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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government will carry out investigations into murder and big corruption cases. Addressing a joint meeting of the Central Advisory Committee and the Senior Communist Forum at the CPN (Maoist Center) headquarters in Parisdanda on Tuesday, Prime Minister Dahal said that the government will open the file of big corruption cases and will also launch an investigation into Gaur and Royal massacres. He went on to say that the government will also investigate the property of high-ranking people. Prime Minister Dahal, who is also the Chairman of CPN (Maoist Center), opined the government has given high priority to control institutionalized corruption. The prime minister said that he will stand strongly against the corruption through setting On a different note, Dahal said that he is going to visit India to do some good new things as the prime minister for the country. Saying that the country witnessed a huge political transformation during the people’s war, Prime Minister Dahal said that it is a big thing to establish this achievement in an official and legal manner.  

A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee has called for the submission of complaints, if any, against acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki who has been recommended for the appointment to the post of Chief Justice. The meeting held today at Singha Durbar under the headship of its senior-most (by age) member Pashupati Shumsher Rana of Rastriya Prajatantra Party called for the registration of complaints, if there is any, against Karki or send it via email. The deadline for the submission of complaints is 10 days beginning today. The Constitutional Council had, on May 8, recommended Karki for the appointment to the post of Chief Judge of the Supreme Court. The post has been lying vacant for around 15 months. Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Ganesh Timilsina were present in the meeting that also endorsed the working procedures of the Committee.    

Despite widespread public outcry, including from some members of Parliament, the government has revived the Member of Parliament Development Fund. The same initiative has now been called a local infrastructure collaboration and development program. Following public backlash, the program was canceled through the budget statement of the fiscal year 2078/79. It has now been brought back as a parliamentary constituency development program. "The parliamentary constituency infrastructure development program has been introduced by allocating Rs 50 million for every electoral constituency," Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat said while presenting the budget statement in the Parliament on Monday. Under this program, physical infrastructure development projects and programs such as roads, irrigation, drinking water, education, health, tourism, sports, etc. will be selected with a minimum allocation of Rs 10 million per project. The government has allocated Rs 8.25 billion to implement this program for coming fiscal year.  

President Ram Chandra Paudel has pointed out the need to fully implement the provision of reservation guaranteed by the Constitution. In a message today on the occasion of the 5th National Women's Rights Day celebrated every year on Jetha 16 of the Lunar Calendar, President Paudel has said the Constitution of Nepal has provided 33 percent reservation for women in every organ of the state and hence it is the need of the day to fully implement this provision of reservation guaranteed by the Constitution. Extending his best wishes for happiness, peace and prosperity to all those living in the country and abroad on the occasion, the President has also expressed his gratitude by remembering all those who contributed to ensuring gender equality and women's rights. The day is observed commemorating Jetha 16, 2063 BS, when the then reinstated House of Representatives passed four important special resolutions on Nepali women's rights. President Paudel has expressed his belief that this day will provide more energy and enthusiasm to the national and international efforts made to maintain gender equality while ensuring women's rights. Stressing on the need to develop and implement women targeted programs in the areas of education, health, employment, poverty alleviation, livelihood improvement, social security, access to infrastructure and technology, President Paudel said this was essential to ensure equal, meaningful and respectful participation of women in political, social, judicial and other sectors. "Women are still not completely safe in the workplace, educational institutions, public places and the society with an increase in incidents of violence against women and children, which is very sad", the President said. He said that it is necessary to put an end to all kinds of violence, exploitation, discrimination and abuse against women and children by employing all mechanisms of the state to address such activities. "I wish everyone to be inspired to build a civilized society with gender equality by ensuring the safety, respect and rights of Nepali women through positive changes in social attitude, conduct, customs and practice from today onwards", reads the message.