Kathmandu: The taskforce assigned to finalise the function, duty and authority of a parliamentary committee to be formed to investigate cases of misappropriation of cooperatives’ funds will meet again tomorrow after discussing with top political leaders.
Ministry today could not reach an agreement since the ruling and opposition sides took their stances.
He added that the task force members from both sides agreed to meet again tomorrow after holding consultations with their leadership.
The main opposition Nepal Congress has been demanding the formulation of a parliamentary probe committee...

Kathmandu: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha has opined for the protection of the earth by minimizing the affects of climate change.
Speaking in an ‘International Dialogue’ related to climate change and its effect, held in Kathmandu on Wednesday, he said that due to climate change, the Himalayas are more affected and the snow is melting, so joint efforts are necessary to reduce these problems.
DPM Shrestha viewed that climate change will continue to harm the mountainous regions of countries like Nepal therefore all should be aware of its adverse...

Most directly, North Korea’s actions can be seen as measures to block the negative effects on regime cohesion stemming from the economic disparity with South Korea. Considering the economic gap between the two Koreas, there’s an underlying sense of frustration that North Korea will not be able to catch up with South Korea even after 30 or 50 years.
As Kim Jong-un stated, “In the provinces, even basic necessities cannot be provided smoothly… it’s a very poor state.” There is absolutely no way to overcome the more than 50-fold economic disparity with South Korea...