UML leaders celebrate Holi festival
The CPN-UML leaders celebrated Holi festival on Sunday.
They celebrated the festival of colors prior to a Secretariat meeting at the party central office in Chyasal.
UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, senior Vice-Chairman Ishwor Pokharel, Vice-Chairperson Astha Laxmi Shakya, Surendra Pandey, General Secretary Shankar Pokharel, and Deputy General Secretary Bishnu Prasad Paudel among other leaders celebrated the festival by smearing colors at each other.
Government has mobilized its full power to arrest GB Rai: Home Minister Lamichhane
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane has said that the government is effortful to solve the problems surfaced in the cooperatives across the country.
Talking to journalists today, Minister Lamichhane said that the government has tried to solve the problems through dialogue with the cooperative victims. He said, "There has been an agreement between the government negotiation team and the cooperative victims. Agreement comes into effect soon.”
He said that the savings of the depositors will be returned even if by adjusting from the property of those who embezzled the cooperative's money.
The Home Minister said that the government has mobilized its full power to arrest G.B. Rai, who is absconding after misappropriating the cooperative's money.
Lamichhane expressed his belief that Rai will be arrested soon, saying that investigation and study conducted by the government should not be made public beforehand. He said that the results of the work done by the government will come in full swing.
"The government will do what the law says. The prime minister's directive is that the innocent should not be caught. That's how it works." Minister Lamichhane said that even if there are some complications in the process, we will work to get results.
Speaking in a different context, he said that the government will work for the presence of the state for the Chepang community, the deprived community living in Chitwan district. He said that he is going to work within the budget this year through discussions with experts and concerned representatives to address the issues of the marginalized Chepang community.
Govt decides to form three-member probe commission to resolve loan shark victims’ problems
The government has decided to form a three-member probe commission under the headship of former judge Tej Bahadur Karki to resolve the problems of loan shark victims.
A Cabinet meeting held on Friday made the decision to this effect, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said.
The commission has been suggested to submit the report within three months.
Earlier, a commission was formed under the leadership of former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki.
Saying that the commission did not solve the problems, the loan shark victims came to Kathmandu on foot from various parts of the country and staged a capital-centric protest.
Loan shark victims, who have been staging protests for a long time, and the government reached an agreement to form a new commission.
According to the same agreement, the government has decided to form a new commission.
South Korean Ambassador Park calls on Finance Minister Pun
South Korea Ambassador to Nepal Park Tae-Young paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Barshaman Pun on Friday.
During the meeting, matters related to bilateral interests and mutual cooperation were discussed, the Finance Minister's secretariat shared.
In the meeting held at the Ministry of Finance today, Minister Pun said that Korea has been continuously investing in Nepal's infrastructure development, education, health and agriculture sectors.
On the occasion, Finance Minister Pun urged Ambassador Park to prod Korean investors for their significant participation in the Investment Summit of Nepal to be organized next month.
The country's development would not be possible without bringing international investments, Minister Pun said, adding the government was working to remove legal and policy hurdles to create an environment for the same.
Sharing that Nepal has potentials for investment in agriculture, energy, tourism and technology sectors, the Minister said the country has a lot to learn from South Korea's development model.
Ambassador Park said Korea would continue the previous development partnership programs and employment promotion system (EPS).
South Korea is interested to make further investment in Nepal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Nepal-Korea diplomatic relations.
