Kathmandu – The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the House of Representatives has passed a bill to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2059 BS.
The bill was passed unanimously after the Chairman of the State Affairs Committee, Ramhari Khatiwada, presented the bill to the committee.
A subcommittee was formed under the coordination of committee member Hridayram Thani to finalize the issues raised during the discussion on the bill.
Kathmandu – The MP post of Rastriya Swatantra Party President and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane is set to be suspended. Lamichhane’s MP post will be automatically suspended after a case filed in court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
District Attorney Kamala Kafle of the District Government Attorney’s Office, Kaski, said that Lamichhane’s post will be suspended as per the act until the final decision of the case is made.
According to Section 27 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, an employee, officer or civil servant is automatically considered suspended until the final decision of the case is made. She also said that preparations are underway to send a letter to the Parliament Secretariat regarding the filing of a case in court.
Section 27 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act provides for automatic suspension. “If any official or employee of an organization established under the prevailing law or any civil servant is detained under this Act, such employee, official or civil servant shall be deemed to have been automatically suspended for the period of such detention and until the case is resolved.”
The District Attorney’s Office, Kaski, filed a case against 31 people, including Lamichhane, in the District Court, Kaski on Sunday. Three cases have been registered against them in the Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara. A case of cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering have been registered against Lamichhane, former DIG Chhabilal Joshi, Leela Pachai, Ram Bahadur Khanal and Krishna Bahadur Gurung. According to the District Court, Kaski, a case has also been filed against eight companies. Similarly, the Office of the Public Prosecutor has suggested that the assets of 5 people should be confiscated.
The police had suggested that 1.5 billion rupees be recovered from 51 people, including Lamichhane, and that they be prosecuted for cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering. The police investigation report states that Lamichhane will be sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison for cooperative fraud, an additional 50 percent punishment for organized crime, and 2 to 15 years in prison and a fine for money laundering.
The District Attorney’s Office filed a supplementary charge sheet in court on Friday, adding additional offenses and amounts against 19 people accused of defrauding cooperatives last year. A case has been filed against the main mastermind of the cooperative fraud, GB Rai, for organized crime, money laundering and violations of the Rastra Bank Act.
KAthmandu: Chief Minister of Bagmati Province and leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party for the province, Bahadur Singh Lama has received the vote of confidence.
With the support of the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, the votes favored Lama. Including 37 votes from Congress and 27 from UML lama got a total of 64 votes while 35 votes were against.
CPN-Maoist Center, CPN United Socialists, and RAPRAPA, the main opposition parties, voted against the vote of confidence, while Nemkipa remained silent.
Lama, who was appointed as the Chief Minister last Tuesday, took the vote of confidence as per the constitutional provision to take the vote of confidence from the House within 30 days.
In the 110-member Bagmati state assembly, the government needs the support of 56 MPs to get a majority.
KATHMANDU – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli announced the 7-point agreement reached between the Congress-UML while seeking a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives meeting.
This is the 7-point agreement between Congress and UML.
Spain has won the European Cup 2024. Defeating England by 2-1 in the finals held in Berlin, Germany, Spain set the record for winning the Euro Cup for the fourth time.
Nico Williams (47th minute) and Mikel Oyarzbal scored for Spain in the 86th minute. Cole Palmer scored for England in the 73rd minute of the game.
Spain has now become the national team that has won the most UEFA Euro Cup titles having won the title in 1964, 2008, 2012, and 2024. Germany then won the Euro Cup in 1972, 1980, and 1996.
This is England’s second defeat in a row in the final of the Euro Cup. England also reached the final at the previous Euro Cup 2020, where they lost to Italy in a penalty shootout (1-1; 2-3). The English team has not yet won the UEFA Euro Cup.
Spain, which is in Group B, won all three matches by defeating Croatia 3-0, Italy 1-0 and Albania 1-0. In the playoffs, the team continued its winning streak by defeating Georgia (4-1), Germany (2-1 in overtime) and France (2-1).
The 2024 Euro Cup was played between June 14 and July 14 in Germany. Games were held in the German cities of Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen and Düsseldorf.
Assassination attempt was made on former US president Donald Trump. Shots were fired during a public speech of former US President Donald Trump before his supporters in Pennsylvania.
In a post to his Truth Social network, Trump said a bullet pierced the “upper part” of his right ear and thanked the Secret Service. He left the hospital shortly after receiving treatment.
The gunman has been shot dead by Secret Service agents. At a news conference, the FBI said that they were waiting for DNA results to come in before naming him – this is expected to happen in the coming hours
The shooting also killed one bystander and injured two others. Authorities say all three victims are adult males.
President Joe Biden has strongly condemned the “sick” attack, adding, “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence”. He has also spoken to Trump
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