Kathmandu, July 15 A five-member delegation led by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rubi Kumari, has left here today for China to participate in the 5th China-Xizang Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation to be held in the city of Nyingchi, China. According to Ekram Giri, the spokesperson for the Federal Parliament Secretariat, […] The post Deputy Speaker-led delegation off to China appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, July 15 Ministers from the Nepali Congress serving in the Karnali Provincial Government have resigned from their posts. Minister for Social Development Ghanshyam Bhandari said the Congress ministers submitted their resignations collectively. “We have all submitted our resignations and are now awaiting approval,” Bhandari told Onlinekhabar. Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forests and Environment Suresh […] The post Congress Ministers resign from Karnali Provincial Government appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, July 15 The District Court of Kathmandu has determined a sentence of four years’ imprisonment each for most of the guilty parties, including the person found to be the main planner, in the widely covered fake refugee case. The bench of Judge Tej Bahadur Khadka handed down four-year prison sentences to 9 of the […] The post Fake refugee verdict explained how “unified offence” sentencing works appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

A protest was held at Maitighar in Kathmandu today, demanding proper settlement and rehabilitation of landless squatters. The demonstration, organised by the United National Squatters’ Front, brought together landless families and other concerned stakeholders. The protesters accused the government of failing to address the issues of landless squatters and provide them with proper rehabilitation. They […] The post Landless squatters protest in Kathmandu, demand rehabilitation and release of detainees (Photos) appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

File Kathmandu, July 10 President Ramchandra Paudel has certified four separate bills on Thursday. The bills certified by the Head-of-State are the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2083; the Prevention of Money Laundering (Third Amendment) Bill, 2083; the Cooperatives (First Amendment) Bill, 2083 and the Bill to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Institutes of […] The post President certifies four bills appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, June 9 A committee formed to investigate the incident that occurred in the House of Representatives on May 31 has concluded that parliamentary decorum was violated and has recommended that the Speaker exercise the special powers vested in the office. The committee recommended that the Speaker strictly enforce the House of Representatives Regulations in […] The post Committee recommends speaker take action over May 31 House incident appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

The Kathmandu District Court has classified the fake refugee scandal as a “combined offence”, a situation where a single incident of wrongdoing satisfies more than one criminal charge simultaneously. Since fraud, forgery of government documents, organised crime, and offences against the state were all proven, the court held that the case also constitutes a combined […] The post District Court’s fake refugee verdict explained in 13 points appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, July 8 Former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and former Home Secretary Tek Narayan Pandey have been found guilty along with 20 others in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. The Kathmandu District Court has convicted a total of 23 people with varied degrees of offences in sending […] The post Bhutanese Refugee Scam: Ex-DPM Rayamajhi and Ex-Home Minister Khand termed guilty appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

July 7, Kathmandu Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has clarified that the government will begin implementing the new passport printing system only after the existing stock of passports is largely depleted, saying an immediate transition would result in financial losses for the state. Responding to lawmakers’ questions on the Appropriation Bill during Tuesday’s National Assembly meeting, […] The post New passport printing system to be implemented after existing stock runs low appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

July 7, Kathmandu The budget for the upcoming fiscal year has been passed by both houses of the Federal Parliament. The Appropriation Bill, 2083, which was received from the House of Representatives, was endorsed by the National Assembly on Tuesday. The bill was presented for approval by Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle during the National […] The post Budget secures approval from both houses of Parliament appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.