Thursday, December 06, 2007


Parliament approves bills

The Parliament unanimously approved the Nepal Trust Bill - 2007 for discussion in the parliamentary committee today.Minister of state oflaw, justice and parliamentary affairs, Indra Bahadur Gurung, on behalf of the government, tabled the Bill today at the parliament to seek its approval for discussion at the parliamentary committee, which will then send back the Bill to the Parliament for endorsement.The government had on November 16 promulgated the Nepal Trust Ordinance-2007 as per Article 88 of the Interim Constitution 2007 with an aim to “run, manage and utilise” the property of late king Birendra, queen Aishwarya and other members of their family.The parliament also unanimously approved the “Arms and Ammunition (second amendment) Bill -2007” for discussion at the panel to promulgate a law to ensure peace, law and order in the country.

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