Chief Justice Raut retires
Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut has retired due to age limit, 65 year-old, on Tuesday.
Senior most Justice at Supreme Court, Sapana Pradhan Malla, bade farewell to CJ Raut amidst a function.
Raut was appointed the Chief Justice on October 6, 2024. His term for service expired with his age completing 65.
With Raut's retirement, senior most Justice Malla will be handling the responsibility of Officiating Chief Justice.
Meanwhile, the Judicial Council has recommended the senior most Justice Malla and Justices Kumar Regmi, Hari Phuyal, Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Dr Nahakul Subedi and Til Prasad Shrestha for the post of the next Chief Justice.
The constitution has the provision that the Constitutional Council makes a recommendation of the Chief Justice a month before the CJ retires.
Once the parliamentary hearing endorses the recommended names, he/she is appointed by the President.
BP Highway closed indefinitely
Vehicular movement along the BP Highway has been suspended from this evening.
The District Police Office, Kavrepalanchok, has stated that traffic operation has been suspended considering the risk to the travelers following heavy rains triggered floods in the Roshi river in the Bhakunde-Nepalthok section of the highway.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Rabin Bista, traffic has been suspended considering the risk of flooding in the Roshi river due to heavy rains in Panauti, Namobuddha, Katunje, Mangaltar Taga, Kavrebhanjyang and other places in the southern part of the district.
Vehicles already on the highway are currently being held at the entry points at Kavrebhanjyang in Dhulikhel and Nepalthok in Sindhuli.
The Highway was brought into operation from Sunday morning after being suspended for about 36 hours since Friday.
123 prison escapees still on the run
A total of 123 prisoners, who escaped during GenZ protests, are still on the run, according to the authority.
Police have recently arrested two prisoners who escaped from Gaur prison during the protests on Sept 8 and 9 in Rautahat District.
According to Police Sitaram Rijal, 29-year-old Dipesh Sah Sonar (also known as Seru Sah) of Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality-5, was arrested by Sarlahi police.
Sonar had been serving a 12-year sentence in a rape case and escaped the prison on the night of Sept 9, taking advantage of the unrest.
In a separate operation, police also arrested Aftab Ansari (24) of Dogau Municipality-3, who had escaped from the same prison during the protests while serving a sentence for theft.
Ansari was apprehended from Pokhariya Tole, Gaur-3, based on a special tip-off and has been sent back to jail, police said.
Nepalis stranded in Kuwait to return home on chartered flight
Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait due to the Middle East conflict are set to return home on Wednesday through a chartered flight.
The Kuwait Airways will use a wide-body Boeing 777-300 to repatriate Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has already granted permission for the operation.
According to Binod Singh Rawat, information officer at Gautam Buddha International Airport, the aircraft is scheduled to land at 4:45pm on Wednesday, carrying around 300 Nepali passengers.
The evacuation is being coordinated with the Nepali Embassy in Kuwait, as regular commercial flights between Nepal and Kuwait have been disrupted due to the regional conflict.
After landing in Bhairahawa, the aircraft is expected to depart at 6:15pm for Lahore and later return to Kuwait carrying cargo, according to airport officials.
