Cabinet Meeting: Govt. approves India visit of Foreign Minister Rana

Kathmandu, August 16: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana, is to embark on a five-day visit to India from August 18.     

A cabinet meeting held on August 15 approved the India-visit programme of a delegation headed by Foreign Minister Rana, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung.     

Similarly, the government is to accept concessional loan worth 150 million US dollar from International Development Association of the World Bank. Permission has been given to form a team under coordination of Joint-Secretary of the Finance Ministry to give final shape to the financial agreement and programme document regarding accepting the loan.     

As per the information provided in a news conference organized at the Communications Ministry today, prior-permission has been given to Lalitpur Metropolitan City to establish sister city relationship with Ulan-Ude city of Russia.     

Similarly, the meeting also decided to remove obstacles for the renewal of the foreign employment agencies, failed to send at least 100 Nepalis for foreign employment annually for two consecutive fiscal years—2022/23, 2023/24, for the current fiscal year.     

The government has given permission to a delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel to participate in Ninth annual meeting of Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank scheduled at Uzbekistan from September 9.     

Likewise, permission has been given to office-bearers of the Public Service Commission to participate in capacity building programmes to be organized in London from September 21-October 1.     

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, has got permission to participate in the Eighth International ‘Dharma Dharma Conference’ to be organized in India from August 21-25.     

Similarly, the government has decided to provide Rs 300,000 prize each to 14 Nepali players participated in ‘Kava Women’s Volleyball League 2024’.     

Also the Spokesperson of the government, Minister Gurung shared that permission has been given to award and honour main coach of volleyball with Rs 200,000, manager with Rs 100,000 and assistant coach and physio with Rs 120,000 each.     

On the proposal of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, 59 different employees—Non-Gazetted first class, joint-secretary as well as of the similar position have been transferred and assigned at different bodies.     

The meeting has appointed Judge of High Court Patan, Sudarshan Raj Pandey, to the post of legal member and Chairman of the Revenue Tribunal Office, Pokhara.