The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged political parties and groups to engage in a process of finding a political outlet to the existing transition through impartial and democratic competition based on the public mandate.
On the occasion, he observed the various offices that were set on fire and vandalized by protesters in course of the Gen-Z uprising on September 9. Chief Minister Pandey inspected the District Administration Office, the District Court, and the District Coordination Committee office, and acquired information about the details of the damage.
According to Election Commissioner Dr Janaki Kumari Tuladhar, the Commission has formally written to the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN (UML), CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party, among others, summoning them for the discussions. Political parties that were represented in the dissolved HoR and those that won at least one ward member in the previous local elections have been invited to the meeting.
During his inspection visit to the GC today, the minister directed the Gorkhapatra to take lead in disseminating reliable, trustworthy and authoritative news that upholds the spirit of the recent Gen Z movement and creates a favourable environment for the HoR poll.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Jagadish Kharel, has stated that the current government, founded on the Gen-Z protests (September 8-9), has a primary mandate to conduct the upcoming election with the participation of all political parties and citizens on the announced date.
Nepal has clinched Women's Twenty20 International Series cricket against Malaysia.
Flooding from the Rato River recently breached its embankments, causing damage worth Rs 150 million. The swollen river damaged approximately 1,610 metres of embankments on both sides.
Local authorities reported that the accident occurred in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, noting that rescue workers and villagers at the scene are continuing to search for survivors.
The government has said reconstruction of the road infrastructure damaged by the recent floods and landslides will cost Rs 12.38 billion, and it has attached first priority to restoring the damaged roads.
Various aid agencies have distributed relief materials to the flood victims of Sunsari.
The Nepali national cricket team is taking on Kuwait today under the ICC T20 World Cup and East Asia Pacific Regional Qualifier with the target to participate in the T20 World Cup third time.
With the construction of 13-km road from Nisikhola rural municiplaity-6, Patihalne to Bhume rural municipality-1, Rupaga of Eastern Rukum remaining incomplete, travel through the route has turned tougher.
The Koshi province government is mobilizing a team of doctors from today in its effort to ease the health services in the monsoon disaster hit districts.
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has begun collecting details of loss and damage caused to the agriculture and livestock sector across the country due to the recent heavy rainfall.
Most parts of Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces and some western parts of Gandaki province will witness the influence of western winds, while rest of the areas will experience weak monsoon and local winds, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated today.