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The CPN (Maoist Center) has drawn the attention of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to prepare a common agenda and concept to be presented in the Sagarmatha Sambaad, an event the government is organizing with a focus on impact of climate change. 

The Department of Forest, Environment and Climate of the Maoist Center met PM Oli and welcomed the government's initiative to hold the international event on climate change from May 16-18.

PM Oli is also the Sambaad steering committee chair.

 A delegation led by Maoist Center’s Environment Department chief Madhav Sapkota met PM Oli at the latter's office, Singh Durbar today and urged to prepare a common program based on the initiatives made earlier.

On the occasion, PM Oli assured that the event should be made successful by all sides, rising above political party and favour. All political parties would cooperate to make Sambaad successful.

The Sagarmatha Sambaad announced previously was postponed for various reasons including COVID-19.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has summoned the budget session of the federal Parliament.

A Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday had decided to recommend to the President to summon the session.

The President called the session for April 25 on the recommendation of the government as per Article 93 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal, reads a statement issued by the President’s Office spokesperson Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai.

The Cabinet meeting had also decided to summon the Parliament session to pass the School Education Act which is sub judice in the Parliament.

Madhes Province Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh has called for maintaining social harmony and mitigating unrest and violence that broke out between the Hindus and Muslim communities during the procession organized on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.

In a press release issued today, Chief Minister's Press Advisor Anil Kumar Karna said that the concerned administrative and police officials are in constant touch to ease life by holding discussions with the sides concerned.

The Chief Minister has directed the police administration to investigate into and bring to book anyone involved in spreading unrest and violence in the community, as peace and tolerance can be maintained only through respect and harmony among all religious, cultural and ethnic communities of the society," reads the press release.

Meanwhile, Minister for Water Supply Pradeep Yadav has urged the local administration to act in accordance with the law to punish anyone who makes provocative statements and is involved in vandalizing public or private property.

The government has urged the agitating teachers to return to their classrooms.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday urged the teachers to postpone the protest programs and return to the workplace taking into consideration the time of students' enrollment, SEE answer sheets checking and national examination of grade 12.

Minister for Education and Science and Technology, Bidhya Bhattarai, said the government has decided to summon the session of the federal Parliament on April 22 for the purpose of passing the School Education Bill.

Minister Bhattarai said that the government was sensitive to address the demands raised by the Federation of Nepal Teachers.