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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and departmental ministers have signed a performance agreement in regard with the implementation of the policies and programs and the budget meant for the current fiscal year.

The Prime Minister and the departmental ministers of 21 ministries signed the agreement amidst a program at the Singha Durbar-based Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

The agreement aims to achieve the government set targets and to implement the government directives issued at different times by making all the subordinate bodies responsible towards that end.

The program also went through a review about the implementation of the government policies and programs and the budget for the last fiscal year.

The performance agreement has a separate agenda for each ministry. It presents the lists of major works and responsibilities to be carried out by the respective ministers in the current fiscal year and the deadline for completing the responsibilities.

It has the provision about monitoring of the implementation of the agreement, requiring a monthly update about the work's execution progress details to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers through online. The annual report will be prepared on the same basis.

The term of the agreement is one year. If any of the ministerial posts falls vacant before the ending of the agreement, the minister taking charge of the position shall be automatically bound to the agreement.

Nepali Congress lawmaker Sunil Sharma has been arrested on Thursday.

A team of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police apprehended Sharma today, a source said.

It has been learnt that Sharma was arrested in the fake educational certificate case.

He is the directly elected lawmaker from Morang.

Congress leader Ajaybabu Shivakoti confirmed the arrest of Sharma. Following his arrest, Shivakoti expressed his anger on social media.

“What is the government trying to do by arresting lawmaker Sunil Sharma who has been speaking about the gold smuggling for the past few days? Has the Speaker given permission to arrest sitting lawmaker at a time when the Parliament session is underway? Or all have become united to stop the voice being raised on the issue of gold smuggling?” he questioned.

CPN (Maoist Center) General Secretary Dev Gurung left for China on Thursday.

He has left for the northern neighbor to arrange Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s China visit.

According to a source, Prime Minister Dahal sent him to China to discuss possible agendas.

Foreign Minister NP Saud has been saying that Prime Minister Dahal will leave for China in the third week of September.

The Prime Minister will leave for New York to take part in the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Earlier, Maoist Center Vice-Chairman Agni Prasad Sapkota had visited China.  

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has called the party’s Parliamentary Party meeting.

Congress President Deuba summoned the Parliamentary Party meeting for Friday to discuss ongoing House deadlock and contemporary political issues, Deuba’s PA Bhanu Deuba said.

The main opposition CPN-UML has been obstructing the Parliament proceedings demanding an investigation, alleging that the CPN (Maoist Center) leaders are also involved in the 100-kg gold smuggling case.

The UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have been demanding the formation of a high-level probe committee or Judicial Commission to investigate the gold smuggling case.

The lawmakers of the ruling parties also have their differing views about the formation of a high-level probe committee.

Speaking at the Parliament on August 8, UML lawmaker Yogesh Bhattarai had demanded voting for the formation of a probe committee.

Earlier on Wednesday, Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav had warned Deuba of quitting the government, expressing dissatisfaction over the five-point agreement made by the government with the victims of the Gaur massacre.