Republic of Korea to spend USD 9.5 million to establish 150 bed hospital in Madhyapur Thimi Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Nepal signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project “Capacity Building Of Medical Service To Achieve Universal Health Coverage For The Poor In Vulnerable Areas In Bhaktapur, Nepal” amidst a ceremony at the Ministry of Finance, Singhadurbar, today. Kathmandu 11 Jul, 2023
Bid to implement ban on plastic bags The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has appealed to the federal, provincial and local governments as well as all their subordinate agencies and civil servants to make utmost efforts for implementation of the ban on single-use plastic bags with thickness below 40 microns. Nepal 07 Jul, 2023
Government bans plastic bags below 40 microns The government has decided to ban plastic bags and products below 40 microns. Nepal 06 Jul, 2023
Departmental action against civil servants not accepting transfer order The ministry has also formed a task force to implement an automatic and predictable transfer system from coming mid-July. Kathmandu 26 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Wrong decision The CPN-UML Secretariat has suspended the age bar provision for the party leadership, as was provisioned by the party statute, in a bid to woo former party members who had left the organisation. Opinion 14 Jun, 2023
Local levels told to avoid unnecessary foreign trips The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to all the local levels, requesting them not to initiate the process of foreign trips of their office-bearers and employees unless it is extremely necessary. Nepal 07 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Fake refugee scam At a time when the people have had enough of corruption and abuse of authority by those in power, the latest scam involving high-profile people who helped Nepalis acquire fake Bhutanese refugee status so that they could go to America has created quite a stir in the country. T Opinion 05 May, 2023
Local levels urged to assess condition of public lands The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has urged the local levels to assess the present condition of government and public land in their respective areas. Nepal 29 Mar, 2023
Local levels told to conduct management audit The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has issued a circular to the local levels, directing them to get their management audited on a regular basis in line with the Management Audit Guideline, 2022. Nepal 27 Mar, 2023
National Democracy Day to be celebrated for three days National Democracy Day will be celebrated for three days this year. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration today issued a circular to the chief minister’s and Council of Ministers’ offices, all commissions, departments, institutions, district coordination committees, and local levels to celebrate Democracy Day for three days. Nepal 18 Feb, 2023
59 local levels told to carry out self-assessment As many as 59 local levels have failed to comply with the provisions stated in the ‘Local Level Institutional Capacity Self-Assessment Procedure’, which requires local governments to carry out self-assessment of their overall performance every fiscal. Nepal 15 Feb, 2023
Govt drafting bill to end cruelty against animals The government is doing groundwork to come up with the Animal Welfare Bill to end cruelty against animals. Nepal 12 Feb, 2023
