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Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has underlined the need for holding dialogue to resolve the dispute over Pathivara cable car.

He had a meeting with the agitating side and stakeholders at his ministry on Monday evening.

During the meeting, the Home Minister said all sides concerned should be further serious to sort out differences and forward development works.

The Minister held the discussion after the discussion between the talk teams- formed by the government and by the agitating side- failed to strike a deal on Sunday.

The meeting with the Home Minister was also attended by CPN-UML leader Yogesh Bhattarai and leaders of indigenous community.

Spokesperson at Home Ministry, Ramchandra Tiwari, shared that the agitating side met with the Home Minister on Monday evening where Minister Lekhak reiterated dialogue and consensus on the pressing issue.

The Minister recalled a peaceful measure to seek a solution, while the agitating side demanded a formation of a high level talks team.

The initiative to construct a cable car to reach the famous pilgrim site, Pathivara in Taplejung, has courted controversy of late.

Lawmakers have drawn the attention of the government towards contemporary issues during a meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday.

Santosh Pariyar demanded the government to come up with a substantive law against caste-based discriminations against Dalits.

Abdul Khan apprised the House that last year, the country recorded 2,507 cases of rape, adding that each day three-two four cases of rape against women take place in the country. 

He demanded action against those responsible for the rape of an adolescent girl in Bardagoriya, Kailali, on February 8. Khan also accused the government of failing to address the illegal registration of public land at Badaiya Lake in Bardiya, which he claimed was being misused for personal purposes.

Amaresh Kumar Singh urged the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office not to repeat the incident of using a bulldozer to assault scrap material collectors.

Mohan Bahadur Basnet pressed the government to respond to a fire at Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk, which occurred on January 31 and was extinguished by February 3. Basnet blamed the fire on a nearby hydropower project and demanded the government hold the project accountable for the disaster.

Sumana Shrestha requested the government to provide justification for the registration of the Additional Inspector General of Police.

Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has said the party's general convention will be held before the 2084 BS periodic election.

Talking to media today, he said the party's general convention will take place every four years as stipulated by the party's statute.

The party is working on the finalization of the name list of party's active members within a couple of months, according to him.

He, however, said that the party membership issue and other factors are likely to affect the plan to hold the general convention by the end of 2025.

On a different note, Thapa stated that the ordinances issued by the government will be tabled in the House within a few days and will be endorsed following discussions.

The lawmaker also said that the Social Media Bill introduced by the government will not be endorsed without amendments. 

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba has said that the construction of the six-lane Chisapani-Gaddachauki road section of the East-West Mahendra Highway will start soon.

Inaugurating the newly constructed administrative building of Lamkichuha Municipality in Kailali today, Minister Rana said that a survey is being conducted for the construction of six lanes from Chisapani in Kailali to Gaddachauki in Kanchanpur in view of the pressure of vehicles.

"Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province Kamal Bahadur Shah is taking the initiative to make the highway six-lane. The highway is currently being surveyed. Work on the construction of the six-lane road will begin soon," Minister Rana said.

The Minister expressed her confidence that the administrative building of Lamkichuha Municipality would facilitate the residents of the city to avail integrated services.

Foreign Minister Rana further argued that the government is serious about the overall development of the agricultural sector in the region, adding that she is excited to see the development construction at the local level.

Minister Rana today inaugurated the newly constructed party office of Nepali Congress Kailali Region No. 2 and Lamkichuha Municipal Committee as well.