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Both Houses of the Federal Parliament are holding meetings on Friday. 

The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been scheduled for 1 pm.

In today's meeting,  Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is scheduled to table a proposal seeking a general discussion on the annual estimates of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2025/26 BS with statements. 

Similarly, State Affairs and Good Governance Committee President Ramhari Khatiwada is scheduled to present the report on the federal civil service bill, 2082 BS in the meeting. 

Likewise, the National Assembly (NA) will meet  at 1.15 pm today. 

In the meeting, general discussions on the annual estimates of revenue and expenditure will continue. 

The government of China has pledged USD 600,000 (close to CHF 500,000) for 2025 to support the WTO's Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and Accessions Programme (also known as the China Program), the WTO reported.

The contribution was confirmed at a signing ceremony on June 3 in Paris attended by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.

The China Program — launched in July 2011 under the WTO-led Aid for Trade initiative — aims to enable LDCs to better integrate into the global economy by strengthening their participation in WTO activities and helping those not yet members join the Organization.

The signing ceremony was held on the side of a meeting of trade ministers hosted by Australia on the sidelines of the annual Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to WTO.

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalis.

In a Federal Register notice, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated that after reviewing the current conditions in Nepal and consulting with relevant interagency partners, the country no longer meets the criteria required for TPS designation.

With this, around 7,000 Nepalis living in the US on the basis of TPS will have to return home.

The TPS for Nepal will officially end at 11:59 pm on August 5, 2025, which is 60 days after the publication of the notice.

“If you are currently a TPS beneficiary from Nepal, and have no other lawful basis to remain, you should begin preparations for departure,” the notice said. “Those planning to depart the US can use the CBP One mobile app to facilitate their return process.”

After the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015, the TPS had allowed around 15, 000 Nepalis to legally reside and work in the United States.

Even during the previous term of US President Donald Trump, he had taken ahead the process to revoke the TPS for Nepal.

At that time, Nepalis were urged to return to their country within 12 months.

With US President Donald Trump assuming his office for the second term, the US has continued the deportations of the immigrants found without official documents back to home.

Earlier on March 6, nine Nepalis, who were living and working illegally in the US, were brought to Kathmandu on a chartered flight.

Two deep divers of the Armed Police Force have gone missing in the Saptakoshi River. 

The Armed Police Force Madhes Province Office has stated that the divers went missing while conducting a rescue drill in the Saptakoshi River. Police constables Suraj Saud and Hardev Rajbanshi of the Dantakali Training Center Barmajiya are reported missing. 

They were practicing to learn how to rescue people trapped in the river during disasters.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Yubaraj Khatiwada, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Sunsari, said that the search for the missing divers is underway.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 5. 49 points to close at 2, 641. 46 points on Thursday.

The sensitive index, however, surged by 0. 10 points to close at 451. 43 points.

A total of 17,108,809-unit shares of 311 companies were traded for Rs 7. 97 billion.

Meanwhile, River Falls Power Limited (RFPL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Om Megashree Pharmaceuticals Limited (OMPL) was the top loser as its price fell by 9. 76 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 1. 48 trillion.

CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged all to raise voice strongly in favour of environmental justice. 

Extending a message of best wishes on the occasion of World Environment Day today, Chair Dahal stressed that all should collaborate and coordinate to develop environment-friendly lifestyle in the country like Nepal. 

"I urge all to raise voice strongly to minimize usage of plastic, to give priority to reuse, to develop environment-friendly lifestyle and in favour of environmental justice", he mentioned. 

It was the need of hour to increase activism by creating awareness nationally and internationally for the environment conservation and reducing impacts of climate change, reads the message.

Chair Dahal argued, "The future generation will have to suffer terrible consequences if we do not take decisive efforts right now to save mountains, mountain ranges and mountain lifestyle as we as to reduce impacts of climate change." 

Sharing that plastic waste management has stood as complex challenging from urban areas to rural settlements, he opined, "All the bodies concerned should unite to resolve plastic waste management problem as it has been making long-term effects on public health, food security, water resources and eco-system. 

The CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair pointed out the need of heading the country in the path of greenery development keeping the problems of green energy, climate adaptation strategy and environment-friendly policies in centre.

CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has been suspended from the position of lawmaker on Thursday.

After the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a corruption case at the Special Court in connection with the Patanjali land scam, Nepal was suspended from the post of lawmaker.

This is the first time that a corruption case has been filed against the former Prime Minister at the special court.

On February 1, 2010, the Nepal-led Cabinet approved the purchase of 815 ropani (1 ropani equals 0.0509 hectares) of land in Kavre under the ceiling exemption to operate Patanjali as an Ayurvedic University.

Following the meeting, Patanjali purchased more than 593 ropanis of land in Sanga, Nasikasthan and Mahendrajyoti in Banepa. Later, the Cabinet decided to sell 353 ropanis and 15 annas of land to Kasthamandap Business Home Pvt.Ltd., which was exempted from the land law.

The CIAA  has demanded compensation of Rs 185.5 million from Nepal. 

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman and former Prime Minister Madhav Nepal.

According to a source at the CIAA, the anti corruption watchdog filed a corruption case against Nepal in the Patanjali land embezzlement case this afternoon.

This is the first time that a corruption case has been filed against the former Prime Minister at the special court.

On February 1, 2010, the Nepal-led Cabinet approved the purchase of 815 ropani (1 ropani equals 0.0509 hectares) of land in Kavre under the ceiling exemption to operate Patanjali as an Ayurvedic University.

Following the meeting, Patanjali purchased more than 593 ropanis of land in Sanga, Nasikasthan and Mahendrajyoti in Banepa. Later, the Cabinet decided to sell 353 ropanis and 15 annas of land to Kasthamandap Business Home Pvt.Ltd., which was exempted from the land law.

The CIAA  has demanded compensation of Rs 185.5 million from Nepal.