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KING BIRENDRA HAS promulgated three ordinances submitted by the government. According to the cabinet secretariat, the King has, with the advice and consent of the Council of Ministers and in accordance with the countryís constitution, promulgated the "Armed Police Ordinance 2057," "Local Administration (fourth amendment) Ordinance 2057," and "Ordinance designed to amend some Nepal Acts concerning health 2057" as parliament is in recess. The government had sent these ordinances with some amendment to King Birendra for approval after the recent 19th session of parliament could not ratify them because of continued disruption by the opposition parties. THE CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE of the ruling Nepali Congress has asked the government to implement the "integrated development and security program" proposed by it. At the end of the extended meeting Thursday, the ruling party called upon all the political parties in the country to unite to safeguard democracy by rising above petty partisan lines. The party also asked the government to maintain law and order in the country by using all the security measures available. SAARC EDUCATION MINISTERS have agreed to focus on action-oriented programs and promote regional cooperation to tackle problems of illiteracy in South Asia. The meeting adopted a joint statement stressing its commitment to attain the goals of providing compulsory and quality primary education to all the children by 2015 as proposed during the Dakar conference last year. THE SECURITY EXCHANGE BOARD has enforced the Security Registration and Issue Approval Guidelines, 2001 with effect from Monday. The guidelines aims at making the process of registration and issuance of securities simple, transparent and more systematic, officials said. The guidelines also lays down the conditions that corporate institutions would require to meet prior to making stock issue and the various conditions it has to fulfill once it makes a public issue. THE WEEK-LONG NEPAL Business Expo concluded here Sunday. Nearly 100,000 visitors, half the expected number, visited the expo, organized by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) to mark the Industry-Commerce Day. The expo, with more than 200 stalls, had separate pavilions for agricultural products and engineering goods and services. |
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