गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Amendment proposal on name and capital of State No. 5 registered Politics Amendment proposal on name and capital of State No. 5 registered KathmanduPati October 06, 2020 BUTWAL : Four Provincial Assembly members of the opposition Nepali Congress and Janata Samajwadi Party have registered the amendment motion on the proposal for the name and permanent capital of the Province No. 5. NC’s Rama Aryal and Pushpa Tharuni, and Samajbadi’s Sahasram Yadav and Purmati Dhenga Magar registered the amendment motion over the proposed capital city of Province No. 5 tabled by Internal Affairs and Law Minister Kul Prasad KC. The Provincial Government on Monday proposed Deukhuri of Dang district as the permanent headquarters of Province No 5 by naming it the Lumbini Province. Aryal and Tharuni have demanded that the permanent capital of the State be named by incorporating the Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, Palpa and Rupandehi districts. Likewise, Yadav and Magar have proposed to name the Province as Tharuhat Abadh Magarat instead of Lumbini. Voting on the issues is taking place in the Provincial Assembly today. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Trump republicans face tough midterms with 100 days left International rights bodies warn Nepal against political interference in Supreme… Nepal’s communist parties seal provincial power-sharing agreement Celebrations at Delhi protest site after minister resigns Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education minister Will Dharmendra Pradhan resign? Government-CJP to hold third round of… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier