Submit your Article

Standing Committee Chairman of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Li Zhanshu is arriving Nepal on a three-day official visit on September 12. He is visiting Nepal at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives Agni Prasad Sapkota, During his stay in Nepal, Li Zhanshu and Sapkota will hold delegation-level bilateral talks on September 12. Speaker Sapkota will host a banquet in honour of Li Zhanshu and the members of his delegation in the same evening. Li Zhanshu will pay courtesy calls on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on September 14 and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on September 13 September. On the same day, Li Zhanshu will hold meetings with Chairperson of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka, K P Sharma Oli, former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-UML, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, former Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center will also hold separate meetings with the visiting Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Li Zhanshu on September 13.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has announced his resignation from the post of lawmaker on Sunday. Speaking at a meeting of the House of Representatives this afternoon, he announced that he resigned from the post of lawmaker. Lingden said that he decided to resign from the post after the government tried to extend the tenure of the Parliament even after the announcement of the elections’ date. Saying that the Parliament should be dissolved after the announcement of the date of the elections, he said that the RPP will not support the government in its bid to extend the tenure of the House. “I will not be here as the lawmaker from today onwards,” he said. Leader Lingden also urged the concerned authority to hold the salary and benefits has been getting since he became the lawmaker. He was of the opinion that the upcoming elections would be important for the future politics of Nepal also.    

The Women and Social Committee of the Parliament has directed the government formulate a law to control human trafficking. In the meeting held today, the Committee directed the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens to formulate the national law to curb the trafficking. Likewise, the Committee also directed the government to formulate long-term and short-term policies to create a conducive environment for the people to work in the country. The House panel also directed the government to use modern information system to control human trafficking and also to review the existing punishment given to those involved in the heinous crimes.  

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting on Sunday. During the meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar, matters related to the seat allocation in the House of Representatives and Province Assembly election among others were discussed, it has been said. It may be noted that the government has announced to conduct the voting for the twin elections on November 20 in a single phase. The top leaders of two major political parties met when a task force formed by the five ruling parties as per the agreement for an electoral alliance remained active for drafting a modality of the consensus.  NC leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula leads the taskforce. According to Govinda Pariyar, Press Chief to Prime Minister Deuba, party leaders are expected to remain busy in several rounds of talks and discussions throughout the day today in view of the elections.