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The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued an interlocutory order not to immediately implement the decision to dismiss the student organizations at the universities. 

A single bench of Justice Shreekanta Paudel issued this order. 

The SC has called both sides for discussions on this matter on May 18. 

The SC has asked to submit a written response as well as a copy of the writ petition through the Office of the Attorney General within 15 days of receiving the notice by excluding travel time. 

Leaders of the student organizations including the Chairperson of the All Nepal National Free Students' Union, Deepak Dhami, had filed the writ petition against the decision to dismantle the student organizations, making the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers a defendant.

The government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year have been made public. 

President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday made the government's policies and programs public while addressing a joint meeting of both houses of the federal Parliament.

Prior to the address, Prime Minister Balendra Shah presented a copy of the address to President Paudel. 

A Cabinet meeting held this morning had endorsed the government’s policies and programs.

Two days have been allocated for discussions on the policies and programs.

The concerned minister will respond after the discussion is over.

After the completion of discussion on the policies and programs, the budget will be presented in Parliament on May 29, as per the constitutional provisions.

A Cabinet meeting held in Singha Durbar on Monday endorsed the government’s policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year. 

According to government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel, the meeting also approved the address to be delivered by the President Ram Chandra Paudel during a joint meeting of both houses of the Federal Parliament.

President Paudel is scheduled to present the policies and programs at a joint session of the Federal Parliament at 4 pm  today in accordance with Article 95 of the Constitution of Nepal.

A Turkish Airlines aircraft arriving in Kathmandu from Istanbul caught fire while landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday. 

According to TIA Security Office Superintendent of Police Rajkumar Silwal, the plane with call sign TK726 caught fire while landing this morning. 

“This morning, a tire of the aircraft caught fire while landing. The fire was extinguished with the help of fire engines. The situation is under control now,” he said. “The runway has been closed for some time for inspection.”

According to Silwal, there were 273 passengers and 11 crew members on board the plane. All passengers were safely evacuated. 

A technical inspection is currently underway to understand the cause of the fire and its impact on the aircraft.