PM Oli calls Cabinet meeting
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called a Cabinet meeting on Monday.
The meeting will be held at 6 pm at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat informed.
It has been learnt that the meeting will decide on matters related to the government's regular operations, some appointments, transfers and promotions.
Vietnam's Veep Xuan pays courtesy call on President Paudel
Visiting Vice President of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday.
During the meeting held at Sheetal Niwas, President Paudel said there is huge potential to strengthen economic relations through trade, tourism, investment and technology transfer between Nepal and Vietnam.
"The government of Nepal is willing to expedite bilateral collaboration for the same", said President Paudel's press advisor Kiran Pokharel, quoting the President.
President Paudel reminded that Nepal is focused on socio-economic transformation in agriculture, tourism, production and hydropower sectors through investment.
Stating that Buddhism in particular is a bridge to deepen relations between the people of the two countries, he mentioned that listing Lumbini as a place to visit once in their lives by many Vietnamese people is the matter of happiness.
On the occasion, Vice President Xuan opined that Nepal has to prepare a framework of broader relations between the two countries before 2030 in the context that Nepal has aspired to become a middle-income country by 2030 while Vietnam has set a goal to become a high-income country by 2045.
She stressed on the need for the collaboration between the two countries in the sector of culture, sports and tourism.
Xuan argued that she was impressed by the untiring efforts of Nepal in maintaining peace as well as commitments made in reducing climate change impacts.
State Affairs and Good Governance Committee President election on Wednesday
The schedule for the election of the vacant post of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee President has been published.
Speaker Devraj Ghimire has fixed the election for the post of the President of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee for Wednesday, Padma Prasad Pandey, General Secretary of the Parliament, said.
The post had remained vacant after President of the Committee Ramhari Khatiwada resigned amid cooling-off period controversy.
No other party has a claim to this position as there is an agreement between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML.
Central Security Committee to mobilize medics to curb cholera in Birgunj
The meeting of the Central Security Committee held on Sunday decided to mobilize a team of medical practitioners in the cholera-hit Bijgunj city, Parsa.
The Committee meeting was chaired by Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.
In the meeting, Minister Lekhak directed the subordinates to immediately deploy the team in the cholera-hit area.
He directed the Nepali Army, the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force to pay adequate attention to it, according to Spokesperson at Home Ministry, Ananda Kafle.
The peace and security situation across the country was reviewed in the meeting attended by Secretary at Home Ministry, Gokarna Mani Duwadi, and chiefs of the security agencies.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, and Minister for Drinking Water, Pradip Yadav, held a discussion on how cholera outbreak could be controlled in Birgunj city.
Minister Poudel informed during the discussion that the arrangements have been made for the immediate treatment of cholera patients for free of cost at both public and private hospitals.
