Foreign Minister NP Saud has requested Russia to repatriate Nepali citizens, who have joined the Russian army after the war broke out with Ukraine on February 24, 2022. During his meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin on the sideline of the NAM summit in Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Friday, FM Saud said that Nepal does not have a policy of sending citizens to foreign armies except under the traditional arrangement with some countries.

Nepal Police currently operates under a 68-year-old law. Despite the promise of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha to introduce a new law governing the country's police administration ten months ago, progress has stagnated, limiting it to mere 'discussion' and 'commitment.'

In May 2023, India set a world record by constructing a 100 km road as part of the Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway in just 100 hours. This road project spans various towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, and Khurja.

In a welcome development, Nepal is poised to see significant growth in the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Foreign companies have pledged investment of Rs 22.33 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year. According to the Department of Industry (DoI), a total of 226 foreign firms have expressed their commitment to inject the amount in Nepal.

Experts have voiced concerns over the proposal, arguing that any such decision requires a thorough study and research. As the government officials have not furnished any concrete grounds for such a significant alteration in the school education, this decision must be reconsidered.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday inaugurated the distribution of water from the Melamchi Drinking Water Supply Project amidst a special function in Singha Durbar. This marks the fifth time of the inauguration of the water from the Melamchi project, highlighting the need to make the water distribution more sustainable.

In a concerning development, Chitwan district has reported four deaths from scrub typhus in the first six months of the current fiscal year. Among those dying of the typhus, one was from within the district and the remaining three from outside the district. Officials at the District Health Office, Chitwan said that there are 163 confirmed cases of scrub typhus out of 3,254 tests.

It is a somber reality that road accidents have become a common occurrence in our country, often with terrible loss of lives as well as crippling injuries. On Saturday morning, the country woke up to a shocking piece of news about a terrible accident involving a passenger bus in Bhaluwang, Dang where twelve people died and many others received critical injuries.

In yet another tragic news coming from Russia, another Nepali national, who was fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, was killed.  The deceased has been identified as Sonu Sunar of Kathebar of Pyuthan Municipality-4. Sunar’s friend, who was injured in the war, informed the family back home about the tragic news. It is learnt that Sunar, who was working in Qatar, had left for Russia a few months ago in the hope of making a lucrative income.

In a welcome relief to service seekers waiting for years to get their driver’s license cards for months, Germany's Muehlbauer Company delivered over 600,000 driver’s license cards to the Nepal government on Thursday. The delivery of the first consignment of the driver’s license cards comes as a breath of fresh air for the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) and the 1,458,000 drivers who have been patiently awaiting the renewal or issuance of their licenses for a long time.