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President Ram Chandra Paudel has had a pacemaker fitted in his chest. The pacemaker will track the heartbeat of the President for 72 hours. The pacemaker was fitted at the recommendation of doctors involved in his treatment, according to a statement issued by the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular & Transplant Centre under the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, where President Paudel is currently receiving treatment. The President was admitted to the hospital on June 17. He is said to be in normal condition.  

A four-party Socialist Front has been announced on Monday. The announcement was made by the senior leaders of the four leftist parties by signing the agreement paper of the Socialist Front Nepal amidst a program organized at Bhrikutimandap-based Rastriya Sabha Griha this afternoon. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Nepal, Janata Samajbadi Party Chairman Upendra Yadav and Communist Party of Nepal General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand signed the agreement. A 15-point policy commitment was also issued during the program. The Socialist Front was formed to be the third largest party after the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. The CPN (Maoist Center) has 32 lawmakers, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party have 10 and 12 lawmakers respectively in the House of Representatives. With the formation of a four-part front, the number of lawmakers has reached 54. Leaders said that the front was formed to end instability seen in the government and to make it easier to move ahead by uniting everyone. Rajendra Shrestha, a member of the Front, said that progressive forces will also be included in the Front. He said that the senior leaders will lead the Front on the rotation basis. An agreement has been made to do the same.  

Newly appointed Chief Secretary Baikuntha Aryal said that the government's topmost priority is to deliver public services more effectively and swiftly. In a meeting with the delegation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce on Monday, newly appointed Chief Secretary Aryal assured that the government is sensitive to deliver quality public services for which long-term policy and plans are in the offing. According to Aryal, improvement in the quality of public service is also linked to the success of the government. He stressed on the need for the government and private sector to join hands to attain economic growth and prosperity. He also said that efforts are being made for attracting international investment in Nepal. Similarly, the visiting delegation of the Chamber recommended putting in place a time-bound schedule and strictly implementing in the public offices so as to make the administrative services of the country swift and orderly. Chamber's President Rajendra Malla said that they also suggested the newly appointed Chief Secretary to make a service-sector that is directly linked to public result-oriented through effective intergovernmental coordination. According to him, by making time-bound scheduled for public service delivery would bring respite to the public. The Chamber also called for concrete policy arrangements to do away with the condition of people queuing up for hours to pay taxes. The Chamber also drew the attention of the Chief Secretary to facilitate in taking forward the Financial Ordinance that is under consideration in the parliament. It pointed out the need to attract as much as foreign investment to attain economic growth and prosperity.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the prompt recue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in disaster-hit areas are the top priorities of the government. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Sankhuwasabha today to inspect areas hit by recent floods and landslides, said that the authorities concerned had already swung into action for the management of people affected by the disasters.  He was talking to media persons upon his arrival at Tumlingtar Airport. During his visit, the Prime Minister pledged for restoring the damaged roadways and bridges, assuring provisions for both temporary and permanent rehabilitation of the affected. The Prime Minister arrived here on a helicopter along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala and Minister for Urban Development Sita Gurung. Lawmakers Deepak Khadka, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, Basanta Nembang and Koshi Province Assembly member Rajendra Karki were also in the disaster’s inspection team. So far, the death of one has been confirmed while 21 people have gone missing in the incidents of floods and landslides in the district with the rains since Saturday night. In Chainpur Municipality-4, the flood damaged the under-construction Super Hewa Hydropower Project, resulting in the missing of 17 workers. Police said that they have intensified a search operation for them.