Tanahun. Nine thousand one hundred twenty-seven trees will be removed for the construction of the transmission line under the Tanahun Hydropower Project. The project has received permission to acquire land use rights for 92.7 hectares of forest area falling in Tanahun and Chitwan for the construction of the transmission line under Package Three of the project, and to remove the nine thousand one hundred twenty-seven trees located there.Project Chief Shyamji Bhandari informed that an agreement was recently signed between Tanahun Hydropower Limited and the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation to acquire forest land and remove vegetation falling in Chitwan...
Baghdad. Nouri al-Maliki, the leading candidate for Iraq's next prime minister, met with US diplomat Timmy Barrack on Friday.Barrack, the US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey, has visited Iraq several times recently to meet with senior Iraqi officials.A statement issued by Maliki's media office said,
Kathmandu. A total of 1,076 complaints have been filed with the District Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee and Monitoring Officers.According to the Election Commission, 1,061, or 99 percent, of the received complaints have been resolved. Province-wise, Lumbini Province received the highest number of complaints with 244, while Sudurpaschim Province received the lowest with 96.Among the received complaints, 97 were received in writing, and 979 were received through other sources such as telephone and SMS. The Commission stated that the most frequent complaint concerned the use of banners and flags exceeding the prescribed size. Complaints were also filed regarding the misuse...
Kathmandu. The Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal stated that national sovereignty and the self-respect of the people are the main objectives of the party.Speaking at a gathering and training program for leading cadres organized by the Nepal Communist Party, Lalitpur Constituency No. 1, on Friday, he said that the party is committed to resolving the existing crises in the country and building development and prosperity for the people.Stating that the unity was formed among various 26 leftist and socialist groups with the commitment to build a 'New Nepal' by correcting past...
Kathmandu. Press Council Nepal has urged against disseminating any content that could affect the upcoming elections or mislead voters.The Council, in a meeting held on Friday, requested that in sensitive matters like elections, media outlets refrain from publishing, broadcasting, or transmitting analytical content that could influence the election, negatively affect participating political parties and candidates, mislead voters, or impact impartial voting. This also includes content transmitted by foreign media outlets that aims to influence the election.“It has been observed that a documentary titled ‘Set Like Enemies: Inside Nepal's Gen Z Uprising’ was transmitted via the BBC's YouTube channel on Falgun...
Surkhet. The District Administration Office, Surkhet, has issued a notice prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages.The prohibition on the sale of alcoholic products in public places has been enforced following the decision of the Election Commission of Nepal, the directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the resolution passed by the District Security Committee meeting held on Thursday. Assistant Chief District Officer Dil Bahadur Karki of the District Administration Office, Surkhet, informed that the complete ban on sales is aimed at ensuring the House of Representatives election, scheduled for this Falgun 21, is conducted in a clean,...