A woman has died in the Bajura earthquake. District Police Office Bajura informed that Jamunama Rokaya around 35 years, a woman of Gaumul Rural Municipality-2, was killed when a falling rock hit her while she was cutting grass in the nearby forest during the earthquake jolting the area.
Speaking in the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting, Rastriya Swatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane said that works could not be carried out as per the expectation as the state mechanism had been left in a weak state in the past.
Nepali Congress lawmaker Badri Prasad Pandey has demanded the government informs the parliament about the earthquake with its epicentre in Bajura that hit the Sudurpaschim province this afternoon.
Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Shishir Khanal, has said Bill relating to Nepal University has been forwarded to stop students from going abroad for higher education.
At least four houses have been damaged from an earthquake which was recorded at 2:43 PM today making Bajura epicentre.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Bishnu Poudel, has said discussion would be held on the issue of categorizing vehicles as the luxury item in course of preparing budget for the coming fiscal year.
The National Assembly has unanimously approved the proposal seeking discussions on the report of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Study and Monitoring of Federalism Implementation.
Senior leader of the Nepali Congress, Ram Chandra Poudel, has pointed out the need for consensus, collaboration and national unity among political parties to move ahead in resolving problems seen in the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitudes on the Richter Scale took place in Baitadi district today at 2:45 PM.
The epicenter of the earthquake was Madanamela of Bajura, according to Mukundra Bhattarai of National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said that ministers serving in the incumbent ministerial cabinet cannot oppose federalism and republics, pointing out that it is basic principle of the current government.
The Prime Minister highlighted that any speech against constitutional provisions such as federalism and republicanism by a sitting government ministers can also be a matter of clarification.
The House of Representatives formed a committee to draft Parliament regulations.
US Ambassador to Nepal, Dean R. Thompson, today paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane.