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KMC gives 7-day untimatum to remove illegally-built structures
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has given a seven-day ultimatum to remove illegally-built structures on the river banks. Issuing a seven-day notice to remove such structures built on the banks of the river on Saturday, the KMC
Nepal witnesses widening male-female ratio at birth
The male-female ratio at birth is found to have increased with more male than female. The results of national census 2022 showed that that 52.8 percent of male and 47.3 percent of female were born in a period of one year.
Rather than eyeing for ministerial post, I focus on strengthening party: Thapa
Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has said he has concentrated his focus on strengthening the party rather than eyeing for position in the cabinet. Speaking at a program organized in Bhairahawa on Saturday, the NC General Secretary ruled out the interest of being a minister.
Nepal receives Rs 138 billion foreign aid commitment in eight months
The Government of Nepal has received commitments for foreign aid amounting to over Rs 138.5 billion as of mid-March in the current fiscal year 2022/23. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Nepal received commitments for grants equivalent to Rs 24.56 billion while Rs 114 billion foreign loan from different bilateral and multilateral development partners in the last eight months.
Work underway to form socialist force: Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
Chairman of Nepal Samajwadi Party Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has said that he is in favor of making a socialist force by including the communist political parties in the country. Talking to the media persons in Birendranagar on Saturday, he shared that a concept has been projected to constitute the socialist force by incorporating the CPN (Maoist Centre) and other communist parties as well.
Nepal concludes scheduled elections
The country has recently marked the conclusion of all scheduled elections in a year with the conduction of the vice presidential election on 17 March 2023 lately. Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav has been elected Vice President of the country through the latest poll. The local poll held on 13 May 2022 was followed by simultaneous elections to the members of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly on 20 November 20 2022 . The presidential election was held on 9 March 2023, through which Nepali Congress senior leader Ramchandra Paudel was elected the third President of the country. On 8 February 2023, a by-election was held to elect a National Assembly member from Lumbin Province.
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