Author: Himalaya Post

Ilam – Normal life has been affected in nine eastern districts including Ilam due to shutdown. Rastriya Janamukti Party, Federal Limbuwan Party Nepal, Limbuwan National Revolutionary Party and Kochila Unity Front have enforced the shutdown. Issuing a press release, the Limbuwan Janata Party Nepal, Khambuwan Mukti Morcha Sanghiyabadi, Federal Khambuwan Loktantrik Party among others had expressed solidarity for the agitation. The shutdown has been enforced in protest of the failure of the constitution to empower ethnic groups, classes, gender and communities with the rights. They have also demanded the Province-1 to be named Kirant-Limbuwan-Khambuwan, stated an appeal issued by the agitating parties. Vehicular movement and educational institutions here have been adversely affected due to shutdown....

Kathmandu – The main opposition party in parliament, Nepali Congress, is convening a meeting of its central working committee today to discuss the contemporary political situation. The meeting has been called for 3 pm at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur. The meeting shall also deliberate on internal topics of the party, party spokesman Bishwa Prakash Sharma said. He said the meeting will also form a party statute amendment drafting committee and also discuss on mobilizing the party’s internal organization. Topics as the rejection by the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee the name of Deepak Raj Joshi, who was recommended for appointment to the post of Chief Justice and the party being compelled to boycott the parliament meeting some days back as the NC lawmakers were not allowed to ask questions to the Home Minister, among others, will also likely figure in the...

Kathmandu – Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Bidya Sundar Shakya, has said utmost initiatives would be taken to best utilise the labour, skills and capital earned by the Nepalis abroad, into the country. Mayor Shakya, who is in Japan in course of attending the Asia Pacific City Conference, said this in discussion with the Nepali diaspora. The KMC mayor is on visit to Japan at the special invitation of the Fukuoaka City mayor Takashima. Mayor Shakya participated in the City Conference which discussed issues related to management of cities and related challenges. Discussions were also held on the minimum requirements needed for a city and the development indicators as well. Mayor Shakya said that the conference was very important as it provided an opportunity to promote inter-relations with various cities of different countries. Shakya had left for Japan on July...