Kathmandu. On Tuesday afternoon, the offices of newly appointed ministers inside Singhadarbar were thronged with people, as if a major festival or public ceremony were taking place outside.Upon entering one ministry's secretariat, more than 20 individuals, divided into nearly four separate groups, were waiting their turn to meet the minister. Not only the sofa sets inside the office but also the waiting area outside were packed. This scene is not unique to one ministry; it has become the fate of most of the 22 ministries located within Singhadarbar.The crowds are particularly overwhelming at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry...
Kathmandu. The Acting Chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), Sunita Dangol, has directed for the frugal, qualitative, and quantitative increase in capital expenditure. She issued this directive during the budget and program implementation review meeting.Dangol also told the departmental heads that it is equally important to assess how much benefit the implemented programs have provided to the people.
The Sri Lankan government launched the 'Centralized Electronic Asset Declaration System' starting Monday (March 31, 2026) to make anti-corruption efforts more effective. Under this system, government officials, employees working in state institutions, and other individuals specified by law are now mandated to submit details of their assets and liabilities online. Previously, asset declarations had to be filled out on paper documents and submitted to the Commission, but the new system utilizes digital means to make the entire process faster, more transparent, and monitorable.This move was implemented in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Act passed in 2023, which mandated the establishment of...