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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down from his post, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement on social media that George "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately". 

The Army chief normally serves a four-year term. George, a career military officer who graduated from the West Point military academy, was nominated for the role in 2023 by former President Joe Biden.

The Kukurdi-Turture stretch along the Dumre-Besisahar road section in Bhanu Municipality, Tanahun is to be closed for eight hours daily. 

The road stretch is to be halted eight hours daily from April 4-13 for widening the road from Kukurdi to Turṭure in Bhanu Municipality–3. 

According to the District Administration Office, the road section will be closed from 12 noon to 4 pm and from 5 pm to 9 pm. 

The office has urged everyone concerned to use alternative roads for travel and transportation. 

The government is working to make the office chiefs responsible and accountable for averting fiduciary irregularities and corruption. 

In this connection, the government has publicly elicited immediate recommended actions for initiating reforms in policies, laws, institutions, procedures and practices. 

Chief Secretary of the Nepal government Suman Aryal said the primary responsibility of the office chief is to ensure employees treat service recipients courteously, uphold neutrality, transparency, and strictly adhere to the code of conduct stipulated in the law regarding ethics and discipline. 

In a statement issued on Thursday, Chief Secretary Aryal clarified that the recently formed government has prioritized ending all forms of corruption—policy-related, institutional, procedural—within public bodies and promoting good governance. 

He stated that the government has adopted policies to make government offices and staff skilled, professional, and ethical to gain public trust, and to prioritize public services to women, children, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and the vulnerable. 

Any potential bribery, corruption, and irregularities in government bodies will be closely monitored, spot-checked, and that any information related to corruption should be recorded and sent to the relevant authorities immediately, it is mentioned in the statement. 

Chief Aryal called for one and all to take necessary initiatives to end corruption caused by the misuse of public office and authority in service delivery, development, revenue administration, contracts and procurement processes by government agencies, and to establish good governance and integrity in a way that citizens can tangibly experience.

CPN-UML Vice Chairperson Bishnu Prasad Paudel has officially disavowed recent statements made by lawmaker Ram Bahadur Thapa in the House of Representatives, labeling them as a departure from the party’s core principles. 

In a stern response, Paudel clarified that the views expressed by Thapa, who currently serves as the party's parliamentary leader, are "contrary to the established policies and norms" of the CPN-UML.

Addressing the controversy, Paudel announced that the party's Central Secretariat would convene tomorrow to conduct a "serious discussion" regarding the breach of party discipline. The Vice Chairperson expressed his expectation that the leadership would reach a definitive and appropriate decision during the meeting to address the friction. 

This internal rift comes at a sensitive time for the party, as it navigates its role in the opposition following the 2026 general elections.