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A meeting of the House of Representatives held on Tuesday passed the 'Bill to amend and integrate customs related laws, 2081' with majority.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel presented the proposal seeking endorsement to the bill.

During the discussion on the bill, lawmakers—Prabhu Sah, Hemraj Rai, Ganga Karki, Shiva Nepali, Ganesh Parajuli, Prem Suwal, Madhav Sapkota, Ranendra Barali and Kiran Kumar Sah put forth their views. 

Responding to queries raised by various lawmakers, Finance Minister Paudel shared that the bill was brought with amendment after sufficient discussion in the Finance Committee.

The Bill would help promote good governance and promote transparency in customs administration.

CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula has urged the government to address the genuine demands of agitating teachers.

Speaking at a meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the government should settle the problems by holding a discussion with the teachers immediately.

"The Education Minister has been holding discussions continuously with representatives of teachers. I am hopeful that there will be a breakthrough by this evening", said Bartaula.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carneysaid his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, CNN reported.

The Liberal Party leader issued a stunning rebuke to Trump as he sent a message of unity to a divided nation, promising to “represent everyone who calls Canada home."

“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us,” Carney said. “That will never ever happen.”

Carney reiterated statements he made on the campaign trail about the vastly changed nature of Canada’s relationship with the US, according to CNN.

“We are over the shock of the American betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. And above all we have to take care of each other,” he said.

The talks between the government and the agitating teachers ended on a positive note on Monday night.

The meeting was held at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Singh Durbar.

Minister for Education Raghuji Pant led the government side while Laxmi Kishor Subedi led the agitating teachers during the conversation. 

Minister Pant remarked that the talks were positive. However, some issues are yet to be sorted out, he said.

The government is for holding the Grade 12 exam in the slated time, so it was serious to conclude the dialogue, he added, claiming that the teachers were also positive to this end.

Subedi said that they dwelt on various issues during the talks. Their agitation would be over only after the conclusion of dialogue, he stressed.

Meanwhile, government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, informed that teachers' demands would be addressed in a day or two.

The teachers gathered from across the country have been staging protests in Kathmandu for over three weeks with various demands, including promulgation of school School Education Bill.