KATHMANDU: Khabarhub brings to you a glimpse of major developments of the day in Nepal, including politics, business/economy, sports, entertainment, and more.
PM Dahal, NC President Deuba and UML Chair Oli participate in border security briefing
Three top leaders of the major parties Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli, and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba have attended the border security briefing held at Singha Durbar.
Govt hikes price of petroleum products
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has hiked the price of fuel. The retail price of petrol and diesel/kerosene has been increased by Rs 3 per litre. With this, the price of petrol has reached Rs 178 per liter and diesel/kerosene cost Rs 175 per liter.
PM Dahal emphasizes on making attorney service effective
Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has emphasized the need for making the prosecution more effective. Inspecting the Office of the Attorney General on Monday, PM Dahal said that only a competent and professional workforce can deliver effective service.
Maoist Center lawmaker Aryal elected National Assembly Vice-Chair unopposed
CPN-Maoist Center lawmaker Urmila Aryal has been elected as the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly. Speaker of the Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina informed the Assembly that Aryal was elected unopposed as there was only one candidate for the post of Vice Chairperson.
Health Minister assures quality health services for all
Minister for Health and Population, Padam Giri, has said the government was making efforts to ensure all citizens’ access to quality healthcare services. In his address to a cooperative meeting in Birtamod-2, Jhapa today, the Minister said the government had prioritised the need to ensure citizens’ easy access to quality healthcare and efforts were underway for it.
Tea producers demand chemical fertilizers
Jhapa is the largest tea producing district of Nepal. Tea farming and estate is densely found here. Thousands of farmers and labourers are relying their life sustenance on tea farming.
SAARC level Climate Change Journalist Forum formed
South Asian journalists reporting on climate change and environmental issues has formed a regional forum to highlight growing climate crisis and the need of increased climate actions in the region.
NA demands registration of vehicles returned after peacekeeping mission
The Nepal Army (NA) has demanded registration of vehicles obtained from the UN Peacekeeping Mission and Chinese government. The NA has sought support in the registration of vehicles that were brought back to the country after completing the peacekeeping missions and the ones gifted by the Chinese government in different times.
UML holding Central Committee on February 12
The fifth meeting of the CPN-UML’s Central Committee is scheduled to be held on February 2. The meeting of the party’s Central Committee is being held for the first time after the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly on November 20.
Unified Socialist to hold its national convention in Feb 2023
The Unified Socialist Party led by former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is holding its national convention in February 2023. Party Spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada said that the party has decided to hold its national convention according to the decision of the party’s central committee decision.
Kathmandu District Court sentences Manoj Pandey to 7 years imprisonment in human trafficking case
The Kathmandu District Court has sentenced rape-accused Manoj Pandey, the owner of Model Global Visas Consultancy, to 7 years imprisonment. District Court Kathmandu’s Information Officer Deepak Dahal informed that the bench of Justice Deepak Dhakal decided to sentence the accused to seven years imprisonment along with Rs 75,000 as compensation. The public prosecutor filed a case in the Kathmandu District Court demanding 10 to 12 years imprisonment and compensation of 50,000 to 100,000 rupees.
Foreign exchange reserves are $10.3 billion, in strongest position since 23 months
Nepal has witnessed an improvement in foreign exchange reserves of late. According to the data published by the Nepal Rastra Bank in mid-January, there has been an improvement in foreign exchange reserves. Last year, foreign currency reserves increased to 10.3 billion dollars from 9.89 billion US dollars by mid-January.
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