Kathmandu, September 15 Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane has called an all-party meeting for Wednesday. According to RSP spokesperson Jagadish Kharel, the meeting will be held at 11 am at the RSP Parliamentary Party office in Singha Durbar. The meeting will discuss the formation of a high-level political mechanism, among other issues. Kharel […] The post RSP chair Rabi Lamichhane calls all-party meeting appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 Remarks made by Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Khagendra Sunar against Nepal Police Inspector General Dan Bahadur Karki have been removed from the parliamentary record. Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal directed the Federal Parliament Secretariat to remove the relevant portion of Sunar’s remarks made during the House of Representatives meeting on September 11. […] The post RSP lawmaker Sunar’s remarks against IGP Karki removed from parliamentary record appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal has said the government is fully committed to conducting Nepal’s foreign policy with national interest at its core. Speaking at the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, Khanal said the government’s foreign policy would be guided by Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, national security and long-term national interests. Addressing […] The post Foreign Minister Khanal says government committed to national-interest-driven foreign policy appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 Former Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba has described the general convention being pursued by the party’s establishment faction as illegal, warning that he will not remain a silent spectator if the process moves ahead. In an appeal issued on Tuesday, Deuba urged party leaders and cadres not to participate in the […] The post Sher Bahadur Deuba calls proposed Nepali Congress general convention ‘illegal’ appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj Paudel said the government is seeking to ensure by law minimum compensation and passenger rights in cases of flight cancellations, delays and lost baggage, among other issues. Speaking during a theoretical discussion on the Bill on the Liability of Domestic Airlines, 2083, at […] The post Nepal moves to guarantee compensation for flight cancellations, delays and lost baggage appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 CPN-UML Chief Whip Ain Bahadur Mahar has raised a point of order after Home Minister Sudan Gurung walked across the House while a lawmaker was speaking. During Tuesday’s meeting of the House of Representatives, Gurung walked in front of Yubraj Dulal, chief whip of the Nepali Communist Party, while Dulal was addressing […] The post UML chief whip objects to Home Minister walking across House while MP was speaking appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 The opposition CPN-UML has urged the government not to adopt an attitude that it can handle disasters on its own. Speaking during Tuesday’s meeting of the House of Representatives, UML lawmaker Padma Kumari Aryal criticised the government for failing to carry out some of the immediate measures required following the floods. Aryal […] The post UML criticises government’s disaster response, says ‘more could have been done’ appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 The Nepali Congress has issued its election directive, specifying the nomination fees for candidates contesting leadership positions at various levels of the party. According to the directive, a candidate seeking to become the party’s central president must pay a nomination fee of Rs 40,000. Candidates for the Congress presidency must also have […] The post Congress sets nomination fees for leadership positions from ward to central level appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 A meeting of the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives was postponed after Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel fell ill and was unable to attend. The meeting had been scheduled for 8 am Tuesday at Singha Durbar, with lawmakers in attendance. However, the meeting was postponed […] The post Education minister falls ill, parliamentary committee meeting postponed appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 15 The House of Representatives is moving forward with the concept of a digital Parliament. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee on Tuesday. The meeting, held at the Business Advisory Hall in Singha Durbar, focused on matters related to developing a digital Parliament system. The proposed system […] The post House of Representatives moves ahead with digital Parliament concept appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.