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Top leaders of three major political parties held a discussion on various issues including the bill related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. During the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today, the positive discussion was held on the issues including the bill related to Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the bill related to Constitutional Council, said Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's Press Coordinator Govinda Acharya. It is learnt that important and positive discussion were held in today's meeting on the issues including bills related to transitional justice and formation of Parliamentary Hearing Committee at a time when Monday's meeting of the Constitutional Council has recommended Hari Krishna Karki for the appointment as Chief Justice. Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli were present in the meeting.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government will leave no stone unturned for reforms in the country's education sector. PM Dahal said so while receiving a memorandum submitted by the Nepal Teachers Federation National Committee at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar Tuesday. He said that the government will make a decision with a clear perspective on some past pending issues. On the occasion, the Prime Minister said that he would take initiatives for addressing the problems of teachers. Shankar Adhikari, President of Unified All Nepal Teachers' Organization said that the Federation has, through the memorandum, called for making public the report of the High-level Education Commission, for immediately issuing the Federal Education Act and for fulfilling the demands of the teacher employees in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Federation has demanded that that amount equivalent to 20 percent of the total budget be invested especially in the education sector. Adhikari said that they have urged the government to create more posts of employees in school and make arrangements for salary and allowances in accordance with their posts, to provide the salary and allowances of teachers and employees on a monthly basis and to provide professional and subject-wise training for enhancing the quality of education.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged all sides concerned for independent and fair justice delivery. Giving a message of best wishes via social media on the occasion of Law Day today, PM Dahal wished the Day inspired all to work for building an independent and fair judiciary in the country.    

Bindabasini Kansakar of the Rastriya Swatantra Party has been appointed as a member of the House of the Representatives under the PR category on Monday. The Election Commission appointed Kansakar to one of the vacant posts this afternoon. Rastriya Swatantra Party leader Deepak Bohara confirmed that Kansakar has been appointed as the lawmaker. The RSP had suspended party lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha after the audio of him asking Rs 20 million from medical entrepreneur Durga Prasain was leaked. The RSP had sent a letter to the Election Commission to appoint Kansakar to the post of lawmaker in the place of Shrestha. Kansakar was attacked with acid at her parents’ store in Hetauda in 2013.