BHUWAN SHARMA

A source said the Council of Ministers and the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers are preparing the proposal.

Unchecked urbanization, clogged drains and shrinking rivers have turned even moderate rain into a citywide flood risk.

Minister Rawal assured residents that genuine landless families would receive land ownership certificates as soon as possible.

These records will be maintained by the Department of National Personnel Records (Civil) following directives issued by the Council of Ministers and the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. 

The National Planning Commission and the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development have begun discussions on extending the expressway to Chobhar and connecting it to Balkhu in Kathmandu.

Forty-five squatter families were relocated after the government shut down two holding centers and provided each family with Rs 25,000 in assistance, even as uncertainty lingers over their permanent resettlement.

146 civil servants resigned voluntarily between June 15 and July 6, while 142 retired under mandatory retirement during the same period.

Even as the government moves to reduce the number of permanent secretaries in the civil service, ministers have begun appointing secretary-rank advisers under newly approved Cabinet guidelines, paving the way for up to 57 secretary-level political appointees across ministries.  

With Chief Secretary Suman Raj Aryal retiring on July 9, the government faces a key decision over his successor, as seniority favours Kiran Sharma but past appointments suggest performance and political considerations could also shape the outcome.

“Only around 33,000 passports are left in stock. It will last for about a week. After that, our stock will run out,” the official said.