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President Ram Chandra Paudel has repealed the Ordinance on Constitutional Council (Works, Duties, Rights and Procedures) (First Amendment), 2083 BS to the Council of Ministers for further consideration. 

In a statement released by the Office of the President today, the Ordinance concerning the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties, Rights and Procedures) (First Amendment) 2083 BS has been sent back to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration of its contents. The Ordinance was presented to the President following the decision of the Council of Ministers on April 27.

Stating that the Ordinance aimed at amending the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties, Rights and Procedures) Act, 2066 BS presented to the President on July 9, 2025, for authentication was repealed to the Council of Ministers, the Office of the President has reminded that the Constitutional Council (Works, Duties, Rights and Procedures) (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2082 BS received on November 18, 2025 following the decision of then Council of Ministers was also not issued.

President Ram Chandra Paudel today issued an Ordinance to Amend Some Nepal Acts, 2083 BS in accordance with Article 114 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal. 

According to the Spokesperson of the Office of the President, Ritesh Kumar Shakya, President Paudel has issued the Ordinance to Amend Some Nepal Acts, 2083 BS on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

The Rastriya Swatantra Party has set a new criteria for the members who want to contest the local level elections under its banner. 

Party members, who wish to contest the upcoming local elections from the RSP, must pass the Candidate Club and Leadership Academy. 

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has told the industrialists and businesspersons that there was no point in getting harassed and panicked while involved in fair business. 

At a discussion with representatives of private entities including the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) in the federal capital today, Lamichhane  urged them not to cast doubt on activities of RSP and the government it has led.

However, he made it clear that the government had to emerge tough against the businesspersons and elements who have held hostage the national economy. 

According to him, the private sector's problems should be addressed for the development of the real economy. The RSP has already set a ‘roadmap’ for it, he reminded, urging industrialists and businesspeople not to visit any leaders' homes and party offices with complaints. 

“You may have witnessed different scenarios in the past and even been involved in it, but this government wants to ensure change in a different manner,” he said.

During the meeting, FNCCI President Chandra Dhakal sought government assistance for the private sector to run business in a peaceful setting. “The private sector is under attack in every movement. We want such attacks stopped,” he said.

CNI President Birendra Raj Pandey mentioned urgency of encouragement to the private sector at a time when the capital formation is declining. 

Similarly, Deepak Malhotra said he had expected much from the RSP government in development and economic reform.

‘Govt will not leave citizens homeless’

In a separate note, President Lamichhane made it clear that the government would not make citizens homeless. “Although problems surfaced at present, efforts are on to ensure sustainable solutions,” he said.

The illegal structures- houses and huts set up on public land for private use and profit- are being torn down in Kapan, Kathmandu. 

Heavy equipment has been deployed  to demolish the illegally built houses as part of an ongoing campaign to clear encroachments along embankments of the Bagmati River and its tributaries in the Kathmandu Valley.

Assistant District Officer in Kathmandu, Mukti Ram Rijal, said the illegal structures were removed in Kapan of Budhanilakantha Municipality, in  coordination with the Ministry of Urban Development, District Administration Office Kathmandu and Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

"Removal of illegally set up houses and huts at Sattale, Pathibhara, Tenjing Chowk and other spaces is going on currently," he said. .

Similar structures are being razed to the ground at Anamnagar-Devinagar section along the Dhobikhola River corridor, Balaju-Machhapokhari and Tilganga areas. 

The authority has so far flattened over 2,300 houses and huts in the Kathmandu Valley.

According to Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Force Chief Bishnu Prasad Joshi, 15 to 20 structures were being demolished at Devinagar, three in Balaju and 89 at Tilganga, Kathmandu today.

In line with the directive of Prime Minister Balendra Shah, removal of structures built by encroaching upon public land and squatter settlements in the valley had begun last Saturday. 

On the first day, such structures were removed from Thapathali, Sinamangal-Gairigaun in Kathmandu, and Manohara, Bhaktapur and illegal settlers evacuated.

The affected families after the evacuation have been kept in the ‘holding centers’ of Kirtipur, Balaju and Bhaktapur. 

Even the identification and management of the landless squatters is going on in the holding centers.

In a bid to seek a long-term solution to the encroachment and management of the families affected by the evacuation with demolition, the government has launched identification of the real squatters through the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. 

Those claiming themselves as landless are also being screened to know whether they have owned land in any part of the country.

The Kathmandu Valley recorded 2,111 cases of violation of traffic rules in the past 24 hours. 

Revenue of Rs 565,000 has been deposited in the State coffer.

According to the Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office, such cases include 109 of drunk-driving, 184 of ride-sharing against the rule, 103 of violation of traffic signals and 222 of over-speed driving. 

Likewise, 138 incidents are of breaching lane discipline, 67 of honking in prohibited areas, 86 of parking on roadside and pavements, 42 of flouting pick-up and drop rules and 1,160 of other traffic-related violations.

Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, according to multiple Somali security officials, BBC reported. 

The Yemeni coastguard earlier said the tanker MT Eureka had been hijacked and was headed towards Somalia. Sources said it was overrun by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, near the port of Qana.

The pirates departed a remote coastal area near the seaside town of Qandala, which sits on the Gulf of Aden, according to three separate security officials from the semi-autonomous Puntland region, according to BBC. 

United States President Donald Trump has said he is reviewing Iran’s 14-point proposal to end his war on the country, while warning that Washington could restart air strikes if Tehran “misbehaves," Aljazeera reported. 

Speaking to reporters in Florida before boarding Air Force One on Saturday, Trump confirmed that he had been briefed on the “concept of the deal”.

Despite the diplomatic opening, the US president struck a characteristically blunt tone regarding the possibility of renewed hostilities, which have been paused since the announcement of a ceasefire between the sides on April 7.