PM BHATTARAI PAYING FLYING VISIT OF BIHAR FRIDAY

PREMIER PAYING FLYING VISIT OF BIHAR

Kathmandu, 17 Feb. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is paying a flying visit of Patna, capital of the Indian state of Bihar,d Friday morning.
He’s chief guest at an international conference on economic development of Bihar state
He’s chief guest at an international conference on Bihar’s
development.
The premier returns home later Friday.
The government chief will be accompanied by some ministers
including Sarita Giri, lawmakers and senior officials.
Battarai first paid an official visit of India weeks after his installation five months ago.
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PARTIES AGREE TO SEND DIFFERING REPORTS ON
FEDERAL STRUCTURE TO CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE

Kathmandu, 17 Feb.: Major parties Thursday reached an
understanding to send two differing reports of a state restructuring commission for additional discussion to the main constitutional drafting committee.
Two weeks after the report laws submitted to Prime Minister
Baburam Bhattarai, who then delivered the reports to Speaker
Subash Nemwang, further discussions haven’t been held on the
suggestions.
There’s no agreement between the major parties where the reports
should be sent for discussion.
‘The reports will be sent to the constitutional committee through the constituent assembly. Maoists are agreed on this,” NC Chief Whip Laxman Ghimere said.
Maoists had earlier suggested sending the reports to parliament’s
state reorganization or state power sharing committees
Agreement was reached at a meeting of top leaders of UCPN(Maoist), NC, UML and chief whips of the parties convened by Nemwang.
Parties are deeply divided on a federal structure.
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