The share market has declined for the second day in a row after the budget of FY 2079/80. The market, which had declined by 35.53 points today, has stopped falling at 2137.92 points. The market had declined by more than 50 points on the first day after the budget.
While 37,69,812 shares of 229 companies were traded, the share amount has shrunk to 1,317,699,090.
In view of flight safety, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided not to allow planes to fly until the weather is clear at the departing airport and the airport to be reached and the flying route.
The decision was taken after 22 people were killed in a Tara Air plane crash. Preliminary investigation have also shown that adverse weather conditions was the main reason for the Tara Air plane crash.
Earlier, the planes were allowed to fly after the weather at the departing airport and the destination airport is ensured, but now the authority instructs that the flight will only be allowed after the weather is clear on the flight route too.
While participating in the discussion on the budget in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the leaders of the main opposition party CPN-UML and parties outside the government have criticized the budget and questioned its relevance.
Vice Chairman of the main opposition party UML and former finance minister Bishnu Poudel has said that the budget brought by the government is against federalism. Poudel also remarked that the budget has cut the rights of the state and local levels. He was outraged that the government had cut off the power of the state and local levels to choose their own plans, saying it was an anti-federal move.
CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai said that the budget presented by the government is standing at a crossroads and was aimless. He said that the budget would not benefit the country. This budget stands at a crossroads. Smells like Mao and Marx. There is no destination of this budget. Bhattarai had criticized the budget for not increasing the budget for education and health as the commission would not come from such sectors. Criticizing Finance Minister Sharma, Bhattarai said that the briefcase was not smashed while the budget was presented by the Finance Minister in the Parliament and it was a positive achievement and is the sign of Nepal’s democracy and constitutional process being matured.
Anil Kumar Jha, an MP from Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (LOSPA), said that the budget was brought for the upcoming elections focusing on the party cadres. It seems the budget is to engage your cadres in the election to be held in 6 months. He has criticized the government saying that the budget has been prepared in such a way that some sort of amount could be distributed to two to four lakh cadres.
The hearing on IGP appointment dispute has been postponed by the supreme court today.
The case against Inspector General of Police (IGP) promotion was scheduled to be heard in a joint sitting of Justices Bishwabhar Prasad Shrestha and Dr. Kumar Chudal in the Supreme Court today. Though a hearing has been scheduled, the Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing in the case of three DIGs Ishwar Babu Karki, Ghanshyam Aryal and Prakash Jung Karki saying that the time limit has not been met.
DIG Bishwaraj Pokharel had filed the writ petition after the government decided to appoint Dhiraj Pratap Singh as IGP. In the writ petition, Pokhrel has demanded to be IGP. AIG Pokharel had filed a writ petition at the apex court alleging that the government had promoted IG by violating seniority .
The government has closed the main entrance of the tunnel of Melamchi Drinking Water Project and water supply from Melamchi to Kathmandu will be stopped for next four months.
The Melamchi Drinking Water Development Committee has stated that the tunnel had to be closed due to the onset of rainy season. Although the Melamchi water supply has been resumed in Kathmandu by constructing a temporary structure at the dam site in Sindhupalchok, it is said that the tunnel has been closed due to the possible danger in the rainy season.
The project committee has informed that Melamchi water will be distributed only from mid october, so that the water of Melamchi could be pumped into the tunnel again after regular rains stopped.
The coastal area of Melamchi is still at risk of landslides and floods . Therefore, Melamchi water could not be brought to Kathmandu after the monsoon became active.After the flood damage in 2078 BS., the project has put forward a plan not to distribute water till mid october by closing the main gate of Melamchi.
European Union to cut Russian oil imports by 90 percent by the end of the year
EU leaders on Monday agreed at a summit focused on helping Ukraine to ban most Russian oil imports to the European bloc by the end of the year.
The agreement covers more than two-thirds of Russia’s oil imports. The EU agreement is expected to effectively cut oil imports by about 90% by the end of the year.
It also agreed to provide 9 billion euros in aid to support Ukraine’s economy. But it is unknown at this time that if the amount will be a loan or a grant .
This is the sixth EU embargo on Russia. Earlier, the United States and Europe had imposed various sanctions on Russia.
The government has formed a five-member commission to find out the cause of the Tara Air plane crash on Sunday.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has constituted a commission headed by Senior Aeronautical Engineer Ratish Chandra Lal Suman to investigate the accident..
The members of the commission are Captain Dipu Jwarchan, Senior Maintenance Engineer Upendra Lal Shrestha, Senior Meteorologist Maniratna Shakya and Technical Joint Secretary of the Ministry Wuddhisagar Lamichhane.
The committee has a mandate to find out the cause of the accident and recommend measures to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future, said Home Ministry Joint Secretary Hom Prasad Luintel.
On Sunday, a twin-engine plane of Tara Air en route to Jomsom from Pokhara was found crashed at the foot of Manapathi Himal in Mustang. All people on board were killed in the crash.
The International Relations Committee of the Parliament has directed the government to move ahead with the construction of Nijgadh International Airport by removing the legal hurdles.
Despite the Supreme Court order not to build Nijgadh Airport and to study its alternative arrangements, the government has included Nijgadh International Airport in its budget for the fiscal year 2079/80. A meeting of the International Relations Committee of the Parliament has directed the government to expedite the construction of the airport by removing the legal hurdles as soon as the budget includes Nijgadh Airport.
The committee has concluded that the decision to stop the construction of Nijgadh International Airport is not appropriate from any point of view.
Newly elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah (Balen) has taken oath of office and secrecy. Chief Election Officer Raju Kumar Khatiwada administered the oath of office to Mayor Shah at the National Assembly.
After Shah took the oath in Nepali language, he also recited the oath in Nepal Bhasha.
After taking oath, Shah administered the oath of office to Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol and elected ward chairpersons and members.
Shah also said that the he has decided to broadcast every meeting of metropolis live after taking oath.
The Department of Transportation has issued a notice today stating that all online applications for driver’s licenses have been canceled.
The department said it would launch a new online system, but all previous applications were canceled . Also, those who want to apply for a new application can login to applydl.dotm.gov.np and fill out a new application from 6 pm today. For the additional category, the application will be opened from next Monday, it is mentioned in the information issued by the department.
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Applications will be open from 6 pm today.
The National Examination Board has started this year’s Class 12 examination all over the country at once.
According to Dr. Mahashram Sharma, Chairman of the Board, the Class 12 examination has started peacefully in 1292 examination centers in all 77 districts from 8 am today.
The National Examination Board has stated that the questions have been sent online to all the examination centers half an hour before the commencement of the examination and arrangements have been made to make photocopies of the questions and distribute them to the students.
For the past two years, due to the epidemic of Kovid-19, online arrangements were made to send questions to students’ homes. The board has stated that the same arrangement has been made this year as well.
Missing plane of Tara Air has been found crashed.The wreckage of the missing plane has been found at an altitude of 14,500 feet.
Locals had informed the Nepal Army rescue team after finding the wrecked plane on a hill at the foot of Manapathi Himal, three hours above Kowang. It is suspected that all the passengers on board died in the accident and the bodies of the deceased will be brought to Kathmandu.
It is estimated that the plane crashed into the Manapathi Himal after turning left from the sky of Titi Lake at the foot of Nilgiri Himal due to heavy clouds at Jomsom Airport.
The search for the missing Tara Air flight has been stopped for today.
Nepal Army rescue team has informed that the search operation has been stopped today due to darkness and unfavorable weather.
The search operation had to be postponed due to inclement weather and the rescue team of the Nepal Army will resume the search operation from tomorrow morning. The army’s air rescue team has now returned to Jomsom.
Cabinet approves budget for FY 2079/080
Today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers has approved the budget for the Fiscal Year 2079/080.
Finance Minister Janardan Sharma is scheduled to present the approved budget in the parliament today.
After discussing the policies and programs made public by the government, the size of today’s budget to be presented in the parliament will be around Rs. 17.5 trillion.
Tara Air’s plane with call sign 9N Alpha Echo Tango , which flew from Pokhara to Jomsom, has been out of contact since this morning.The plane was in contact with the Pokhara airport tower when it reached Lete Pass and then suddenly lost contact.
The search for the pane has been made intensified. A team of 10 Nepal Army personnel and two members of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) went to find the location of the mobile phone while tracking the phone of Captain Prabhakar Ghimire. A Himalayan rescue team has also been sent from Kathmandu and the ground search team of Nepal army has also been deployed.
The plane was carrying 19 passengers and three crew members
A Tara Air flight bound for Jomsom from Pokhara at 9:55 am has lost contact.
It has been learned that the 9N Alpha Echo Tango was in contact with the tower of Pokhara Airport when it reached Lete Pass and then suddenly lost communication.
Two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara have been used for the search operation after the plane lost contact and preparations are being made to use Nepal Army helicopters in the search operation.
It is said that there were 13 Nepalese, 4 Indians, citizens of 2 other countries and 3 crew members on board.
On the occasion of the 15th Republic Day, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has expressed her best wishes to move forward on the path of achieving prosperity including social justice by further strengthening national unity.
In a congratulatory message issued on the occasion of Republic Day, President Bhandari wished happiness, peace and prosperity to all the Nepalese at home and abroad.
The message says, “On this historic day, I would like to express my heartfelt best wishes, with the expectation that the country’s geographical integrity, national sovereignty, independence and national unity will be further strengthened and motivated to move forward on the path of social justice and prosperity.” The real message of the republic is to bring meaningful and positive change in the lives of the people and move Nepal forward as a developed nation with a strong and self-reliant economy.
President Bhandari paid a heartfelt tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their precious lives for the establishment of a democratic republic.
Profits of state-owned enterprises have been declining due to weak government policies and inefficient managerial capacity.
According to the economic survey submitted by the Ministry of Finance, the profit of public enterprises has decreased by 45.42 percent and dividend by 52.33 percent as compared to the last fiscal year.
According to the data released by the Ministry of Finance, out of the 44 public enterprises with full and majority investment of the government, 22 are in profit and 19 are in loss. Net profit of such enterprises , which was Rs. 48.29 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, has come down to Rs. 26.35 billion.
The government, which has adopted open market economy, has so far privatized 30 corporations. Twelve of the 30 public sector enterprises privatized by the government have been scrapped in line with the government’s policy of making loss-making state-owned enterprises profitable.
The Economic Survey of the fiscal year 2022/23 is to be presented at the House of Representatives (HoR) on Saturday.
Though there was a pre-scheduled agenda for presenting Economic Survey in the parliamentary meeting on Friday, it was not materialized due to obstruction of CPN-UML, the main opposition party.
There is an arrangement for presenting the Economic Survey before the unveiling of upcoming year’s budget. Minister for Finance Janardan Sharma is scheduled to present the economic survey in the parliament on Sunday.
Likewise, Finance Minister Sharma will also present the annual budget for the fiscal 2022/23 in the joint meeting of federal parliament .
The Constitution has set Jestha 15 (May 29) as the date for presenting the budget in the federal parliament.
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Absconded former DIG of the Armed Police Force Ranjan Koirala has been arrested after the Supreme Court overturned its verdict.
According to the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, he was arrested while hiding in a house in Baneshwor. Koirala was sentenced for life imprisonment for the charge of killing his own wife.Later he was released after the former Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Jabra and Justice Tej Bahadur KC reduced his life sentence to eight and a half years.
Koirala was released from Delhi Bazaar prison on July 29, 2020 .Koirala was lost of contact after the Supreme Court overturned his sentence.
A resolution has been filed in the National Assembly demanding complete removal of the time limit for filing a complaint for punishment for child sexual abuse. Nepali Congress MP Kamala Pant filed the resolution in the Parliament Secretariat on Friday with the support of all parties and independent MPs.
The proposal also calls for revision and reconsideration of the provision of time limit for filing a complaint in rape cases against other than children.
The resolution proposes to review the law as the incidence of sexual violence against children is on the rise in the society, due to fear, greed or various physical and mental conditions.
The government has decided to reduce the tax on petroleum products after widespread protests and criticism from the people.
Although the government has given its consent to the Ministry of Finance to remove the tax on two headings, it has not been decided which heading tax will be reduced and how much. The government has moved ahead with discussions on reducing the customs and infrastructure tax by Rs 5 each to Rs 10 in total.
The government has been levying Rs 25.23 as a custom tax and Rs 10 as infrastructure tax per liter in petrol. Similarly, diesel is taxed at Rs 12.2 pais as a custom tax and Rs 10 on infrastructure tax.
CPN-UML has blocked the parliament after Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu termed the remarks made by CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli as gradeless and baseless .
CPN-UML lawmakers had blocked the house after Minister Badu termed the remarks made by leader KP Sharma Oli during the discussion on the policy and program as baseless and said that Mr.Oli could not see anything except the commission as he used to do so before he lost the prime ministerial power.
CPN-UML Chief Whip Vishal Bhattarai demanded that the statement be removed from the record. The main opposition party, the CPN-UML, has also challenged the formation of a parliamentary inquiry committee to confirm the allegations. After the UML’s obstruction, the parliament sitting has been postponed.
Newly elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balendra Shah has said that the voters of Kathmandu Metropolitan City are his family and everyone’s support is needed to make Kathmandu a beautiful city.
He made the remarks as soon as the Election Commission announced the final results.Shah’s supporters have staged a victory rally in kathmandu.
Balendra Shah, an independent candidate for the post of mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, got 61,767 votes while his nearest rival Nepali Congress candidate Sirjana Singh got 38,341 votes and CPN-UML candidate Keshav got 38,117 votes.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale and European Ambassador Nona Deprez have discussed the issue of lifting the air embargo imposed on Nepal from the EU security list. During the discussion, Minister Ale urged to lift the air embargo imposed on Nepal.
Reminding that Nepal’s aviation sector is now safer than in the past and Nepal is above average with a score of 70.1 percent in terms of safety implementation under the eight categories prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organization, Minister Ale urged to lift the air embargo.
Eight years ago, the EU blacklisted Nepal’s international aviation and banned flights to European countries, citing poor security in Nepal’s aviation sector. However, even after the ICAO lifted the ban on Nepal, Nepali pilots have not been allowed to fly, demanding more qualifications and training to meet international standards. Meanwhile, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Pradip Kumar Adhikari said that Nepal has provided training and qualifications for pilots.
Currently in Nepal, Nepal Airlines, Buddha Air and Himalayan Airlines are awaiting EU approval for international flights.
The Election Commission has decided to hold re-election in Budhiganga Municipality of Bajura stating that the election was not fair.
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold re-polling in Bajura’s Budhiganga Municipality following clashes at polling stations on election day, beating of candidates, expulsion of voters and seizure of polling booths by Congress and UML cadres.
The Commission has decided to instruct the Election Officer to fix the date and time of polling as soon as possible as per sub-section (4) of section 41 of the Local Level Election Act, 2073 BS.
The commission has also directed the government to take departmental action against the chief district officer of Bajura, Nepal Police and the district chief of the Armed Police Force for the election offenses.
The Supreme Court has reversed the earlier decision of a joint bench of the Supreme Court to release former DIG of the Armed Police Force Ranjan Koirala on charges of murdering his wife.
Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Tanka Bahadur Moktan and Dr. Kumar Chudal’s full bench has reversed the earlier decision.
Koirala, who was imprisoned for only eight and a half years, was released after the decision of the Supreme Court made earlier. He will now have to spend about 11 and a half years in prison.
A bench of suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Jabra and Justice Tej Bahadur KC had quashed Koirala’s imprisonment two years ago.
The Supreme Court has issued an order not to build an international airport in Nijgadh, Bara.
A full bench of Justices Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Harikrishna Karki, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Prakash Man Singh Raut and Manoj Kumar Sharma has issued an order not to build an airport in Nijgadh.
The apex court issued the order while hearing a writ petition filed by senior advocate Prakash Mani Sharma.
The passport department will be open on Sundays, the day of public holiday. The department will be open on holidays to make electronic passports available easily.
According to the information issued by the Passport Department, as the pressure of service recipients in the department is increasing remarkably, it has started providing passport service even on public holidays.
The department will be open every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm effective from May 29.The department is also providing passport related services to the service recipients who book the date to apply for the passport.
Youth Renaissance Nepal Chitwan has organized a motorcycle rally in Narayangarh protesting against the move of the state mechanism and the government.
The protest, which started from Pokhara Bus Park in Narayangarh with slogans, “Stop foreign intervention, stop border encroachment, Indo-US Army leave Nepal”, reached the Central Bus Terminal and turned into a corner rally.
About 60 motorcycles and 100 youths were participated in the rally. The program was addressed by Samundra Chhetri, Central Chairman of Youth Renaissance Organization Nepal. Addressing the corner meeting, Chhetri protested against the rising prices of petroleum products in Nepal and said that the government has not been able to come up with any long-term plan to control the prices. Stating that the government has remained silent against the increasing violence against women, border encroachment and foreign intervention in the country, he warned that now the independent and patriotic youth will unite and take strong action against it. He also said that the youth renaissance organization will now take strong action against corruption in every government body.
Central members of Trimul Nepal Party Sant Bahadur Ghising, Rishi Khatiwada and Navin Gaire were present in the program coordinated by Youth Renaissance Organization Nepal Chitwan.
India has decided to ban the export of sugar and all its raw materials from its country with effect from 1st June.
India has decided to ban exports, citing the Russia-Ukraine war. This could have a direct impact on the Nepalese economy, which is dependent on Indian production. India has said it will suspend exports for the next four months.
Rabindra Mishra, chairman of Bibekshil Sajha, has resigned from his post. He informed this by writing the status on the social network Facebook.
He said that he had resigned on moral grounds due to the disappointing results of the local elections.
He also said that he would remain an ordinary member of the party and urged all the party members to join the party who had resigned earlier.
The full text of his resignation letter is as follows:
Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has increased the salaries of national cricketers and staff.
The CAN meeting held on Tuesday has informed that the salary of the players has been increased. According to CAN, the monthly salary of all male players in Central Contract has been increased by Rs.10000. So on,six thousand for A & B grade women’s team players and five thousand for C grade women’s team players has been increased.
Similarly, the monthly salary of field staff has been increased by Rs 3,000, field office assistant by Rs 5,000 and pitch curator of TRI ground by Rs 6,000.
According to the increased remuneration, A grade players will get Rs 60,000 and B and C grade players will get Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively. Similarly, A grade female players will get a monthly salary of Rs 21,000, while B and C grade players will get Rs 18,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning.
The missiles were fired less than a day after US President Joe Biden returned to the United States, promising to step up measures to stop North Korea during a visit to South Korea and Japan.
North Korea has been testing ballistic missiles since the beginning of the year.
During Biden’s visit, US and South Korean officials reportedly warned that North Korea was preparing for a weapons test.
During Biden’s visit, Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Eun Suk-yol, agreed to conduct large-scale military exercises and deploy additional US strategic assets if necessary to halt North Korea’s rapid weapons tests.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has became the first Gulf state to record a case of monkeypox.In the UAE, health officials announced a case had been detected in a traveller who had recently visited west Africa and is now receiving medical treatment.
The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their first cases on Tuesday, joining 18 other countries to detect the virus outside its usual Africa base.That number is expected to rise further still, but experts say the overall risk to the general population remains low.
Outbreaks of the virus have been found in Europe, Australia and America.The symptoms often include a fever and rash – but the infection is usually mild.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus can be contained with the right response in countries outside of Africa where it is not usually detected.
The government has presented policies and programs for the coming fiscal year.
President Bhandari presented the policy and program in the joint sitting of the federal parliament.
Full text of the policy and program presented by the government.
Less than a week later, the Nepal Oil Corporation has again increased the price of fuel. The corporation has increased petrol, diesel and kerosene by Rs 10 per liter. According to the new price, petrol will cost Rs 180 per liter and diesel and kerosene Rs 163 per liter.
Similarly, the price of cooking gas has increased by Rs 200 per cylinder. According to the new price, the per cylinder of gas has reached 1800. Oil Corporation has increased the price of fuel saying that the loss has increased. According to the corporation, the new price will be effective from 12 tonight.
The government has promoted one Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police and one Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police to the post of Additional Inspector General (AIG). The cabinet meeting today promoted DIG of Nepal Police Basanta Lama and DIG of Armed Police Force Narayan Dutta Poudel to AIG.
Promoted lama will retire in a few days due to age limit. Poudel, on the other hand, has become the sole claimant to lead the Armed Police Force after the current Inspector General Raju Aryal. As there are two AIG posts in the armed forces, the government has given only one promotion to Poudel.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh has given the rank to Lama who was promoted to AIG of Nepal Police today.
Demonstration has taken place in front of the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar demanding action against the perpetrators of sexual violence against a teenager participating in a beauty pageant.
The youths have spontaneously staged a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar by launching a campaign in the name of ‘Occupy Baluwatar’ to demand justice for the girl who was raped in the name of beauty pageant eight years ago.
The victim had revealed on social media that a beauty pageant organizer had raped her after she was unconscious with a drink given by the organizer.
They have also demanded the removal of the time limit on serious issues like rape in the demonstration which started demanding not to weaken the morale of the victim and punish the accused.
Gold and silver prices rose in the Nepali market today.
According to the Federation of Nepali Gold and Silver Dealer’s Association,the price of gold has increased by Rs 500 per as compared to Wednesday.
The price of Mark gold in circulation has reached Rs 96,300.Similarly, the price of fine gold has reached Rs 95,800 .Similarly, silver rose by Rs 5 . Silver is being traded at Rs 1,255 .
The government is preparing to move a new bill by amending the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS.
A bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS has been in the Parliament since 7 August 2018. To take this forward, Home Minister Bal Krishna and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Bandi have held discussions with the ruling coalition partner CPN-Maoist Central Committee Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).
There is a controversy in the Citizenship Bill over whether to grant naturalized citizenship immediately after marriage or only after a certain period to foreign nationals who come after marrying a Nepali citizen.
It is learned that some of the bills brought by the then KP Sharma Oli-led government need to be amended and consensus among the ruling parties is needed to discuss the technical issues of the bill .
According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, there are currently 57 bills in the parliament. The government seems to be preparing to move forward by amending the provisions of the bills in the parliament at once.
Birendra Majhi of Janmat Party led by CK Raut has been elected as the mayor of Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality of Saptari. Majhi has been elected mayor after defeating the outgoing mayor Shailesh Kumar Sah. Majhi won by getting 6,407 votes. His nearest rival Sah got 6,246 votes.
In the previous local level election Majhi was the candidate from the then Forum and Sah had was the candidate from the then Rajpa who won the election. After Rajpa and the Forum together formed the LOSAPA, both of them were in Jaspa. But after Jaspa decided to field Sah as the candidate, Majhi joined the Janmat Party only a day before the nomination.
Similarly, Sarita Devi Siplia Yadav from JASAPA has been re-elected as the Deputy Mayor of Hanuman Nagar Kankalini. She was elected deputy mayor with 6,512 votes. Her nearest rival Rekha Devi Mandal of Janmat Party got 5,982 votes. In Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality, which has 14 wards, Jaspa has won in 7 wards, Maoist Center in 4 wards, Janmat Party in 2 wards and Congress candidate in one ward.
Renu Dahal, the mayoral candidate of the ruling coalition in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, has widened her differences with her nearest rival UML mayoral candidate Vijay Subedi in the ongoing counting of votes.
While the counting of votes is going on in Ward No. 6, Dahal has managed to maintain the margin of 1617 votes. In the 27,026 votes count held in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Dahal has taken the lead with 9,801 votes while his nearest rival CPN-UML’s Vijay Subedi has got 8,184 votes.
Independent candidate Jagannath Poudel has received 4439 votes. Similarly, Chitrasen Adhikari of Nepali Congress got 11740 votes while Himala Gurung of Rastriya Prajatantra Party got 6668 votes.
Police have arrested the son of suspended UML MP Mohan Baniya with a pistol on Tuesday afternoon. Mugu Chief District Officer Rom Bahadur Mahat said that the police had arrested Arpan Bania with a pistol in Manjchaur of Khatyad Municipality-7.
He said that Arpan would be brought to the district headquarters today for further investigation. He was found with a pistol by the police during the counting of votes in Khatyad village.
The annual session of the federal parliament is starting from today. There are five possible agendas in the meeting to be held at 4 pm.
Speaker Agni Sapkota is scheduled to read out the letter received from the President regarding the convening of the convention and the formation of the Council of Ministers.
Speaker Sapkota has a schedule to nominate the presiding members and submit two ordinances as per sub-rule 1 of rule 10 of the Rules of the House of Representatives 2075 BS.
According to the schedule, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Prasad Sharma Koirala will introduce Ordinance 2078 to amend some acts related to criminal offenses and criminal procedure.
The law minister himself has a schedule to introduce ordinance 2078 to amend some acts against sexual violence.
Today, Finance Minister Janardan Sharma will present a proposal to discuss the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year 2079/80 (excluding the tax proposal).
The Federal Parliament Secretariat is scheduled to discuss the principles and priorities of the budget (excluding tax proposals) .
There is a constitutional provision that the budget for the coming fiscal year should be presented in the federal parliament on June 29.
Nepal Oil Corporation has increased the price of petroleum products. Changes on fuel price will be in effect from midnight today.
Petrol, diesel and kerosene prices have been increased by Rs 10 per liter.Accordingly, the price of petrol in will now be Rs. 170 per liter.
Similarly, the price of diesel and kerosene has reached Rs 153 per liter.
The Election Commission is dissatisfied with the political parties, saying that they did not get support from the parties .
The commission is most dissatisfied with Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand.The commission expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of adequate support from the government.Voting, which started peacefully on Friday morning, was disrupted in the afternoon due to disputes between the parties.
The commission is angry that security was not provided to protect the ballot boxes and that the polling officials were beaten up.
The election in polling station of Dakneshwari Municipality Ward No. 2 of Saptari has been postponed.
The election was postponed after a group of people vandalized the ballot boxes at the polling station in Ward No. 2 of Dakneshwari Municipality and beat up the polling officer.
According to the election commission the election has been postponed for May 15.Polling officer Bipin Yadav has been injured in the incident.He has been sent to Rajbiraj district headquarters for treatment.
Action has been taken against two polling officials of Jhapa . Shailendra Karna, a polling officer posted in Kamal village municipality-6 has been recalled by the District Election Office.
Karna, who was posted at Panini Mavic’s polling station ‘C’ at Kamal 6, had provided 88 voter identity cards to one one of the candidate. Chief Election Officer Tulasi Nepal informed that Karna had called back the candidate after he had provided the voter ID card to the candidate.
Similarly, Assistant Polling Officer of Jhapa Village Municipality-6 Surendra Basnet has been taken into custody on the charge of entering the polling station after consuming alcohol. Basnet, an assistant officer at Janata Higher Secondary School polling station ‘C’ in Saranamati, Jhapa-6, has been removed from the polling station after a voter complained that he had come under the influence of alcohol.He has been taken to the hospital for sobriety test.
The Election Commission has stated that voting is going on enthusiastically in all 753 localities except for sporadic incidents.
According to the commission, about 35 percent voting has been completed across the country by 12 pm. However, polling has been disrupted in some places of Dolakha, Sarlahi, Saptari, Ramechhap, Parbat, Humla and Bajura due to general disputes.
Election Commission spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel said that polling is expected to start soon in those places as well.
The voting process for the local elections, which started this morning, will continue till evening. While the voting process is proceeding peacefully across the country, clashes have erupted in some places.
According to the latest information, clashes have erupted in more than 16 polling stations across the country. Police have fired eight rounds in the air during a clash at Mahadev polling station in Chankheli village of Humla district. Polling has been postponed at the polling station of Vaiteshwor VDC 1 and 2 of Dolakha after clashes broke out at the polling station. Similarly, police fired in the air to control the clash in Khandadevi VDC 1 and Manthali Municipality 12 of Ramechhap. Meanwhile, ballot boxes were vandalized during the clash at Katike Deurali Ward No. 6 in Kavre. The voting process has been postponed after the clash.
Similarly, police opened fire in the air after a clash between Nepali Congress and Maoist cadres at Gyanmarg Higher Secondary School ‘B’ polling center in Gandaki Gaonpalika-7 Ghyalchowk of Gorkha district.
Police have fired six rounds in the air to control the clash that started at the Polling Station in Dhankaul Village Municipality of Sarlahi after the dispute between the parties escalated. Police have fired three rounds in the air to control the situation after ballot boxes were vandalized during a clash at Sunipipal Chaur MA VI polling station in Jaya Prithvi Municipality-7 of Bajhang district. Voting has now been postponed.
Similarly, clashes have also taken place at Champadevi VDC 9 of Okhaldhunga, Misrabhanjyang polling station and Doramba of Ramechhap, Shailung and Dhankaul polling stations of Sarlahi, Kaudanya, Budhananda municipality of Bajura, Thatikandh of Dailekh, Chauri Deurali 6 of Kavre and Kohalpur of Banke.
Police have fired shots in different places to control the situation. Polling officials, police and political activists of various parties were also injured in the clashes.
13 people have been killed and 12 others injured in a jeep accident at Panchamool in Waling Municipality-14 of Syangja district .
According to Syangja Chief District Officer Raju Poudel, all the injured have been sent to Pokhara for further treatment. According to the Syangja Police, the double cab pickup van (Ga 2 Cha 3026) fell 150 meters down the road.
The jeep fell off the road on its way to Walling which was carrying the locals to the polling station.
Shree Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi made an emergency landing in Kathmandu due to a problem in the left engine.
The plane was returned to Kathmandu at 12:08 pm due to a problem in engine. The airlines have also informed that all the passengers on the plane are safe.
A technical inspection of the plane that made an emergency landing will be carried out. Due to the emergency landing, the planes of IndiGo, Singapore Airlines and Yeti Airlines flying from Bhadrapur were held in the sky.
The Election Commission will distribute voter ID cards for new voters today and tomorrow .
The commission will distribute voter ID cards to those who have registered their names in the voter list for the first time and applied for voter identity cards at the district election office.
The commission has stated that voter identity cards will be distributed from the concerned polling stations. The commission has stated that the election has been arranged in all the constituencies so that all the citizens whose names are on the voters’ list within the 6,743 wards that have been divided into wards after obtaining citizenship.
The government had decided to grant six days leave for all the schools as polling stations have been set up in most of the community schools and some teachers have been deployed in the election and some have to go to the district to cast their votes.
Earlier, the Education and Human Resource Development Center had directed all 77 education development and coordination units to give three days leave to the schools where polling stations have been set up. But as 14 fell on saturday and the government has decided to give public leave on sunday from 15th of may ,leave will als be given on Sunday. As Buddha Jayanti falls on May 16th, there will be a public holiday on that day as well. Therefore, schools will be closed for 6 days from today. With the closure of schools, the number of people returning to the village from Kathmandu Valley to cast their votes has increased from today.
President of the Federation of Teachers Kamala Tuladhar said that there will be no schooling for six days from today. At present, there are about 27,000 community and about 8,000 private schools in the country.
In government offices, leave is given only on election day. Government employees are running on a limited staff as employees are deployed in the election.
Qatar’s Princess Sheikh Asma Al Thani has successfully climbed the world’s third highest mountain, Kanchenjunga.
She became the first Arab woman to climb Mount Kanchenjunga on May 8. Posting her status on Instagram, Sheikh Asma said she was proud to be the first Arab woman to reach the summit of Kanchenjunga (8,586 m).
Thani, who had earlier failed to climb Mt. Everest, said that she was preparing to go to the base camp to climb Mt. Everest again.
Weightlifter Sanju Chaudhary has been found dead inside a locked room.
She was found dead at the home of weightlifting instructor Sanjay Maharjan. The day before, she had gone to her coach’s house for dinner and stayed there.
She had come to Kathmandu from Nepalgunj to participate in closed training for the 19th Asian Games. It is learned that Sanju was found hanging from a hook made for keeping a fan in the room. Police are still investigating the incident, though no further details have been released.
In the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Nepal, she won the gold medal in weightlifting by defeating a Sri Lankan athlete in the 59 kg weight category.
A silence period will be imposed for the local level election after 12 midnight today. The silence period will continue until the voting is over.
A silent period has been fixed for holding the election in a fraud-free, clean, fair and fear-free environment. It is mentioned in the code of conduct of the commission that political parties, their fraternal organizations, candidates, union organizations and others will not be allowed to organize political campaigns, gatherings / seminars during the silence period.
Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya informed that the authority has been delegated to all the Chief District Officers through a special circular to monitor, regulate and monitor the compliance of the instructions issued for the silence period and to take action against the violators if necessary.
According to the commission, no discussion, interaction, meeting, conference or symposium can be held during the silence period including election campaign. Campaign materials of political parties and candidates will not be allowed within 300 meters of the polling station. The commission has directed to remove such material before the start of the silence period.
During the silence period, it is not allowed to post or share messages, information or propaganda material for or against the political party or candidate through social media, online, print or any other means.
Srilankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid growing protest in Sri Lanka over the economic crisis.
Earlier, Sunday President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called on the Prime Minister to resign to resolve the country’s political crisis.
At the same time, President Rajapaksa is expected to convene an all-party meeting to form a joint cabinet.
Earlier today, supporters of the prime minister staged a protest in front of the Temple Tree near the prime minister’s residence, urging him not to resign. Police had also announced curfew to reduce stress in the clash of opposers in the opposition.
Election Commission has asked journalists’ organizations close to the parties in the ruling coalition for a 24-hour explanation after they issued a statement urging voters to cast their vote in favor of five-party alliance.
The Nepal Press Union of Nepali Congress, the Press Center of CPN (Maoist Center), the Socialist Press Organization of CPN (Unified Socialist), the Nepal Press Forum of Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) and the Progressive Journalists Association of Rastriya Janamorcha combinely issued an statement urging to cast their vote for five-party alliance.
The commission has directed Badri Sigdel, president of the union, Bishnu Sapkota, president of the center, Shambhu Shrestha, president of the socialist press organization, Keshav Aryal, president of the Nepal press forum and Shyamlal Pokhrel, secretary of the progressive journalist association to give explanations within 24 hours.
The government has decided to recommend to the President to convene a budget session on May 17.
Today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers has decided to recommend to the President to convene a budget session. As per the decision of the Council of Ministers, it has been decided to hold a meeting at the Parliament House on May 17.
According to the constitutional provision, the President can convene a meeting on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
The working committee meeting of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) is being held today.ANFA meetings will be held on the issues of controversy in Nepali football team .
According to ANFA General Secretary Indraman Tuladhar, the meeting will be held at 2 pm. ANFA has already written to the elected working committee officials for the meeting. Tuladhar said that a meeting will be held to discuss about the issues in the national football team.
The controversy that erupted after head coach Abdullah Almutairi removed 10 players who were in closed training in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers has not been resolved even after two weeks.
Since then, the players have been demanding an impartial investigation into the matter. Officials including the senior vice-chairman of ANFA have also sent a letter to ANFA to hold a working committee meeting.
The government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 2 million to the families of security personnel those who die while on election duty.
The cabinet meeting held on Sunday morning decided to provide Rs 2 million financial assistance to the families of the security personnel, including temporary police personnel, on the proposal of the Home Ministry.
The meeting also decided that the government will bear the expenses incurred for the treatment of the security personnel injured during the election. The meeting has also decided to provide allowance to the temporary police personnel deployed in the Himalayan district as per the normal police officer.
The Election Commission has started investigation into the statement made by Nepali Congress central member Arju Rana Deuba during the election campaign.
The commission has said that it will seek an explanation from Congress leader Rana for making controversial remarks during the election campaign.
The video of her promising to send youths to Malaysia for employment on free visa-free tickets went viral on social media. Similarly, the other video was also heavily criticized on social media where she was seen threatning to cut the budget from the local bodies if congress lost the election.
North Korea has stepped up its missile test program, launching its 15th missile into the Sea of Japan on Saturday.
North Korea has fired a short-range ballistic missile, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Japanese Coast Guard also confirmed that the missile had landed in Japan’s East Sea. The Japanese Defense Ministry also said the launch could be a ballistic missile. Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted government sources as saying it was outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile three days before the swearing-in of South Korea’s newly elected president, Yoon Sook-yeol, who has vowed to crack down on Pyongyang.
The North’s missile strike has been interpreted as a warning to South Korean newly elected president. US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit South Korea on May 21 and meet with the newly elected president.
Nepali Congress (NC) has taken action against the independent candidates running against the candidates of alliance in local election.
Meanwhile, the wave of Congress leaders and cadres resigning from the party expressing dissatisfaction with the party’s decision has also increased across the country. Today, 165 active members of the Nepali Congress (NC) have jointly announced their resignation in the Bharatpur Metropolitan City, which has been the center of much discussion and controversy in recent times. Addressing the party president, they said that they had resigned in protest of the Party Centre’s decision .
Earlier, active members of the Nepali Congress in Bharatpur 16 and 17 of Chitwan had resigned in protest against the decision of the party’s central committee.
The Election Commission has stated that ballot papers have been distributed in all 77 districts for the local level election.
The ballot papers have reached all the districts with security arrangements and the commission has directed all the subordinate bodies to expedite the preparations for the election. In places where roads are not easy, the commission has provided transportation by helicopter.
The Commission’s various Provincial Election Offices, District Election Offices and Chief Election Officers have been managing the election materials and ballot papers received from the Commission and preparing packing and distribution for the concerned municipalities in the district. The commission has also stated that all the election materials will be taken to the polling stations and centers by the subordinate bodies soon.
The Provincial Election Office is in charge of the election activities in the districts where the provincial headquarters is located, while the District Election Office has been given the responsibility of the district concerned. Necessary number of security personnel including Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, National Investigation Department and Periodic Police have been mobilized in all the districts and municipalities.
Ukraine’s president has said any peace deal with Russia will depend on whether the Russian military returns to its pre-invasion position or not.
Speaking to a London think tank, Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is the minimum condition that he and his country could accept. He did not mention the annexation of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, although he said he is the leader of the whole of Ukraine, not of mini-Ukraine.
In an interview with the London House of Think Tank, Zelensky said that the war between Russia and Ukraine could be stopped only if Russia agrees to come to the position before February 23. which clearly means that Russia must be ready to return the territory it occupied after Russia invaded Ukraine.
According to the Meteorological Department, Department of Water and Meteorology, Nepal currently has a combined effect of local wind, western low pressure system and low pressure system from Madhya Pradesh to Tamil Nadu, India.
Currently, there is partial to general change across the country. Light rain is falling in one or two places of Madhesh Pradesh and Lumbini Pradesh.
May 7, 2022 (Saturday)
Afternoon: There will be partial to normal cloud cover across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thundershowers / thunderstorms in a few places in Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh, Bagmati Pradesh and Gandaki Pradesh and in the rest of the state.
Night: There will be partial to moderate cloud cover in the hilly terrain of the rest of the province including Province 1 and there will be partial cloud cover in the rest of the land. There is a possibility of light rain with thunder / lightning in a few places in Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh and Bagmati Pradesh.
May 8, 2022 (Sunday)
Afternoon: There will be partial to normal cloud cover across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder / lightning in a few places in Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh, Bagmati Pradesh and Gandaki Pradesh and in one or two places in the rest of the country.
Night: There will be partial to normal cloud cover in the hilly areas of the country and there will be partial cloud cover in the rest of the country. There is a possibility of light rain with thunder / lightning in one or two places in the hilly areas of the country.
May 9, 2022 (Monday)
Afternoon: There will be partial to normal cloud cover across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder / lightning in some places of Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh, Bagmati Pradesh and Gandaki Pradesh and a few places in the rest of the country.
Night: There will be partial to normal cloud cover across the country. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder / lightning in a few places in Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh, Bagmati Pradesh, Gandaki Pradesh and Far West Pradesh and in one or two places of the rest of the country.
Warning advisory for the next 24 hours
All are requested to take necessary precautions as there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder / lightning in one or two places in a few places of Province 1, Madhesh Pradesh, Bagmati Pradesh and Gandaki Pradesh and in the rest of the state.
A clash has broken out between the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Unified Socialist) cadres at Agaunpani in Budhinanda Municipality-9 of Bajura. The tense situation has not been brought under control yet.
Police fired 23 rounds of aerial fire and 3 rounds of tear gas to control the situation. According to the police, the clash started after the Nepali Congress cadres pelted stones at the socialist cadres saying that they had hit the dog.
Congress cadres have also vandalized the police post saying that the police have provided protection to the socialist cadres who reached the temporary police post at Pandusen after the clash. Additional teams of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army have been mobilized to control the situation.
According to the police, 16 policemen and 2-2 cadres of Nepali Congress and Samajwadi Party were injured in the clash.
Leaders of the world’s seven major nations(G7 Countries) are set to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The leaders of G7 countries will discuss possible assistance to Ukraine. According to the spokesperson of the German government, talks would be held on Sunday.
It is reported that Germany, which is currently chairing the G7 will coordinate the meeting. This will be the third virtual meeting, held within a year.The main focus of the meeting will be on the Ukraine crisis and President Zelensky of Ukraine will brief the current situation and needs of the country.
G7 leaders have been in favor of aiding Ukraine and pressuring Russia to end its aggression.
Supreme Court has ordered to keep Nepali Congress leader and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam in custody till the final verdict in his case.
The apex court passed the order citing the orders of the district court and the high court. Earlier, the Rautahat District Court and the Birgunj Bench of the Janakpur High Court had remanded Alam in custody for trial. In a joint sitting of Justices Sushmalata Mathe and Nahakul Subedi today, the apex court ruled that Alam should not be released.
Alam has been demanded to 32 years in prison on charges of bomb blast, manslaughter and murder.
Nepal lost by 3 wickets in the first ODI against Zimbabwe A at the TU Cricket Ground.
After losing the toss, Nepali team went on batting first. Nepalese team lost all the wickets in 3 overs and managed to add 136 runs.
Zimbabwe A, who came on the field with a target of 137 runs, lost 7 wickets in 26 overs and won the match.
The capital market is set to open on Friday after public holidays been added on sunday.
According to the Securities and Exchange Board, the regulatory body of the capital market, the capital market had been closed on Friday and Saturday before this. Even though the government has fixed two days of public holiday, the capital market will remain open for five days as before.
According to Board Chairman Ramesh Hamal, the capital market will be open for five days. Earlier it was closed on Friday and Saturday but now it will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Similarly, according to the chairman of the board Hamal, Nepalese in foreign employment will be allowed to fill ordinary share IPO from the next fiscal year. Hamal informed that a certain quota will be allocated for them.
Ramesh Hamal, chairman of the board, said that the report prepared by the government by forming a task force will be implemented after the report is passed by the cabinet.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, on May 16th at an invitation of UNESCO. Although Modi is certain to come to Nepal, a public announcement is yet to be made. Even there is no formal announcement, the government is preparing for his visit.
On the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, Modi will participate in a special program organized by (UNESCO) in Lumbini on 16th of May. Modi will attend the UNESCO event in Lumbini along with his counterpart Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
According to the schedule, Modi will return to India on the same day. He will arrive in Nepal around 10 to 11 in the morning. He is scheduled to stay for 6 hours in Lumbini .
The Election Commission has implemented the election code of conduct to make the local level elections dignified. But not only the parties participating in the election and their candidates and activists but also the Prime Minister himself has been running throughout the country in the election campaign by flouting the election code of conduct.
The government, which has to be abided by the rules and regulations prepared by the state mechanism, has forgotten its own dignity and has moved forward as a cadre of the party.While addressing the election rally of the ruling coalition, Prime Minister Deuba reached Chitwan via Biratnagar using Nepal Army’s helicopter with the security personnel back and forth.
However, it is a gross violation of the election code of conduct to use the power of positiona and state mechanism as a leader of a political party and not as the Prime Minister.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association , the price of gold has increased by Rs 1,400 per 10g today.
According to the federation, the price of marked gold today is Rs 98,600 while the price of fine gold is set at Rs 98,100.
Similarly, the price of silver has risen by Rs 15 per 10g to Rs 1,305, according to the federation.
A meeting has been held between Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel and Bharatpur Chitwan independent Mayor candidate Jagannath Poudel today regarding the withdrwal of the candidacy from Mayor against alliance.
According to Poudel’s personal secretary Navin Baral, Jagannath Poudel has maintained his stance of not withdrawing his candidature and not supporting the coalition candidate.
According to Baral, candidate Jagannath Poudel, his proposer, former president of Nepali Congress Chitwan Krishnalal Sapkota and supporter Mina Kharel were also present on the meeting.
Due to incessant rains last night, the area of the Central Bus Terminal in Bharatpur, where the ruling coalition is preparing to hold an election rally, has been inundated.
Due to the incessant rain that fell overnight, the entire technical structure including the stage built in the campaign place and the surrounding premises have been inundated.
Leaders including Prime Minister and party president Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel, UCPN (Maoist) central chairman Prachanda and unified socialist chairman Nepal are scheduled to address the election rally today.
Though the program could not be started on time due to the premises covered by rain water, today’s election campaigng will not be stopped, said Rajib Neupane, Vice President of Nepali Congress Chitwan. He also said that they are preparing for the premises by removing the water from the area. He also informed that the pre-scheduled program will start at around 12:15 p.m.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has reached Biratnagar to address the election rally.
The election rally will be addressed by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel, General Secretary Bishwaprakash Sharma and other leaders along with Deuba.
He is scheduled to visit Chitwan today (Wednesday) after addressing a meeting in Biratnagar. It is said that a leaders from alliance is scheduled to address a meeting on Thursday in Bharatpur along with President Deuba and senior leader Poudel.
Congress is scheduled to hold an election rally in Kathmandu on Friday.
Regular domestic flights have resumed from Tribhuvan International Airport after no bombs or any other suspicious items were found.
Although international flights were not disrupted, domestic flights at the airport were suspended after an unidentified person called and claimed a bomb at the domestic terminal.
A search operation was launched by a team of Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police along with a trained dog, following a phone call from an unidentified person who allegedly came from a Pakistani number. However, security forces did not find any bombs or any other suspicious objects during the search and the airport has also started domestic flights.
All domestic flights were disrupted for about an hour after 10 a.m. today.
Netra Bikram Chand has been removed from the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal.A national gathering of disgruntled party leaders along with Hemant Prakash Oli and Dharmendra Bastola decided to remove Chand from the post.
Leader of the group Gunaraj Lohani said that Chand has been removed from the post of general secretary on the grounds that he had participated in the local elections against the decision of the party’s central committee and had formed an alliance with MCC supporters UML and Congress.
Lohani also said that the party’s central coordinator Dharmendra Bastola has been appointed by the national assembly. He informed that 38 out of the 68-member central leadership including the 64-member central committee and four-member advisor were present at the meeting. Similarly, Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma has been removed from the post of party spokesperson.
A few days ago, Chand released Dharmendra Bastola and Hemant Prakash Oli from party responsibilities. He removed both the leaders saying that they had made a statement against the party’s decision to participate in the election.
All the passengers of the domestic flight have been evacuated from the main gate of Tribhuvan International Airport after receiving a call from an unknown person claiming to have a bomb in the premises.
International flights has not been disrupted but the domestic flights are closed as the caller claimed the bomb was in the domestic terminal .A team including Nepal Army, Armed police Force and Nepal Police is conducting search operation.
According to an official at the Tribhuvan International Airport, “After an unidentified person called and said that there were bombs in the domestic terminal, we have evacuated all the passengers and continued the search operation.” If such a call comes from somewhere in our system, we have to do a thorough search. ‘
He said that now all the passengers have been taken out and security personnel including trained dogs are searching the airport. A Nepal Army bomb disposal team has also reached the airport.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has given rank insignia to newly appointed Inspector General of Nepal Police Dheeraj Pratap Singh and Inspector General of Armed Police Force Raju Aryal. On Monday morning at Singha Durbar, Home Secretary Teknarayan Pandey presented the rank insignia to the newly appointed IGPs Singh and Aryal.
The government has promoted Dheeraj Pratap Sing and Raju Aryal to Inspector General of Police after Shailesh Thapa Chhetri and Pushparam KC to the post of Inspector General of Police went on compulsory leave from midnight on Sunday due to 30 years of service.
Home Minister Khan gave farewell to Chhetri and KC, who have gone on compulsory leave due to their age limit of 30 years. Due to the age limit, KC retired in less than three weeks.
Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has opposed the appointment of Inspector General of Police.
Stating that the IGP was appointed by violating the priorities and procedures, he said, “The decision of the government has made a mockery of the rule of law.” The government’s decision has once again brought the entire police force into controversy. ‘
The cabinet meeting held today promoted Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the new police chief.
Dhiraj Pratap Singh has been appointed as the Chief of Nepal Police.
A cabinet meeting held today promoted Singh to the post of police chief.
Though Bishwaraj Pokharel was ahead in the list of priorities, the Congress led by KP Sharma Oli had put Singh in the role of IGP by giving him a single promotion. Though the Home Minister has been advising Pokhrel to be appointed on the basis of role, Dhiraj Pratap Singh has been appointed as the new Chief of Police.
The government has started preparations for the appointment of a new Inspector General after Inspector General of Nepal Police Shailesh Thapa Chhetri and Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Pushparam KC are going on compulsory leave from today.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers has also been convened for 11 a.m. today to discuss the appointment of Inspector General of Nepal Police and Armed Police. Prior to the meeting, Prime Minister Deuba had met the e Home Minister and other top leaders of the alliance at his residence in Baluwatar.
Raju Aryal, who was earlier promoted to AIG by the cabinet meeting on behalf of the Armed Police Force, is the sole claimant while Bishwaraj Pokharel, Sahakul Bahadur Thapa, Dhiraj Pratap Singh and Rabindra Bahadur Dhanuk are the claimants on behalf of the Nepal Police.
Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha has expressed commitment to make the labor sector systematic and dignified by effectively implementing the fundamental rights of the workers enshrined in the constitution.
Expressing his best wishes on the occasion of the 133rd International Workers’ Day today, he said that the government is committed to create safe working environment, fair wages, social security system, participation of the working class in policy making, end of all forms of discrimination and fruitful employment.
Stating that efforts have been made for legal, policy and procedural reforms for the effective implementation of the fundamental rights of the workers, he said that recent work has been started in the field of foreign employment management, promotion of internal employment, improvement in service delivery, organization management and expansion and social security.
Stating that the government, employers and workers need to work hand in hand to build a self-reliant economy through increasing production and productivity, Minister Shrestha said that the government is committed to effective implementation of minimum wage, social security and labor law for the rights of working people in the country.
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