President Bidhya Devi Bhandari issued an ordinance to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act on May 23 so as to enable two categories of people – children born to citizens by birth and children of Nepali mothers whose fathers cannot be traced – to obtain Nepali Citizenship Certificates from the district administration offices (DAOs) without bureaucratic hassles
Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Krishna Gopal Shrestha has directed the authorities concerned to seize school textbooks that do not feature the new map of the country issued by the government last year.
Nepal s new Foreign Minister seeks India s support for Covid vaccines
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Nepal s new Foreign Minister seeks India s support for Covid vaccines. Image Source: IANS News
Kathmandu, June 9 : Nepal s new Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Raghubir Mahaseth on Wednesday sought India s support for Covid vaccines.
He made the request to Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who paid a courtesy call on him and handed over the congratulatory message of Indian Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, Nepal s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Mahaseth, who was appointed on Friday by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in a rejig, and the Indian envoy discussed various matters of mutual interests, including the supply of vaccines, the ministry said in short read out.
The Himalayan nation, sandwiched between India and China, saw enhanced military ties with them in 2017, with Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat and Chinese Defence Minister Gen Chang Wanquan visiting Nepal to strengthen security cooperation.
After being accused of playing handmaiden to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s gameplan on several occasions, the president on Thursday came under fire for dabbling in partisan politics by actively trying to reconcile differences between the rival factions of the CPN-UML.