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The ruling coalition has finalized the sharing of seats for the National Assembly election.

A meeting of the ruling coalition held in Baluwatar on Sunday finalized the seat-sharing for the election.

According to which, Nepali Congress will get 10, CPN (Maoist Center) six, CPN (Unified Socialist) two, and Janata Samajbadi Party will get one seat.

After the meeting, Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak said that the sharing of seats has been finalized among the ruling coalition parties.

He said that the cluster has been finalized in many places and it will be finalized in some places soon.

With the agreement on seat distribution, the parties are preparing to finalize the name of the candidates by holding internal discussions.

According to a source, CPN (US) Chairman Nepal demanded three seats for his party.

But Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba had said that two seats can only be given to his party.

Though Congress leader Lekhak said that there was an agreement, the leaders of the CPN (US) are not happy with the seat distribution.

Filing of nominations for the election to the National Assembly will be held on Monday. The final list of voters is being published today.

The National Assembly election for 19 seats has been scheduled for January 25.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has publicly invited submission as part of its initiative to enhance the efficiency and capacity of entities under the home administration.

A study committee and a thematic sub-committee have been constituted to devise action plans to improve the performance and capacity of bodies within the home ministry, according to Home Ministry Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.

The Ministry formed the committee under the headship of former Chief Secretary Leelamani Poudyal. 

The committee is expected to present a comprehensive report outlining plans and strategies for the enhancement of home administration.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the government will implement reform measures based on the recommendations provided in the committee's report.

Individuals interested in contributing to the reform process are encouraged to visit the ministry's official website at www.moha.gov.np to submit their suggestions, particularly in areas such as local administration, armed police, Nepal police, and immigration.

The Central Work Execution Committee meeting of the ruling Nepali Congress is being held today.

The meeting of the Committee has been called at the party's central office in Sanepa at 1 pm today, said NC Central Office Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel.

The meeting is scheduled to discuss the upcoming National Assembly elections.

Filing of nominations for the National Assembly elections is being held tomorrow for the election to be held on January 25.

Meanwhile, the Congress has requested the office-bearers and members of the Central Work Execution Committee to attend the meeting.

The Delegated Management and Government Assurance Committee of the National Assembly has expressed its concerns over the delegated laws of the Tribhuvan University (TU).

During a committee meeting, members underlined the need of addressing operational and management issues within the university arising from rules and by-laws that violate the jurisdictions set by the Delegated Legislation Act.

The committee recently conducted a preliminary study on the TU Act, 2049 BS (1992), and various delegated legislations formed under this act were found outside its jurisdictions.

Committee President Maya Prasad Sharma said during the study it was found that five rules formulated under the Act, and certain by-laws, directives, and working procedures drafted under these rules were outside legal jurisdictions and contradicted the principles of delegated legislation management.

President Sharma stressed the need for extensive discussions and efforts to bring about reforms in response to these issues affecting the university.

Committee member Yubraj Sharma insisted on the need of policy and institutional reforms to address the TU issues.

Committee members raised several concerns, including the need for increased investment in education, proper placement of human resources, updating laws to align with contemporary times, and an increased realization of duties and responsibilities on the part of TU officials.

Shyam Raj Ojha, the President of the TU Central Campus Free Students' Union, who was summoned to the meeting, underscored the importance of changing the government's perception towards the university. He called for depoliticizing the university.