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The government has decided to accept a soft loan of Rs 14.38 billion to be provided by the Asian Development Bank for the public finance management and fiscal transfer.

The Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided to hand over the building and 115 bighas of land under the joint registration of Pavan Kumar Sharda and Murali Lal Murarka to Ramkumar Sharad Uma Prasad Murarka Provincial Hospital at Lahan Municipality of Siraha district. The gain tax on it would be excised.

Government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel informed that a delegation would be formed under the coordination of joint secretary at Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to attend a meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Taskforce to be held in Kathmandu from December 27 to 29.

The Cabinet also made a decision on promotion and installment of some security officials.

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and party leader Shekhar Koirala held a meeting on Tuesday. 

During the meeting held at Deuba residence, they discussed the issues related to the party's upcoming 15th general convention, said Koirala's personal secretary, Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya. 

On the occasion, Koirala said the forms without any number sent by the Active Membership Distribution Committee at districts have created problems in the party. He also drew Deuba's attention to send new forms. 

Similarly, leader Koirala also urged President Deuba to lift the punishment of leaders facing within the party and deploy them for upcoming general convention and election. 

NC leader and former Minister Dr Minendra Rijal had also accompanied Koirala in the meeting.

The final list of candidates for the election to be held under the 11th National Congress of the CPN-UML has been published. 

As per the name list of the candidates published by the Central Election Commission of the party, Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and senior Vice-President Ishwor Pokharel are contesting for the post of Chairperson. 

Similarly, 11 candidates have filed their candidacies for five posts of Vice Chairperson. 

Similarly, Shankar Pokhrel and Surendra Pandey have registered their nominations for the post of General Secretary. 

Likewise, seven people have registered their candidacies for the post of Deputy General Secretary as well as 20 candidacies for nine Secretaries. 

The Commission has made preparations to hold voting from 4 pm today. 

There are 2,262 representatives in the National Congress.

The representatives of the 11th National Congress of the CPN-UML are going to vote today to elect the new leadership of the party.  

According to the Chairman of UML Central Election Commission Dr Bijaya Subba, the voting will take place this afternoon. 

It is said that the voting will be conducted by electronic voting machines. 

A total of 80 electronic voting machines have been arranged for the voting purpose.  

Managing Director of Ram Laxman Innovation Pvt. Ltd, Laxman Rimal, said that entry of the candidates' name list is going on from the company.

“We are making efforts to complete our part in time and handover to the UML Central Election Commission," Rimal shared.

He also hinted at some delay in the voting time since it is time consuming to enter the names of the candidates given the large number of the candidates.   

Aspirant candidates on Monday registered their nominations for the post of office-bearers and central committee members and the final name list of the voters was released on Monday itself. 

The UML's 11th National Congress will elect a 301-member new central committee.

As per the schedule, the voting will be held at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu this afternoon. 

Chairperson KP Sharma Oli and Senior Vice Chairperson Ishwor Pokharel are vying for the top post in the UML.