Ruling coalition to hold discussions with opposition party chief whips on bills under consideration in parliament

Kathmandu — The ruling coalition’s joint parliamentary task force has decided to hold discussions with opposition party chief whips on the issue of passing bills under consideration in parliament within the deadline.

The parliamentary task force of the Nepali Congress and the UML has decided to work to get the bills under consideration in the federal parliament passed in the upcoming session. After the meeting, Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary and MP Jeevan Pariyar said that it has been decided to consult with the party chief whips in the federal parliament for the necessary discussions to pass the bills in the committees of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly.

He said that the authority to hold discussions with the opposition party chief whips has been given to Congress Chief Whip Shyam Ghimire and CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula. He also said that it has been decided to hold necessary discussions with party-based committee members on the bills in various committees of the federal parliament.

“In terms of the bills under consideration in the committees of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, the bills must be passed by the committees in order to pass all the bills in the upcoming parliament session. We have decided to authorize Nepali Congress Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire and CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula to hold necessary discussions with the chief whips of other parties to hold necessary discussions with them,” Pariyar said. “The bills are under discussion in five committees of the House of Representatives.

Pariyar said that some bills have been under discussion in the committees for the past 16 months. He said that it is not a good thing for the bills to remain in the House of Representatives and the National Assembly for a long time.

Pariyar said that the bills under consideration in the committee should be passed immediately as per the instructions given by the two-party mechanism. Pariyar said that it has been decided to discuss with the chief whips of other parties regarding amendments to the rules and procedures of both houses so that the bills in the committee are passed within the time limit.

The meeting of the task force included UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula, Whip Sunita Baral, Congress Chief Whip Shyam Kumar Ghimire, UML MP Yogesh Bhattarai, Congress MP Jeevan Pariyar, and National Assembly member Bhagwati Neupane.

Russian cancer vaccine to be free of charge

Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, it will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health Andrey Kaprin has told Radio Rossiya.

The vaccine was developed in collaboration with several research centers. It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025.

Earlier, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Gintsburg told that the vaccine’s pre-clinical trials had shown that it suppresses tumor development and potential metastases.

Government focused on job-providing education rather than job-seeking education: PM

Kathmandu- Addressing the 30th convocation ceremony of Kathmandu University, Prime Minister and University Chancellor KP Sharma Oli has said that the government is now focused on job-providing education rather than job-seeking education.

‘There is a concern now whether the youth will get employment or not,’ he said, ‘We have now moved forward with job-providing education, not job-seeking education. We will collaborate and coordinate with the country’s model universities to connect students with employment along with their studies and make them self-reliant.’

Prime Minister Oli said that students need practical education as well as theoretical education. “It is time to put the knowledge acquired in the university into practice,” he said. “After studying so far, we will learn a lot from our own behavior. Students will also be able to learn practical knowledge through internships.”

Similarly, Kathmandu University Vice Chancellor Bhola Thapa informed that the university has launched various innovative programs and has been leading Nepal’s environmental and climate change campaign.

A total of 1,256 students were inducted in the convocation ceremony of Kathmandu University.