KATHMANDU, July 27: The government's decision to restrict foreign travel as a cost-cutting measure is facing inconsistencies, with ministers and secretaries frequently disregarding the directive.

Govt transfers 11 secretaries

July 23, 2023 12:10 pm

KATHMANDU, July 23: The government has transferred 11 secretaries and appointed two secretaries. According to a government minister, Ghanashyam Upadhyay, who was recently promoted to the post of secretary, has been posted at the Office of the Chief Minister Office of Bagmati Province and Laxmi Basnet at the office of the Chief Minister Office of Gandaki Province.

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has taken information about the functioning of various ministries.

KATHMANDU, August 7: There is a tendency to change secretaries and directors general in the departments concerned as soon as the minister changes or there is change in the government. While ministers change at short notice, they are also quick to change top-level government staff, which have weakened the performance of the ministries.

Cabinet transfers secretaries

August 4, 2022 19:06 pm

KATHMANDU, August 4: The government has transferred secretaries at various ministries.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16:  The government has transferred nearly a dozen secretaries on the same day three newly-appointed ministers took the oath of office and secrecy. A cabinet meeting held on Thursday evening took a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU, May 29: Parliament's State Affairs Committee has been mulling over hiring some government secretaries and joint secretaries on contract, breaking with the tradition of appointments through the promotion of career bureaucrats.

TANAHUN, May 16: There are some 84 wards in ten local units of Tanahun but 42 of the wards are currently operating without ward secretaries.

KATHMANDU, April 23: Unification of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) concluded Monday with the naming of the chiefs and secretaries for the party's 77 district committees.

KATHMANDU, April 22: Nearly a year after the announcement of party unification, the top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have finalized the chiefs of the party's lower committees.

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA) has completed the adjustment of 56 secretaries, 662 joint secretaries and 848 under secretaries in the three tiers of government so far, officials said on Friday.

Special class secretaries adjusted

January 22, 2019 20:26 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: The government has adjusted 56 special class secretaries as per the Civil Servants' Adjustment Ordinance 2075.

No secretaries in Magar settlements

September 12, 2018 05:30 am

RUKUM, Sept 11: None of the wards of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality in eastern Rukum has a secretary.

KATHMANDU, 30 May: With an objective of finding ways and means to narrow down trade imbalance with Bangladesh and enhance bilateral trade, high-ranking officials of Nepal and Bangladesh are holding an intensive parley in capital.

KATHMANDU, May 24: The government has transferred and posted 28 joint secretaries on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The cabinet meeting on Monday has transferred 18 joint secretaries to various ministries and departments.

KHOTANG, April 6: All wards of Jantedhunga Rural Municipality of Khotang are struggling in the absence of ward secretaries who have been transferred to other local units.

KATHMANDU, April 6: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has transferred six of the seven secretaries of his office elsewhere ahead of his India visit.

KATHMANDU, April 6: The government has decided to transfer 30 secretaries to various ministries and divisions today.

BAITADI, April 3: Different types of service have been affected in lack of employees at local-level even after nine months of local-level election.

KATHMANDU, Mar 20: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called all seven Chief Ministers, secretaries and chief attorneys to Kathmandu for a discussion on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been accused of focusing too much attention to become a powerful prime minister by spending huge energy to invite political parties on board called ministers and secretaries today. The meeting is likely to order each minister and secretary to carry out immediate activities that would bring a sigh of relief to the public.

KHOTANG, Jan 5: With the transfer of ward secretaries to other districts, most wards of rural municipalities in Khotang are operating without secretaries.

KATHMANDU, Oct 6: Prospective candidates for the post of chief secretary have lobbying to lead the bureaucracy as the tenure of the present chief secretary, Rajendra Kishor Kshetry, ends on October 25.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14:   The government has decided to provide village development committee (VDC) secretaries a monthly incentive of the 50 percent of their salary across the country.

KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The demand of Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries to provide them an additional incentive of up to 50 percent of their monthly salary is likely to come into effect soon.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: As the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) is gearing up its effort to distribute the second tranche of reconstruction grants to the earthquake victims in the 14 most-affected districts, Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries across the country have halted their works from Thursday.

RAJBIRAJ, Jan 18: Bindulal Chaudhari, secretary of Manraja VDC of Saptari district, disappeared for around four months with the VDC’s social allowance budget of Rs 2.2 million. His disappearance forced locals to seek his whereabouts and a delegation reached out to District Development Committee (DDC) with the complaint. DDC looked out for him but failed to locate.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal on Monday directed the government officials and ministers to expedite development spending.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: The Commission for the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed corruption cases at the Special Court against former village development secretaries of Allau VDC in Parsa. In its charge sheet, the CIAA has accused for VDC secretaries Rameshwar Prasad Sah and Manoj Kumar Sah of embezzling social security allowances provided by the government.

KATHMANDU, Nov 27: The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has on Sunday directed the VDC secretaries of the 14 districts highly affected by the earthquake to limit themselves to their respective work stations.

PM Dahal furious at secretaries

November 21, 2016 13:42 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday talked tough to the government secretaries.

KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the secretaries from all ministries to act responsibly by respecting the spirit of change.

Govt transfers six secretaries

September 1, 2016 19:43 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The government on Thursday transferred six secretaries.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: At least 45 secretaries, out of total 55 who had attended a meeting with the prime minister a few days ago, have submitted their ministry's action plan to the Office of Prime Minister and Council Ministers (OPMCM).