Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu –  The House of Representatives in its meeting today approved separate proposals seeking passage on some bills and discussions on some others. The lower house of the federal parliament unanimously passed the proposal seeking approval of the Public Security (Third Amendment) Bill, 2075. Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa had presented a proposal to this effect in the meeting. The House also approved another proposal tabled by the Home Minister seeking discussions on Public Security (Third Amendment) Bill 2075 along with the report of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee. The House meeting also unanimously approved the proposal presented by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Prasad Adhikari seeking discussions on the Convention Providing for the Integration of Laws on the Topic of International Air Transport. Similarly, the lower house of parliament today approved unopposed the proposal seeking consideration on the Consumer Rights Protection Bill, 2075. Minister for Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav had presented the proposal. Putting their views on the theoretical aspects of the bill in the discussions, lawmakers said that the government has not been able to arrest the large scale black marketers, the consumer court has been made weak, the court was run by administrators and not experts, and that there was no provision for affidavit in the court. They also complained about the growing problem of food adulteration and other...

Nuwakot –  One person has been confirmed dead while the number of the injured has also increased in a bus accident occurred at Lamatar of Bidur Municipality-9 late this morning. Motimaya Tamang, 56, of Tupche of Bidur-7 who was among the nine referred to Kathmandu for further treatment died amidst the treatment, police said. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bheem Lal Bhattarai, Tamang who had been taken to Kathmandu on a helicopter breathed her last in course of treatment at the Grande Hospital. Others injured who have been sent to Kathmandu are Prem Singh Tamang, 56; Hom Bahadur Tamang, 57; Diwamaya Tamang, 20; Chhiring Tamang, 75; Purba Bahadur Lama Tamang, 56; Bir Bahadur BK; Uttam BK and Mangalimaya Tamang, 40. They have been admitted to the Green City Hospital and Grande Hospital. Others are being treated at the Trishuli Hospital. The bus (Ba 2 Kha 2804) en route to Kathmandu from Bungtang of Myagang Rural Municipality-2 fell some 40 meters down into the millet filed as the road caved in from its edge when the bus was trying to clear space for another vehicle. ...