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The Parliamentary Special Committee investigating the cooperative fraud case has summoned the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for a discussion.

Chairman of the Committee, Surya Bahadur Thapa, announced that the decision was made during the ninth meeting held on Thursday.

Earlier, the committee held discussions with Auditor General Toyam Raya, Director General of the Department of Money Laundering Kamal Bhattarai, and Registrar at the Department of Cooperatives Pitambar Ghimire.

CPN-UML leaders have resigned on Wednesday.

They submitted their resignation to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal by reaching Baluwatar this evening.

The UML leaders tendered their resignation after a national consensus government was going to be formed under the leadership of UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli with the support of the Nepali Congress.

They had reached Balkot prior to giving the resignation.

On the occasion, UML Chair Oli briefed them about the current political situation.

A Secretariat meeting of the UML held on Wednesday had urged the Prime Minister to put in papers within 24 hours and paved the way for forming a national government.

The UML decided to withdraw the support to the government after Prime Minister Dahal refused to step down from the post.

The CPN-UML has appealed to all the political parties in the Parliament to participate in the national consensus government.

A Secretariat meeting held at the party office on Tuesday appealed to all the parties to participate in the national consensus government to be formed under UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli, Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali said.

Similarly, the party has urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to resign by tomorrow​​​​​​.

The CPN-UML has urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal to resign by tomorrow.

A Secretariat meeting held at the party office on Tuesday appealed to the Prime Minister to pave the way for the formation of a new government as per Article 76 (2) of the Constitution, UML Deputy General Secretary Pradeep Gyawali said.

He said that the Prime Minister should put in his papers and pave the way as the two parties have already reached an agreement to form a national consensus government.

Meanwhile, the UML has appealed to all the parties to help in forming a national consensus government.

The main opposition Nepali Congress said that discussions are being held with parties about the power equation.

"It is not strange that the Congress being the largest party should lead the government. The party leadership is holding discussions with various parties about the same," party spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat said.

Mahat said so while the issue of forming a Congress-CPN-UML alliance is being discussed.

Earlier on Saturday, Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli held a meeting at Balkot.

After the meeting, this has become a hot issue in the country.

The Finance Ministry has disbursed Rs 35 million for the treatment of people suffering from chronic illness.

Finance Minister Barshaman Pun approved a file for the disbursement of the amount for kidney patients, dialysis patients, cancer patients and spinal paralysis patients.

The patients have been getting Rs 5, 000 per month as per the procedure pertaining to treatment expenses 2078.

The local levels from across the country had demanded the amount through the Health Ministry.

The Finance Ministry said that the amount was released from the budget of current fiscal year.

The amount will be deposited in the patients bank account through the local level.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava and Lomanthang Rural
Municipality Chairman Tasi Nharbu Gurung laid a foundation stone for the construction of dormitory building for Lowo Nyiphug Namdrol Norbuling Monastic Schoo.

The dormitory is being built with the Government of India’s financial assistance at the project cost of Rs 41.40 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’.

Political representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the Monastic school management were also present on this occasion, reads a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. 

The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ is being utilized for the construction of two floors dormitory building with other facilities for this Monastic school.

The project is taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an agreement between the Government of India and Government of Nepal.

This project is being implemented through Lomanthang Rural Municipality, Mustang. The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal, according to the statement.

Chairman, Lomanthang Rural Municipality and Chairman, Lowo Nyiphug Namdrol Norbuling Monastic School and political representatives in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors.      

The new building would be useful in providing better education and accommodation facilities to the students of Lowo Nyiphug Namdrol Norbuling Monastic School in Lomanthang Rural Municipality, Mustang and would create an improved environment for learning as well as contribute to the development of the education and religious care and helping in preserving their culture and tradition in this region. 

Since 2003, the Government of India has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 490 projects.

Amongst these, 59 projects are in Gandaki Province in various sectors, including         17 projects in Mustang.

In addition to these,the Government of India has gifted 1009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal.  

Amongst these, 119 ambulances and 40 school buses have been gifted in Gandaki Province, including 11 ambulances and five school buses provided in Mustang district. 

As close neighbours, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation.

 The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people, augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors.  
 

President Ram Chandra Paudel has left for Switzerland this evening to attend the inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice that will take place during the High-level Segment of the 112th Session of the International Labor Conference.

 Vice President Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, deputy prime minister, ministers and high-ranking government officials had reached Tribhuvan International Airport to bid farewell to President Paudel.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has shared in a press statement that President Paudel will address the inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice on June 13.

Paudel is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with his Swiss counterpart Viola Amherd on June 12.

Similarly, President Paudel will leave Geneva for Berlin on June 15 for an official visit to Germany at the invitation of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Paudel is scheduled to hold official talks with his German counterpart on June 17, the Ministry added.

The President's spouse Sabita Paudel has  accompained the President during the visit.

He will return home in June 19.