Prime Minister Dahal leaving for Delhi

Kathmandu, June 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is leaving for New Delhi, India this afternoon to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Dahal will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other high-ranking government employees.

Indian Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to take oath for the third term this evening.

During the visit, Prime Minister Dahal is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Modi, according to the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to return home tomorrow.

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02-       Nepal working for social transformation and egalitarian society, says CJ Shrestha

Kathmandu, June 9: Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha has said that judicial reforms in Nepal are aimed at enhancing fairness, efficiency, and public trust,

Pointing out that the Constitution of Nepal guarantees the right to justice as a fundamental right and judicial independence as a core value, he also underlined some significant decisions made by the Supreme Court of Nepal in safeguarding constitutionally guaranteed rights in diverse areas including food security, health rights, and social justice.

Delivering a keynote address as the Guest of Honour at the “International Conference on Judiciary Across the Borders: 21st Century Challenges and Experiences from the Himalayas and Beyond” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 7-8 June, he reiterated Nepal’s commitment to ensuring access to justice through robust legal and institutional mechanisms, with the broader goal of achieving social transformation and establishing an egalitarian society based on the principles of participation and inclusion, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka.

During the visit, the Chief Justice had a meeting with Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Chief Justice Shrestha is on an official visit to Bangladesh from 6-9 June at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart, Obaidul Hassan.

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03-       Light rain in Bagmati and Gandaki provincesKathmandu, June 9: The weather is presently partly cloudy in the hilly parts and clear in the rest of the country. This is due to the effect of local and westerly winds and low pressure area formed around Bihar, India, says the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

Later this afternoon, the weather will remain partial and generally cloudy in the hilly parts of Koshi and Bagmati and Gandaki and clear in the remaining parts of the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly parts of Bagmati, Gandaki and Koshi province. There is also possibility of storm in some places of Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Province.

Similarly, the weather will remain clear tonight in hilly parts of Bagmati, Gandaki and Koshi, and partly cloudy in the rest of the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places of Koshi province and one or two places of other provinces.

In the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning at some places in the hilly parts of Bagmati, Gandaki and Koshi provinces and one or two places in the remaining parts of those provinces.

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04-       Ambukhaireni-Muglin road to be closed fort three hours today

Tanahun, June 9: The Ambukhaireni-Muglin road section under the Prithvi Highway will remain shut for traffic for three hours today. The road will be closed from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm to carry out landslide-control works near the dam located in Ambukhareni municipality-4.

The road will be closed because the large stones on the hillside have to be trimmed, said Pashupati Gyavali, the head of the district road division office.

The office has also requested the District Administration Office and the District Police Office to facilitate traffic on the Highway.

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05-       Food and culture festival in Ilam

Fikkal (Ilam), June 9: A two-day indigenous culture and food festival began in Ilam today.

The festival is being held in Suryodaya Municipality-11 under the auspices of Suryodaya Municipal Coordination Council of Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities and Suryodaya Women’s Forum.

Sonam Yolmu, president of NEFIN in Suryodaya, said that various cultural tableaus, costumes and delicacies will be on display at the festival.

The festival has been organized with the aim of preserving, enhancing, promoting and spreading the art, culture and tradition of the indigenous nationalities.

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06-       HoR meeting to be adjourned

Kathmandu, June 9: The meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled to be held today has been postponed.

A meeting of chief whips of the major political parties held this morning at the official residence of Speaker Devraj Ghimire decided to postpone the meeting for two days to study the budget book.

Discussion on the appropriation bill was scheduled to start from today. It will now be held from June 11. The meeting has been postponed as parties requested time for ministry-wise discussions under the Appropriation Bill, 2081, the Speaker’s Secretariat has said.

Deputy Speaker Indira Rana, Nepali Congress Whip Sushila Thing, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula, CPN (Maoist Center) Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey, Rastriya Swatantra Party Chief Whip Santosh Pariyar and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chief Whip Gyan Bahadur Shahi were present in the meeting.

Likewise, Chief Secretary Dr Baikuntha Aryal and General Secretary of Federal Parliament Padma Prasad Pandeya attended the meeting.

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