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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has requested German Ambassador to Nepal, Udo Volz, to prod the German company contracted by Nepal government in printing passports before the deadline. 

She believed that Germany would cooperate in Nepal's bid to provide prompt service to Nepalis. 

PM Karki made such a request during a courtesy call German Ambassador Volz made to her on Thursday. In response, the Ambassador assured the concerned company to intensify the printing. 

Issues of Nepal-German relations and mutual assistance were discussed during the meeting held at the PM's office in Singha Durbar.  

The Ambassador congratulated PM Karki and extended best wishes for her successful term.  Volz further informed that Germany was ready to extend support to Nepal based on the latter's needs and priorities.  

The meeting was also attended by Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gagdish Kharel, PM's chief advisor Ajay Bhadra Khanal, foreign secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and the diplomatic officials.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that her attention has been drawn to reports disseminated by various media claiming that Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah has been exerting pressure on the Prime Minister to remove Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal from his position.

Issuing a statement, Chief Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Adarsha Kumar Shrestha, stated that the appointment and removal of members of the Council of Ministers fall solely under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister, and no such decisions are made under anyone’s pressure or influence.

“This government was formed in accordance with the mandate of the Gen Z movement, and it is widely known that Home Minister Aryal, who assumed office amid an unusual political atmosphere, has been working diligently to create an environment conducive for the upcoming election (scheduled for March 5, 2026), to maintain peace and order, and to boost the morale of the security agencies,” the statement reads.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has urged everyone not to spread or believe such rumors and propaganda.

The Nepali Congress is holding its Central Working Committee meeting at the party's central office, BP Smriti Bhawan, Lalitpur on Thursday.

It has been said that the meeting will focus on matters related to the party's 15th General Convention, as the term of the CWC currently led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba is ending by mid-December. Some leaders had launched a signature campaign calling for a special general convention.

It has been reported that 54 percent of the general convention delegates have signed for a special general convention.

Earlier, in the CWC meeting that began on October 14, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba had given the responsibility of acting president to vice president Purna Bahadur Khadka, citing health reasons. Since then, the working committee meeting has been held under Khadka's chairmanship.

NC President Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba are currently in Singapore for medical treatment.

President Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to leave for Doha, Qatar on November 3 to attend the 2nd World Summit for Social Development. 

The international event is taking place in Doha from November 4 to 6. 

President Paudel is visiting Qatar at the invitation of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. 

The President is leading a 12-member Nepali delegation to the Summit, according to the Foreign Ministry. 

The Head of the State will return home on November 6. 

The Summit, which is being conducted as per UN General Assembly's decision, is believed to be a significant event for the UN member states. 

The Summit is taking place in a 30 years' gap.

President Paudel and the Qatari Emir are scheduled to hold a meeting during the Summit.

Earlier, the first such event was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995. 

The global conference would hold discussions on the pressing issues of the hour like unequal development, demographic imbalance and technological impact in society. 

A common resolution would be made in the event for the collaboration and cooperation on social development.