KATHMANDU: In view of government’s intensified efforts to make civil employees accountable, the National Vigilance Centre (NVC) under the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has conducted a surprise check to know about office attendance of the employees.

The office chiefs were recommended to take action against 632 civil employees, reasoning they were absent from the office during duty hours.

Spokesperson at NVC, Narayan Prasad Bhatta, informed that the NVC made such recommendation in accordance with Section 55 of Civil Service Act, 2049.

The truants should be handed over warning letter and its record maintained at office, he added.

Similarly, the employees receiving warning for twice could be taken departmental action as per law. Information on the action taken against some employees was also received at NVC, according to Bhatta.

NVC has been conducting the monitoring of government offices in all seven provinces.

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Swatantra Party on Thursday nominated Kabindra Burlakoti as its Chief Whip.

A Parliamentary Party meeting held today also appointed Prakash Chandra Pariyar and Krantishikha Dhital as party whips.

KATHMANDU: Bharat Bahadur Khadka of Nepali Congress (NC) has registered his nomination for the position of Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives.

A meeting of the NC’s parliamentary party held earlier in the day decided to select Khadka for the position.

Khadka was elected to the House of Representatives from Doti district.

Earlier, a meeting of the parliamentary party of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) decided to offer the position of PAC chairperson to the main opposition.

There is a tradition of awarding the leadership of the Public Accounts Committee, which ensures transparency, accountability, and efficiency in public spending, to the main opposition worldwide.

KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal has extended its sincere appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 128 Nepali inmates on the auspicious occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated through a press release on April 15 that Nepal highly values this kind gesture of pardon on the basis of humanitarian ground as a demonstration of cordiality in the bilateral relations between Nepal and the UAE.

The decision of pardon was taken following the request of the Government of Nepal made through the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, UAE, it is stated.

KATHMANDU: Nominations for the election of chairpersons of various thematic committees of the House of Representatives are being filed on Thursday.

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, interested candidates will have to register their nominations between 1 pm and 4 pm. As per the election program, the final list of candidates will be published on Friday.

The House of Representatives finalized the members of the thematic committees on April 10.

The House of Representatives has 10 thematic committees, while the National Assembly has four. Similarly, there are two joint committees.