KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Parliamentarians belonging to the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have decided not to receive Dashain allowances this year and deposit the money in the government’s fund established to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

BUTWAL, Oct 18: The Lumbini Province Government has stated that the people’s representatives in the province have not been provided festival allowances this year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Parliamentarians Surya Pathak and Balkrishna Khad have written to the Federal Parliament Secretariat informing it that they are not taking the Dashain allowances this year.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Shova Shakya, a provincial lawmaker of Sajha Party, said on Sunday that she has decided not to take the Dashain allowances this year.