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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250274

29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250275

29 January 2026

Construction work continues at the site inside Singhadurbar, the administrative center of Nepal, where a new building of the federal parliament is being built, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, was destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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29 January 2026

Construction workers carry out their work inside the new building of the federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, which has been used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13247658

28 January 2026

A general view shows a residential area covered by snow after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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#13247659

28 January 2026

A boy walks along a snow-covered hilly road after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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28 January 2026

A man walks along a snow-covered hilly road after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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#13247661

28 January 2026

Kashmiri men walk along a road after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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28 January 2026

A man clears snow from the roof of a house after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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28 January 2026

A general view shows a residential area after a fresh spell of snowfall on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 28, 2026. Snowfall ends prolonged dry weather in Kashmir. Flight operations resume, while the Srinagar National Highway partially reopens following a spell of fresh snowfall. The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Disaster Management Authority (JKUTDMA) issues high and medium intensity avalanche warnings for eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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