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The government has made public the key decisions made by the Cabinet meeting held on Kartik 17. Government spokesperson and Minister for Information, Communication, and Technology Jagdish Kharel announced the decisions on Tuesday. The meeting addressed issues ranging from foreign employment tribunal appointments to martyr declarations, compensation distribution, and temporary staff approvals. The Cabinet appointed Deputy Attorney General Ghanshyam Ojha, from the Nepal Justice Service (Government Attorney Group), as a member of the Foreign Employment Tribunal. Similarly, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dr. Ram Prasad Ghimire has been approved to participate in the Third Review of…

Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has proposed holding the party’s 15th General Convention from Poush 16 to 19. He made the proposal during the ongoing Central Working Committee meeting. In the meeting, Thapa urged the party to fix the convention date within those days. Earlier, on Monday, the establishment faction’s gathering in New Baneshwor had decided to hold the convention from Baisakh 25 to 28, a decision that will be presented to the Central Committee for approval. However, the dissident faction has maintained that either a regular or special general convention should be held before the House of…

The full meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre)’s National Convention Organizing Committee has commenced. The meeting began immediately after the conclusion of the Organizing Committee Secretariat’s meeting at the Pragya Pratisthan in Kamaladi. According to the private secretariat of the Organizing Committee Coordinator, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the meeting is being held at the Pragya Pratisthan.

Dr. Nicholas Bhusal has been arrested from Gorkha. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office detained him following his controversial remarks. He was arrested on Tuesday from Saraswati Ashram located in Gorkha Municipality–8. Bhusal had made controversial comments against UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli, Kathmandu Metropolitan Mayor Balen Shah, and Prime Minister Sushila Karki.

Education Minister Mahabir Pun has said that the next government should be formed by Generation Z. Sharing his opinion on social media, Pun stated that the older generation has failed to make the country prosperous. After registering his name in the voter list through the “images” portal, he urged others to do the same. “I sincerely request all brothers and sisters of Generation Z who have reached the age of 18 to register their names without delay for the upcoming general election on Falgun 21,” he wrote on social media. “The next government must be of the Gen-Z generation. I…

The prices of gold and silver have slightly decreased in the local market. Gold dropped by NPR 1,400 per tola, and silver decreased by NPR 45 per tola. According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Traders’ Association, today gold is being traded at NPR 238,300 per tola, while silver is priced at NPR 3,015 per tola. International media reports indicate that gold is trading at USD 3,980 per ounce in the global market today.

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has instructed party leaders from the establishment faction not to hold a special convention and to focus on creating an environment for the regular convention. Deuba, who is undergoing treatment in Singapore, conveyed this directive via phone to Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka and Deputy General Secretary Kishor Singh Rathore, among other leaders. Earlier, 2,488 delegates had submitted a signed letter to Acting President Khadka requesting a special convention. However, Deuba urged leaders not to implement it and instead concentrate on the regular convention. The previous central working committee meeting was postponed due to…

Janardan Sharma, former Vice-Chair of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Centre), is holding a special press conference today. The conference is scheduled for 2:30 PM at Satkar Restaurant in Bakhundol, Lalitpur. Sharma has opposed the Maoist Centre’s decision to merge with the Unified Socialist Party. Ahead of the party’s central committee meeting, which is expected to approve the unity decision tomorrow (Wednesday), Sharma expressed his disagreement and called the press conference. Earlier, he met with Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to clarify that he would not participate in the unity process involving the Unified Socialist Party and seven…

Bishwaskumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that claimed 241 lives, considers himself the luckiest man in the world. Despite surviving, Ramesh faces severe physical and mental challenges. His widely circulated photos and videos escaping from the wreckage captured global attention. Speaking to BBC News, he said, “Surviving is nothing short of a miracle,” though he admitted he has lost everything. His brother, Ajay, who was on the same flight, died in the crash. Ramesh is currently suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He explained, “I survived alone. I still can’t believe it. It…

Former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has stated that the age for obtaining citizenship and the age for voting should be the same. Expressing his views through social media, Bhattarai urged the government and the Election Commission to adopt appropriate measures and set both the citizenship and voting age at 16 years. Following the Gen Z movement, he also suggested that the minimum age to contest in the upcoming election on Falgun 19 should be reduced from 25 to 18 years—or at least 21 years. He warned that failing to do so would make the upcoming election irrelevant for the…