Kathmandu, Jan. 11 -- Two crucial aviation bills that needed to be passed to get Nepal removed from the European Union Air Safety blacklist have been left in the lurch after the National Assembly was adjourned on Sunday.

A prerequisite to getting Nepal back in the good books is splitting the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal into two entities to facilitate stringent enforcement of safety measures.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari prorogued the seventh session of the National Assembly on the recommendation of the KP Sharma Oli government on Sunday morning.

With the lower house dissolved and midterm elections declared, there are concerns about political uncertainty in the country, which could mean a further delay in the endorsement of the t...