Nepal Rastriya Dainik

Parliament Passes Land Bill with Majority Support

Posted on August 30, 2025August 30, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu — The House of Representatives on Friday passed the Land Bill 2082, which amends several existing laws related to land. Speaker Devraj Ghimire announced the bill’s approval after it was endorsed by a majority vote.

Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Balram Adhikari, had presented the proposal for decision. He explained that the bill was introduced to provide land to landless Dalits, squatters, and unmanaged settlers, aiming to regulate settlement patterns across the country. According to him, families living in risky areas will be relocated to integrated settlements through coordination with local governments.

However, some lawmakers criticized the bill. Rajkishor Yadav of the JASAPA argued that the intended groups may not benefit as expected, while lawmaker Prakash Adhikari claimed that the bill lacked constitutional analysis and could favor land mafias. Maoist chief whip Hitraj Pandey said some provisions were impractical and would not serve the general public’s interest. Similarly, Maoist whip Rupa Sosi Chaudhary, though supporting the provision of land to Dalits and squatters, accused the bill of including arrangements that would benefit real estate businesses.

HoR approves the parliament’s winter session schedule

Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu- The Business Advisory Committee of the House of Representatives has approved the calendar of the House of Representatives for the winter session.

The committee meeting held at Singha Durbar on Tuesday approved the calendar prepared by the Parliament Secretariat with changes. UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula informed that top leaders will address the first meeting of the parliament on Magh 18 and the ordinance will be presented for decision in the meeting on Magh 24.

He said that the replacement bill will be presented by the government within a few weeks. He said that the ruling party is serious about presenting as many bills as possible in the upcoming session of the parliament and achieving a quorum in the house.

Similarly, Maoist Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey informed that the agenda has been prepared to move the house forward smoothly. He said that in the meeting, they raised the issue of bringing the ordinance of the bill that is under discussion in the parliamentary committee.

He also informed that they protested after the Congress said that the country would now be run through an ordinance in the meeting.

Similarly, Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire clarified that they did not say that the country would be run through an ordinance, but rather that an ordinance would be an option if the law could not be made in time.

He said that the Maoist whip had exaggerated the issue that the delay in making the law prompted the government to bring an ordinance.He said that the Congress is of the opinion that the law-making process should be followed by making a schedule.

He said that the ordinance brought by the government is not political in nature and has been brought for the economy and good governance based on the needs of the country. Ghimire mentioned that there is no reason to oppose the ordinance.

Issues raised by opposition regarding the ordinance will be discussed in the House

Posted on January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu – In the context of effectively implementing the calendar prepared by the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire is holding discussions with the chief whips and whips of various parties regarding the winter session of the parliament.

The secretariat has prepared a calendar from Magh 18 to 30. It has been decided that the ordinances will be tabled in the first meeting to be held on Magh 18 and top leaders including the Prime Minister will address them, said Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire. Similarly, he said that the Speaker has urged to make this session a success as a bill session. Ghimire also said that preparations are being made to discuss the issues raised by the opposition regarding the ordinance in the House itself.

Similarly, UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula informed that the parliament session will be starting on the 18th . He said that the ordinance will be presented in the meeting to be held on the 18th and will be presented for decision on the 22nd. He informed that the parliamentary committee meetings will be held on Magh 25, 26 and 27 and the parliament meeting will be held on Magh 28, 29 and 30.

Bartaula expressed confidence that an atmosphere of trust will be created when top leaders address the parliament on the first day. The parliament secretariat has stated that the business management advisory committee will meet on Tuesday, Magh 15 to set the agenda before the parliament meeting on Magh 18.

Preparations for amending the House of Representatives Rules

Posted on January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu – The Parliament Secretariat has moved forward discussions with political parties with the preparation of forming a House of Representatives Rules Amendment Drafting Committee to amend the House of Representatives Rules.

It is said that the rules are being amended to end the tendency of bills registered in the Parliament to be held for a long time. The rules are being amended in an effort to make lawmaking and the process within the Parliament within a time limit.

In the discussion organized by Speaker Devraj Ghimire on Monday with the chief whips and whips of the five major parties, the issue of forming a Rules Amendment Drafting Committee was also discussed and it is understood that preparations are underway to announce the Rules Drafting Committee from the House of Representatives after taking a decision in the Business Advisory Committee meeting with political consensus.

The Parliament session is starting from Magh 18. The parties are preparing to form a Rules Amendment Drafting Committee immediately after the session begins.

The Congress and the UML have concluded that the regulations should be amended to set a three-month deadline for the creation of laws within the parliament, and a proposal is being put forward that the relevant thematic committee should finalize it within a maximum of 90 days when a new bill reaches a committee of the House of Representatives. If a bill is made to amend an act, the committee should finalize it within 60 days, otherwise the House of Representatives will automatically proceed with it without any obstacles.

The relevant thematic committee can request additional time with a satisfactory reason and the proposal requesting such time must be approved by the meeting of the House of Representatives itself.

Earlier, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had also said that it is inconvenient to work when bills are stuck in the parliament for a long time.

Opposition parties draw Speaker Ghimire’s attention to ordinance

Posted on January 27, 2025January 26, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu: Speaker Devraj Ghimire has held discussions with the chief whips of the ruling and opposition parties on the conduct of the winter session of the parliament , which will begin on Magh 18.

On Sunday, he held discussions with the whips of both the ruling and opposition parties on how to bring in more business during the winter session and what kind of agenda can be put on the business and advisory committee.

Maoist Center Chief Whip Hitraj Pandey said that more MPs and ministers from the ruling party are absent than the opposition and suggested that more attention should be paid to the role of the ruling party to make the meeting effective.

Chief Whip Pandey said that it was wrong to bring an ordinance without withdrawing the bill that was in the parliamentary committee and drew the attention of the Speaker to the ordinance being brought by circumventing the parliament.

Chief whips of the opposition parties have suggested that the Parliament Secretariat should have also alerted the government about the ordinance and move forward by setting an agenda for the meeting of the Business and Consultative Committee.

Join hands with China in development and prosperity: Speaker Ghimire

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by नेपाल राष्ट्रिय दैनिक

Kathmandu- Addressing a program organized in Kathmandu on the occasion of the inauguration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China and the Chinese New Year celebrations, Speaker Devraj Ghimire has said that Nepal wants to benefit from China’s unique development and prosperity.

Praising the cooperation provided by China so far, he expressed that Nepal will receive support for smooth upgrading and its sustainability in the context of upgrading from the list of least developed countries by 2026.

He expressed confidence that a large number of Chinese tourists will visit Nepal in the context of declaring 2025 as the Visit Nepal Year in China, which will provide significant support in promoting tourism, and called for utilizing the immense opportunities for economic, social and cultural development between Nepal and China and moving forward hand in hand for a prosperous and golden future.

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