KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have urged the government to form an agro-product price determination commission.
In today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), lawmakers asked the government to form a commission that would allow the farmers to fix the price of agro-products. They said the farmers should be involved in the pricing of their produces.
Lawmaker Hridayesh Tripathi suggested the government to form the agro-product price determination commission at the earliest.
He said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development should address the problems of the middle-persons or agents fleecing the farmers and the consumers.
POKHARA: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has called for the preservation and promotion of natural and cultural heritages in the country.
Inaugurating a lift installed at the Bindhyabasini temple in Pokhara today, President Bhandari said preserving the country’s heritages will ensure the future of upcoming generations.
The lift has been constructed with an aim to ensure hassle-free entry of the elderly people and persons with disability to the temple.
KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav has expressed disenchantment over the Kailali District Court’s verdict of slapping life imprisonment to Rastriya Janata Party lawmaker Resham Chaudhary.
Talking exclusively to Khabarhub today, Deputy Prime Minister Yadav, who is also the Chairman of Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal, said the issue had to be addressed politically cautioning that such decisions could invite unfortunate circumstances.
“The case surrounding Resham Chaudhary was a political issue, not legal,” he said adding, “It would have been better had the government taken a political decision to settle the issue.”
Referring to what he said “several such cases” that the country has witnessed in the past, he said the decisions should not be bias based on region or geography. “Decisions have to be made on an equal footing,” he added.
Asked whether his party would pull out from the government, DPM Yadav responded: “Let the situation gets matured.”
KATHMANDU: Government bodies are directed to come up with a list of social evils including Chhaupadi along with action plans and strategies to combat them. Women and Social Committee of the Federal Parliament issued the directive to the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens and other concerned bodies today.
The committee has decided to instruct the ministry and the related bodies to carry activities for abolishing Chhaupadi practice in the Far-west region of the country immediately in collaboration with the local levels so that the results can be achieved within two months.
KATHMANDU: A meeting of Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee (CWC) has been scheduled on March 18.
Party spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma informed that the central members would discuss formulation of party’s regulation and election committee, among other contemporary issues.
KATHMANDU: House of Representatives today passed the proposal on ‘Public-Private Partnership and Investment Bill-2075.’
Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, minister for finance had tabled the bill on behalf of the Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli. Prior to floating the proposal, lawmaker Dev Prasad Gurung had said that there should be participatory and supportive role of the private sector for nation building.
Stressing the need of prioritizing the domestic investment rather than foreign investment, he said that investment should be approved keeping national sovereignty and security in mind.
However, lawmaker Janardan Sharma commented that although the bill was brought in order to fulfill the expectations and spirit of development, it lacks concrete plan.
Likewise, lawmaker, Som Prasad Pandey said that the role of industry is crucial in making the country prosperous. He underscored the need of a clear plan to attract foreign investment. He further added that a special and technical committee should be formed to monitor the IBN.
Lawmaker Khagaraj Adhikari stressed the need of increasing the limit of capital at a time when the country has moved ahead towards the journey of prosperity. He commented that the bill has not clearly mentioned about the provision to resolve the problem of land acquisition in executing industrial projects.
Finance Minister, Dr Khatiwada while responding the queries of lawmaker said that the bill was essential to pave the way to prosperity and socialism with the cooperation of concerned stakeholders.
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued orders to the government to release CK Raut, coordinator of Free Madesh Coalition, who is currently behind bars.
A bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Purusottam Bhandari issued the orders to release Raut dismissing the verdict of the Rautahat District Court.
The Rautahat District Court had on December 6 last year issued an order to arrest Raut on charges of sedition.
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KATHMANDU: If we materialize the commitments expressed before the people by late leader Rabindra Adhikari and senior communist leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari, it will be a real tribute to the departed souls.
Speaking at a condolence meeting organized by Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at Bhrikutimandap in the capital today, NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said, “We have set a goal of ‘Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali’ envisioned by the government through good governance and social justice.”
He further stated that the leaders sacrificed their entire life for achieving the goal of peace, prosperity and social justice. “If we accomplish this mission, it will be a real tribute to the departed souls,” Dahal said.
While paying a tribute to Adhikari duo, Dahal said, rather in a philosophical tone, that it is also a time for people to realize that they will not be taking anything – money, ornaments, house – when we die. “If we do something good for the sake of social justice, peace and prosperity, people will remember us even after our death,” he added.
The ruling Nepal Communist Party held a condolence meeting in a tribute to late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari and former Deputy Prime Minister and senior communist leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari at Bhrikutimandap in the capital today.
BIRATNAGAR: Presidium member of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) Rajendra Mahato has said that his party would go to the people against the court’s decision to slap a life imprisonment on lawmaker Resham Chaudhary elected by the people.
Talking to journalists at Biratnagar on Thursday, Mahato said if the all the leaders, who took part in the past movements for rights are to be punished, even Prachand, Deuba, and Oli also should be sentenced.
Mahato said that the movement continues as the people from indigenous nationalities, Tharu and Madhesi communities are unhappy with the present constitution.
He stated that his party would launch a peaceful movement by forming an alliance from like-minded parties for ensuring rights of backward and downtrodden people in the constitution.
Similarly, Sharat Singh Bhandari, a presidium member, said that the reality will be unveiled when the commission on the Madhes and Tharuhat Movement will make its report public, flaying the court’s decision to slap life imprisonment on Chaudhary.
Residuum members Mahato, Bhandari and Mahendra Raya Yadav had reached Biratnagar to take part in a program in Maleth of Saptari.
MAHENDRANAGAR: A case has been filed at Kanchanpur district court against police officials accusing them of inflecting torture on the victim’s family and committing grave negligence in the course of investigation.
The case had been filed at the Kanchanpur district court against eight police personnel including former SP Dilip Bista.
Those implicated in the torture charge include then SP Bista, DSP Gyan Bahadur Sethi, DSP Angur GC of CIB, Inspector of Kanchanpur District Ekendrea Khadka.
Similarly, Jagadish Bhatta, Sub Inspectors Hari Singh Dhami, Ram Singh Dhami, Police Constable Chandani have been charged for destroying evidences in the course of investigation.
With the case filed at the district court, police have started investigation by taking six people under control.
Those taken under control are Former DSP Gyan Bahadur Sethi, Inspectors Ekendra Khadka and Jagadhish Bhattarai, Sub Inspector Ram Singh Dhami and Ram Singh Dhami, police constable Chandani Saud have been taken under control, informed Kanchanpur Police.
They were produced at the court after the case was filed. It is learnt that former SP Bista and DSP GC of CIB who have been mentioned as defendants at large.