Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel has summoned a session of the National Assembly for next week, the first since the September Gen-Z protest and the first since the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

According to Ritesh Kumar Shakya, spokesperson for the President's Office, the President has called the National Assembly session for 11 am on January 18, based on the recommendation of the Cabinet meeting held on Monday.

As per constitutional provisions, the President summons a session of the National Assembly on the Cabinet's recommendation. The first meeting of the upper house will be held inside Singha Durbar, the administrative capital of the Himalayan nation.

According to Eak Ram Giri, spokesperson fo...