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#13250242

29 January 2026

A general view of the federal parliament building, torched during the September 2025 Gen-Z protest, is seen 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, 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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#13250243

29 January 2026

A general view of the federal parliament building, torched during the September 2025 Gen-Z protest, is seen 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, 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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#13250246

29 January 2026

A portion of the Federal Parliament of Nepal collapses after arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z protest in September, as pictured 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, 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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#13250247

29 January 2026

A portion of the Federal Parliament of Nepal collapses after arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z protest in September, as pictured 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, 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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#13250259

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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#13250260

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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#13250261

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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#13250262

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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#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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#13249045

28 January 2026

A cemetery is damaged by a Russian drone attack at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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#13249046

28 January 2026

A conservatory and a cemetery are damaged by a Russian drone attack at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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#13249071

28 January 2026

A cemetery is damaged by a Russian drone attack at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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#13249079

28 January 2026

A fire-stricken book lies on the ruins at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery after the Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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#13249080

28 January 2026

A cemetery is damaged by a Russian drone attack at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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#13249088

28 January 2026

A conservatory and a cemetery are damaged by a Russian drone attack at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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28 January 2026

A woman stands among the debris at the Holy Dormition Male Monastery damaged by a Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 28, 2026.

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