Read More


Full or constitutional? Supreme Court split over bench for asset probe case

Nepal, Aug. 20 -- Nepal's Supreme Court is facing a dispute over which bench should hear petitions challenging a government commission tasked with investigating the assets of politicians and senior of... Read More


Supreme Court weighs special benches as government pushes infrastructure tribunal

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- The land acquisition process for the Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling road, one of Nepal's most vital transport corridors connecting the Kathmandu Valley to the Tarai and onwards to Ind... Read More


Non-resident Nepalis keen on domestic ventures, but cite bureaucratic hurdles and safety fears

Kathmandu, Aug. 16 -- resident Nepalis have expressed strong interest in investing in Nepal, but say cumbersome legal procedures, excessive bureaucracy, political instability and concerns over economi... Read More


Supreme Court orders authorities to present Kishor Shrestha in court

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court has ordered authorities to explain why journalist Kishor Shrestha should not be released, two days after police arrested the editor of the weekly Jana Aastha. ... Read More


Court orders Bhatta, Agrawal to remain in custody

Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- The Special Court has ordered businessmen Deepak Bhatta and Sulav Agrawal to remain in custody in a money laundering case. A bench comprising Special Court Chairperson Basudev A... Read More


Shah government formed commissions but cares little for the outcome

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- level probe commissions and task forces in response to public outrage is a long-standing political practice in Nepal. For decades, governments have responded to crises by setting... Read More