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Nepal to mourn demise of Queen Elizabeth II for three days
The government has decided to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II for three days.
A decision in this regard was made by the cabinet meeting held on Friday.
The Government of Nepal expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Queen Elizabeth II and wished for eternal peace of the departed soul.
Cabinet sources said that it has been decided to observe three days of mourning from September 10-12 in honor of the Queen and to fly the national flag at half-mast in government offices and Nepali embassies and missions abroad.
Ruling coalition meet deferred till Saturday
A meeting of the ruling coalition has been postponed until Saturday.
The meeting supposed to take place today (Friday) has been postponed until 4 pm on Saturday.
The meeting was postponed due to busy schedule of Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN Unified Samajbadi Party Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal.
A task force formed to finalize seat allocation has already submitted its report to the top leaders of the ruling alliance.
UML, LSP hold talks on possible electoral alliance
In the face of five-party ruling coalition for the upcoming elections, the CPN-UML is courting Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) to form an alliance.
UML Chair KP Sharma Oli proposed to give the LSP 18 seats in the Tarai Madhes region during the meeting held with LSP Chair Mahantha Thakur.
“However, nothing has been agreed or decided as of now,” said a UML leader.
Leaders of the two parties have intensified discussions on forming an alliance as the November 20 elections draw close.
Oli and Thakur, too, have held frequent discussions on forming an electoral alliance.
LSP is also in talks with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to join the electoral alliance of the ruling coalition.
It has shifted towards the UML as the ruling coalition is having a hard time splitting seats among them.
PM Deuba insists on continuity of five-party alliance under any circumstance
Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said a grave plot was being hatched against the existing five-party political alliance.
In his address to a program organized by the NC Chitwan in Chitwan today (Friday), the Prime Minister claimed a big conspiracy had been designed to make the alliance collapse.
As he said, attempts to break the alliance are intended at weakening the party in particular. “Those who are giving their remarks against the alliance are conspiring against it.”
According to the NC leader, the party is taking its strength and there is no need to speak out against the alliance. He was of the view of contributing to further consolidating the party.
President should resign if she does not authenticate Citizenship Bill: Prachanda
Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has alleged President Bidya Devi Bhandari for trying to make the Citizenship Bill a political issue.
Speaking to journalists at the Pokhara Airport on Friday, Prachanda hoped that the President would authenticate the Citizenship Bill this time.
“However, when I met the President a couple of days ago, I got the impression that she is in a mood to make this issue a political issue,” he alleged.
He said if the President did not authenticate the Bill, the issue would go to the court, and then the President should step down. “I have conveyed it to her,” he added.
Meanwhile, on a different note, “Prachanda” said the issue of who would become the Prime Minister after the November 20 election has not been discussed in the five-party coalition.
Nepal beats India 3-1 in SAFF U17 Championship 2022 booking place in semi-finals
Nepal entered semi-finals under the SAFF U17 Championship, 2022 by defeating India 3-1 in a match on Friday at Race Course Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
With this win, Nepal has topped Group ‘B’ with six points.
Similarly, Bhutan being placed in Group ‘B’ has been eliminated from the match with nil points.
Government changes tax rate of various goods
The government has provided concession on customs tariff on the import of various goods.
The Ministry of Finance has informed through a notice in the Nepal Gazettee that the rate of the tax on the import of various goods has been changed.
As per the new provision, 90 percent concession is provided on the customs tariff on import of crude soybean oil, palm oil and sunflower oil.
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