Nepal Rastriya Dainik
April 10, 2026 ,
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Indian ambassador meets PM Sushila Karki :Assures continued support for Nepal’s development

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Kathmandu — Prime Minister Sushila Karki held a courtesy meeting with Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava at Singha Durbar.

During the meeting, Ambassador Srivastava reaffirmed India’s longstanding support for Nepal’s progress and prosperity, expressing commitment to continue assisting Nepal in development and reconstruction efforts. He also stressed that India stands for peace, good governance, and stability in Nepal.

It has also been confirmed that Prime Minister Karki will hold a virtual meeting with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Thursday.

Fire at the Ministry of Water Supply in Singha Durbar under control

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Kathmandu – Police have said that the fire at the Ministry of Water Supply in Singha Durbar has been brought under control.

A fire broke out on the fourth floor of the building of the Ministry of Water Supply, which is attached to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure , at 8:46 this morning. The fire broke out in the minister’s office in the morning and the police were able to bring the fire under control as soon as it was discovered.

According to the police, the building of the Ministry of Water Supply has been damaged in the fire. Ministry of Water Supply has been damaged due to the fire and the details of other damage have not yet been confirmed.

Police have also said that two employees of the ministry have been taken into custody and are being questioned as the incident is suspicious.

Cabinet meeting to be held today

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Kathmandu – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called a cabinet meeting today. The meeting has been called to be held at 4 pm today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar.

The meeting will discuss the regular work of the government. It is said that some decisions including appointments and promotions will be made from the meeting.

Employees of Engineering Service Group protesting inside Singha Durbar

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The employees of the Engineering Services Group of the Ministry of Urban Development have protested in front of the Ministry in Singhadabar. The employees of the Civil Group, Building and Architect sub-group of the Ministry of Engineering staged a symbolic protest.

The employees started protesting after the government decided to bring the Doli Department under the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration under the name of the Department of Settlement Development and Infrastructure Facilitation under the Ministry of Urban Development and occupy the jurisdiction of the Urban Department. Ekaraj Adhikari, the coordinator of the movement and joint secretary of the Ministry of Urban Development, said that a memorandum has been submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and the Ministry of Urban Development to immediately correct the decision made by the Council of Ministers.

According to the joint secretary , if the government does not listen to the demands of the engineers immediately, they will stop the work of the urban departments across the country and warned that the technicians will resign en masse.They have demand that local infrastructure department as provided in point number 305 of the budget of the financial year should be abolished and at most 10 percent of the technical staff in the department will remain in the local infrastructure development facilitation unit under the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and the rest of the staff will be adjusted in the provinces and federal ministries related to physical infrastructure. Employees have warned that If the demand is not heard, we will stop work all over the country and will also resign collectively.

All technicians from Nepal Engineering Service, Civil Group, Building and Architect sub-group participated in the movement. The official trade union of civil servants, Nepal Civil Service Organization, Civil Service Union, National Employees Organization and Integrated Government Employees Organization Urban Development Departmental Working Committees are united in the movement.