BHUWAN SHARMA

The budget will be used for river control in the Kathmandu Valley, improvements to sewerage systems, development of greenery in cleared squatter areas, and expansion of parks and corridors.

What Is the CIAA Investigating?

13,000 employees would retire under the proposed provision, creating widespread vacancies across the civil service

The CIAA had arrested the two officials earlier in connection with the procurement process.

The framework outlines eight key provisions in detail, tightening rules across professional, social and personal conduct of civil servants.

Implementation of the Rawal Commission report is expected to pave the way for the eviction of encroachers from public and government land identified by the commission three decades ago.

The commitment was made through the endorsement of the Land-Related (Twenty-First Amendment) Regulations.

The government has transferred 10 secretaries in a major administrative reshuffle following the reduction in the number of ministries, resulting in a concentration of top bureaucrats at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), where the total number of secretaries has now reached ten.  

A government proposal to retire civil servants at 55 or after 30 years of service has triggered concern across Nepal’s bureaucracy. 

In the absence of a dedicated legal framework, authorities are still relying on general transport regulations to manage road safety concerns ranging from speed control to traffic enforcement.