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Nepali Congress lawmaker Prakash Sharan Mahat has drawn the attention of the government towards the vandalism and robbery that took place in Balaju of Kathmandu. Speaking at the Parliament meeting on Wednesday, Mahat demanded immediate investigation into the incident. He vented his anger saying that the government has failed to provide security and safety to its citizens. Leader Mahat, who is also the spokesperson of the Nepali Congress, demanded that the government address the demands of the transport workers. Who has entered there in the name of transport workers? Who has encouraged them? Why is this happening? he questioned. Mahat said that all the incident has been captured in the video. He said that the guilty should be punished. A shop at the Lhotse Mall in Balaju was robbed during the demonstration of the transport workers on Monday afternoon. The two vans belonging to the Nepal Police were also set on fire.

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Parshuram Sharma and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Afreen Akhtar held a meeting at the Nepal Army headquarters in Bhadrakali on Tuesday. During the meeting, the duo discussed mutual interests and bilateral cooperation, the NA Directorate of Public Relations and Information said. CoAS said that this kind of meeting will further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. Akhtar will hold meetings with government and Nepal Army officials during her stay in Nepal, the US Embassy said. She is also scheduled to hold discussions with the Nepali partners ICIMOD and Energy Nepal. “Issues of climate change, clean energy, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, democracy and human rights will be discussed,” the Embassy said.    

Jang Sung-min, political advisor of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday. During the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar today, they discussed matters of mutual interests and bilateral cooperation, according to the Prime Minister's Secretariat. On the occasion, they also held a discussion on the issues of further strengthening bilateral relations, exchanging financial assistance and celebrating the 50th anniversary of establishment of Nepal-Korea diplomatic relations in a grand manner next year, it has been learnt. Issues including recruiting more workers in Korea through EPS, and increasing assistance provided to Nepal by South Korea were also discussed in the meeting.

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Afreen Akhtar arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day visit to Nepal on Monday. During her stay in Kathmandu, she will hold discussions with Nepal Army officials, the US Embassy said. Though the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) was endorsed by the Parliament, the State Partnership Program (SPP) remained controversial. Following which, the government said it would not participate in the scheme. The US, however, wants to implement the SPP in Nepal, according to a source. The source said that Akhtar will hold discussions with Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Parshuram Sharma and high ranking officials on the SPP. This is the third high-level visit from the United States within three weeks and since the formation of a new government under CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Earlier on February 7, Samantha Power, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), had arrived in Kathmandu. Before Power, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland had visited Nepal.