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The Koshi provincial government has announced an immediate relief of Rs 100,000 to the families of people killed in the flood and landslide in various districts of the province. A meeting of the Koshi Province Disaster Management Committee convened on Sunday evening decided to provide Rs 100,000 to the families of those killed in the disaster, Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation, Energy and Health Til Kumar Menyagbo said. Minister Menyagbo made an on-site observation of the disaster-hit some districts in the province on Sunday. He said the meeting decided to step up work for the medical treatment of those injured in the disaster, for the reconstruction of the physical infrastructures (houses), for repair and construction of the bridges, roads and highways damaged due to the floods and landslide at the earliest so as to resume traffic.

Five thematic committees, out of seven in the Mades Province Assembly (PA), have got presidents while women have taken the charge of three. The nominations of presidents took place unanimously for the Development Committee, Finance and Planning, Natural Resources and Environment, Public Account, and Women, Children and Social Justice committees formed as the Rule 146 of the PA Regulations to Conduct the Business -2075 BS. Sharada Shankar Prasad Kalawar of Janata Samajbadi Party is nominated to preside the Development Committee, Satish Kumar Singh takes charge of Finance and Planning, Sharada Das Pahadi of CPN (Maoist Centre) is to preside the Natural Resources Committee, Manju Kumar Thapa Magar of CPN (UML) has been nominated on Public Account Committee and Rupa Kumari Yadav of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party takes charge of Women, Children and Social Welfare Committee. They took the oath of office and secrecy before Speaker Ramchandra Mandal today. They assumed office today itself. Now, the nominations on the Agriculture and Land Management and Province Affairs committees are awaited.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepal Samajbadi Party (NSP) Chairman Baburam Bhattarai held a meeting on Friday. During the meeting held at the Prime Minister Dahal’s official residence in Baluwatar this morning, they discussed contemporary political issues. The meeting focused on the recent visit of the PM to India, federal budget, and remaining tasks of the peace process including the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission among others, said Bhattarai. They also discussed the issue of the formation of a socialist front. According to Bhattarai, also the former PM, an agreement has been made on concluding ideological, policy, program and organizational procedures to form a broader socialist front to continue to take the society on the progressive path while safeguarding achievements made so far including the federal democratic republic. Stating that an understanding has been reached to move ahead after discussing the matter with all sides, he said, "There is an understanding reached between us. I urge all not to go after rumors."

CPN (Maoist Centre) Deputy General Secretary Barshaman Pun, who has been suffering from hereditary hyper-bilirubinemia jaundice since long, has returned home from China after treatment. Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Aman Lal Modi, and leaders of CPN (Maoist Centre) welcomed Pun at Tribhuvan International Airport. On the occasion, Deputy General Secretary Pun said he returned home becoming completely healthy due to the best wishes of all. Also, the former minister, Pun had left for China on February 13. He underwent treatment at Third People's Hospital, China.