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Prime Minister Dahal reassures chief ministers on police adjustment, civil service law

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 31, 2023Drawing the federal government’s attention to their demand to adjust the police force and promulgate the federal civil service law has been the provincial leadership’s regular business for the last few months. The chief ministers and ministers descend on Kathmandu to pressure the prime minister to address their demands. Every time they approach Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, he promises them to act immediately, and they return. The…

Dullas sounds alarm: Army without Chief of staff for 40 days; 27,000 soldiers have deserted during past two years

By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Nov 24, 2023Dissident SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma told Parliament yesterday that 27,000 soldiers had deserted during the past two years.Participating in the third reading debate on Budget 2024 under the defence ministry expenditure heads, the MP said that the enmasse desertion by service personnel should be taken seriously by the defence authorities. “There seems to be a serious problem here and it warrants immediate attention because there could be dangerous…

Six terrorists killed in Zhob operation: ISPR

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, November 2nd, 2023QUETTA: At least six terrorists were killed in a heavy exchange of gunfire between security forces and outlawed elements during an intelligence-based operation in the Sambaza area of Zhob district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. The ISPR statement said that on the night of Oct 31, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Sambaza, Zhob district, on the reported presence of…

Prosecutor general of NAB Asghar Haider resigns

report in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: NAB Prosecutor General Justice (retd) Asghar Haider has resigned. His service tenure was to end in February 2024. Investigations into the 190 million pounds scandal have been completed and a reference was to be filed this month. The reference cannot be filed in an accountability court without the approval of PG. The meeting of the NAB Executive Board and approval of cases stand suspended without the presence of…

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Service – a den of political appointees

report in Daily Mirror, June 20, 2023 Daily Mirror reliably learns that Rohitha Bogollagama was handpicked as SL’s HC in the UK by the government to reach out to Tamil diaspora for reconciliation Bogollagama’s only foreign experience is that he served as the Foreign Minister under Mahinda Rajapaksa during the time of the civil war Once political appointees are posted in diplomatic missions, their children and relatives soon follow to serve as officers For Moscow…

Many see new ministers’ public instructions to bureaucrats on service delivery as publicity stunt

by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023Since the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government in the last week of December, ministers seem to be competing with each other in giving directives to various departments. However, experts find no meaning in such directives other than publicity of the ministers’ actions. They say their on-the-spot instructions would not resolve any problem. The ministers should have a strong command at the policy level and…

Bangladesh wants Dhaka-Guwahati direct air connectivity

Report in The Daily Star, Dec 14, 2022Bangladesh wants direct Dhaka-Guwahati and Sylhet-Guwahati air connectivity and direct bus service between Sylhet and Shilchar for promoting people-to-people contacts, boosting bilateral ties and ensuring collective prosperity in the region. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen shares this idea when Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma called on him at his office yesterday. They discussed issues of mutual interest. Momen recalled with satisfaction the arrangements made by…