Bhuwan Sharma

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Govt prepares to ban civil servants from engaging in share trading during office hours

Published On: September 9, 2024 05:40 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: The government is preparing to ban government employees from engaging in share trading within the office during office hours.

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SC justices’ obsession with govt-provided residential quarters

Published On: August 18, 2024 12:00 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: The government has decided to spend Rs 30 million to provide housing facilities for all Supreme Court (SC) justices at Pulchowk in Lalitpur. Currently, only the Chief Justice gets the privilege to live in government-provided quarters. However, now this privilege will be available to all SC justices, who will be housed in the Ministers’ Quarters at Pulchowk.

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Dharahara to become operational as part of prime minister's 100-day achievement

Published On: August 7, 2024 11:15 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The Dharahara Tower, inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, is set to become operational as part of his 100-day achievement program. Oli has directed the Ministry of Urban Development to ensure the tower is fully operational within this timeframe.

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Now the government will build homes and sell them!

Published On: August 6, 2024 10:10 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Rastriya Awas Company Limited (RACL), owned by the government, is set to build and sell homes to the public. The company plans to start this program immediately in Jhapa and Bardiya districts, with plans to gradually expand to other districts. This is likely the first time the government has undertaken the construction and sale of houses directly.

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Five parties become part of federal government

Published On: August 4, 2024 11:20 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) joined the federal government on Friday. With this, there are five parties in the federal government now. A lawmaker of NUP, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, has been appointed as the Minister of State for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation. This time, NUP has settled for a ministerial position in the federal government.

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Search to find buses missing in Trishuli to continue for one more week

Published On: August 2, 2024 07:00 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The government has decided to extend the search operation by a week to locate the two missing buses and their passengers in the Trishuli River. On July 11, the buses carrying passengers plunged into the Trishuli River at Simaltal, along the Narayanghat section, due to a landslide triggered by incessant rain.

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Misuse of reservation quota rampant

Published On: July 30, 2024 09:05 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 30: Although the reservation quota for Public Service Commission (PSC) examinations is supposed to be reviewed every 10 years, it has not been updated for 17 years. Due to the lack of revision, the reservation quota has not been extended to the target groups. PSC officials said that because of this lack of review, a situation has come where even positions within some reserved quotas cannot be filled.

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Drone video shot at Pashupati without permission

Published On: July 30, 2024 03:21 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 30: A kotihom is currently underway on the Pashupatinath Temple premises in the Bankali Hansamandap area, attracting millions of devotees.

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Ichangu Naryan squatter plan remains a distant dream

Published On: July 19, 2024 10:00 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 19: The Ministry of Urban Development has decided to identify the real squatters in the Kathmandu Valley to implement the Supreme Court’s order to relocate the squatters from the riverbanks in the valley to other places, even if alternatives need to be provided. But the ministry has not yet established the criteria for identifying the genuine squatters

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Sharat Singh Bhandari becomes minister for the 20th time!

Published On: July 16, 2024 08:51 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 16: Sharat Singh Bhandari, the newly-appointed Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, who is at 6th rank in the newly-formed government, had been appointed as a minister 19 times earlier.

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Road safety draft gathering dust at the Ministry of Transport for six years

Published On: July 14, 2024 09:00 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 14: The draft of the Road Safety Act and National Road Safety Action Plan (Implementation Plan), prepared to centralize road safety measures, has been pending in the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) for the past six years. The draft includes provisions for reducing road accidents, handling incidents after accidents, and enhancing physical infrastructure related to road safety.

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NVC launches probe into residency permits of govt employees

Published On: July 5, 2024 07:28 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 5: The National Vigilance Center (NVC) has initiated an investigation into whether the Nepal government's secretaries have obtained foreign permanent residency (PR) cards, including those of the US and the UK.

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‘Special post’ created for suspended Chief Secretary Aryal courts controversy

Published On: July 5, 2024 12:50 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 5: The creation of a special position at the National Planning Commission (NPC) by the government, going against the law, for the Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal, who was suspended due to corruption charges, has garnered controversy.

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MoFAGA’s Rs 1 billion spending on civil servants' children's scholarships yields zero results

Published On: July 4, 2024 09:50 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 3: The government has increased the amount of scholarship provided every year by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) for the children of civil servants for their higher studies.

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State increases surveillance on citizens

Published On: July 2, 2024 02:43 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, July 2: The government has made it mandatory for the citizens to present the National Identity Card to avail any kind of government services and works. The decision will be implemented in three phases starting from July 16, the first day of the new fiscal year.

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Attraction of youths towards government jobs waning

Published On: June 23, 2024 09:30 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, June 22: The attraction of young people towards government jobs has decreased recently due to various reasons, including foreign employment. Compared to the last fiscal year (FY 2022/23), the number of applications for the Public Service Commission (PHC)'s examination in the current fiscal year (FY 2023/24) has decreased by about 10,000.

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Closed driving license trial centers to reopen from today

Published On: June 14, 2024 12:40 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, June 14: Four trial centers in the Kathmandu Valley that had been closed for about a month, will be reopened from today. The Budhathoki trial center in Bhaktapur, which is conducting experimental tests for heavy vehicles, has not been opened yet.

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Govt employees in Madesh Province found marking attendance two days in advance, staying home without approved leave

Published On: June 7, 2024 08:05 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, June 7: In Madhesh Province, it has been found that more than half of the government employees are absent from their offices without having their leave approved. Some employees mark their attendance a day or two in advance and then stay home.

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87 percent of civil servants transferred in violation of law

Published On: June 3, 2024 08:34 PM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, June 3: In the civil service, the transfer of employees is the biggest issue. According to the 61st annual report of the Auditor General, 87 percent of civil servants are transferred untimely, confirming serious irregularities in the transfer process.

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When will the closed trial centers reopen?

Published On: June 3, 2024 08:00 AM NPT By: Bhuwan Sharma

KATHMANDU, June 3: Five trial centers set up for issuing driving licenses in the Kathmandu Valley have been closed for 15 days. The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Transport under the Bagmati Province Government is taking the initiative to reopen those trial centers. Around 5000 service seekers are facing inconvenience per day due to the closure of the trial centers.

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