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The government of India gifted 15 electric vehicles to the government of Nepal.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Sunday handed over the vehicles to Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba as a gift of India for logistical support to the government of Nepal for facilitating the effective organization of the first edition of the ‘Sagarmatha Sambaad’.

The Sagarmath Sambaad is schedueld to be held in Kathmandu on May 16-18, 2025 on the theme of 'Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity'.

India handed over the vehicles at the request of the government of Nepal, saying that it would be useful in further augmenting the logistical arrangements for conducting the Sambaad, reads a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.

Speaking at the program, the Indian ambassador noted that these vehicles would help facilitate the movement of guests and officials during the Sambaad. He recalled similar logistical support extended by the Government of India to the law enforcement agencies and the Election Commission of Nepal for the conduct of federal and provincial elections in 2022.

He extended his best wishes to the Government and the people of Nepal for the Sambaad, and reaffirmed India’s continued commitment to partnering with Nepal to promote mutual progress and development, according to the statement.

Receiving the vehicles on behalf of the Government of Nepal, Minister Rana expressed gratitude for India's support for facilitating the organization of Sambaad. She acknowledged India’s role as one of Nepal’s oldest and largest development partners.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government is committed to initiating the Constitution drafting process on the basis of a broader political consensus.

He said so while addressing a meeting of the House of the Representatives (HoR) today, expressing commitment to make corrections of weaknesses seen in the implementation of the country's main law, he added.

He was addressing concerns raised during discussions on the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year 2081-82 BS (2025-26).

He said efforts will be continued for guaranteeing political stability by giving continuity to a healthy competition among the political parties, mutual dialogue, collaboration and co-existence.

The policies and programs make commitments to protecting the Constitution and strengthening the federal democratic republic by defeating all sorts of potential regressive efforts, according to the Prime Minister who hoped that the respected Parliament will remain intact in terms of the policies and programs aiming at recognizing people's sacrifices and institutionalizing the achievements.

Nepali Congress has issued a whip to its lawmakers to vote in favor of the government's policies and programs.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire issued a whip to the party lawmakers to vote in favor of the government's policies and programs.

The government’s policies and programs will be presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives today.

The Congress has urged its lawmakers to be present mandatorily and vote in favor of the policies and programs.

Earlier, the CPN-UML had also issued a whip to its lawmakers to vote in favor of the government's policies and programs in the House meeting.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to answer the questions raised by lawmakers on government’s policies and programs in the Parliament meeting today, according to General Secretary of Federal Parliament Secretariat Padma Prasad Pandey.

The Parliament meeting is taking place at 11 am.

President Ram Chandra Paudel presented the government's policies and programs for the fiscal year 2025/26 on May 2 in the joint meeting of the Federal Parliament..

Likewise, the amendments received on the government's policies and programs would be tabled for decision. Altogether 37 amendment proposals have been registered. 

Likewise, Prime Minister Oli is also scheduled to respond to the concerns raised during the discussions on the government's policies and programs unveiled for the upcoming fiscal year in today's National Assembly meeting. 

The NA meeting is taking place at 1:15 today. 

As per the schedule, the government policies and programs for the next fiscal year will be passed today itself.