Kathmandu, June 15 :

The House of Representatives (HoR) was today adjourned until July 2 after tabling the regulations related to the functioning of the cabinet .

The regulations have given full authority to the Cabinet in taking major decisions including the appointment of ambassadors ; appointment and resignation of the Chief of the Army Staff; appointment, posting, promotion and resignation of the Nepalese Army Colonel and the officers who are above the rank of Colonel. It will also decide on mobilising the Nepalese Army to any peace keeping missions and in other operations. According to the regulations, the Cabinet will also decide on the appointment, posting, promotion and resignation of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and the officers above the rank of DIG of Armed Police Force and Nepal Police. Such issues earlier used to be sent to the palace for approval.

According to the regulations, the Cabinet can also decide on punishment for the Colonel and officers above that rank; and DIG and the officers above thate rank of DIG of both Armed Police Force and Nepal Police. However, the decision of such punishments will be taken only when they are to be taken beyond the existing laws. The Cabinet will also decide on establishing new installations, or shifting the existing installations and dissolving any organisational structure of all the security wings. It will also take decision on the master plan, other plannings and programmes related to them of the security wings.

It will also decide on the similar matters of the gazeted first class officer and other ranks of National Investigation Department. All draft bills to be presented in the House of Representatives by the government and the treaties and agreements to be signed with foreign government will be presented in the Cabinet. It will issue the ordinances and will decide on granting award, decoration and amnesty.

The regulations related to the government’s division of labour was also tabled today.

The House today also unanimously passed the proposal to form Special Security Committee, Special Committee to Implement the Declaration of the HoR and Special Parliamentary Hearing Committee.