Government Dismisses 20 Officials from Subordinate Public Bodies

Kathmandu. The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has dismissed 20 officials working in various public bodies under its purview.

Issuing a press release, the Ministry informed that these officials have been dismissed in accordance with sub-section (1) of section (2) of the 'Ordinance on Special Arrangements for Dismissal of Public Officials, 2083'. According to the Ministry, this decision has been implemented retrospectively from Baishakh 19, 2083.

Who was dismissed from which body?
Most officials have been removed from the Nepal Engineering Council. Council Chairman Dr. Padam Bahadur Shahi, Vice-Chairman Er. Dr. Bikash Adhikari and Registrar Er. Dhruv Raj Bhattarai, along with 10 members, have been dismissed. The dismissed members include Binod Bahadur Pal, Ambika Mahat, Er. Dr. Lekhnath Pandey, Dr. Rammani Adhikari, Nirjala Shrestha Chaudhary, Shyam Kishor Yadav, Laila Shrestha, Dev Raj Joshi, Er. Dr. Reshma Shrestha and Er. Shambhu Bahadur Shrestha.

Similarly, four members of the Road Board Nepal have also been dismissed. Those dismissed include Basanta Adhikari, Madhav Prasad Timilsina, Er. Rajendra Kumar B.C. and Benu Prasad Siwakoti.
Likewise, Railway Administrator Balram Mishra and members Swikriti Sharma and Mustaq Ansari from the Nepal Railway Board have been removed from their responsibilities.