KATHMANDU, May 24: Police intervened in a demonstration organized by the family members and relatives of the Nepali nationals who have gone on to join the Russian Army. The demonstrators had gathered to protest at the Department of Consular Services in the capital.

KATHMANDU, August 4: The Department of Consular Services under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is starting the process of verifying Police Clearance Certificate (PPC) completely online from Sunday. With this the obligation for service-recipients to visit the Department at Tripureshwor in Kathmandu in person or send representatives has been removed.