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A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is taking place at 1:00 pm today. Prime Minister and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to table the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Third Amendment), 2079. Likewise, PM Dahal is also expected to table the Bill on Constitutional Council (First Amendment), 2079. As scheduled, the Speaker of the HoR will inform the House about the letters received from the Office of the President on assignment of different portfolios. Furthermore, the Speaker is scheduled to share with the House about a vacant post of the HoR member.  

President of India Droupadi Murmu held a telephone conversation with her Nepali counterpart Ram Chandra Paudel on Friday. The President, who is currently on a tour to Kerala, called up President Paudel and congratulated him on assuming the office of the President of Nepal, read a statement issued today. Both Presidents noted the unique and multifaceted relations between India and Nepal. They also discussed ways to further advance bilateral cooperation and strengthen the strong bonds of friendship between the peoples of our two countries, the statement further read. The President expressed confidence that India-Nepal bilateral relations would reach even greater heights under the guidance of President Paudel.  

Voting is underway to elect a new President of Nepal at Lhotse Hall of the federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor on Friday. Astalaxmi Shakya (Bohara) of the CPN-UML, Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party and Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav of the Janata Samajbadi Party are in the race. Voting that started at 10 am will end at 3 pm today, Assistant Election Officer, Amrita Kumari Sharma said. Separate voting centers have been determined for the members of federal Parliament and Province Assembly. Two types of ballot papers have been printed for the Vice-Presidential election-2079. The ballot for the federal Parliament members is of red color while it is of green color for the Province Assembly members. The names and photos of candidates have been printed in the ballot papers. The weightage of a vote cast by a member of federal Parliament will be equivalent to 79 whereas the weightage of a vote cast by a PA member will be equivalent to 48. There are 332 voters of the federal Parliament and 550 voters of the PA in the election. Arrangements have been made to count votes shortly after voting, said Sharma. The Vice-President shall be assigned to look after affairs in the absence of the President. The tenure of the Vice-President is five years. This is the third Vice-Presidential election since the country adopted the federal democratic republic system in 2008.      

The Madhes Province government has decided to facilitate the Nepali cricket team players—Gulsan Jha and Arif Sheikh—with a cash prize of Rs 200, 000. The government announced to provide the cash prize of Rs 200,000 each to --Jha and Sheikh, expressing happiness over Nepal's qualification to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. The provincial government decided to provide the cash prize to both the players of Madhes Province as an incentive. Extending gratitude to the Nepali cricket team over its improbable win against the UAE, Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav announced to provide cash prize to the cricketers.