Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arzu Rana Deuba has said that the government is working with priority for the safety of Nepalis in areas affected by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, while taking the potential impacts seriously. Responding to queries raised by MPs during the discussion on the appropriation bill in today's House of Representatives meeting, she said, "The ministry issued travel-related information with detailed contact details on June 15, requesting Nepalis currently in Israel and Iran to exercise maximum caution from a safety perspective."
National Cooperative Federation, Nepal today drew the attention of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on the need to avoid contraction in the cooperative sector during regulation. In a meeting held today at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar, a team led by Federation President Omdevi Malla raised demands including that the guidelines and standards issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and the Cooperative Authority are unbalanced concerning the 10 percent deposit and 15 percent loan arrangement under the resource collection limit, and that there should be provisions allowing transactions to be made within three months of membership.
In response to the questions raised durng the budget discussions in the House of Representatives today, Minister Yadav stated that the goal is to provide access to basic drinking water to 100% of the citizens and to improve the quality of drinking water services.
During a meeting today with a team led by Dharma Raj Pathak, Chairman of the Social Development Committee of the Sudurpaschim Provincial Assembly, he mentioned that efforts will be made to bring the civil and police-related laws as soon as possible that are associated with the implementation of federalism.
In the whip issued by the chief whip of the UML parliamentary party, Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, all members have been instructed to be present and vote in favour of the proposal.
The jeep safari services operated inside the Chitwan National Park (CNP) here are to be suspended from June 29 in view of the monsoon. The safari has been closed because it becomes difficult for vehicles to enter the park during the rainy season. CNP closes the jungle safari every year during the monsoon season. As the monsoon ends, the safari is opened around mid-September when the festivals begin. If the monsoon prolongs, the opening time is also postponed accordingly.
Damak Municipality has banned the Carrom board and Ludo in the municipality area. Damak Municipality Mayor Ram Kumar Thapa said that the ban was imposed because the trend of playing carrom board and ludo with a win-lose approach is growing.
The budget was presented today at the 18th Municipal Assembly by Deputy Speaker of the Municipality, Rajani Joshi. Bhaktapur Municipality, which spans just 6.88 square kilometers, lies within Bhaktapur District, Nepal’s smallest district, covering an area of 119 square kilometers.
According to the Mechi Customs Office, tea worth 3 billion 866 million rupees has been exported until the month of Ashad (Mid-June). During the 11 months of the current fiscal year, 14,463.33 metric tonnes of tea has been exported, as informed by Ishwar Kumar Humagain, the information officer at the Mechi Customs Office.
The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has begun. The opposition parties, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), continue to protest demanding the formation of a high-level investigation committee regarding the 'visit visa' issue and the resignation of the Home Minister.
The Pokhara Metropolitan City has unveiled its annual budget of Rs 8.35 billion for the fiscal year 2082/83 BS.
The alternative route in Dumkibas area of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta East) under the Butwal-Narayangadh road stretch has also been completely obstructed.
The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has installed 'spy camera' for checking possible poaching of wildlife.
The monsoon winds have effects across the country.
Meetings of both the Houses of Federal Parliament are scheduled to take place today.