Reinstated parliament meets today

KATHMANDU, July 18: A joint meeting of both the houses of parliament is taking place today. On the recommendation of the government, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has summoned the joint session of the federal parliament for 4:00 pm today.

This is the first meeting of the House of Representatives after it was reinstated by a Supreme Court order. Dissolved twice by the erstwhile government, it has been reinstated on both the occasion, after the decision was challenged in the apex court of the country.