Day: January 13, 2021

  • Civil society leaders ask Minister Gyawali not to sign any agreements during his India visit

    Civil society leaders ask Minister Gyawali not to sign any agreements during his India visit

    KATHMANDU: Fifteen members of the civil society have urged Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali to not sign any agreements having long-term significance during his India visit.

    They have argued that a Foreign Minister of a caretaker government cannot sign any agreements.

    The civil society leaders issuing a statement include former Chief Secretary Leela Mani Paudyal, former chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Surya Nath Upadhyaya, Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, Rishi Adhikari, Krishna Gyawali, Khagendra Prasai, Indira Dali, Ninu Chapagai, Yuvaraj Pandey, Manavi Paudel, Surya Raj Acharya, Shurbir Paudyal, Hrinaya Lal Shrestha and Sharada Prasad Trital.

    Foreign Minister Gyawali is going to India on Thursday on a three-day visit.

    According to them, since the government led by KP Oli has become a caretaker government after the dissolution of the House of Representatives, its Foreign Minister should not sign such agreements or treaties. -From_Khabarhub

  • Dharmendra Bastola of Biplav faction arrested

    Dharmendra Bastola of Biplav faction arrested

    KATHMANDU: Dharmendra Bastola, the western command chief of the outlawed Biplav rebel group, has been arrested.

    A police source said that he was arrested from the border area of ​​Lalitpur and Makwanpur.

    Bastola is also a member of the faction’s secretariat and head of the Foreign Department.

    Likewise, Bibek Kumal considered close to the faction’s spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma “Prakanda” has also been arrested along with Bastola.