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The government has directed all public offices to prepare objective performance indicators along with terms of references (ToR) within one and half months.

Arguing that the underperforming employees were rewarded because of poor evaluation of performance, the government has forwarded a plan on accountability and review of performance in 90 days.

It was mentioned in the 100-point governance reform scheme the new government unveiled on Friday. 

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration will be preparing a quality verification standard to the public services to be provided by the local level.

It is aimed to promote best performing local levels. Within a month, the number of ministries will be reduced so that operational cost would be minimized. 

The existing Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulation has stipulated a number of federal ministries to be at 17. 

The governance reform plan has also proposed a revision of employees' quota while resizing the ministry numbers. 

Dual works, duplication, slow and plodding trend in public officials would be wiped out. For it to happen, drafting new laws or amendments to the existing ones will begin, the government shared in the reform plan. The public administration would be fully liberated from political interference so that it would be neutral and accountable to citizens and help clean out corruption and slow public service delivery.  The bureaucracy would be made accountable, service-oriented and exemplary. 

Middlemen and brokering would be wiped out to make public service prompt and hassle-free.

The national standard of the organization and management survey of federal, provincial and local levels would be formulated and endorsed within two weeks. 

A related ministry in the province will be responsible to carry out the teachers' registration, sheet roll and retirement service from the coming fiscal year. 

Digital mode for hassle-free service    

In order to ensure hassle-free and middlemen disturbance, entire services relating to citizenship, passport, national ID card would be provided by the District Administration Offices through digital mode and integrated system. 

A round-the-clock grievance handling facility would be in place. Complaints can be lodged via phone, mobile App, portal or social media as well.

Agencification modality is another feature in the scheme to be introduced for by the government offices, especially for the works requiring more time and cost.

The postal service would be modernized as a 'government courier service' through which the citizen's essential documents like passport, citizenship copy and license are delivered at home. This plan will be enforced within 100 days.

Former Energy Minister and Nepali Congress leader Deepak Gyawali was ​​​​admitted to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at around 3am on Monday, where he is currently receiving treatment in bed number 1029.

Khadka was arrested on Sunday and was taken to custody earlier on Sunday, and the court has granted permission to detain him for seven days for investigation. 

Home Minister, Sudan Gurung stated that Khadka was arrested in connection with the investigation into money recovered from his residence during the GenZ movement on Sept 9.

The Money Laundering Investigation Department is probing the case, particularly focusing on burnt cash reportedly found at Khadka’s house. Officials had earlier collected pieces of burnt currency notes and ashes from the site as part of the investigation.

The foundation stone for a Waste Management Centre in Duhabi Municipality-4, Sunsari, Koshi Province, was laid on March 29. It was laid by Narayan Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, and Bed Narayan Gachhadar, Mayor of Duhabi Municipality.

The project is being constructed with Rs 164m with support of the Government of India under the High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) framework.

Local officials and stakeholders expressed appreciation for India’s continued developmental support, noting that the facility is expected to significantly improve sustainable waste management practices in the municipality. 

A landslide has obstructed the Mechi Highway again since this morning. 

The highway had resumed one-way since Sunday night after removing landslide debris.

Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Ilam, Laxmi Bhandari, shared that the highway was completely blocked for traffic after a dry landslide recurred this morning. 

Efforts are underway to resume the traffic, added Bhandari. 

A dry landslide took place at Bagkhor of Rong Rural Municipality-4 in Ilam district. 

A truck (Province 1-01-001 Kha 43334) heading towards Jhapa from Ilam was buried due to a landslide, said the police. However, no human casualty is reported.