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The Judicial Council suspended Kathmandu District Court Judge Raj Kumar Koirala on Monday.

Koirala was dragged into controversy after the audio recording has been leaked to the media where he and lawyer Rudra Pokharel are heard discussing at what price Ichchha Raj Tamang, founder of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperatives Society Ltd, can be released.

The Judicial Council suspended him by forming a probe committee.

The notice about the formation of the probe committee was published in the Nepali Gazette on Monday.

Newly appointed ministers of CPN (Unified Socialist) took the oath of office and secrecy on Monday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to four ministers amid a program organized in Sheetal Niwas this morning.

Jeevan Ram Shrestha has been appointed minister for tourism, culture and civil aviation; Metmani Chaudhary as minister for urban development, Sher Bahadur Kunwar as minister for labor, employment and social security, and Bhawani Prasad Khapung as minister for health and population.

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba administered the oath of office and secrecy to minister of state for health and population Hira Chandra KC.

The sworn-in ministers will assume their office from today itself.

President Bhandari, on the recommendation of Prime Minister, had appointed new ministers from the CPN (Unified Socialist) on Sunday.

Earlier on June 5, the Unified Socialist had written to the Prime Minister to replace four of its ministers.

Newly appointed ministers of the CPN (Unified Socialist) are scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy on Monday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari will administer the oath of office to the newly appointed ministers at the Office of the President today.

Likewise, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to administer the oath to a Minister of State at his office in Singhadurbar today.

Jeevan Ram Shrestha has been entrusted with the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; Metmani Chaudhary the Ministry of Urban Development; Bhawani Prasad Khapung the Ministry of Health and Population and Sher Bahadur Kunwar the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.

Likewise, Hira Chandra KC has been appointed the Minister of State for Health and Population. The Council of Ministers was reshuffled on Sunday.

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nepal, Dr Thomas Prinz called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. 

During the meeting, he handed over a letter from Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Prime Minister Deuba suggesting to continue Germany’s support to Nepal’s development efforts in the following core

areas:

1. Sustainable Economic Development

2. Climate and Energy

3. Health and Social Protection

Issuing a statement on Sunday, the German Embassy in Nepal said that it is pleased to inform that the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany has decided to continue with the bilateral development cooperation with Nepal beyond 2023.

The German Ambassador Dr Thomas Prinz said: “I am extremely happy that the German Government has decided to continue bilateral development cooperation with Nepal. It gives us the chance to jointly tackle important challenges like climate change.”

Nepal and Germany have had long-standing bilateral cooperation for over 60 years.

German Development Cooperation has been supporting Nepal’s efforts in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Immediate support was also provided for Covid-19 response. 

Since September 2021, Germany supports Nepal’s shift to a green, resilient, and inclusive development (GRID) pathway as signed on the Kathmandu Declaration on GRID, endorsed by the Government of Nepal and 17 Development Partners.