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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is arriving on a four-day official visit to Kathmandu on October 29.

A Cabinet meeting held on Thursday has decided to approve the official visit of United Nations Secretary General Guterres to Nepal from October 29 to November 1.

Though he was scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on October 13, he postponed the visit owing to the Palestine-Israel war.

The Foreign Ministry had said that the new date would be set at Guterres' convenience.

During his stay in Nepal, he is scheduled to call on President Ram Chandra Paudel and Prime Minister Dahal. He will also hold meetings with leaders of various political parties.

According to a source, he will also hold a meeting with conflict victims.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has briefed the Cabinet meeting today about the health condition of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

In a cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar, Prime Minister Dahal briefed about the health condition of DPM Shrestha, shared Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma. DPM Shrestha is on an official visit to China.

The Deputy Prime Minister suffered a mild heart attack on Wednesday night. He is receiving treatment at Peking Union Medical College in Beijing.

Also the spokesperson of the government, Minister Sharma, said DPM Shrestha is out of danger. "Prime Minister Dahal has been enquiring about Shrestha's health condition with the Nepali Ambassador to China. DPM Shrestha will stay in Beijing for a few days for treatment," said Minister Sharma.

Similarly, the Cabinet has given permission in principle to formulate a draft of the bill designed to make arrangements regarding the National Human Rights Commission.

The meeting also extended best wishes among all Nepalis in the country and abroad on the occasion of national festivals-- Dashain, Tihar, Nepal Sambat and Chhath.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is currently on a China visit, suffered a heart attack on Wednesday.

A CPN (Maoist Center) leader said that he has been admitted to a Beijing-based hospital after experiencing heart-related complications.

“He suffered a sudden heart attack on Wednesday. He was rushed to a hospital. Now his condition is normal,” the leader said.

According to a source, Minister Shrestha suffered a mild heart attack.

He reached Beijing on Monday evening to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the invitation of Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment, Wang Xiaohong.

China had organized the Belt and Road Forum for the first time in 2017 and second time in 2019.

Koshi Province Chief Minister Kedar Karki won a vote of confidence from the provincial Parliament on Wednesday.

In the 92 Province Assembly, Karki garnered 86 votes while five lawmakers cast their votes against Karki.

A lawmaker of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party was not present in the Province Assembly.

Karki was appointed as the chief minister with the support of the eight Province Assembly members of the Nepali Congress (Shekhar Koirala faction) and 39 of the CPN-UML on Saturday.

CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center), Janata Samajbadi Party and CPN (Unified Socialist) cast a vote of confidence to Chief Minister Karki. Rastriya Prajatantra Party remained neutral or cast ‘no’ vote.

CPN-UML has 40 lawmakers, Nepali Congress 29, CPN (Maoist Center) 12, Rastriya Prajatantra Party six, CPN (Unified Socialist) four and Janata Samajbadi Party one in the Koshi Province Assembly.

Karki took the oath of office and secrecy on Sunday.

Chief Minister Karki has appointed Ram Bahadur Rana of UML and Shumsher Rai of Congress as ministers.

Karki was appointed as the chief minister as per Article 168 (5) of the Constitution.