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Jajarkot jeep mishap: Death toll reaches 11
The number of passengers killed in a jeep accident in Jajarkot on Monday afternoon has reached 11.
Eleven passengers died when the ill-fated jeep (Karnali Province 2001 Ch 0429) fell some 200 meters down the road in Bhirpati of Chedagad municipality, police said.
NC cannot bear the burden of govt’s wrong decision; the ordinance is wrong: Gagan Thapa
General Secretary of Nepali Congress Gagan Thapa has opposed the government’s ordinance meant to offer amnesty to the inmates including Nagarik Unmukti Party leader Resham Choudhary.
Lambasting the government’s latest ordinance, the NC General Secretary labeled the ordinance as wrong on legal, political and moral grounds.
Amid political transition, Nepali Army trying to purchase 27 APCs from China opaquely
Taking advantage of the current transition, the Nepali Army (NA) has requested the Ministry of Defense for the procurement of what has been termed “sub-standard” military equipment from China.
Despite finding the previous procurement of armored personnel carriers useless, the Nepalese Army forwarded a proposal to the government for the procurement of 27 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) from China.
Parties intensify dialogue to form a new government
Even though the Election Commission (EC) is yet to submit the final report on the completion of the general election to President Bidya Devi Bhandari, political parties have intensified internal discussions to form a new government.
Major political parties, including the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, are particularly engaged in discussions with other parties as none of the political parties succeeded in garnering majority votes in the November 20 election.
Liquidity in banks is getting easier: Governor Adhikari
Nepal Rastra Bank Governor, Mahaprasad Adhikari, has said that the liquidity in the bank is getting easier recently.
Addressing the 36th Annual General Meeting of Nepal Bankers Association in Kathmandu on Monday, Governor Adhikari said that though the reality has not come out, liquidity is getting easier in the banks.
Govt to recommend President to Criminal Procedure Ordinance-2079 BS
The government has decided to recommend to the President to issue the Civil Code of Criminal Procedure (First Amendment) Ordinance-2079 BS.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday decided on the same.
Ordinance is meant to mainstream political parties and groups willing to discard violence: Minister Karki
The government has made it clear that it introduced the ordinance to mainstream the political parties and groups willing to give up violence.
Speaking to the press on Monday, the government Spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed that the government brought the ordinance to strengthen internal unity and ensure peaceful environment.
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