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Nepali Congress (NC) leader Shekhar Koirala has objected to the nominations made by Party President Sher Bahadur Deuba in the party’s Central Working Committee.

Koirala who contested with Deuba for the party presidency in the party’s 14^th General Convention held in December 2021, asked Deuba to disclose the basis of such appointments.  

Issuing a public statement, Koirala warned party cadres should know the criteria of nominations. On January 1, President Deuba appointed 10 members in CWC. Leaders who got appointed had lost the party’s elections.

The 5th Summit of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is likely to take place in March this year.

Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary-General of BIMSTEC in a meeting with Nepali officials proposed March 30 as a date for holding the Summit of the regional body. The 4th Summit took place in Nepal in 2018. The Summit to be held every two years was postponed due to the Covid-10 pandemic.

The date will be announced once the Secretary-General takes the consent of all member countries.  He is currently on a tour of member countries to expedite the process of holding the 5th conference. Discussions are underway to finalise the modality of Summit in the face of the pandemic. 

Facial House celebrated its 14th anniversary on January 1. The annual celebration was held in the office of the newly redesigned Facial House, located on the fourth floor of the Kathmandu Mall.

Former president of the FNCCI Bhavani Rana, actress Puja Sharma, filmmaker Shovit Basnet, actor Dikpal Karki and Yash Raj Garach were present on the occasion. 

“I am a regular customer of Facial House due to its excellent service,” says Sharma. Similarly, Rana appreciated the dedication of Sushma Mahara, the managing director of Facial House.

“We have expanded our area so that we can now serve almost 60 customers at a single time,” Mahara adds who have been running three branches in Kathmandu and two outside the valley.

Secretary-General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Tenzin Lekphell has appreciated Nepal’s contributions in advancing the BIMSTEC process.

In a meeting with Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka he Stated that the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu was an important milestone in streamlining the areas of cooperation and institutional strengthening of the organization.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Khadka commended the Secretary-General for his leadership and expressed Nepal’s commitment to contribute constructively to help BIMSTEC make further advances.

 He underlined the need to ensure that the Fifth Summit to be held in 2022 builds on the progress made thus far and provides important breakthroughs towards realizing the regional aspirations, the statement reads.

Both sides assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economies and societies in the region and underlined the imperative to work in closer cooperation through the BIMSTEC framework.