Author: Himalaya Post

 A meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, today endorsed the ‘National Assembly Members Election Ordinance- 2075’ with majority. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Sher Bahadur Tamang presented the ordinance on behalf Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa for approval. Likewise, ‘National Medical Education Ordinance, 2075’ and the ‘Commission on Investigation into the Enforced Disappeared Persons, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (first amendment) Ordinance- 2075’ were also passed by the meeting with majority. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giri Rajmani Pokharel and Minister Tamang presented the bills before the meeting. The ordinance related to remunerations, terms and conditions of services and facilities of the general secretary of Federal Parliament, secretary of the House of Representatives Secretariat and secretary of the National Assembly Secretariat presented by Minister Tamang was also passed by the meeting with...

Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada tabled a proposal in the meeting of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, today, seeking the house initiate discussions on the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year 2018/19 (except the tax proposal). On the occasion, the Finance Minister said that implementing the fundamental rights of the citizens as enshrined in the constitution and achieving rapid economic development was the government’s main priority. “The coming policies and programmes of the government would be focused on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. Economic prosperity would be achieved by alleviating poverty,” he said, outlining the government’s economic priorities. He said clean drinking water, access to basic health services, everyone’s association with health insurance, elimination of illiteracy, making the public education more effective, employment generation, new working opportunities, enhancement of the capacity of the labourers and tourism development were prioritised in the fiscal year 2018/19. The Finance Minister also said that post-earthquake reconstruction would be high in priority and the scope of social security would be...