Kathmandu, April 12 -- The government on Friday decided to recommend President Ramchandra Paudel to prorogue the winter session of the federal parliament with effect from Sunday.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers took the decision, according to Minister for Communication and Information Technology Rekha Sharma, who is also the government's spokesperson.

The House of Representatives is currently adjourned due to disputes between ruling and opposition parties. The main opposition Nepali Congress, among other opposition parties, have demanded a parliamentary panel to probe Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane over his alleged involvement in the cooperative scam. Lamichhane, who is accused of misusing coop...