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CPN-UML Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gwayali claimed that the policy and programs of the coalition government is the weakest policy programs in history.

Talking to journalists at the Parliament building in New Baneshwor on Tuesday, he said that the policy and programs unveiled by President Bidya Devi Bhandari this afternoon even could not garner support from the ruling parties.

He accused the government of being completely unaware of the problems when the county is in dire straits.

"The policy and programs will not help resolve the problems of the country. This is a directionless document," leader Gyawali said.

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Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to organize Prof. Yadhu Nath Khanal lecture series in the honor of Khanal’s contribution to foreign policy, diplomacy, and national interests. The first series of lectures will take place on June 7 this year and will be focused on the issue of foreign policy and national issues. In the first episode, Dr. Surya Subedi will deliver a lecture on ‘Foreign policy of Nepal: Past, Present, and future.’

The government has removed the slogan ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ from its policy and programs unveiled for the upcoming fiscal year. 

The erstwhile government led by KP Sharma Oli had been referring to the slogan of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepal’ as the national aspiration. 

The Oli government had adopted the slogan for four years. 

But, now the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government has removed the slogan from the policy and programs.

The 'Da-Bangg Tour Reloaded' slated for May 28 featuring Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan has been postponed.

The tour has been postponed at the last hour.

A staffer of the Nepal-based program organizer ODC Entertainment said that he will not come to Nepal on the announced date.

It has been learnt that the organizer will inform about the postponed event through a statement.

The government has planned to construct charging stations in collaboration with the private sector to promote the use of electric vehicles.

In the policy and programs presented by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday, the government has planned to review the electricity tariff rate to increase electricity consumption and to gradually replace cooking gas.

The government is also planning to build large reservoir hydropower projects to ensure the supply of electricity 12 months.

An additional 715 MW of electricity will be added to the national power grid next year.

The government has decided to bring social media under the purview of law and tax.

While presenting the policy and programs of the government at the Federal Parliament on Tuesday, President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that the social media will be brought under the of law from next year.

Similarly, the government has a policy to make Digital Media Network program effective.

In the policy and programs, the government has also decided to gradually reduce the use of paper in government offices.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 16. 32 points to close at 2, 217. 19 points on Tuesday.

Similarly, the sensitive index increased by 3. 62 points to close at 432. 67 points.

Meanwhile, a total of 4, 100, 730 unit shares of 224 companies were traded for Rs 1. 08 billion.

In today’s market, all sub-indices saw green except for Trading and Mutual Fund.

At the end of the day, total market capitalisation stood at Rs 3. 15 trillion.