Japan agrees to provide Rs 385 million to Nepal under JDS
The governments of Nepal and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in regard with the implementation of the phase III of the 'The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS)' program.
Finance Secretary Arjun Prasad Pokhrel and Japan's ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka signed and exchanged the MoU on behalf of their respective sides amidst a program at the Ministry of Finance today.
As per the agreement, the Government of Japan is to provide Rs 385 million to Nepal for the implementation of the scholarship program in 2023 and 2024 AD. The facility is targeted at the civil service employees to pursue the Master's and Ph.D. degrees.
Nepal has been receiving these kinds of financial support for human resource development from Japan since 2015.
So far, 100 civil service employees have been benefited by the Japan-funded scholarship scheme.
Indian PM Modi saddened over Sita Dahal’s death
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sadness over the death of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's wife Sita Dahal.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said that he was saddened by the death of Sita Dahal.
"Extremely saddened to learn about the demise of Mrs. Sita Dahal. I express my sincere condolences to @cmprachanda and pray the departed soul finds eternal peace. Om Shanti," he said.
Sita Dahal to be cremated with state honors
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's wife Sita Dahal will be creamated with state honors.
An emergency Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday made the decision to this effect, government spokesperson Rekha Sharma said.
Prime Minister Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passed away on Wednesday.
She breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Norvic Hospital at 8: 33 am today, the hospital said.
Issuing a statement on Wednesday, Dr Yuva Raj Sharma said that she died at the age of 69.
Dahal was taken to the hospital this morning after her condition became serious.
She was suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy, an uncommon brain disorder that causes serious problems with walking, Diabetes Mellitus-II and Hypertension for a long time.
NC postpones CWC meeting
The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress scheduled to start from today has been postponed.
Party General Secretary Gagan Thapa said that the office bearers and the Central Committee meeting called for today has been postponed following the death of wife of Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passed away on Wednesday. She was 69.
She breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Norvic Hospital at 8: 33 am today, the hospital said.
Dahal’s last rites will be performed at Pashupati Aryaghat at 2 pm today, PM Dahal’s Secretariat said.
Her body will be kept at the party central office Parisdanda, Koteshwar from 11 am to 1 pm to pay the final tributes, the Secretariat said.
Preparations are underway to call the meeting for July 18, the party said. But the official announcement is yet to be made.
The meeting was called at the party central office in Sanepa from today after a year to discuss the issue of the party's policy general convention.
Prior to the Central Committee meeting, party President Sher Bahadur Deuba had called an office bearers and former office bearers’ meeting at his residence in Dhumbarahi at 9 am today.
