Author: Himalaya Post

Mistang – The swollen Kaligandaki River has taken away a bridge linking Kagbeni and Tiri. The flood triggered by incessant rain blew away the wooden bridge over the river at Baragung Muktichhetra rural municipality-4, Tirimindi on Monday. Muktichhetra rural municipality chair Fenchowk Chhepten Gurung shared that the bridge was constructed two years ago at the cost of Rs 1.3 million. With the removal of bridge, as many as 15 households of Tiri are in trouble. It has also affected the tourists coming to different trekking routes of Mustang. Lawmaker Prem Prasad Tulachan said that technician would be mobilized soon for the reconstruction of the...

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...