Kathmandu Metropolitan Education Department Head Koirala suspended

Kathmandu- Sitaram Koirala, head of the education department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, has been suspended for a week for violating the jurisdiction of the mayor.

Mayor Balendra Shah suspended him for a week after Koirala himself made the decision that should be made by the education committee of the metropolis, informed Naveen Manandhar, spokesperson of the metropolis.

The meeting of the Education Committee is chaired by the Mayor. However, it is said that Koirala himself decided to give permission to teach science faculty in classes 11 and 12 for Ratnarajya High School in Mid baneshwar.

The school has started science faculty in class 11 from this year. Ramashish Yadav, principal of the school, said that currently 30 students are enrolled in class 11 in this faculty.

Free parking arrangement at Dharahara from today

kathmandu – Free parking service has started from today (Sunday) on the first floor of the parking building in Dharahara, Kathmandu.

According to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, free parking services will be provided from today on the first floor of the parking building built along with Dharahara.

After the Metropolitan city has prohibited vehicle parking on the black-paved roads in the New Road area, free parking arrangements have been made in Dharahara with the aim of providing easy parking space to motorists.

Kathmandu Metropolitan’s Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Rajunath Pandey informed that free parking service will be available in the parking building in Dharahara area from today in coordination with stakeholders.

Earlier, the Metropolitan Corporation had also arranged free parking at Kathmandu view Tower (formerly the old bus park).

According to Pandey, 50,000 square feet area will be available for free parking in Dharahara area from today. Going towards New Road from Shaheed Gate, you will reach the parking place from the road leading to Khichapokhri from Kathmandu Mall on the left.

Local businessmen stage protest against KMC

The local businessmen of the New Road area are protesting against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s decision on parking banin the New Road area.

After the Metropolitan Corporation banned parking on black paved roads around Dharmapath, Juddha Shalik to Indrachok, Khichapokhari, Mahabauddha, Bir Hospital, the businessmen of that area have started protesting for the second day today.

The businessmen have closed the shutters of their businesses and have embarked on street protests demanding to withdraw the unilateral decision of metropolis to remove the parking lot without any coordination with the businessmen and the option of parking.

The businessmen have started the street movement by forming a struggle committee consisting of local social associations, business associations and stakeholders.

Naresh Katuwal, founder president of Nepal National Federation of Businessmen, has said that the decision to remove the parking lot in the area has caused injustice to businessmen, locals and customers and the business future of New Road is in crisis. He has also alleged that prohibition of parking without giving an alternative may caused the businessmen of the New Road area to collapse and flee.

Prohibition of vehicle parking in New Road area: Free parking arrangement at Kathmandu View Tower

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has banned the parking of vehicles on the roads around the New Road area from today.

Senior Superintendent of Police Rajunath Pandey, the head of the Metropolitan Police Force, has informed that the metropolis has prohibited parking on the black paved roads around Dharmapath, Juddha Salik to Indrachowk, Khichapokhari, Mahabouddha, Veer Hospital, with effect from Tuesday.

According to Pandey, the metropolis has arranged for free parking at the Kathmandu View Tower (formerly the old bus park) and 300 four-wheelers and 700 two-wheelers can be parked there.

The metropolis has also said that special cleaning will be done around the streets of New Road area, where parking is prohibited from Tuesday, to facilitate traffic.

Earlier, the metropolis has implemented ban on vehicle parking in various areas including Durbar Marg and Jhonche.

Vehicle entry prohibited in Hanumandhoka premises

July 4,Kathmandu – Kathmandu Metropolitan City has banned the entry of vehicles into Hanumandhoka premises. The metropolis has taken this decision to preserve the originality of the heritage.

Emphasizing on the need to protect the old heritage of the city, Mayor Balendra Shah has said that we can proudly show these heritages and their ancient originality to the world.

Mentioning that thousands of tourists come to Basantpur area every day, he said that there is a possibility of millions of tourists coming in the future and that the originality, beauty and atmosphere of the premises should be calm, clean and pleasant and that driving of vehicles is prohibited in Hanumandhoka premises.

15-days ultimatum of Kathmandu metropolis to manage wires hanging on poles

April 24, Kathmandu – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has given a 15-days deadline to the service providers to remove the unnecessary and useless wires hanging from the poles.

The city head-level decision of the metropolis has set a time to remove unnecessary and unused wires and manage them by tagging the wires that are in use. Metropolis had also sent a letter to the telephone, cable, and internet service provider offices and associations, Nepal Telecom, Ncell, Nepal Electricity Authority, and Cable Broadcasters Association regarding the matter.

Facilitation and coordination have been requested with service providers, regulatory and coordinating offices and associations, Telecommunication Authority, Kathmandu Valley Police Office which operates CCTV cameras and communication system, Department of Information and Broadcasting which allows television operation, Internet Service Provider Association Nepal (ISPAN) in the work of removing wires.

If the wires are not removed within the specified period, the metropolis will form a working group and start the work of removing the unnecessary wire, and if the beneficiary is inconvenienced by this, the service provider should take the responsibility.

The metropolis has said that a team will be formed under the leadership of the City Police Superintendent, consisting of representatives from Nepal Telecommunication Authority, Nepal Police, Ncell, Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal, and the monitoring of the work of wire removal will be coordinated by the deputy chief of the metropolis, and representatives of relevant offices and organizations .

Following the SC order Kathmandu Metropolis picked up the waste from the Singha Durbar

April 24-Kathmandu – After the order of the Supreme Court, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started to collect the garbage piled up in Singha Darbar.

While hearing the petition filed by advocate Padam Bahadur Shrestha, the bench of Judge Prakashmansingh Raut directed the Kathmandu Metropolitan City to remove the garbage from the Singha Darbar within three days.

Balendra Shah, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City earlier instructed the concerned authority of waste management not to collect the waste from Singha Durbar, saying that the federal government did not support and coordinate with the metropolitan city in the work of development and construction.

Writ filed in SC against Mayor Balen Shah for not removing the waste from Singha Durbar

April 17, Kathmandu- A writ has been registered in the Supreme Court against Mayor Balen Shah of Kathmandu Metropolitan City for not removing the garbage of Singha Durbar and Sheetal Niwas.

Advocate Padam Shrestha filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday, making Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) an opponent.

In the writ filed in the Supreme Court, it has been mentioned that ‘According to Article 30 of the Constitution of Nepal, every citizen has the right to live in a clean and healthy environment. As the matter is of public concern application has been requested according to Article 30, 4 of the Garbage Management Act, 2068, and according to Section 3, 4, Section 15 of the Environment Protection Act 2076.

It is also requested in the petition to maintain a clean environment in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of the Garbage Management Act, 2068 as the office of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is a local body.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Shah ordered not to collect garbage in the area inside Singhdarbar, the President’s office Sheetal Niwas and the Prime Minister’s residence, saying that the Federal Government did not cooperate in the work of Kathmandu Metropolis.

Mayor Shah instructs not to collect waste from Singha Durbar

9 April, Kathmandu. Kathmandu’s Mayor Balendra Sah (Balen) wrote on social media that he will not pick up the garbage of Singha Durbar. After his announcement, the Metropolis stopped collecting waste from the Singha Darbar on Sunday.

Mayor Shah had said that he would not pick up the waste of Singha Durbar, saying that Singha Durbar had not cooperated in the work of the Metropolis.

General Secretary of Garbage Management Association Mitra Prasad Ghimire has said that the garbage was not picked up after Mayor Shah called and instructed him not to pick up the garbage from the Singha Durbar. “We were going to pick up the garbage from Singha Durbar and take it to Bancharedanda, but after Mayor Shah called and told us not to take it to Bancharedanda, we stopped it,” he said.

Bhim Rawal’s question about the meeting between Mayor Shah and the US Ambassador

CPN UML leader Dr Bhim Rawal has asked about the meeting between Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah and the American Ambassador.

Rawal said that, as there is a clear provision in the constitution that Nepal’s foreign relation is under the federal government, whether the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah informed about the meeting with the American ambassador and obtained permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or not?

Leader Rawal, saying that the constitution and self-respect and dignity of an independent country must be protected, the head of the constitutional body mixing the constitution and the legal system on a sensitive matter like foreign relations will not be allowed and meet with any foreigner whenever he wants.

Conflict between the Land Commission and Kathmandu Metropolis over the issue of homeless people

The conflict between the National Land Commission and the Kathmandu Metropolitan City regarding the problem of homeless people in Kathmandu has started to surface.

After the National Land Commission issued a notice on Friday instructing the landless and homeless not to be removed from any location, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City countered the Commission and issued another notice.

Kathmandu Metropolitan has said that the Local Government Operation Act, 2074 assigns responsibility to the local level to maintain and protect government, community and public property within its geographical area and As this office is responsible for the protection of government, public and community property within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City area, any association, organization, body, group, person or any other person who harms, damages, destroys or encroaches on such property by any means or process, action will be taken according to the law.

Ultimatum of the Kathmandu metropolis to pass the map of houses and walls

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has issued a notice to submit and approve/regulate the walls of buildings and houses of individuals, organizations, institutes and government agencies built without passing the map.

In the notification issued by the metropolis, the individuals, organizations, institutes and government agencies that have been constructed according to the prevailing building construction standards, but the map has not been passed, have been called upon to submit the map of the building and approve/regulate it within 90 days. If the map is not passed within the specified time, details of such buildings will be collected and action will be taken according to the Local Government Operation Act 2074 and prevailing standards, procedures and decisions of the metropolis.

Similarly, it has been called upon to submit a map and approve/regulate the walls of the houses built in accordance with the prevailing building construction standards within 35 days. The metropolis has also called to remove the walls built against the standards within 35 days. It is also said that if the map of the walls built in accordance with the standards is not passed within the specified date and if the walls built against the standards are not removed, the city itself will mobilize a team to remove such walls and the expenses incurred in removing them will be charged from the respective house owners.

Balen’s swearing in in Nepali and Nepal Bhasha

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.

Everyone’s support is needed to make Kathmandu a beautiful city: Balendra Shah

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.