Nepal, April 23 -- The House of Representatives will now convene on all days except Saturdays and public holidays.

Before the commencement of the annual session of the Federal Parliament, Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire called the chief whips of various parties to his office and proposed the plan to operate the House meetings. The proposal was later approved by the meeting.

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Due to the workload of pre-budget discussions, the policy and program announcement, the budget itself, and the School Education Bill, Speaker Ghimire stated that it is necessary to operate the parliament on all days except Saturdays and public holidays. The meeting also agreed that the calendar reflecting this schedul...