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All ministers will be sworn in on Monday, claims Dahal

CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that names of all ministers would be finalized on Sunday and the swearing-in ceremony would be at 3:00 pm on Monday.  At a news conference in Chitwan on Saturday, he said that there was no conflict to pick the name of ministers in the party and urged the media to disseminate news only after confirming the authenticity. "We almost finished the ministers' names but some issues are left to resolve as they are to be settled from the joint meeting of both parties," he shared. 

The Sisyphus meet of EPGs today and tomorrow

The seventh Members of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India relations meeting will be held today and tomorrow. The meeting will continue its dialogue urging the Indian side to rebuild relationships, revise the 1950 treaty, trade and transit, water resources, floods, and border issues among others. 

NC to amend its parliamentary party statute

The Nepali Congress parliamentary party is holding a discussion to amend its statute. 

At the meeting of the NC PP held on Saturday, leader Minendra Rijal proposed an amendment proposal to the statute. 

24 years girl found dead in Sundhara, three detained

Sharmila Raut, 24, from Hattiban found dead at Sundhara based Nikud Guest House on Saturday morning. Raut came with her three friends on 3:30 AM with drinking alcohol and one of her friend recovered body hanging at around 9.30, informed police. According to the police, they got information that she hanged herself. 

Students: More gun control needed after school shooting

Florida officials have outlined their plans to make schools safer after a shooting that left 17 people dead last week, but some say they don't go far enough. Talia Rumsky is one of them. Rumsky was among those who traveled to Tallahassee on Wednesday to lobby lawmakers about gun control. 

As Olympics wrap up, still no coverage in North Korea

While hundreds of millions of the world’s people get ready to watch the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Sunday, North Koreans are still waiting to see the first event.

 
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