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KVDA’s letter sparks dispute with Ministry of Land Management
KVDA’s letter sparks dispute with Ministry of Land Managemen...

The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA), in mid-January, instructed all land revenue and survey offices in the valley to obtain its prior approval for land plotting for commercial purposes, except in cases of inheritance division. This directive has triggered a dispute between the authorit...
Feb 03, 2025

SOCIETY
Liaison officers appointed for two tourist seasons
Liaison officers appointed for two tourist seasons

The Department of Tourism has appointed 227 liaison officers for the two tourist seasons of 2025. As per legal provisions, climbing teams must take a government-appointed liaison officer on every expedition above 6,500 meters.
Feb 01, 2025

SOCIETY
Govt offices to appoint 'trainee employees' from this year
Govt offices to appoint 'trainee employees' from this year

The government will appoint undergraduate students from Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University as interns in government offices for a specific period starting this year.
Jan 05, 2025

SOCIETY
Leadership changes and staff incompetence hinder Singhadurbar Vaidyakhana revival
Leadership changes and staff incompetence hinder Singhadurba...

As Mayor Shah mentioned, the Singhadurbar Vaidyakhana has sunk so low, it is hard to revive it. Once known for producing over 160 types of Ayurvedic medicines, it now only produces just three or four. With production coming almost to a standstill, the employees have failed to receive salaries regula...
Dec 29, 2024

ECONOMY
Government casts a 'hawk eye' on contractors’ Rs 840 million
Government casts a 'hawk eye' on contractors’ Rs 840 million

Legal complexities have hindered the fund’s scope to utilize these funds, prompting the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) to initiate the process of amending the 2056 BS regulation as per which the fund was set up.
Dec 26, 2024

SOCIETY
KMC Mayor Shah to take action against Chief Administrative Officer
KMC Mayor Shah to take action against Chief Administrative O...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Mayor Balen Shah (Balenendra Shah) has decided to take action against KMC’s Chief Administrative Officer Saroj Guragain. Earlier, Balen had recommended action against another Chief Administrative Officer.
Dec 21, 2024

SOCIETY
Home ministry enforces strict office time rule to tackle employee punctuality
Home ministry enforces strict office time rule to tackle emp...

According to the MoHA's Human Resource Administration Division, it will mark employees as absent if they arrive more than 15 minutes late after office hours begin.
Dec 20, 2024

SOCIETY
Government employees neglect work while preparing for PSC examination
Government employees neglect work while preparing for PSC e...

Public services have been affected due to the employees not performing their duties on the pretext of their examination. The Public Service Commission (PSC) has been opening applications for internal promotions as well as open competitive exams since mid-October.
Dec 10, 2024

SOCIETY
Secretary positions in provincial govts remain vacant
Secretary positions in provincial govts remain vacant

There is a tendency among high-level employees in the federal government not to leave Kathmandu as far as possible. Even if they go outside Kathmandu, they return to Kathmandu within one/two months citing various reasons. As a result, the ministries and agencies of the provincial governments are wit...
Dec 03, 2024

SOCIETY
7,000 people visit Dharahara by purchasing tickets in six days
7,000 people visit Dharahara by purchasing tickets in six da...

The Central Project Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Urban Development reports that the government collected a revenue of Rs 12,15,925 after setting the fee for visiting Dharahara.
Dec 01, 2024
