PM Oli, Maoist Center Chair Dahal discuss contemporary issues
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Sunday.
During the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar, they discussed transitional justice and contemporary issues.
The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister's Human Rights Advisor Agni Kharel and Maoist Center leader Barshaman Pun.
Houthi missile hits near Israel's main airport
A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said, BBC reported.
Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black smoke near the airport, which is on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
Four people were injured due to the blast, with another two injured on their way to a shelter, Israeli media reported, citing emergency services, according to BBC.
Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement: "Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger".
Japanese Ambassador Maeda pays courtesy call on PM Oli
Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Maeda Toru paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at his official residence in Baluwatar today.
During the meeting, discussions were held on various issues of bilateral relations and interest as well as on enhancing mutual cooperation.
Next year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and talks were held in this context as well, the Prime Minister's Private Secretariat said.
Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present on the occasion.
Let's stop sending students to KIIT: NA members
National Assembly (NA) members have called for a halt to sending Nepali students to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, India. They proposed denying Non-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to any student seeking enrollment at the institute.
During an emergency session of the upper house, lawmakers expressed grave concern over the safety of Nepali students at KIIT, following the recent death of a Nepali student under suspicious circumstances - the second such incident in recent months.
Tul Prasad Bishwakarma of the Rastriya Janamorcha and Madan Kumari Shah (Garima) of the CPN (Unified Socialist) were among those demanding the cessation of issuing NOC for KIIT. Shah also urged parents and guardians to be aware of the matter related to the safety of children.
Mohammad Khalid of the Janata Samajbadi Party, Shekhar Kumar Singh of the Democratic Socialist Party, and Krishna Bahadur Rokaya of the Nepali Congress called on the government to ensure a thorough investigation into the death of another female Nepali student and to provide justice to her family.
Ganga Kumari Belbase of the CPN (Maoist Center) and Sumitra BC of the CPN-UML echoed the demand for an impartial investigation into the incident.
It may be noted that a 20-year-old Nepali student from Sarlahi district allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, May 1, at KIIT. Earlier, on February 16, Nepali student, Prakriti Lamsal ( 20) from Rupandehi, also died at the same institute from the alleged suicide.
In response, NA Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal has urged the government to investigate the repeated incidents involving Nepali students at KIIT and ensure the facts are uncovered.
Lawmakers also voiced their concern over the suspected suicide of Prinsha Shah and demanded a detailed probe into the matter during a zero hour of the upper house session today.
