News Commentary: How worthless wrangling is delaying MCC ratification in Nepal - Khabarhub
KATHMANDU: A proposed US$500 million (around Rs 60 billion) Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact is still a key political issue in Nepal waiting for
KATHMANDU, March 1: Birendranagar, the capital of Karnali Province, looked tense throughout Monday, as the political parties enforcing ‘Nepal Banda’ and police personnel clashed several times.
The local administrations have deployed heavy security personnel in the area following protests by political parties opposing the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC) compact.
The anti-MCC cadres have also vandalized the police office at Birendranagar.
To bring the situation under control, a curfew has been enforced from 8 PM Monday to 7:30 PM on Tuesday.
According to Khagendra Prasad Rijal, the chief district officer of Surkhet district, the security personnel are ordered to shoot if anyone tries to defy the orders.
KATHMANDU: The United States (US) has said that the decision whether to ratify the $500 million-dollar Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Nepal Compact
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has intensified talks with both the ruling coalition partners and the main opposition CPN-UML to secure parliamentary ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation compact that Nepal has signed with the United States.
DHANGADHI: Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the US government's grant assistance MCC could not be
Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the US government's grant assistance MCC could not be ratified by the parliament as it is.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has intensified efforts to woo the main opposition CPN- UML to secure parliamentary ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Nepal Compact.
The United States of America has given Nepal a deadline of February 28 to secure parliamentary ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation deal.
