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Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has announced plans to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act to ensure the right to obtain citizenship through the mother’s name. Speaking at the National Assembly’s Legislative Management Committee meeting during discussions on the Nepal Citizenship (Second Amendment) Bill, he emphasized provisions allowing citizenship through the mother’s name if the father is deceased, uncooperative in granting citizenship during his lifetime, or if he has remarried. Lekhak clarified that there is no obligation to recognize a father as such if he has not shown parental care or affection. He also noted that the bill is being advanced following…

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairperson Rabi Lamichhane’s petition demanding release on bail has been scheduled for hearing. The case is listed in the bench of Judge Narayan Sapkota at the Rupandehi District Court. Lamichhane, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Butwal-based Supreme Cooperative fraud case, filed the petition on July 19 seeking bail and release. He claimed to have deposited NPR 27,484,000 as restitution for the damages. In the Supreme Cooperative fraud case, the Butwal bench of the High Court Tulsipur had ordered Lamichhane’s remand for judicial custody on April 4. Since then, he has been held…

Four parliamentary committees are scheduled to meet today — the Finance Committee, the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee, the Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee, and the Legislative Management Committee. The Finance Committee will meet at 11 a.m. to hold a clause-by-clause discussion on the “Bill to Provide for the Management of Alternative Development Finance Operations.” At 1 p.m., the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee will conduct a clause-by-clause discussion on the “Nepal Bar Council (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081.” The Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee will meet at 11 a.m. to discuss matters related to the “Hind…

Chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that joining the government is not on his party’s priority list. Speaking to journalists today, Prachanda stated that while the party has been critical of the government’s performance, this should not be interpreted as a desire to enter the government. “This government is not doing well. Raising that issue does not mean we want to join the government. We have no interest in that matter,” he said in response to a question about a possible change in government. He added that from the third…

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (Raswapa) is set to hold a group discussion with nine candidates aspiring to contest the upcoming by-election in Rupandehi-3. For the by-election scheduled on Kartik 17, the following individuals have applied to Raswapa expressing their candidacy: Sulabh Kharel, Parthivendra Upadhyay, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa, Gyanu Paudel, Jit Bahadur Gupta, Kusum Maharjan, Rachana Kshetri, Punam Agrawal, and Madhuprasad Aryal. Co-General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya will lead the discussions, which are scheduled to take place on Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM at the party’s central office in Chamatima.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli met with President Ramchandra Paudel at the President’s Office, Sheetal Niwas, on Sunday morning. According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, the meeting between the President and the Prime Minister was part of their regular discussions. Ask ChatGPT

Four candidates have expressed their interest to contest the upcoming by-election in Rupandehi Constituency No. 3 from the CPN (UML) party. According to the expanded meeting of the UML Rupandehi-3 Regional Coordination Committee held on Friday, only four aspirants—all men—have come forward to vie for the candidacy. However, the party had earlier instructed that three names, including at least one woman, be recommended for the final selection. The aspirants include: Khimlal Bhattarai, Politburo member and in-charge of the constituency Hari Adhikari, former mayor of Siddharthanagar Municipality Businessman Shashi Paudel Yagya Jit Shah from Bhairahawa During the meeting, the aspirants requested…

President Ram Chandra Paudel has extended heartfelt best wishes for happiness, peace, good health, and progress to all Nepalis residing in the country and abroad on the occasion of Janai Purnima, Rishi Tarpani, and Raksha Bandhan. In his message today, President Paudel expressed his belief that this festival—celebrated by wearing the sacred thread (Nava Yagyopavita) and Raksha Bandhan—will strengthen mutual relations and goodwill among Nepalis. Highlighting the unique significance of Janai Purnima and Rishi Tarpani, he noted that in a country like Nepal, rich with diverse ethnicities, languages, cultures, festivals, and traditions, such celebrations foster friendship, love, and harmony while…

PM Oli Returns After Attending LLDC Conference in Turkmenistan Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home on Friday after attending the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) held in Turkmenistan. At the Tribhuvan International Airport’s VIP lounge, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Badriprasad Pandey welcomed the Prime Minister. Also present on the occasion were the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal, the Chief of the Army Staff, heads of security agencies, senior government officials, and other dignitaries. The…