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The government is celebrating Constitution Day and National Day, 2082 on Friday.

The Constitution Day major event will be held at the Army Pavilion, Tundikhel on September 19 and President Ram Chandra Paudel will attend it as the Chief Guest. 

Prime Minister Sushila Karki will be addressing the event, according to Home Ministry's Joint Secretary Rhishi Ram Tiwari.  

Bearing in mind the specific political scenario in the country, the Day will be celebrated accordingly, it is said.

The previous government on August 24 formed the Constitution Day and National Day 2082 Celebration Main Committee to celebrate a decade of the declaration of Nepal's Constitution in a grand manner. 

The Constitution of Nepal, 2072 was proclaimed by the Constituent Assembly on September 20, 2015 as a result of the sacrifices and long struggles of the Nepali people.

On the occasion of the Constitution Day and National Day on September 19, programs will be organized also at the provincial and local levels focusing on the historical background of the current Constitution, its importance, and the inherent aspects of the Constitution.

Bagmati Province Speaker Bhuwan Kumar Pathak resigned from his post on Wednesday.

His resignation letter states that he has resigned from the post of Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal and the Provincial Assembly Rules 2074 BS.

He is an elected lawmaker from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party.

He was elected Speaker with the support of the then ruling coalition of CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center), and Hamro Nepali Party.

The Lumbini province government and its subordinate bodies witnessed damages during the recent Gen Z demonstrations held on September 8-9.  

A preliminary report about the damages has been made public today. 

According to the document unveiled by the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, the Office of the Province Chief, the Chief Minister's residence, and the Butwal Liaison Office were completely damaged in the course of the protests. Similarly, three vehicles were destroyed at the Chief Minister's residence. 

Acting Chief Secretary for the Province, Liladhar Subedi said seven motorcycles and a car owned by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development were destroyed in Dang, while incidents of minor vandalism in government entities were also reported from Arghakhanchi. 

Under the Ministry of Urban Development, a motorcycle was burned in Rupandehi, and belongings inside the ministers' quarters in Lamahi, Dang, were set on fire.

The Butwal-based Treasury Controller Office witnessed damages worth around Rs 9.6 million.

Offices under the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Transport including the transport offices in Rupandehi, Banke, and Dang; the Directorate of Industry in Bhairahawa; the Office of Cottage and Small Industries in Dang; and the Tourism Information Center in Banke reported massive damages in the incidents of arson and vandalism.

Similarly, the Health Minister’s residence sustained damage, while under the Ministry of Energy, eight motorcycles were burned in Dang. The Directorate of Forests also reported massive destruction.

The Province Public Service Commission was subjected to arson and vandalism, resulting in the destruction of storage rooms, the loss of property records belonging to employees and public representatives, while six vehicles were reduced to ashes.

However, the administrative complex of the provincial government in Deukhuri, Rapti Valley, is spared from damage.

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising, has said that the vehicles in Singha Durbar premises that were burnt down in the course of the Gen-Z demonstrations should be managed by taking them to another place.

He issued directives to this effect today, stating that the Singha Durbar premises looked ugly due to the burnt vehicles, stated Minister Ghising's secretariat.

"We shouldn't leave the office premises looking shabby, let's do our work in the interior but not let the exterior become unsightly. Let's make it nice as soon as possible. Damaged vehicles scattered around the Singha Durbar premises make it look unattractive, we should remove and manage them promptly to convey a positive message," said Minister Ghising.

Minister Ghising said that he has directed painting the outer parts of buildings that have only experienced minor damages to convey the message that we have risen from destruction, to promptly remove vehicles damaged by fire in the ministry and office premises, and to immediately assess the extent of the damage.

He clarified that the reconstruction will begin by collecting support from the government, Nepalis at home and abroad through the  'Let us build our structures ourselves' campaign. 

The Ministry of Urban Development has stated that it has formed a taskforce to assess the damage incurred in the structures under its jurisdiction and has already begun work.