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President Ram Chandra Paudel has said that the Constitution of Nepal has united ethnically, religiously, culturally and geographically diverse Nepali society into a thread of broader national unity by ending all sorts of discrimination and oppression imposed by the centralized and unitary form of governance.

In a message of best wishes today on the occasion of Constitution Day and National Day 2081 BS, the President has expressed confidence that the Constitution Day would make the political parties, leadership, government and the entire state regime more responsible for making it more democratic, just and result-oriented.

President Paudel has expected that this day would inspire all to unite to meet the aspirations of people for lasting peace, good-governance, development and prosperity through the federal democratic republican system.

In his message, the President has praised the contributions of political activists, the general public and the leaders of the political parties for their participation and leadership role in the political movements and tough struggles that happened at different times for the establishment of the republic. 

Likewise, the President has expressed condolence to all known and unknown martyrs for their martyrdom during different movements waged for the cause of the republican system.

Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba held a meeting with the Chair and Members of Canada-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group in Ottawa on Wednesday.

The Chair of Canada-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group and Member of Parliament Sonia Sidhu welcomed Minister Deuba at the Parliament Hill and expressed happiness over the first visit of a Nepali Foreign Minister to Canada.

The two sides reviewed the friendly relations between the Parliaments of Nepal and Canada and stressed the need to promote regular exchanges, experiences sharing between the Members of Parliament of the two countries, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Ottawa.

On the occasion, Foreign Minister Deuba stated that Canada-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group stands as an important platform for sharing of experiences and learning from each other’s democratic processes.

Foreign Minister Deuba thanked the Canadian Members of Parliament and Senators for their service to the promotion of Nepal-Canada relations and also informed about the formation of a Nepal-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Federal Parliament of Nepal.

She expressed confidence that the two Parliaments will be able to promote greater exchanges and collaborations through these important mechanisms.

Likewise, Chair of Canada-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group, Sonia Sidhu, highlighted the potential areas of cooperation between the parliamentarians of Canada and Nepal and enriched the friendly relations. She also appreciated the progress Nepal has made in gender equality and empowerment of women and girls with greater representation of Nepali women in the parliament and local government as well as enhanced contribution of them in public life, the Nepal Embassy said by issuing a press release.

Foreign Minister Deuba was accompanied by Nepal's Ambassador to Canada Bharat Raj Paudyal and other officials during the meeting.

Newly appointed non-resident Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Nepal, Elchin Huseynli, held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal.

Matters of existing bilateral relations and mutual cooperation were discussed during the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singha Durbar.

Mentioning on X following the meeting with Secretary Lamsal, Ambassador Huseynli said, "Thank you, Your Excellency Foreign Secretary @sewa_lamsal, for the enriching exchange of views on the current state of bilateral relations and future prospects."

Azerbaijan's ambassador during the meeting further expressed hope that he would engage with his Nepali counterpart on mutually beneficial cooperation in the days ahead. 

Ambassador Huseynli on Monday presented his letter of credence to the President Ram Chandra Paudel, accrediting him as non-resident Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Nepal.

After presenting his letter of credence, Huseynli said that he was encouraged by the President's resolve to deepen friendly ties and expand mutually beneficial cooperation between Azerbaijan and Nepal.

Huseynli, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to India, has also been accredited as the non-resident Ambassador to Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives.

Similarly, Ambassador Huseynli also paid a visit to the Nepali think tank - the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA).

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said policy initiatives have already been started to upgrade the Grade 10 Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results to about 70 percent.

Addressing the program organized by the National Education Day, 2081 Celebration Main Committee today, PM Oli said the government is steadfastly working to remove the existing backwardness in the education sector. 

He added that significant improvement would be made in the SEE results, by teaching major subjects to students through the online mode. The present pass rate of students in SEE is around 50 percent.

"Policy-level initiatives have already begun to bring significant improvement in the SEE results. We have no time for making speeches. The education of this land that is home to education, knowledge, meditation, yoga, civilization, and culture cannot remain in the backwaters now," Prime Minister Oli said.

Noting that a wave of education development had automatically started in the villages of Nepal with the establishment of democracy in 2007 BS, but we could not make strides in education to the extent possible in this area, he said, "The Rana and Shah rulers were more engrossed in taking pleasure in comfort and their rule. Now the republic has been established. It is the responsibility of us all not to let education remain backward in this system."

He urged educationists to produce capable citizens who can compete at the world level.

On the occasion, PM Oli presented prizes to the campuses, schools and organizations excelling in higher education, school education, and social sector.

National Education Day is being observed across the country today around the slogan - "Knowledge, Science, Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Originality: Partnership and Systemic Competence."

The government began celebrating National Education Day on Ashoj 2 starting last year, based on the date of the certification of the "Compulsory and Free Education Act, 2075," which was enacted to implement the fundamental rights outlined in the constitution.