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The main opposition CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has demanded the formation of a parliamentary committee to probe into involvement of unauthorized persons in the budget-making process.

Speaking at a special session of the House of Representatives on Monday, he said that all the things like increasing or reducing the tax rates came with bad intentions.

“Let’s form a parliamentary committee to investigate this issue. It cannot be imagined to formulate the budget with the help of outsiders,” he said.

Saying that it is not a common thing to involve unauthorized persons in the budget-making process, the former Prime Minister said that a parliamentary committee should be formed to investigate the incident and should make the report public.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava called on Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand on Monday.

This is the first time that Srivastava held a meeting with Home Minister Khand after being appointed as the ambassador.

During the meeting held at the Home Ministry, the duo discussed issues of mutual interest and strengthening bilateral ties.

On the occasion, Home Minister Khand urged the Indian government through Srivastava to provide chemical fertilizers at the earliest.

He also thanked India for its continued support to maintain peace, development and prosperity in Nepal.

Home Minister Khan wished Srivastava a successful tenure.

The Janata Samajbadi Party has recalled three of its four ministers from the government.

The party has decided to recall Minister for Forest Ram Sahaya Yadav, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Renu Kumari Yadav and Minister for Agriculture Mahendra Raya Yadav.

Party Chairman Upendra Yadav submitted the names of new ministers to Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba by including the dissident faction.

Yadav has recommended the names of Pradeep Yadav, Mrigendra Singh and Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rai for the new ministers.

The Chairman met the Prime Minister on Sunday evening and submitted the list of new ministers.

Ukraine's military has confirmed that the eastern city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces, BBC reported.

"After heavy fighting for Lysychansk, the defence forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their occupied positions and lines," the army general staff said.

Earlier Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his forces had captured Lysychansk and taken full control of Luhansk region.

Ukraine's troops were outgunned there.

Its general staff said that "in order to preserve the lives of Ukrainian defenders, a decision was made to withdraw".

It said the Russians had multiple advantages in artillery, aircraft, manpower and other forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged that Ukrainian forces would return to Lysychansk thanks to their tactics and "thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons".

Earlier, the head of Russia's Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, published video apparently showing Chechen fighters in the centre of Lysychansk, according to BBC.

Further west, the Ukrainian-held city of Slovyansk came under heavy shelling, with at least six people killed.

It is in Donetsk region, which with Luhansk forms the industrial Donbas.

Just before he launched the war, President Vladimir Putin recognised all of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent of Ukraine. Russian proxy forces began an insurgency there in 2014.

Just over a week ago Russian troops captured Severodonetsk, a city reduced to ruins by weeks of Russian bombardment, BBC reported.