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Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal on Monday. A four-member team led by Kwatra arrived in Kathmandu in a special flight of the Indian Air Force at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudel this morning. Nepal desk Chief at the Indian Foreign Ministry Joint Secretary Anuraj Srivastava (North) is also in the team. Foreign Secretary Poudel and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava among others welcomed the team at the Tribhuvan International Airport. According to a source, Kwatra, India’s former envoy to Nepal, is visiting Nepal to fix the date and agenda of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s India visit. This is the first stand-alone visit of the Foreign Secretary to Nepal since he assumed charge. During the visit, the two Foreign Secretaries will hold discussions on the entire range of multifaceted cooperation between India and Nepal.  

The Election Commission has decided to hold a by-election in Chitwan constituency-2 on April 23. A meeting of the Election Commission held on Sunday decided to hold the by-election for a member of the House of Representatives in Chitwan-2 as per Section 68 of the House of Representatives Act 2074, EC spokesperson Shaligram Sharma said. Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane was elected as a member of the House Representatives from Chitwan-2 in the November 20 elections. But, the Supreme Court annulled his status as a lawmaker saying that he didn’t have valid Nepali citizenship.  

Jang Sung-min, political advisor of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, is arriving in Nepal on Sunday. He is the senior Secretary at the President’s office. Jang has been helping the South Korean President to formulate policies. According to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jang along with his team will arrive in Kathmandu this afternoon. During this stay in Nepal, he will pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Foreign Minister Bimala Rai Paudyal and Industry Minister Damodar Bhandari among others. An official at the Foreign Ministry said that the team led by Jang will leave for Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Leaders have agreed to move ahead by further strengthening the ruling alliance. During a meeting of the high-level political mechanism held in Baluwatar on Sunday, leaders have agreed to further strengthen the ruling alliance, Deputy Prime Minister and Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden said. “The government’s performance was reviewed in the meeting today. It has been agreed to move forward by cooperating with each other and to give continuity to the meeting,” he said. He was of the opinion that the government will move ahead as per the past agreement. Lingden further said that a discussion was also held to bring the Rastriya Swatantra Party in the government.