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May 19, 2024 ,
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Nine thousand victims of human rights violations in 2023 General committee meeting to make Congress strong and united: Deuba Those who pushed the country to violence are in power: Former President Bhandari Indefinite curfew order in Birgunj Permission for mineral extraction to 156 mining companies in Nepal Finance Minister Mahat’s request to focus on meeting the target of revenue collection

General committee meeting to make Congress strong and united: Deuba

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Lalitpur: Chairman of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his belief that the general committee meeting of the party will strengthen and unite the party.

Speaking at the general committee meeting of the party which started at Godawari in Lalitpur on Monday, he said that the program is eagerly being observed with the hope of making the Congress stronger and more united.

Deuba said that the party’s policy issues will be discussed in the meeting of the general committee and a document will be prepared including the suggestions made in the meeting. Nepali Congress has a long history of struggle for the establishment, restoration and protection of democracy in the country. Whenever there is a crisis in the country, the Congress has shown the way of leadership and solution. On the basis of democratic values, this party has succeeded in keeping its name at the national and international level,” he said.

Former Prime Minister and Congress President Deuba said that the most importanat thing to to do in the present scenario is the protection and effective implementation of the Constitution.

He clarified that the coalition government was formed not only for the formation of the government, but also to neutralize the attempts made by the previous government to dissolve the House of Representatives and lead the country towards political instability and to protect the constitution. He also said that competition between political parties is natural, but Congress is always in favor of dialogue, understanding and cooperation.

Writ filed in Supreme Court against the ordinance of Koshi province

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Kathmandu- A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the ordinance issued to provide various facilities to the leaders of the ruling party and opposition parties in Koshi province.

Advocates Kapildev Dhakal and Rajendra Prasad Dangal filed a writ in the Supreme Court . They have demanded the repeal of the anti-constitutional ordinance.

The Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Kedar Karki, issued an ordinance on January 20 to provide facilities including vehicles to the officials of the Provincial Assembly.

Amendment of laws by ordinance to facilitate leaders

Ordinance in the Parliament to remove the difficulties encountered

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KATHMANDU – The government has presented an ordinance related to economic procedures and an order to remove difficulties in the meeting of the House of Representatives .

Finance Minister Dr Prakasharan Mahat presented the ‘Financial Procedures and Financial Accountability (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2080’ in the meeting. The ordinance includes provisions such as extending the time period for pre-discussion of the government’s policies and programs and budget.

Likewise, the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dhanraj Gurung has submitted an order to remove the discomfort caused by the extension of two commissions related to transitional justice according to Section 42 of the Commission of Inquiry into Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Act, 2071

Parliament session begins today

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Kathmandu – The winter session of the Federal Parliament is starting today. Seven possible agendas have been set for the meeting of the House of Representatives, which is scheduled for 4 pm.

At the beginning of the meeting, Speaker Devraj Ghimire will read out the details of the letter received from the President. After that, he will read out the letter regarding assignment of duties received from the office of the President and the letter regarding assignment of duties received from the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

According to the Parliament Secretariat, the agenda for the Speaker to nominate the members who will preside over the meeting according to the House of Representatives Rules 2079 has been decided. Likewise, the Electronic Business Bill, 2080 and the National Dignity Bill, 2079 will be tabled in the National Assembly.

Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat will introduce the Financial Procedure and Fiscal Responsibility (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2080 and Law Minister Dhanraj Gurung has issued an agenda to submit an order to remove obstacles according to section 42 of the Investigation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 issued by the decision of the Council of Ministers.

Self-centered governance system will not develop the country: Bhim Rawal

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Dhangadhi. CPN-UML leader Bhim Rawal has said that development and prosperity cannot be achieved in the country if politics is focused on self-interest.

At the closing ceremony of the Chief Minister’s Cup volleyball tournament at Mahendranagar in Kanchanpur , he commented that leaders should not focus only on changing the government, who will become the prime minister and minister.

He believes that while neighboring India and China are developing rapidly, Nepal is lagging behind in geopolitics due to its own reasons.

If Nepal, which has a very sensitive geopolitics between the two countries, becomes weak, if the governance system is focused on personal interests, when will we develop sports, agriculture, health and economy? When will we give jobs to the youth?’ Rawal said, ‘If we only decide when the government will change, who will be the minister, and who will be the prime minister, we will not be able to develop the country.’

Rawal said that improving the economy of the country, returning the encroached borders, developing the agricultural sector and employment are the main needs of the present time.

Everyone should agree on the bill related to transitional justice: Oli

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Kathmandu – UML President and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the bill related to transitional justice should be passed with the consent of all.

He expressed this opinion while talking to mediapersons after a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singhdurbar today.

He informed that there was a discussion with the Prime Minister regarding current issues and finalizing the rest of the peace process. President Oli said that he talked to the Prime Minister about finalizing the bill properly and quickly.

The bill is currently being discussed in the committee regarding the completion of the rest of the peace process. It was discussed that we should settle it well and finish it soon. UML’s stance on TRC remains the same. If it is done well, it will be passed by consensus,” said President Oli. President Oli also informed that UML’s position that the bill related to TRC should be victim-friendly remains the same.

Current government is illegal, undemocratic and corrupt: Oli

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Kathmandu: CPN-UML President KP Sharma Oli has said that the current government is undemocratic and corrupt. Inaugurating the National Convention of Bank, Insurance and Financial Sector Employees Association of Nepal in Kathmandu on Friday, Oli said that the current government is illegal, undemocratic and corrupt.

He claimed that the political, cultural, economic and social sectors were devastated because of the government. Likewise, Oli said that Pm Dahal intervened and instructed to stop the scout conference after being sure about the alliance will be defeated.He alleged that Congress is looting Scout’s property by force.

He says that the coalition government has also interfered in organizations such as Red Cross, Non-residential Nepal Association. Oli mentioned that the financial institutions have caused problems to the borrowers by unilaterally increasing the interest rates.

Amendment of laws by ordinance to facilitate leaders

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Biratnagar – The Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Kedar Karki, has issued an ordinance to increase the office bearers of the Provincial Assembly.

Chief Minister Karki issued Ordinance 2080 to amend some provincial laws 10 days after ending the session of the Provincial Assembly to provide additional facilities to the leaders of the ruling party.

The new ordinance has amended Section 2 of the Act 2075 on the Service of Officials and Members of the Provincial Assembly and increased the number of officers of the Provincial Assembly. The government will provide vehicles, drivers and fuel to the additional officials through the State Assembly Secretariat.

In the Act, only the speaker, deputy speaker, leader of the main opposition party, chief whip of the ruling party, chief whip of the main opposition party, leader of the opposition party, whip of the ruling party and the chairman of the provincial assembly committee were kept as office bearers of the provincial assembly. By bringing the ordinance, the former chief minister who is a member of the provincial assembly and the leader of the parliamentary party of the party participating in the government and the leader of the parliamentary party of the opposition party have also been placed in office.

Chief Minister Kedar Karki has also taken away the authority of the heads of District Coordination Committees through an ordinance. By amending the Koshi State Public Health Act 2077 through an ordinance, Chief Minister Karki took away the authority of the District Coordination Committee chief.

Earlier in the act, there was a provision that the chairman of the management committee of the government hospital under the province would be the head of the district coordination committee. But Chief Minister Karki has issued an ordinance to appoint the state government as the chairman of the government hospital management committee.

Report on National Assembly Elections to the President

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Kathmandu- The Election Commission has submitted the report with the results of the National Assembly elections to the President Ramchandra Paudel.

Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission Dinesh Kumar Thapalia presented the report to President Paudel at a program held on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhawan Sheetal Niwas.

According to Section 60 of the National Assembly Member Election Act, 2075, the report with the election results of the National Assembly Member Election, 2080 has been submitted to the President’s Office.

Elections were held in all the seven provinces for 19 seats.
The remaining 1 seat will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government.

The country went towards instability because of UML: Madhav Nepal

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Kathmandu: CPN Unified Samajwadi Party President Madhav Kumar Nepal has accused the main opposition party CPN UML of playing a negative role in a very irresponsible manner. Speaking at the party’s second national council meeting that began on Sunday, President Nepal said that UML is determined to destroy the current coalition government.

‘The CPN-UML, which has become the main opposition after being overthrown, is playing a negative role in a very irresponsible manner. There is an audacity to break the current alliance that is being operated by the government in various ways,’ he said. He said that the parties in the opposition have been blocking the House on any issue.

Nepal, who is also a former Prime Minister, said that recently questions are being raised about the stability of the government and political stability in the country. He claimed that due to various opposing forces in the House, instability was being created in the country.

He emphasized that since the coalition government has been formed in the union and all the seven provinces, they should work with understanding among the coalition parties.

He said that the economic crisis and recession that appeared in the country after the Covid-19 is still ongoing. He said, ‘Economic crisis and recession are the same. Although there have been some improvements, the revenue raised has not been enough to cover current expenses. Price rise and inflation have increased. Although it was said to replace imports and promote exports, it has not been done accordingly.’

North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast

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North Korea has fired several cruise missiles in waters off its east coast. launch took place near the port of Sinpo.Neither the number nor type of missiles is clear yet says South Korea’s military.

Reporting the new launch, which took place at 08:00 (23:00 GMT Saturday), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said “our military has been closely coordinating with the United States to monitor additional signs of North Korea’s provocations”.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been increasingly aggressive in his policy direction and rhetoric in recent months, ending several agreements aimed at peace-keeping and ramping up military action.

Pyongyang claims to have tested a new solid-fueled missile and its underwater attack drone, which can carry nuclear warheads.

Earlier this month, Kim Jong Un named South Korea as a “main enemy,” announcing that the former primary goal of reunification with South Korea had ended. This raised concerns that North Korea was preparing for war, South Korea said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that if the North increases its provocations, it will respond strongly.

We will seriously review the alliance with Congress: Barshman Pun

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CPN-Maoist Center Deputy Secretary General Barshman Pun has said that after the results of the National Assembly election in Koshi Province, there is a need to seriously review the alliance with the Congress.

While training the Maoist representatives and district level leaders in home district Rolpa, Pun commented that the Congress has lost their trust.

He said that in every election, they vote for the Congress honestly, but the process of being cheated by the Congress is repeating.

A new turn has come in national politics with the results of the National Assembly election of Koshi province. We have reached the point where we have to seriously review the alliance with the Congress”, Pun said, “what is the loss or profit for us politically from the alliance with the Congress? How long will it last if we continue to vote for Congress honestly in every election and Congress keeps betraying.

Earlier, in various cases, the Congress leadership used to point to factionalism and power struggle within the party as the reason. Pun recalled that two years ago, the Congress was dishonest by not voting for the candidate in the National Assembly from Koshi. Pun also said that the Congress betrayed Kedar Karki by making him the Chief Minister of Koshi in an alliance with the UML, contrary to the agreement reached at the top leadership level.

Deputy General Secretary Pun has also demanded the Congress leadership to review the anarchy and apolitical tendencies within them. He said that the Congress’s betrayal in Koshi will be discussed in the power alliance meeting.

In the National Assembly elections held on Thursday, the ruling coalition nominated Congress LLeader Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Maoist Champadevi Karki as candidates. Although Sitaula won, Karki lost to UML’s Rukmini Koirala.

PM Dahal’s emphasized on dialogue between the warring parties for world peace

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KATHMANDU – Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has emphasized dialogue between the warring parties for upholding world peace.

During the meeting with a high-level delegation of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, led by Izumi Nakamitsu, Prime Minister Dahal said Nepal is always in favor of world peace, adding Nepal’s peace process has become an example for other countries in the world. 

He stressed that dialogue is the only option for world peace, adding, “Many areas of the world are still in very sensitive condition.  Incidents including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel and Hamas war have added challenges to global peace. But we stress on seeking the solution to conflicts through dialogue.”

The PM recalled Nepal’s remarkable role in different international forums for the establishment of peace in the world.

Talking about the role played by Nepal from the position of leader of the least developed countries in the UN General Assembly, PM Dahal underscored that Nepal would always support the UN’s efforts to establish peace and play a leading role in world peace.

“The role the United Nations has played for world peace and disarmament is laudable. We are with the United Nations in its every step and express our commitment to remain so in the future as well,” he said.

Under-Secretary-General and the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Nakamitsu, said the office of the South Asia Centre on Disarmament Affairs has been set up in Nepal and the expectation is that Nepal will become a center of peace in the South Asia region.

“The Centre has been established with the expectation that Nepal will become a peace center amongst its nuclear-armed neighbors. It is expected that like in the past Nepal will play its role in support of regional and world peace in an effective manner,”

On the occasion, Izumi also praised the role Nepal has been playing in the UN peacekeeping missions as the second-largest troops-contributing nation.

UN Resident Coordinator in Nepal, Hanna Singer, the foreign affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, Rupak Sapkota, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other officials were present on the occasion.

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Amicus curiae to give its opinion on the petition against the decision to remove the word “OM” from the dictionary

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Kathmandu: The amicus curiae of the court is giving its opinion in the case related to the decision to remove the word “OM” from the Nepali dictionary. The argument of the amicus curiae is going to start today as the argument of the lawyer for the petitioner and the lawyer of the government side has finished.

Writ petitioner and lawyer Swagat Nepal has informed that since the arguments of the petitioner, witness and the government lawyer in the writ against the removal of the word “OM” have been completed, the amicus curiae will be debated from today.The writ is being debated in the joint bench of Judge Sapna Malla Pradhan and Saranga Subedi .

The then Minister of Education, Dinanath Sharma forced to remove the word”OM”from the cabinet meeting on 6th August 2012 and implemented it. Advocate Swagat Nepal, Tapendra Bahadur Karki and others filed a writ in the Supreme Court on 9th September 2016 against the government’s decision.

They filed a writ saying that the word ‘om’ has been removed from the dictionary with the aim of ending Nepali, language, culture and tradition under foreign influence.

Earlier, the joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Chudal and Vinod Sharma had ordered to summon ‘Amicus Curiae’ to hear the writ. An order was made in the name of Nepal Bar to send an amicus curiae including a person with language and legal competence.

The petitioner has demanded that the amendment approved by the Ministry of Education on the proposal of the Curriculum Development Center should be cancelled. The word ‘om’ has been removed from the comprehensive Nepali dictionary of the 10th edition published in 2018.

Vaccination against measles-rubella from February 25th

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Kathmandu: The government is going to conduct a vaccination campaign against measles-rubella across the country from February 25th to March 20. Considering the risk of measles-rubella infection, the target is to vaccinate about 5.7 million children across the country.

The Ministry of Health and Population is going to give measles-rubella vaccine to all children between the ages of nine months and 15 years. According to Dr. Abhiyaan Gautam, Head of Child Health and Vaccination Branch of the Department of Health Services, all the children of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur in Kathmandu valley and 21 districts highly infected with Measles-Ruella bordering India will be given the vaccine.

“The children of the remaining 51 districts will also be made to participate in the vaccination campaign,” said Chief Dr. Gautam. Director of Family Welfare Division Dr. Vivek Kumar Lal said that the government is going to conduct a vaccination campaign with the goal of eliminating measles-rubella by 2026. Measles-rubella is the most contagious disease. One person can spread this disease to 18 people. ‘Measles-rubella is more contagious’, Dr. Gautam, Head of Vaccination Branch, said, ‘That’s why we have started conducting vaccination campaigns across the country this year.’

Maoist became the largest party in the National Assembly

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Kathmandu – With the results of today’s election of the National Assembly, the CPN Maoist Center has succeeded in becoming the largest party in the National Assembly. According to today’s vote results, the Maoist Center has become the largest party in the National Assembly with 17 seats, while the Congress is in second place with 16 seats.

In the National Assembly elections held for 19 seats, 10 people were elected from the Congress, 5 from the Maoist Center, 2 from the United Socialist Party and 1 each from the Janata Samajwadi Party and the CPN-UML. With today’s voting results, the party equation in the National Assembly has changed.

Who won the National Assembly member election?

In the election for National Assembly members, Krishna Sitaula of Congress and Rukmini Koirala of UML were elected from Koshi Province, while Anand Prasad Dhungana of Congress and Pooja Chaudhary of Jaspa were elected from Madhesh Province.

In Bagmati, Jeetjung Basnet and Vishnudevi Pudasaini of Nepali Congress, Srikrishna Adhikari of CPN Maoist Center and Ghanshyam Rizal of CPN Unified Socialist were elected, while in Gandaki, Kiran Babu Shrestha of Congress, Padma Bahadur Pariyar and Manrupa Sharma of Maoist were elected.

Similarly, Bishnu Kumari Sapkota of the Congress and Jhakkuprasad Subedi of the Maoist Center were elected from Lumbini Province, while Savitri Malla of the United Socialist Party, Vishnu BK of the Maoist and Krishna Bahadur Rokaya of the Congress were elected in Karnali.

Similarly, Maoist’s Renu Chand from the women’s side, Congress’s Narayan Bhatt from the disability side and Baldev Bohra from the Congress have been elected from Far West Province.

Vote count started in Janakpur

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Janakpur- Vote count for the National Assembly member election has started in Janakpur. Voting started at 9 am and ended at 3 pm in all the 14 polling stations of seven provinces.

According to the Election Commission, 99.32 percent votes were cast in the election. Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel informed that the voting was peaceful and all the results will be available by 8 pm.

According to Paudel, counting of votes has already started in Janakpur of Madhesh province. All-party meetings have also started in other states. Counting of votes will begin in all provinces in the next hour.

Elections were held today for 19 seats in the National Assembly and one will be nominated by the President. 51 candidates from eight teams are competing for 19 seats .

Health ministry seeks expert’s advice to dispose 4 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine

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Officials said that the Ministry of Health and Population has started consultation with vaccine experts to dispose 4 million doses of Sinovac-Coronavac Covid-19 vaccine that expired in December last year.

The vaccine was provided by China two years ago. When China sent the vaccine as a support, other vaccines were also available in Nepal . When the vaccine arrived, most of the Nepalese were already vaccinated and due to the less number of Nepalese remain to be vaccinated, the vaccine was not used and got expired.

Dr. Prakash Budhathoki, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, has said that he has started taking expert’s advice to dispose 4 million doses of the vaccine . “We have consulted experts from the World Health Organization, vaccine experts of the country and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee on cost-effective and easy ways to dispose the vaccine .” Officials said they have also consulted with experts from China’s vaccine manufacturing companies to dispose the vaccine doses.

Nepal used various brand of coronavirus vaccines such as AstraZeneca, Vero Cell, Pfizer-Biotech, and Moderna manufactured in several countries.

National assembly election to be held today

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Kathmandu – National Assembly elections are being held today in all seven provinces. Out of the 20 vacant seats in the National Assembly, elections are going to be held for 19 seats. One person will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government.

The Election Commission has said that voting will be held from 9 am to 3 pm and counting of votes will start immediately after the polling and the results will be announced today. Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapalia has informed that the election results will be announced within 3-4 hours.

According to the Election Commission, there are 51 candidates from eight political parties in the election. There are 5 candidates in Koshi province, 5 in Madhes, 15 in Bagmati, 8 in Gandaki and 6 each in Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. There are a total of 51 candidates in all the seven provinces, 18 for the women group, 5 for the Dalit group, 8 for persons with disabilities or minority communities and 20 for other groups.

In the election of members of the National Assembly, the electors are the members of the provincial assembly, the chairman and vice-chairman of the rural municipality, and the head and deputy chief of the municipality. There are a total of 2 thousand 47 voters for the election of the member of the national assembly .

Houthis announce operation against US forces in Gulf of Aden

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Houthi rebels from Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement announced a military operation against US warships in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saria said on Telegram.

A clash with several destroyers and US warships, who tried to protect two US commercial vessels, occurred in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The result was a direct hit of a US warship. The two US commercial vessels were forced to retreat and return,” he said.

According to the statement, the clash “lasted more than two hours.” The Houthis used “several ballistic missiles,” and some of them “reached their targets” despite US attempts to intercept them.TASS

Parliament session called by President Paudel

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Kathmandu – President Ramchandra Paudel has called a session of both houses of the Federal Parliament. On the Recommendation of the Council of Ministers President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

Spokesperson of the President’s Office, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, informed that President Paudel has called a meeting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly to be held at 4 pm on 5th February.

Clause (1) of Article 93 of the Constitution provides that the President shall convene a session of the Parliament on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

Sunil Poudel and Vikal Poudel arrested in security printing press and payment gateway case

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Kathmandu – The then managing director of Nepal Telecom, Sunil Paudel, and the then executive director of Surakshan Mudran Kendra, Vikal Paudel, have been arrested in connection with the security printing and payment gateway case.

It is said that they were arrested by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority in the National Payment Gateway and security printing press case. The authority has filed a case against Sunil poudel in a special court with a demand of Rs 23,27,58,0 77 and 13 years imprisonment.

Similarly, the authority’s team arrested Vikal Paudel for allegedly corrupting around 700 million in the purchase of electrical infrastructure needed for Security Press. The authority has demanded a fine of 698 million rupees and three years imprisonment against Poudel.

Three-member committee formed to study the new stock exchange

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Kathmandu- The government has formed a three-member committee to study the new stock exchange. The Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday formed a study committee chaired by former Deputy Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Chintamani Siwakoti.

Government Spokesperson and Minister of Communications and Information Rekha Sharma has informed that a three-member study committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Nepal Rastra Bank’s former Deputy Governor Sivakoti to study the organized sector that operates the securities market.

The committee will have to submit recommendations to the government within 45 days .After the proposal to license the new stock exchange reached the cabinet, the government formed a study committee to study it. The Securities Board has already accepted applications for new stock exchanges.

Three applications have been received for the new stock exchange. Himalayan Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange and Annapurna Exchange have applied for the new stock exchange.

Govt prepared to operate Nepal Airlines under management contract

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KATHMANDU – The government is preparing to operate the national flag-carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) under management contract.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati said that processes have been advanced for the management contract of the NAC for its restructuring.

At a meeting of the International Relations and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Tuesday, Minister Kirati said, “We are preparing to go for this system as we are required to embrace the management contract of the Corporation’s restructuring.” The Ministry has already sent a proposal for a management contract to the cabinet. “A decision will be made soon on this agenda,” he shared.

Minister Kirati argued that reforms in the NAC were inevitable through management contracts based on the studies and recommendations of the stakeholders. Since the management contract modality has generated good results in different countries, this model could be appropriate in Nepal too, he claimed.

On the occasion, Minister Kirati shared that the ministry has drawn the conclusion that the NAC cannot be run in the existing situation and that plans were being prepared to run the organization by bringing about structural reforms. On the occasion, lawmaker Udaya SJB Rana said that the NAC’s presence should be made robust in the international market even by adding more aircraft.

Likewise, lawmaker Dr Dhawal SJB Rana said that the NAC’s management contract was appropriate but it should advance only on the basis of relevance. However, lawmaker Prem Suwal opposed the idea of operating the NAC through a management contract and called for all to become responsible for reforms in the NAC.

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Local businessmen stage protest against KMC

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The local businessmen of the New Road area are protesting against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s decision on parking banin the New Road area.

After the Metropolitan Corporation banned parking on black paved roads around Dharmapath, Juddha Shalik to Indrachok, Khichapokhari, Mahabauddha, Bir Hospital, the businessmen of that area have started protesting for the second day today.

The businessmen have closed the shutters of their businesses and have embarked on street protests demanding to withdraw the unilateral decision of metropolis to remove the parking lot without any coordination with the businessmen and the option of parking.

The businessmen have started the street movement by forming a struggle committee consisting of local social associations, business associations and stakeholders.

Naresh Katuwal, founder president of Nepal National Federation of Businessmen, has said that the decision to remove the parking lot in the area has caused injustice to businessmen, locals and customers and the business future of New Road is in crisis. He has also alleged that prohibition of parking without giving an alternative may caused the businessmen of the New Road area to collapse and flee.

Prohibition of vehicle parking in New Road area: Free parking arrangement at Kathmandu View Tower

The top leaders of the coalition in discussions to end the impasse in Parliament

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KATHMANDU- The discussion held between the top leaders of the ruling coalition at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, has decided to communicate with all the parties represented in the Parliament, including the main opposition parties, to end the deadlock in the House.

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal who is also the Chairman of CPN Maoist Center, Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN United Socialists Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and other leaders.

The meeting of both the Houses of the Federal Parliament has been postponed due to the obstruction of the main opposition party CPN-UML, saying that the government has protected the gold smugglers and does not want to form a high-level investigation committee to investigate .

Vote counting continues in Tanahun: All-party meeting to be held for vote count in Chitwan and Bara

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April 24 – Out of the 3 constituencies, Chitwan 2, Bara 2, and Tanahun 1, where the by-elections have been completed, the counting of votes in Tanahun has been going on since midnight, while an all-party meeting is to be held to finalize the issue of the vote count in Bara and Chitwan.

The all-party meeting of Chitwan 2 is scheduled to be held today, which was postponed last night due to the stand of CPN UML and Nepali Congress candidates who were not agreed to count the votes without investigating the code of conduct violation against Ravi Lamichhane .

Similarly, an all-party meeting is to be held today in Bara 2. The parties had agreed to hold an all-party meeting in the morning as there was no condition to count the votes from the night due to the storm.

PM Deuba dismissed four ministers of JASAPA

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has removed four ministers of the Janata Samajwadi Party from the cabinet.

It is said that Prime Minister Deuba has dismissed the ministers of Jaspa after the Jaspa left the alliance and prepared to go to the election in coordination with the UML in the elections of the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly to be held on November 20. Deuba, who had previously consulted with the Election Commission and legal experts on the matter of removing the ministers, dismissed all four ministers of the Jaspa today . But since the election code of conduct has been implemented, the commission said that although the minister can be dismissed, political appointments cannot be made.

Federal Affairs and General Administration Minister Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Mohammad Istiaq Rai, Forest and Environment Minister Pradeep Yadav and Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav were in the cabinet of the coalition government.

Similarly, Govinda Prasad Sharma Koirala, who became the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, has also been removed from the government after failing to become a member of Parliament within 6 months. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has been assigned the responsibility of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

PM prepares to remove JASAPA Ministers

Complaint against Deuba’s candidacy dismissed

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Election Commission has dismissed the complaint against the nomination of Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba for the House of Representatives.

As the Election Commission dismissed the complaint against Deuba’s nomination, his candidacy in Dsadeldhura will continue. The election commission said that the date of birth on the voter’s ID card was misprinted and the complaint against Deuba’s nomination was not legal.

Karna Bahadur Malla, the senior vice-chairman of Nepali Congress BP, filed a complaint with the election officer’s office saying that Deuba’s date of birth in the citizenship and date of birth in the voter’s list is different and his candidature should be cancelled.

PM prepares to remove JASAPA Ministers

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has prepared to remove Janata Samajwadi Party ministers. However, since the election code of conduct has been implemented, Deuba is in consultation with the Election Commission and legal professionals.

According to the coalition leaders, PM Deuba is preparing to remove the ministers, after JASAPA left the coalition and is running in coordination with the UML in the elections of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly to be held on November 20. In the meeting of the alliance, Deuba informed that the decision will be taken after consulting the court and the commission.

Sources said that Prime Minister Deuba consulted the Chief Election Commissioner on whether or not new appointments could be made after removing them. But the commission had said that a political appointment cannot be made as the election code of conduct has already been implemented. However, Deuba can dismiss the four ministers in the government.

Federal Affairs and General Administration Minister Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Mohammad Istiaq Rai, Forest and Environment Minister Pradeep Yadav, Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav are in the cabinet from JASAPA.

Congress leaders protest at Party Office

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Leader warns of independent candidacy across the country and “no vote” campaign for coalition candidates

The Congress leaders of the agitating Koirala panel staged a sit-in at the party office Sanepa today demanding equal rights and justice in Congress.

The Congress leaders of the Shekhar Koirala panel, who have been rebelling within the party regarding the issue of seat allocation within the coalition, demanded to correct the closed list of candidates towards a proportional election system saying that they should get 40 per cent seats. They have also warned that the alliance will lose the election if the distribution of the seats and tickets won’t go fair.

The Congress leaders have said that they will boycott the elections and will not vote for the candidates of the alliance if they try to move ahead in an arbitrary manner by weakening the party in the name of the alliance. They have also warned about independent candidacy across the country.

Congress won’t vote for the candidates from the alliance: Shekhar Koirala

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Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has announced that congress won’t vote for the candidates from the alliance and warned that the alliance will lose the election.

The Congress leaders of the Shekhar Koirala panel, who have been rebelling within the party regarding the issue of seat allocation within the coalition, have become more aggressive after the party president Deuba unilaterally recommended the proportional candidates for the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly elections.

The Congress leaders close to Koirala have said that the coalition cannot win the election just by settling the balance of seat distribution in Baluwatar. They have also warned that the alliance will lose the election if the distribution of the seats and tickets won’t go fair.

Dissatisfied Congress leaders have demanded to correct the closed list of candidates for the proportional election system. Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has announced that he will protest if the distribution of tickets is not fair. The leaders of Koirala group have also said that if they do not get 40 percent of the seats, they will sit in the party office and start the agitation.

The Congress leaders have said that if the closure list is not changed by the 16th, they will be forced to take a tough historic decision. The Congress leaders have said that they will boycott the elections and will not vote for the candidates of the alliance if they try to move ahead in an arbitrary manner by weakening the party in the name of alliance.

Government committed to conduct the election in a fair & fearless environment:Deuba

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government is committed to conduct the elections in a fair, free and fearless environment.

Addressing a special ceremony held at Sainik Manch Tundikhel on Monday on the occasion of Constitution Day, Prime Minister Deuba expressed his hope that the government will get everyone’s support in this task.

The Prime Minister said, ‘the election ensures the peaceful transfer of power in the country through democratic methods and means, on the other hand, it helps to make our constitution viable and increase its vitality. I believe that the government will get everyone’s support in this task.’

Prime Minister Deuba said that the government is moving in the direction of fulfilling the aspirations of the country and the people by maintaining political stability, peace and good governance in the country. He emphasized that the epoch-making political change in the country has been completed and now it should be institutionalized and moved forward

He also said that the responsibility of fulfilling the unfulfilled dreams of our brave martyrs and making Nepal prosperous has now fallen on our shoulders. Using this as an opportunity, there is a need for all of us to work with integrity and honesty to bring prosperity and good governance to the homes of every Nepali as soon as possible .

PM Deuba will not attend the UN General Assembly

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, will not be attending the upcoming 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN).

During the participation in the UN general assembly, Pm Deuba was supposed to have a bilateral visit between the US and Nepal. But as the date of the election in Nepal has been fixed and no concrete date from the US for a bilateral visit has been set, he will not be attending the UN General Assembly.

Earlier, arrangements were made to hold a bilateral visit between US and Nepal. But it was postponed after the rejection of SPP by the Nepal government in June.

According to the information received, Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka will attend the UN general assembly on behalf of Nepal. But no decision has been finalised yet and the next cabinet meeting will decide regarding the matter, said an official of foreign affairs.

Usually, The head of government or head of state of the member countries of the United Nations participates in the General Assembly and express their views on the world stage on behalf of their respective countries.

Prime Minister urged the employees to help prepare for the election

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has asked all government employees to suspend all the programs of the movement and assist the government in preparing for the elections.

Addressing a program organized by the Nepal Civil Servants Union in Kathmandu on Sunday, Prime Minister Deuba requested the employees to support the government in preparation for the federal and state elections.

He promised to bring the Federal Civil Code soon while addressing the legitimate demands of the employees. Saying that he is aware of the suggestions made regarding the Act, he promised that while advancing the Act, along with the demands of the employees, the way of timely improvement will be adopted.

Likewise, senior Congress leader Ramchandra Paudel said that the constitution is a changeable document and the law should be finalized so that the legitimate demands of the employees are addressed.

In the program, the employees urged the government to pay special attention to other matters for their moral development.

Ruling coalition to discuss seat allocation in today’s meeting

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The top leaders of the coalition parties have been engaged in continuous discussions for the past few days about the distribution of seats in the upcoming elections.

Due to the stand of the top leaders of the coalition party, no concrete decision has been made regarding the distribution of seats. The meeting of the top leaders of the coalition party and the members of the task force has been scheduled to be held today at 3 pm at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, to give a final conclusion on the issue of seat distribution, which is seen as a challenge as the election is approaching.

While the Congress claimed 100 seats in the previous meeting, the Maoist Center claimed 60, the unified Socialist Party 40, the Jaspa 32 and the Jan Morcha 2 seats.

It seems that the continuous discussions between the top leaders of the coalition parties regarding the sharing of seats will have a concrete decision today.

PM Deuba inaugurates Butwal International Conference Center

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba inaugurated the Butwal International Conference Center today.

Prime Minister Deuba, who reached Butwal by helicopter of the Nepalese army, inaugurated the conference center today in a formal ceremony. Along with the Prime Minister, Home Minister Balkrishna Khand, Urban Development Minister Metmani Chaudhary, UML leaders Vishnu Paudel and Ramkumari Jhankri were also present in the program.

The main hall of the international conference center built on 9 bigha land of Butwal Mandap in Ramnagar has a balcony of 400 seats and a lower level of 300 seats with a capacity of 1000 seats. The total seating capacity of the conference center is 2,700 seats, including the main hall and 12 other halls designed for conferences and seminars.

The international convention center built at a cost of more than 1 billion rupees has 5 entrances, a helipad and a parking facility for 400 four-wheelers and 400 motorcycles.

87 political parties participating in the upcoming elections

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87 political parties are going to participate in the elections to be held on November 20.

The Election Commission has informed that 87 parties have been registered to participate in the elections. Among them, the number of parties participating individually is 75, while the number of parties participating in joint groups is 4, according to the commission.
According to the Commission, there will be 79 election symbols for the House of Representatives elections.

Similarly, the maximum number of 75 parties are going to participate in the province. Among them, 72 parties will participate in the Bagmati state assembly election, 70 in province 1, 66 in Gandaki, 68 in Lumbini, and 64/64 parties in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces. According to the commission, the number of parties participating in the joint group in state assembly elections is 4/4.

NC nominates 10 female members to the central committee

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Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has nominated 10 female members to the Central Committee.

Kiran Yadav (Mahottari), Radha Ghale (Kathmandu), Dhana Khatiwada (Lalitpur), Urmila Thapalia (Dhading), Rukmini Koirala (Morang), Kalyani Rizal (Kathmandu), Goma Bhattarai (Jhapa), Ganga Shahi (Rupandehi) Lakshmi Khatiwada (Sunsari) and Sita Devkota (Nawalpur) have been nominated as a member of the Central Working Committee.

It is stated in the press release that they have been nominated as central members in accordance with subsection 10 of Article 21 of the legislation.

Meeting of the ruling coalition at Baluwatar

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The meeting of the ruling coalition is currently sitting to discuss the preparation and distribution of seats for the upcoming house of representative and provincial assembly elections.

A meeting of the ruling coalition is being held at the Prime Minister’s residence, Baluwatar.

In the meeting, the issue of the Citizenship Bill has also been discussed. Similarly, CPN Maoist Center’s Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has informed other parties of the alliance about Bamdev Gautam and Baburam Bhattarai running for the upcoming election from the Maoist Center.

Deuba is in charge of nominating candidates for the upcoming elections

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The Nepali Congress has entrusted party president Sher Bahadur Deuba with the task of sending the official letter of nomination of candidates for the upcoming House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly elections.

The meeting of the work performance Committee held at the Party Central Office Sanepa has decided to give instructions through the Central Office to propose and recommend the names of direct and proportional candidates for the election of the House of Representatives and the Provincial Assembly, but to give the final responsibility of sending the nomination letter to Chairman Deuba.

Similarly, today’s meeting has entrusted the chief secretary of the office, Krishna Paudel to register the party to participate in the election. The meeting also decided to conduct an election-focused nationwide campaign from 26th August to the 9th of September.

Tharu leaders from congress demand to release Resham Chaudhary

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After pressure from the Tharu leaders of the Nepali congress party, Prime Minister Deuba has instructed the Home Minister to proceed with the necessary process regarding the Tikapur incident.

The government has discussed the issue of the Tikapur incident with the officials of the Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha. Home Ministry spokesperson Fanindramani Pokharel said that the implementation of the 6-point agreement with the KP Sharma Oli-led government was discussed. Spokesperson Pokharel said that both sides have done their homework and will hold a meeting again.

Assembly General Minister Premi Lal Chaudhary said that the discussion was focused on the Tikapur incident and the release of prisoners including Resham Chaudhary. Chaudhary says that since the Tikapur incident is a political issue, they have requested to resolve it politically.

Tharu leaders of Congress have analyzed that Resham Chaudhary’s party has become a big factor in the federal and state elections. They believe that if he is released under the leadership of the Congress, it will be beneficial in the elections and the votes of the tharu leaders will be secured.

Former Member of Parliament and Central Member of the Assembly Rukmini Choudhary also said that the current government should implement the agreement which was done during the KP Oli led government.

Tharu leaders from congress had suggested to the Prime Minister that the Tikapur incident should be put aside by following the agreement made by the previous government. Prime Minister Deuba has also assured Tharu leaders that he will solve it through the legal process.

Meeting of the Central Performance Committee of Nepali Congress to be held today

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The meeting of the Central perfomance Committee of Nepali Congress will be held today at the party central office in Sanepa.

According to the spokesperson Praka sharan Mahat, Sher Bahadur Deuba has called a meeting of the central perfomance committee at 9 am.

Spokesperson Mahat also informed that a meeting has been called to decide on the party registration for the purpose of the election, to discuss on the preparation of the election and to discuss about the training of the elected people’s representatives, which is scheduled to be held on the 15th and 16th of August.

Congress to deploy central leaders in all 77 districts

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Nepali Congress has decided to deploy its central leaders in all 77 districts to prepare for the provincial and federal elections scheduled to be held on November 20.

While the issue of seat distribution has not yet been decided, the Nepali Congress is going to mobilize its central members in all 77 districts of the country for the election campaign. The Nepali Congress has emphasized that there should be practical, scientific and natural electoral harmony by saying that the coalition parties should also be taken along.

Earlier, the meeting of the ruling alliance held at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, also constituted an 11-member committee to decide the issue of seat distribution.

Similarly, the Nepali Congress has also informed that a training program will be organized in Kathmandu on 15th and 16th of August to train the elected people’s representatives at the local level.

Agreement on electoral coordination between the ruling coalition

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It has been agreed to coordinate the elections between the ruling coalition parties in the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assembly elections. The meeting between the top leaders of the coalition parties held today has informed us that according to the agreement, the seat distribution will be finalized by the end of August.

Today’s meeting of the ruling alliance held at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, has also constituted an 11-member committee to decide the issue of seat distribution. Krishna Sitaula, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and Gagan Thapa of Congress are in the committee, while Dev Gurung and Barshman Pun from CPN-Maoist Center are in the committee. Similarly, Vice President Pramesh Hamal and General Secretary Beduram Bhusal from Ekikrit Samajwadi Party, Rakam Chemjong and Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav from Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) and Himlal Puri and Anand Sharma from Rashtriya Jan Morcha are in the committee.

The committee has been given the responsibility to submit a report along with the decision on seat distribution within the end of August.

Electoral coordination is possible only in 3 conditions: Shekhar Koirala

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Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has said that only if the three conditions of the Congress are met, it will be possible to coordinate in the election with the coalition parties.

While speaking at a press conference organized by Nepal Press Union in Birgunj, leader Koirala said that electoral coordination with the coalition parties in the upcoming elections would be possible only if economic policy, foreign policy and a permanent government under the leadership of the Congress for 5 years will be accepted. He also said that discussions are going on between the coalition parties on this matter.

In addition, Koirala also said that it is impossible to go to the elections by distributing the seats per the demand of the Maoist Center. Pointing to the party president, he has also claimed that Congress will win the next election if the party gives tickets to qualified candidates without dividing tickets on a factional basis.

Protest against PM Deuba: Demand to withdraw the citizenship bill

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At the program of the National Vibhuti Bhimsen Thapa Memorial Foundation attended by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, slogans were raised demanding the repeal of the Citizenship Bill.

Slogans were raised against Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in a program organized by the Rastriya Bibhuti Bhimsen Thapa Memorial Foundation at Pragya Bhawan in Kamaladi. When Prime Minister Deuba was about to get on the stage to give his speech, a group of people present there chanted slogans against the Citizenship Bill, MCC and Sher Bahadur Deuba, demanding to protect the Nation.

After the incident, security personnel escorted Prime Minister Deuba to the stage, while the police escorted the protestors out of the venue.

Journalism sector should be more responsible for the country and the people: PM Deuba

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Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said the journalism sector should be more responsible for the country and the people.

During the opening ceremony of the 9th Convention of Nepal Press Union in Hetauda, PM deuba urged the journalists to be responsible and accountable refining itself with the help of advanced technology.

Addressing the ceremony he also said that the journalists should not forget their responsibility under the guise of press freedom as press has an important role to strengthened the democracy.

Soon after addressing the ceremony he returned back to Kathmandu.

Nepali Congress appoints chief whip and whip of the party

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Nepali Congress has appointed Chitralekha Yadav as the party’s chief whip and Meen Bahadur Vishwakarma as the whip.

Nepali Congress Party Chairman and Parliamentary Party Leader Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday appointed Yadav and Vishwakarma as the chief whip and whip of the party.
Yadav and Vishwakarma have been appointed to fill both the vacant posts after Balkrishna Khan, who was the Chief Whip before, became the Home Minister and Pushpa Bhusal, who was the Whip, became the Deputy Speaker.

Prime Minister Deuba’s instruction to Governor Adhikari on monetary policy

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During a meeting held in Baluwatar on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Deuba urged to bring a policy to improve the current economic situation. While the NRB is preparing to bring monetary policy, Prime Minister Deuba discussed the recent economic situation of the country with Governor Adhikari.

Governor Adhikari had replied to Prime Minister Deuba that the monetary policy has been prepared to address the current problems in the country’s economic sector. Governor Adhikari briefed Prime Minister Deuba on the economic situation in the country.

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu and Minister for Communications and Information Gyanendra Bahadur Karki were present at the discussion. NRB is preparing to bring monetary policy in the first week of Shrawan.

Prime Minister Deuba is also handling the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance. Deuba has taken control over the ministry after Finance after Minister Janardan Sharma’s resignation, who was dragged into the investigation into irregularities in budget formulation.

Nepal is committed to one China policy:PM Deuba

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During a meeting between Liu Jianchao, head of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today, Jianchao expressed the view that anti-China activities should not take place on Nepali soil, while Prime Minister Deuba said Nepal is committed to the one-China policy.

Prime Minister Deuba reminded that he had closed the Dalai Lama’s office in Nepal and said that he would not allow any anti-China activities on Nepali soil.

During the meeting, Liu Jianchao said that China’s relations with any country is not guided by ideology and china will cooperate with all political parties in Nepal.

During the meeting between Jianchao and the Prime Minister, issues of mutual interest including Nepal-China relations were discussed, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Meeting of Sekhar Koirala panel today at 1 p.m.

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Leaders of Sekhar Koirala’s panel have called a meeting at Koirala’s liaison office in Baluwatar at 1 pm today who has been accusing Nepali Congress party president Sher Bahadur Deuba of running the party in an arbitrary manner and not following the constitution.

Before the meeting of the Central Committee of the Nepali Congress starting from Monday, Dr. Koirala’s panel have called a meeting to form a unified view of the suporting leaders .

Even before this, the leaders of Koirala’s panel have been opposing the party president saying that the party president Deuba has run the party in an arbitrary manner and has engaged in factional politics.

Newly appointed ministers take oath

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The newly appointed ministers of the Unified Socialist Party have taken oath of office and secrecy today. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office to the newly appointed ministers at Shital Niwas.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha, Minister for Urban Development Metmani Chaudhary, Minister for Health and Population Bhawani Prasad Khapung, Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Sher Bahadur Kunwar and Minister of State for Health and Population Hirachandra KC were appointed from unified socialist party.

13 killed in jeep accident in Syangja

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13 people have been killed and 12 others injured in a jeep accident at Panchamool in Waling Municipality-14 of Syangja district .

According to Syangja Chief District Officer Raju Poudel, all the injured have been sent to Pokhara for further treatment. According to the Syangja Police, the double cab pickup van (Ga 2 Cha 3026) fell 150 meters down the road.

The jeep fell off the road on its way to Walling which was carrying the locals to the polling station.

Silence period to be imposed from today

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A silence period will be imposed for the local level election after 12 midnight today. The silence period will continue until the voting is over.

A silent period has been fixed for holding the election in a fraud-free, clean, fair and fear-free environment. It is mentioned in the code of conduct of the commission that political parties, their fraternal organizations, candidates, union organizations and others will not be allowed to organize political campaigns, gatherings / seminars during the silence period.

Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya informed that the authority has been delegated to all the Chief District Officers through a special circular to monitor, regulate and monitor the compliance of the instructions issued for the silence period and to take action against the violators if necessary.

According to the commission, no discussion, interaction, meeting, conference or symposium can be held during the silence period including election campaign. Campaign materials of political parties and candidates will not be allowed within 300 meters of the polling station. The commission has directed to remove such material before the start of the silence period.

During the silence period, it is not allowed to post or share messages, information or propaganda material for or against the political party or candidate through social media, online, print or any other means.

Election Commission to investigate Arju Rana Deuba’s statement

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The Election Commission has started investigation into the statement made by Nepali Congress central member Arju Rana Deuba during the election campaign.

The commission has said that it will seek an explanation from Congress leader Rana for making controversial remarks during the election campaign.

The video of her promising to send youths to Malaysia for employment on free visa-free tickets went viral on social media. Similarly, the other video was also heavily criticized on social media where she was seen threatning to cut the budget from the local bodies if congress lost the election.

390 candidates elected without going to polls

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Under the local level election , 390 candidates have been elected unopposed. The Election Commission has stated that they have been declared as an elected candidate as they were the sole candidate.

List of candidates elected unopposed.

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165 active members of Congress in Bharatpur resigned en masse

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Nepali Congress (NC) has taken action against the independent candidates running against the candidates of alliance in local election.

Meanwhile, the wave of Congress leaders and cadres resigning from the party expressing dissatisfaction with the party’s decision has also increased across the country. Today, 165 active members of the Nepali Congress (NC) have jointly announced their resignation in the Bharatpur Metropolitan City, which has been the center of much discussion and controversy in recent times. Addressing the party president, they said that they had resigned in protest of the Party Centre’s decision .

Earlier, active members of the Nepali Congress in Bharatpur 16 and 17 of Chitwan had resigned in protest against the decision of the party’s central committee.

Ballot papers been delivered in all districts for local elections

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The Election Commission has stated that ballot papers have been distributed in all 77 districts for the local level election.

The ballot papers have reached all the districts with security arrangements and the commission has directed all the subordinate bodies to expedite the preparations for the election. In places where roads are not easy, the commission has provided transportation by helicopter.

The Commission’s various Provincial Election Offices, District Election Offices and Chief Election Officers have been managing the election materials and ballot papers received from the Commission and preparing packing and distribution for the concerned municipalities in the district. The commission has also stated that all the election materials will be taken to the polling stations and centers by the subordinate bodies soon.

The Provincial Election Office is in charge of the election activities in the districts where the provincial headquarters is located, while the District Election Office has been given the responsibility of the district concerned. Necessary number of security personnel including Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, National Investigation Department and Periodic Police have been mobilized in all the districts and municipalities.

Deuba in Biratnagar to address the election meeting of the alliance

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reached Biratnagar to address the election rally.

The election rally will be addressed by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, General Secretary Bishwaprakash Sharma and other leaders along with Deuba.

He is scheduled to visit Chitwan today (Wednesday) after addressing a meeting in Biratnagar. It is said that a leaders from alliance is scheduled to address a meeting on Thursday in Bharatpur along with President Deuba and senior leader Poudel.

Congress is scheduled to hold an election rally in Kathmandu on Friday.

Final list of candidates will be published by this evening

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The candidate registration process for the local level election 2079, which started yesterday, will continue till 5 pm today.

On the first day yesterday, 10 thousand 533 people across the country have given their candidacies for various posts. According to the Election Commission, there are 987 candidates for the post of chairperson and chief and 508 candidates for the post of vice-chairperson and deputy chief. Similarly, there are 2921 candidates for ward chairperson, 3338 for ward members, 1576 for women members and 1203 for Dalit women members. There are 3506 women candidates.
The Election Commission has stated that the final list of candidates will be published as soon as the registration process is over at 5 pm today. The commission has set a deadline of tomorrow for the registration of complaints against the candidates. Similarly, on april 27th candidature can be withdrawn and the final list of candidates will be published in the afternoon same day. Election symbol will be given to all the candidates on the 30th of April.

Only the election symbol of the nominated party will be printed on the ballot paper

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The Election Commission has decided to print ballot papers only after the final list of candidates is published. This decision of the Election Commission will be applicable only in the case of 6 Metropolitan cities and 4 Municipalities of Bhaktapur.

According to Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya, ballot papers of six metropolitan cities and four municipalities of Bhaktapur will be printed only after the final list of candidates is published.

Wherever the national parties field their candidature for the post, the concerned party will have the election symbol and the post of non-candidature will not have the election symbol in the ballot paper.

Second round of meetings between the coalition ended without conclusion

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The second round of meetings between the top leaders of the coalition parties ended without any conclusion.

Today’s second round of talks between the top leaders of the ruling coalition ended without any conclusion after the debates heated up on the matter of seats distribution.

After the second meeting failed to reach an agreement on the issue of candidate , the meeting will reconvene tomorrow at 11:30 am.

It is said that today’s meeting was mainly focused on the distribution of seats in 6 metropolises and 11 sub-metropolises. However, after the Maoist center, the Unified Socialists and the JASAPA claimed more seats, no agreement was reached.

Top leaders of the alliance meeting in Baluwatar: Candidates for the metropolis will be decided tomorrow

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As the date of the local level election is approaching, a dispute has erupted at the local level over the candidature of the alliance. Top leaders from the coalition had a meeting on the issue today in Baluwatar.

A meeting of the top leaders of the coalition held to decide the candidates in the disputed metropolis decided to finalize the distribution of the metropolis and sub-metropolis by tomorrow.

The candidature of the alliance has become controversial after the Congress leaders of different districts issued a statement saying that the alliance cannot be accepted.

Earlier, the alliance had agreed to do the distribution of the metropolis and sub-metropolis from the center. The coalition has also set up mechanisms at the central, state and local levels to understand the state of coordination at the local level.

PM’s visit fruitful for enhancing bilateral cooperation: Foreign Minister Khadka

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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home on Sunday evening after completing a three-day official visit to India.

Speaking at a press conference held at Tribhuvan International Airport on the sidelines of Prime Minister Deuba’s visit to Nepal, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka expressed confidence that bilateral talks with high level leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Prime Minister Deuba’s three-day visit would further deepen mutual cooperation. During the meeting, the two Prime Ministers agreed on the Nepal-India Joint Vision Statement on Energy Sector Cooperation to further strengthen long-term cooperation in hydropower with the objective of deepening the close and cordial relations between the two countries. They discussed the need to promote connectivity and infrastructure by building roads, railways, pipelines, transmission lines and air services.

Minister Khadka informed that the following important documents were exchanged between Nepal and India: MoU to enhance technical assistance in the railway sector; The framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance; Agreement between NOC and IOC to supply fuel for 5 years and agreement between NOC and IOC for exchange of technical expertise. Similarly, the Jayanagar-Janakpur Cross Border Rail Link Project, 132 KVDC Solu Corridor Transmission Line Project, construction of 132 health institutions and Rupee Card were inaugurated in the presence of both the Prime Ministers.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Deuba had requested his Indian counterpart for additional air routes from Mahendranagar, Nepalgunj and Janakpur. Minister Dr. Khadka informed that the Prime Minister of India has responded positively to various proposals for development and economic partnership between Nepal and India.

The two Prime Ministers welcomed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on G2G supply of urea and DAP from India to Nepal. Prime Minister Deuba has requested to send the first consignment of 150,000 metric tons of manure to Nepal before the coming monsoon. He thanked his Indian counterpart for India’s assistance in providing Covid-19 vaccine, medicine, liquid oxygen and other medical supplies to Nepal.

Prime Minister Deuba also expressed Nepal’s gratitude for India’s assistance in post-earthquake reconstruction. Trade and transit, culture and tourism, cooperation in the field of agriculture and sugarcane germplasm and other bilateral issues of mutual interest were also discussed during the meeting. The two Prime Ministers discussed the development of National Respiratory Disease Center in Tanahu as an institution for cooperation in the health sector.

The two leaders had a talk on border dispute. Discussions were held on resolving the border dispute through the established bilateral mechanism. Stressing on the need for strong public relations, Prime Minister Deuba said that Nepal attaches high importance to its relations with India.

On the occasion, India requested Nepal to come up with a new proposal to utilize the unspent amount of USD 500 million under LOC-IV proposal. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both the Prime Ministers mentioned that there is great potential for intensifying economic and development partnership in historic projects like Pancheshwor Hydropower Project. Both sides have stressed on the need to finalize the DPR of Pancheshwor Hydropower Project as soon as possible so that the project can be implemented in mutual interest.

Prime Minister Deuba has also extended an invitation to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to visit Nepal.

Alliance needed for Congress Chitwan:Deuba

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At a meeting of the Central Working Committee held on Friday, party president Deuba said that the Nepali Congress could not win the election in Chitwan without an alliance.

Chairman Deuba has said that an alliance is needed in Chitwan to defeat the CPN-UML.

Meanwhile, Chitwan Congress president Rajeshwar Khanal said that he is the commander of the Chitwan Congress and is preparing to go to the polls alone without alliance. If we win, we will continue to develop accordingly, but even if we lose, we will move forward by learning lessons from it, but the Chitwan Congress will fight the election alone, said President Khanal.

Deuba prepared to break the alliance and pass the MCC

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Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to pass the MCC, even if it needs to break down the alliance.

It is learned that Deuba had discussed the alternative of the Speaker after the meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled to be held today was postponed by issuing a notice late last evening. While preparing to discuss MCC in today’s meeting, the Speaker had adjourned today’s meeting of the House of Representatives saying that there was no consensus within the alliance. It has been learned that Deuba has started discussions on the Speaker’s option after it was seen that the Speaker will become an obstacle in passing the MCC. Also, during a meeting between Deuba and Mahanta Thakur in Baluwatar some time ago, the Prime Minister had asked Thakur for help if needed to find an alternative to the Speaker.

Meanwhile, the opposition UML has been obstructing the parliament demanding the resignation of the speaker. In this case, the opposition UML seems to fully support the removal of the Speaker.
Civil society leaders are also protesting, saying that the speaker has been charged in the murder and that serious complaints and cases related to murder and immoral conduct are being considered against him by the Kavre District Police in the Constitutional Court and regular session of the Supreme Court. UML politburo member and former minister Mahesh Basnet has also informed that preparations are being made to register an impeachment motion against Speaker Sapkota.

Prime Minister Deuba is ready to pass the MCC even though the possibility of breaking the alliance is high if the speaker is removed. The UML has been saying that if Deuba breaks the alliance and remove the Speaker they will help to pass the MCC.

MCC is not treason: PM Deuba

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Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has claimed that MCC is not Treason and has requested to respond about MCC only after reading it first.

Addressing the eighth general convention of the CPN-Maoist Center, Deuba urged the people to speak only after studying the MCC. He said, “If MCC is treason, then I don’t want it either.”

He also said that he had been fighting for Nepal’s nationality for a long time and would not sign any treaty that would betray the nation. “I am also the Prime Minister of Nepal. Could I ever go against Nepal’s nationality?” I am also a person who fought for the nation, why should I make such a treacherous treaty? ‘, Deuba asked.

He also expressed the confidence that the MCC would be passed by consensus.

Prime Minister Deuba preparing for his visit to India.

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Prime Minister Deuba is preparing to pay a visit to India. This will be his first visit to India after being elected as a party president for the second time.

Prime Minister Deuba is going to India on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. It is said that Prime Minister Deuba is scheduled to visit India at the end of the month but no date has been set yet.