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The Vishwakarma Puja is being celebrated especially in major cities and industrial areas of the country today. Vishwakarma is regarded as the main craftsman and architect of Gods.

As per Hindu mythologies, Vishwakarma is the designer of all the flying chariots of the gods and goddesses. The ancient Hindu scripture reads that he engineered the weapons for the good. It is celebrated on Aswin 1 each year as per Nepali Calendar.

The puja is generally conducted within the factory premises, workshops and the public places as well. All the machines are worshiped along with the worship of Vishwakarma.

People worship their vehicles. Red and white clothes are offered to machinery and vehicles decorated with festoons.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has extended best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers on the occasion of the Indra Jatra festival today. He wished for peace, prosperity and happiness.

During the festival, the God of rains and good harvest, Indra, and living Goddess Kumari are worshiped. Similarly, chariot procession of Lord Ganesh and Bhairav is held.

We pay obeisance to God Indra for the good harvest, which reflects human relations with nature, President Paudel reminded, adding that such native festival helps protect ancient civilization.

The festival is celebrated especially in the districts of Kathmandu Valley, and adjoining Kavrepalanchowk and Dolakha districts.

"I believe the festival helps foster national unity, harmony and good will among the people from diverse cultures, languages and regions," the President stated in the message of best wishes.

He further wished the festival inspired all to work for social justice and economic prosperity with balanced and sustainable use of natural resources.

A meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) held today has recommended the senior-most Justice of the Supreme Court (SC), Prakash Man Singh Raut, for the post of the Chief Justice of the SC.

Deputy Speaker of House of Representative Indira Rana Magar said that the meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar has recommended the name of Raut for the next CJ.  

The meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was attended by Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire, Chairperson of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, main opposition party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Indira Rana Magar.

The Council recommended the name of Raut from among the senior justices for the vacant position and the name of Raut will be sent to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee under the Federal Parliament.

The tenure of the incumbent Chief Justice, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, is coming to an end on October 15.

Earlier, a meeting of the CC on Friday had decided to further study and discuss the recommendation for the Chief Justice in the country.

The budget session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) has ended effective from midnight today.

In a HoR meeting this afternoon, Speaker Devraj Ghimire read out a letter received from the Office of the President stating that the current session of the Federal Parliament was concluded.

The Council of Ministers on Sunday recommended the President to end the ongoing session of the Federal Parliament as per Article 93 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

In today's HoR meeting, Speaker Ghimire shared the major highlights of the ongoing session of the HoR.  

In this budget session, the 56 meetings of the HoR were held in 53 days and the session continued for 130 days, Speaker Ghimire said.

In this session of the HoR, eight governmental and one non-governmental bills were registered and five of them have been passed from both HoR and NA, while three others are under consideration in parliamentary committees, Ghimire added.

A parliamentary special committee formed to investigate the alleged misappropriation of the cooperative funds submitted its report to the House of Representatives (HoR).

Committee Chair Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri presented the report before the Committee.

The seven-member committee was constituted on May 28 as per the wider demand to investigate the alleged misappropriation of a huge cooperative fund.

The committee President said, the committee commenced its work on June 5 and held 66 meetings during the period of the investigation. It was focused on finding the facts behind the matter through interrogations, discussions, and inquiries.

Though the committee sought the presence of 29 people including GB Rai for interrogation, only some people approached the committee.  The document is oriented to finding out issues in the cooperative operations and advising solutions.

The committee talked to 451 representatives from various sectors and recorded statements from 47 alleged cooperative proprietors including the Gorkha Media Network. It interrogated them in the 14 meetings.

It sat for talks with various authorities concerned to discuss the concept of cooperatives and its crisis.

President Thapa said that he has given suggestions on 14 issues related to the regulation of cooperatives and presented eight suggestions regarding Gorkha Media. He said, "The cooperative sector is in a state of decline, but there is also a lot of potentiality. Collective efforts are needed to revive and rebuild cooperatives."

Thapa stressed on strengthening the national economy through cooperatives. He further added that there were several irregularities, fraud and fake documentation in cooperative sectors. "There were several fake account holders and fake divorce and marriage cases to cheat cooperatives. Activities against law and morals were found in several places in the course of investigation," Thapa said.  

He informed that the last meeting of the committee today passed the report and submitted it to the Parliament. Thapa, the president of the committee, also requested that the report was prepared in 18 chapters based on the facts and the issues mentioned in the report and that it should be implemented. He expressed his gratitude for the support of the government, parliament, ministers and all stakeholders in the course of investigation.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire instructed the Parliament Secretariat to send the report to the Government of Nepal for necessary action.

Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung, on the behalf of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, presented the 'Annual Report of the National Information Commission, Fiscal Year 2079/80' in the meeting.

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajaya Kumar Chaurasiya, tabled all the questions and their answers that were received from various ministries during the current session of Parliament.

The questions and answers tabled in the House today are related to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.

Similarly, lawmaker Sita Mijar presented the Annual Report of the Industry and Commerce, and Labour and Consumer Interests Committee-2081.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire read out a letter received from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, related to the allocation of additional ministerial portfolios.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made it clear that he will not do anything to bow down Nepal's image in the international arena while participating in the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Informing the House of Representatives (HoR) today about the matters to be raised in the UN General Assembly, the PM mentioned that he would make it clear about Nepal's policy of not interfering in the internal affairs of others and not accepting the interference of others in line with the Charter of the United Nations.

He said that the Constitution of Nepal, democratic principles, the identity of an independent nation with sovereignty, fair national interests and international commitments will be discussed. "What are our efforts and problems in the journey of development and prosperity and how to join hands with the world regarding our efforts will be put in the United Nations," Prime Minister Oli said, adding that Nepal wants to have good relations with its neighbors, and not fake and artificial relations.

"We believe in the notion 'friendship with all and enmity with none'," Prime Minister Oli made it clear. He said that he will represent the country and people at the international arena, considering this fact because he is doing politics for the country and the people, for today and even more so for tomorrow.

Referring to the 'Future Summit' event that he will be participating in after attending the General Assembly, Prime Minister Oli informed the parliament that in the Summit he will present Nepal's perspective on the safety of mankind and the earth, the 'ecosystem' of mountains and seas. He will also speak on the topic of rising sea level due to the melting of the snow in the mountains.

During his stay in the United States, he will address separate events at Columbia University in New York and Harvard University in Boston.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today informed the House of Representatives about his participation in the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.

PM Oli is scheduled to go to the United States by leading Nepali delegation on September 20 to participate in the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Prime Minister Oli also informed the meeting about the issues he will raise in the general assembly.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 500 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 157, 300 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 156, 800 per tola on Sunday.

Similarly, the silver is being traded at Rs 1,915 per tola today.