Kathmandu, May 15 The National Investigation Department, the country’s sole intelligence agency, has once again been placed under the Prime Minister’s Office. On Wednesday, the Work Division Regulations were amended to bring the intelligence body back under the Prime Minister’s Office. When UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was Prime Minister, he had moved the National […] The post Balen brings intelligence agency back under the Prime Minister’s Office appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

May 13, Kathmandu The number of ministries in the federal government has been reduced to 17. Previously, the government had 22 ministries, including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. The reduction was made through the revised Rules of Business Allocation. The Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday approved the Rules of Business […] The post Federal government restructures Cabinet, reduces Ministries to 17 appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 11 The government is scheduled to table several ordinances previously issued by it in both houses of the Federal Parliament on Monday. Meetings of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly are set to begin at 2 pm. Prime Minister Balen Shah will present the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Ordinance, the […] The post Lawmakers can seek rejection of government ordinances after parliamentary tabling appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

In 2023, then-National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina held talks with his Russian counterpart, Valentina Matviyenko. Immediately after the meeting, Russia requested detailed proposals for various development projects. The package of proposed projects included 13 different initiatives that Russia offered to help build and operate, among them a railway line, road construction, and other infrastructure. […] The post Nepal’s response to Russia’s proposed projects stalled at the Foreign Ministry appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 8 The parliamentary hearing process for proposed Chief Justice Manoj Sharma is set to begin today. A meeting of the parliamentary hearing committee has been called for 4 pm on Friday. The meeting will take place at the office of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee in Singha Durbar. The agenda of […] The post Parliamentary hearing process begins for Chief Justice nominee Manoj Sharma appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 8 Supreme Court Judge Dr Manoj Sharma has been recommended for the position of Chief Justice. Thursday’s meeting of the Constitutional Council proposed Sharma as the Chief Justice. This marks a historic first in Nepal’s judicial history; a judge ranked fourth in seniority has been recommended for Chief Justice, bypassing the most senior […] The post Supreme Court Judge Manoj Sharma recommended for Chief Justice appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 6 The government has appointed senior doctor and medical professor Prof Dr Jagadish Prasad Agrawal as health advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah. A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday decided in this regard. Also, the former Dean of Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Dr Agrawal would provide necessary advice to the Prime Minister […] The post Dr Agrawal appointed health advisor to PM Shah appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 6 The government has emerged tough against the trend of enjoying dual facilities from the state coffers. In this connection, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers directed the Home Ministry to submit detailed information on the vehicles being used by the former dignitaries today itself. The information was sought […] The post Prime Minister’s Office all set to end dual vehicle facilities to former VIPs appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 6 Interpol has requested additional documents from Nepal’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Kathmandu as part of the process to issue a Red Notice against former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, former Foreign Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba. A senior police official confirmed to Onlinekhabar that the Red Notice process […] The post Interpol seeks more documents before issuing red notice against Deuba couple appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, May 5 Prime Minister Balendra Shah has made it clear that the abolition of trade unions and party flags was aimed at making the bureaucracy and academia clean, free, and professional. “Banning party flags in schools and bureaucracy will not seize rights of students and employees, but strengthens professional freedoms,” he said in a […] The post Abolition of trade unions to bolster professional freedoms: PM Shah appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.