Sajhamanch Archive

Kathmandu : Two days after the ruling Nepal Communist Party suffered a split, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi held a meeting with Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the chairperson of the rival faction of the party, on Thursday morning.   The Chinese envoy reached Dahal’s residence in Khumaltar at 9 am. The meeting — which lasted for […]

Kathmandu : A parliamentary party meeting of the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is taking place this afternoon. The meeting will expel KP Sharma Oli from the post of leader of the NCP’s parliamentary party, according to a source close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the executive chairperson. NCP lawmakers close to […]

Kathmandu : The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has been incurring a monthly loss of more than Rs 10 million due to the Chinese aircrafts that remain grounded since July 30. Although the state-owned corporation has decided to sell the aircrafts owing to the Rs 5 billion loss including loans incurred due to these grounded aircrafts, […]

Kathmandu : Nepal has implemented travel restrictions to and from the United Kingdom (UK) owing to the severe contagion of a new strain of the novel coronavirus discovered in the European country. “Nepal shall not onboard the passengers originating from or transiting through the UK,” reads a statement released by the Civil Aviation Authority of […]

Kathmandu :  A group of lawmakers close to the rival faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding the reinstatement of the House of Representatives (HoR). Those registering the writ petition include NCP’s Chief Whip of the dissolved HoR Dev Gurung. The lawmakers have demanded […]

Kathmandu : Outreach Nepal, a Nepali advertising company, has won the ECI Marketing Innovation Award, for its Basic Humanity campaign. The campaign was initiated in the beginning of March this year, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic to spread the message of empathy. The company received the award at the ECI festival held in Shanghai on December 16-18. […]

KATHMANDU: The House of Representatives is now dissolved with President Bidya Devi Bhandari approving government’s recommendation forwarded earlier today. The President, along with the approval of government’s recommendation, has also declared fresh elections to be held in two rounds on April 30 and on May 10. Issuing a statement on Sunday, December 20, the Office […]

Kathmandu : The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has announced various protest programmes demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy in the country. The party’s decision comes after a series of royalist demonstrations in different parts of the country by various groups. The RPP, although the most recognised political group supporting the monarchy, had not led the demonstrations so far. […]

Kathmandu : Nepali Chef Santosh Shah has made it to the Final Three of BBC Master Chef UK Professionals, a popular cookery TV show in the UK. Shah has been impressing the judges in the show cooking authentic Nepali dishes.  Cooking lamb marinated in spices with fermented mustard greens served with a bone marrow curry […]

Kathmandu: A writ has been filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon against the recently-issued ordinance by the government amending the Constitution Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act (First Amendment). Advocate Om Prakash Aryal registered the writ against the government. President Bidya Devi Bhandari had issued the ordinance on Monday afternoon upon the recommendation […]