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NOC to sell LPG cylinders at five Kathmandu locations amid supply crunch
The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is selling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at five designated locations in Kathmandu on Saturday as consumers continue to face difficulties obtaining cooking gas. The special sale is being conducted in coordination with the District Administration Office, Kathmandu, to provide cylinders to consumers facing an immediate shortage. The move comes amid a recent surge in demand and distribution difficulties in the LPG market, although authorities and industry representatives have maintained that imports and overall supply are continuing.
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Supreme Court orders journalist Kishore Shrestha’s production in court on August 17
The Supreme Court has ordered that journalist Kishore Shrestha be presented before it on August 17 along with items seized from the office of Janasthaa newspaper. A single bench of Justice Balkrishna Dhakal issued the order while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Shrestha’s wife, Saraswati Shrestha. The court directed that Shrestha be produced along with the laptop, computer and mobile phone seized by police from the Janasthaa office.
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RSP lawmaker, Nepal police chief clash puts parliamentary decorum under scrutiny
A heated confrontation between Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Khagendra Sunar and Nepal Police Inspector General Dan Bahadur Karki during a parliamentary committee meeting has triggered renewed scrutiny of conduct and decorum inside Nepal’s legislature. The dispute took place during Wednesday’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee, where senior government and security officials had been summoned over allegations of irregularities in the procurement of uniforms for election police.
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Nepali Congress non-establishment faction begins three-day national gathering
The non-establishment faction of the Nepali Congress kicked off a three-day national gathering in Kathmandu on Friday. Former Prime Minister and outgoing party president Sher Bahadur Deuba is attending the event as the chief guest. The programme is taking place at Miracle Party Venue in Sukedhara and is being chaired by former party General Secretary and faction coordinator Shashank Koirala. Several senior leaders, including Purna Bahadur Khadka, Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Prakash Sharan Mahat, Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya and Ambika Basnet, are present at the gathering.
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Khagraj Bhatta appointed Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim
Khagraj Bhatta, a leader of the Nepali Communist Party, has been appointed Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province with the support of CPN (UML). Reacting to his appointment, Bhatta said the opportunity to lead the 2.7 million people of Sudurpashchim has brought a greater sense of responsibility and challenge than happiness.
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Nepali Congress non-establishment faction begins three-day national gathering
The non-establishment faction of the Nepali Congress kicked off a three-day national gathering in Kathmandu on Friday. Former Prime Minister and outgoing party president Sher Bahadur Deuba is attending the event as the chief guest. The programme is taking place at Miracle Party Venue in Sukedhara and is being chaired by former party General Secretary and faction coordinator Shashank Koirala. Several senior leaders, including Purna Bahadur Khadka, Shekhar Koirala, Prakash Man Singh, Bimalendra Nidhi, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, Prakash Sharan Mahat, Mahalaxmi Upadhyaya and Ambika Basnet, are present at the gathering.
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Khagraj Bhatta appointed Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim
Khagraj Bhatta, a leader of the Nepali Communist Party, has been appointed Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province with the support of CPN (UML). Reacting to his appointment, Bhatta said the opportunity to lead the 2.7 million people of Sudurpashchim has brought a greater sense of responsibility and challenge than happiness.