गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ HoR session: government attention drawn to contemporary problems Politics HoR session: government attention drawn to contemporary problems KathmanduPati February 25, 2024 File Photo KATHMANDU – In a meeting of the House of Representatives today, lawmakers drew the government’s attention to the urgency of addressing the issues realting to development sectors and usury victims. Airing their views in a zero hour of the lower house session, they demanded the government promptly address and implement issues raised in the parliament. Bina Lama apprised the government that problems of usury victims are yet to be resolved while Bidya Bhattarai said most of cooperatives in her home district Kaski are troubled and the victims of Surya Darshan Cooperative are highly suffered. The lawmaker demanded action against those responsible for mismanagements in cooperatives. Binita Kumari Singh expressed her concern over the lowest literacy rates in the Madesh while Biraj Bhakta Shrestha sought the guarantee of minimum wages for working journalists. Santosh Pariyar drew the government’s attention to the need of bringing a bill aiming to upgrade the Khwopa College in Bhaktapur into a university. Gyanendra Bahadur Karki urged the government to come with solutions to monkey menace in Nepal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Government plans to drain four high-altitude lakes Home Minister warns action against misuse of state secrets Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo