<p>CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stressed the unity among the people of hills, Tarai and mountain to strengthen nationality.</p><p>He claimed that people are getting attracted to his party for economic prosperity and national unity.</p><p>Speaking in a programme organized to welcome newcomers in his party in the capital city today, Chair Dahal shared that the Maoist Centre is fighting for the rights of Madhesi people. </p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, Kamal Thapa, has pledged to ensure the 35 per cent population's access to electricity.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Works were going on at the war-footing level through joint efforts of the Energy Ministry and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to provide electricity to the people who are still deprived of this facility.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In his address to a programme organised by the NEA regional office, Hetauda, today, DPM Thapa said the government had already called on the domestic and foreign investors to start their business in the sector of energy in Nepal as well. &nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">President Bidya Devi Bhandari has insisted on the need of giving priority to the development earthquake-resistant settlement while carrying out post-earthquake reconstruction efforts.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Inaugurating the newly constructed museum of Jyapu community amidst the three-day Jyapu festival that kicked off today, the Head-of-the-State urged the authorities concerned to ensure the reflection of original architectural designs in the construction of new infrastructure.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Canadian ambassador to Nepal Nadir Patel and non-resident ambassador of New Zealand to Nepal Joanna Mary Kempkers today met separately with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at PM's office in Singha Durbar, and congratulated him on Nepal's election to the member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>On the occasion, issues relating to bilateral relations between Nepal, Canada and New Zealand were also discussed, said PM's foreign affairs advisor Dr Dinesh Bhattarai.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>During the meeting, PM Deuba expressed hope that Nepal in the capacity of a UNHRC's member would get assistances from all member states.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nepal, Roland Schaefer has expressed the commitment of the Government of Germany to provide all possible assistance to Nepal for its social and economic progress.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Talking to some journalists covering diplomatic beat at his residence this morning, he said his priorities will be the promotion of cooperation, ties and contacts between Germany and Nepal.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed his hope that &nbsp;the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies will be held on the scheduled date &nbsp;which can contribute to further consolidating the federal democracy. &nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>During his meeting with the US Ambassador to Nepal, Alaina B Teplitz, at his office in Singha Durbar today, the Prime Minister said successful conduction of local poll has strengthened democracy at the local-level.</p><p>The Prime Minister further expressed his hope that the Nepali people would enthusiastically take part in the nearing elections as in the local-level.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>On the occasion, the US Ambassador informed the Prime Minister about various aspects of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grants assistance.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Yubraj Bhusal has said that great achievements will be achieved in the post-quake reconstructions within the next three months.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Talking to media-persons after assuming office today, he also pledged to release the second tranche of the housing grant for the people affected by the earthquake of April 2015 before monsoon starts this year, while focusing his entire energy on the reconstructions.</p><p><br></p><p>Saying the reconstructions are tasks to be done with cooperation, he stressed the need for all stakeholders and international donor agencies to work together in this regard.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has urged the journalists to disseminate election-related news in a responsible manner as the democracy could be institutionalized through the dissemination of objective and credible news.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Inaugurating a training programme on 'election and communications' organized in the capital today, she also stated that the Election Commission has felt that the journalists have knowledge about the sensitivity of the election related news owing to the fact that professional development of journalism is taking place in Nepal.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>