Central bank reforms underway: The House Finance Committee agrees to amend the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, introducing a mandatory rule to include at least one female director on its board. #GenderInclusion#NRB#WomenInBusiness
International human rights agencies faced pushback from lawmakers after skipping a crucial House panel discussion concerning alleged external pressures to impeach Supreme Court justices. #NepalGovernment#HumanRights#ParliamentNP โ๏ธ
Gaza City held a heartbreaking mass funeral for 112 family members, including 44 children, recently pulled from a November 2023 airstrike site. An estimated 15,000 others remain missing under the ruins.#Gaza#HumanCosts#MissingInGaza
Seven political parties are finalising preparations to officially launch a unified coalition named the 'Progressive Front'. The official announcement is scheduled for August 8. #NepalPolitics#ProgressiveFront#CoalitionNews
Executive shakeup at Singha Durbar: The Cabinet formally appoints Yanki Ukyab as the new CEO of Investment Board Nepal. Financial relief packages were also approved for victims of recent regional protests. #SinghaDurbar#IBN#NepalNews ๐ผ
Setback for the government as the Supreme Court stays an executive order that attempted to ban student political unions across state universities, ruling it a breach of constitutional rights. #NepalLaw#SupremeCourtNepal#StudentUnions
Public debate intensifies over the Balendra Shah governmentโs executive decrees. Analysts note growing public pressure to transition popular mandates into more collaborative institutional governance. #NepalPolitics#Kathmandu#BalenShah ๐ณ๐ต
A major system failure has frozen Nepalโs driving licence services for three weeks. No new applications, exams, or renewals can be processed. ๐โ#Nepal#TrafficUpdate#BreakingNews
Communal unrest highlights gaps in Nepalโs intelligence system.
After years of neglect by successive governments, the National Investigation Department has repeatedly struggled to provide timely intelligence on major security threats. #BreakingNews
India and China have resumed trade through Lipulekh Pass despite Nepalโs longstanding territorial objections.
Nepalhas repeatedly protested the use of the route, maintaining that Lipulekh lies within Nepalโs territory. #BreakingNews
As global temperatures rise, Nepal faces a deadly paradox: despite producing thousands of megawatts of hydropower, unreliable local electricity access and limited affordable cooling leave 32% of the population vulnerable to life-threatening heatwaves. #BreakingNews
๐ณ๐ต The Cabinet has appointed **Khadga Bahadur KC** as Chair of the **University Grants Commission** and **Yanki Ukyab** as CEO of **Investment Board Nepal**.
#Nepal#BreakingNews#Cabinet
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) pledged to create 1.2 million jobs over the next five years, earning strong support from Nepal's diaspora during its election campaign. #breakingnews
๐จ A **mosque was set on fire and vandalized** during recent communal violence in Nepal, further escalating tensions in the affected areas.
#Nepal#CommunalViolence#BreakingNews