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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government was making efforts so that the report of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) jointly formed by Nepal and India would be accepted through the understanding of both sides.

During a question and answer session with the Prime Minister at today's meeting of the House of Representatives, he said the EPG report would be accepted with the understanding and consensus of both the countries.

Responding to the question of lawmaker Buddhiman Tamang, PM Oli said that the issue was raised at the highest level of the Indian government in the previous meetings regarding acknowledging the EPG report.

He said diplomatic initiatives were being taken in other contexts.

The Prime Minister stated that the EPG group had agreed before to submit its report first to the Prime Minister of India and then only to the Prime Minister of Nepal.

"We will work towards both sides' accepting this report through an understanding," he reiterated.

Replying to a question on the issue of Nepal's revised 'pointed' map, he said that the map of the territory under Nepal's control before 1962 AD which is reflected in the current revised map is the reality.

"Until 1960, the map of the country was the same as it is now, but it was changed after that. Nepal's Coat-of-Arms in Schedule 3 of the Constitution was updated through the second amendment to the Constitution on June 18, 2020," he said.

Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has said that housing would be provided to the people of Bagmati and Koshi Provinces, which were affected by the floods last September.

After the 30th meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee held here today, he said permanent and temporary shelters would be constructed as per the need after analyzing the damage caused by floods, landslides and inundation.

He said that the decision on how the state could help in the construction of private houses would be taken on the basis of the situation in the affected areas.

In the meeting, the concerned bodies have been instructed to be prepared to control all types of risks from disasters in the coming days, stressing on the need to work in a coordinated manner among all the agencies in the government.

Stating that offices have been established in Doti, Achham and Jajarkot districts to collect complete details of the damage caused by the earthquake and to coordinate the reconstruction works and helping out the victims, Home Minister Lekhak said that the construction of permanent houses has started in the places where the damage has been analyzed.

Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel, Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi and other high-ranking government officials were present in the meeting.

Senior military officers from the "coalition of the willing" are meeting in private in the UK on Thursday to discuss plans for a potential peacekeeping mission for Ukraine.It is believed that almost 20 nations are participating, BBC reported.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is anticipated to attend on Thursday afternoon after first visiting Barrow, where he will lay the keel for one of Britain's new generation of nuclear submarines.
Plans for a Western-led peacekeeping force in Ukraine are thought to be entering the operational phase. Senior military leaders from the "coalition of the willing," led by Britain and France, are expected to debate how this might operate in practice when they meet at the UK's Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood.

According to Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard, they want the coalition to be a "credible force" that would allow Ukraine to "enjoy a lasting peace" and "reconstitute and rearm".
"If Putin wins the Ukrainian conflict, he will not stop. If he subjugates the entire Ukraine, as he has for many years, he would just rearm and look for new ways to extend his power and dominance," he told BBC Breakfast.

"That is not in our interest as a country, certainly not in the interest of our European friends."

Pollard stated that preserving peace in Ukraine may require "some boots on the ground," but the force will also include "a strong component of air and maritime forces."
However, there are still significant difficulties, according to BBC.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Moscow will not tolerate the presence of any NATO troops in Ukraine, regardless of their role.
The United States is also proving unwilling to offer the air cover that potential member’s claim they require.

Sir Keir is set to attend a portion of the meeting after first visiting Barrow to lay the keel for HMS Dreadnought, one of the next generation of nuclear-armed submarines. Sir Keir will visit Barrow and describe it as a "blueprint" for how defense investment can benefit a community.

He is expected to declare that the King has decided to bestow the title of "Royal" to Barrow in recognition of its commitment to national security, BBC added.

Earlier, he met with the crew of HMS Vanguard, one of Britain's nuclear submarines, as it returned to Scotland after patrolling the waters of the north Atlantic.

The prime minister told reporters that the Kremlin respected the United Kingdom's nuclear arsenal because "we have our own independent deterrent and are committed to NATO."

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that demands of Tharu and Muslims would be addressed once the Federal Civil Service Act is promulgated.

At Q&A session in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, lawmaker Bina Kumari Thanait questioned about non arrangement of reservation for Tharu community as a separate community and delay in promulgation of Civil Service Act.

Responding to queries of lawmaker Thanait, PM Oli mentioned, "Clause-wise discussion is taking place on the bill designed to manage formation, operation and condition of service of Federal Civil Service, 2080 in the State Affairs Committee. Opportunity of reservation has been provided to Tharu Community even in Civil Service Act keeping them in the indigenous community."

He informed the House that the principle of inclusion has been adopted in the course of appointing in various public posts after formation of the incumbent government.