KATHMANDU: Weekly pay system to the employees should be enforced through the enactment of a law, according to Kalyan Gurung, youth Nepali Congress (NC) leader.

This shall facilitate cash flow in the market thereby ever rejuvenating the economy, opined Gurung.

“Our system of monthly pay adopted by the government as well as private sector means that money flows in the market once a month. In case of government school, the teachers get paid on quarterly basis a year which is not good for the market,” he reasoned.

Talking to khabarhub he stressed that this issue should be taken seriously in order to strengthen the health of the economy.

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has underscored the need to augment investment in quality and practical education.

Inaugurating a daylong seminar on ‘New Vision on Management of Higher Education in Nepal’ organized by the Shankar Dev Campus Alumnae here on Saturday, NC President Deuba said debate on quality education must be continued while demanding the establishment of new college and universities

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala has said his party will not accept the security bill proposed by the government that has authorized prime minister to mobilize army.

He added that the main opposition party would not accept the bill that allows prime minister to mobilize army without a recommendation from Security Council.

“The day the parliament passes the bill, democracy will head towards an end’, he commented at a function organized by Nepali Congress, Chitwan, “The anti-democratic bill can’t be accepted”.

SINDHULI: The government is posing threat to democracy through its march to authoritarianism, according to Ram Chandra Poudel, a senior Nepali Congress (NC) leader.

The majority government is working towards centralizing power through its grip on big projects, military power and state bodies, charged Poudel at a press meet organized here by Nepal Press Union. The government is a failure in regards to development and prosperity of the country, he said.

He also lambasted the government decision to ban the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ and demanded that the decision should be reconsidered.

Hinting at the government, CK Raut deal, Poudel said that no referendum can be held on issues that question nationality and democracy.

He also informed that the NC is launching ‘Madhesh Dialogue Campaign’. He went on to say that NC failed to execute the role of an effective opposition and in putting an end to factionalism in the party. “If time demands, I am ready to take the responsibility of leadership,” he said.

KATHMANDU:  A meeting of National Assembly on Friday passed the ‘Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Bill, 2075’, through a majority vote.

Earlier, the upper house of the federal parliament rejected the amendment proposal on the bill presented by lawmaker Radheshyam Adhikari. Speaking at the meeting, he had argued that the bill snatch away the livelihood of Nepalis and thus filed and amendment to the bill.

Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav had tabled the bill in the National Assembly. The bill was received from the House of Representatives, the lower house, with its message. The National Assembly will next meet at 11 am on March 24.

KATHMANDU: Lawmakers of National Assembly on Friday drew the government’s attention on the poor condition of roads in several places of the country.

Speaking in the ‘zero hour’ of the meeting of National Assembly, they demanded the government address the problem with urgency as it is leading to dust pollution and making travel unsafe.

Lawmaker, Dhana Kumari Khatiwada wanted to know from the government as to when the problem of dusty roads in Kathmandu will come to an end.

Likewise, Chanda Chapagain drew the government’s attention to the problems related to hospital, electricity supply and lack of drinking water in Surkhet district.

Lawmaker Prakash Pantha said the Prithvi highway in Pokhara has become very old and worn out, and because of this, the number of accidents was on the rise. He urged the government to solve the problem at the soonest.

Similarly, other lawmakers too drew the government’s attention on the poor condition of roads in different parts of the country.

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Dr. Shekhar Koirala has said the country will not in any way deviate from federalism and republicanism.

Instead, he said Nepali Congress should shoulder the responsibility of institutionalizing the federalism and republicanism, not look behind.

Speaking at a program in the capital today, Dr. Koirala said religion and politics should be seen separately. He suggested to finalize the issue of secularism through an act.

He also smelt rat on the current activities of the President, who is ceremonial. “We are worried, seriously with the role of the President and the activities,” he said adding that the country would undergo unfortunate circumstances if the President tried to be active.

BUTWAL: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to inaugurate two big projects in Rupandehi district today. The projects are the Government Medical College Office and Upgrading of Butwal-Narayangadh section under the East-West Highway. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Government Medical College Office at Naya Mill, Tilottama municipality-1 at 11 am, the office chief Man Bahadur Ghimire said.
Also on Friday, PM Oli will lay the foundation for the project to upgrade Butwal-Narayangadh section of the East-West highway near Butwal Mandap at Butwal Sib-Metropolitan City-8 at 12.30 pm.
Nepal Communist Party (NCP) general secretary and former Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel had made special contribution in bringing both projects in the district. The feasibility study of the road upgrading project has already been carried out.
The 113 kilometres long Butwal-Narayangadh section of the highway would be improved within the next three and half years and works have been planned accordingly, said Suresh Neupane, the chief engineer of the Project’s west section.
The road distance would be reduced nearly by half the present distance between Butwal and Narayangadh with the completion of the road upgrading project. It is three hours’ drive from Butwal to Narayangadh at present. This distance can be covered in at least one and hour to 1 hour 50 minutes by vehicle once the 113 kilometers road section is upgraded into a four-lane road.
The road upgrading project would be completed at an estimated cost of approximately Rs 17 billion. Eighty-five per cent of the cost would be covered by the concessional loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the remaining cost would be borne by Government of Nepal.
The ADB Road Directorate under the Department of Roads has signed an agreement with the China State Construction Company for the road upgrading project.

KATHMANDU: The government today called the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) for dialogue.

Making public the cabinet decisions on Thursday, government spokesperson Gokul Baskota said that the government was ready for talks to end violence in the country.

Bastola said arms and weapons cannot be the solution, and Nepal–the land of Lord Buddha– needs peace and prosperity.

“Let’s not go for violence or war,” he said adding Nepali people are not in favor of yet another insurgency.

Likewise, Baskota, who is also the Minister for Communication and Information Technology defended the National Security Policy-2075 saying that the issues of national need, strengthening nationality of the country were incorporated in the policy.

On another issue, Minister Banskota said the government has not received any formal proposal relating to the formation of a new Gurkha Battalion by the British government.