<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration commenced in Bangkok, Thailand today.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Meeting has been organised pursuant to the request of the UN General Assembly to the UN regional commissions to organize discussions among Member States and other relevant stakeholders to examine regional aspects of international migration, and to provide inputs to the preparatory process of the Global Compact.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This meeting is expected to arrive at a set of regional inputs for negotiations on the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration being held in Mexico in December this year, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok.&nbsp;</p><p>Delivering the country statement as the leader of the Nepali delegation, Ambassador of Nepal in Bangkok and Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP Dr Khaga Nath Adhikari stressed on the need for safe, regular and dignified foreign employment opportunities for Nepali labour in the destination countries,&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The Supreme has given a verdict that there is no need to issue a stay order on the writ demanding rights to vote to the employees deployed in elections.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>A joint bench comprising of Dipak Raj Joshi and Dambar Bahadur Shahi ruled that the Election Commission can consider whether employees deployed in elections have the right to vote without crossing the boundary of the constitution.</p><p><br></p><p>With this verdict of the SC, around half a million employees assigned in elections will be deprived of casting vote in the proportional system of elections.&nbsp;</p>

<div><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The Election Commission (EC) has authorized 52 national and four international organisations to observe the upcoming election to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>As many as 44,142 received the permit to observe the elections. As per the data received so far, as many as 10,000 persons from National Election Observation Committee (NEOC) were permitted which is the greatest number receiving permission from a single institution.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Similarly, only 20 persons got permission from Creative Integrated Sustainable Development Society, Lainchaur.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The international organisations receiving permission are 'The Carter Centre', 'European Union', 'Asian Network for Free Election' and 'Ankawa International'.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The government has stressed the need of settling out domestic issues of Spain by remaining within the constitutional framework of the country. &nbsp;It has made it clear that it is firmly against any attempt to the secession of the country (Spain).&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>In a press statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "Nepal unequivocally supports and respects the sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity of Spain and firmly opposes to any attempt to the secession of the country.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara has insisted on the need of promoting technical education to see progress and prosperity in the nation.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p>
While inaugurating the Rolpa Polytechnic Institute in Rolpa today, he highlighted the need of involvement of technical human resources in the nation-building campaign.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Candidates' election expenditure for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies is to exceed Rs 10.5 billion. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>A total of 5,293 candidates are competing under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in the twin elections scheduled for November 26 and December 7 in two phases.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Election Commission (EC) has allowed every FPTP candidate to spend Rs 2.5 million for the election. &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that there is no any intention of leftist alliance except making Nepal a prosperous country.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>At an interaction in Chitwan today, he said that leftist alliance was forged as per the need of the country.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>He argued that they would usher socialism of the Nepali model within 10 years by garnering two-third majority.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The government is to come up with a special package targeting survivors of natural disasters (landslides and floods) that hit different parts of the country recently.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>A meeting of the Council of Ministers today decided to bring a special package for the relief of those affected by recent incidents of natural disaster particularly in the Terai region.&nbsp;</p><p>The Ministry of Finance will unveil the special package as soon as possible, said Finance Minister Gyanendra Bahadur Karki while talking to media after the meeting.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Likewise, the meeting has formed a talks team to negotiate with the Asian Development Bank on an agreement on receiving 100 million dollar loan assistance for the implementation of the proposed Rural Connectivity Improvement Project .</p><p><br></p><p>Giving information about the meeting decision to media, Minister Karki said the proposed project is capable of ensuring market access to agro products by upgrading 388 kilometres of rural roadways in 16 districts.&nbsp;</p>