Author: Himalaya Post

Bhadrapur – A person was killed and others four were severely injured in a jeep accident took place early this morning at Jhiljhile of Jhapa along the East-West Highway. The District Traffic Police Office, Jhapa confirmed the death of Sandip Karki, 29, of Udaypur in the accident occurred at 3:00 am. According to the office, a Scorpio jeep (Me 1 Ja 4533) en route to east from west overturned on the road as driver lost control over the vehicle all of a sudden, leaving five passengers including Kakri critically hurt. All of them were rushed to the Birtamod-based B&C Hospital where he died amidst treatment. The injured are Raju Basnet and Gopa Poudel of Kakarvitta, Gyan Bahadur Budathoki of Mechinagar-10 and Gopi Gajurel of Kamal Rural...

Kathmandu – The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today endorsed a proposal tabled seeking to send two bills to respective committees for clause-wise deliberations. Minister for Urban Development Mohammed Istiyak Rai presented the proposal on behalf of the Minister for Health and Population, seeking the meeting approval to send the ‘Public Health Bill, 2075’ and ‘Bill on Housing Rights, 2075’ to the respective committees for holding clause-wise deliberations. It was passed unanimously. Likewise, the lower house session witnessed the presentation of the ‘bill related to personal privacy, 2075’. Prem Suwal registered a note of descent over the bill which was later refused by...

Kathmandu –  Member in the House of Representatives (HoR), Dr Baburam Bhattarai, has drawn the government’s attention towards making correction in the weaknesses in the Penal and Civil Codes that came into effect from August 17. Taking a time in the special hour of the lower house today, he stressed the need of addressing dissenting voices relating to the Code. In his comment on the bill to amend the Citizenship Act, he said seeking the identity of a father in the citizenship was itself a discriminatory. He was of the view of recognizing an independent presence of women. He drew the government’s attention towards listing Nepal as the 27th country in regard with guaranteeing equal rights to sexual minorities and other minorities. He called for amending the provision in Civil Code that puts restriction on free press. He demanded the government bring control over land to the State and provide only tenancy rights to the people. Free and compulsory education up to Grade 12 and free healthcare facilities to indigent are necessary, according to...