Probe Commission deadline extended by 20 days
The deadline of the Probe Commission formed by the government to probe the damages occurred during the September 8 and 9 Gen Z movement has been extended by 20 days.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers today took a decision to this effect, confirmed Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal.
The Commission was formed by the Cabinet decision on September 21, 2025 under the chair of former judge GauriBahadur Karki.
It comprises former Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Bigyan Raj Sharma and legal expert BishweshworBhandari as members.
The term of the Commission has been extended again for the second time at the proposal of the Home Ministry as preparation of the report was underway though the three-month deadline was given to the Commission in the beginning.
The term of the commission ended today itself.
Similarly, the government has decided to accept grant assistance of USD two million from the Asian InfrastructureInvestment Bank for the Butwal-Pokhara section upgrading project.
Likewise, Home Minister Aryal has been appointed as the government spokesperson.
Other decisions of the meeting would be made public in a regular press meeting, it has been said.
95 polling centers classified as highly-sensitive in Jhapa
The Security Bodies have classified voting stations in three groups in order to make voters and polling centers in Jhapa fear-free for upcoming elections to the House of Representatives.
Chief District Officer Shiva Lal Gelal said 95 voting centers in the district have been classified as highly –sensitive.
Out of 285 polling centers in the district, 147 voting centres have been identified as sensitive while 43 as normal.
The district has 815 polling stations.
Gelal added that Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal and Nepali Army would be mobilized to hold the March 5 elections in a fear-free environment.
He stated that additional security personnel have been requested from the provincial police office, as the current situation demands greater security measures than in previous instances due to the heightened security sensitivity in Jhapa Constituency-5.
There are five constituencies as well as 713,537 voters in Jhapa.
Poll focused security discussion concludes
A discussion related to the election-focused security management was held at the Office of the Election Commission in Kantipath on Wednesday.
Matters related to controlling any criminal activities that could disrupt the upcoming election and bringing such acts to legal ambit were discussed.
In addition, the discussion emphasized on coordinating and cooperating with all concerned parties to implement a reliable security strategy to ensure a transparent and peaceful elections in a fear-free environment.
The discussion was attended by Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari, Election Commissioners Janaki Kumari Tuladhar and Sagun Shumsher JB Rana, Home Secretary Rajkumar Shrestha, Secretary of the Commission Krishna Bahadur Raut, Inspector General of Police Dan Bahadur Karki, and officials of the Election Commission.
'Nepal is committed to protect human rights'
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai expressed Nepal's full-fledged commitment towards protecting human rights.
He shared the commitment while presenting the national report to the 51st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Secretary Rai highlighted Nepal’s continued progress in protecting and promoting human rights, including advancing civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights and strengthening democratic institutions.
Also present on the occasion were Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Krishna Prasad Dhakal, Nepal's Ambassador to Switzerland Ram Prasad Subedi and senior officials of Nepali Mission there.
