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The government has annulled the registration of 12 national-level trade unions in the civil service and health service sectors. 

The Department of Labour and Occupational Safety and Health today cancelled the registration of eight trade unions under the Nepal Civil Service Act, 2074 BS and four trade unions under the Nepal Health Service Act, 2053 BS.

The registration of the Nepal Civil Service Employees' Organization, Nepal Civil Service Employees' Union, Nepal National Civil Service Employees' Organization, Nepal Madhesi Civil Service Employees' Forum, Nepal Health Workers' Association, Madhesi Health Workers' Forum Nepal, Unified Government Employees' Organization Nepal and Independent Civil Servants' Organization Nepal under the civil service has been cancelled.

Similarly, the registration of the Nepal Health Workers' Union, Health Workers' Union Nepal, National Health Workers' Association and National Progressive Health Workers' Organization Nepal under the health service has also been cancelled, according to the department's spokesperson Maninath Gop.

The current government had scrapped the provisions related to trade unions in the public service through the Ordinance designed to amend some Nepal Acts , 2083. With the promulgation of that Ordinance by the President, the national-level trade unions in those services became inactive.

British Ambassador to Nepal Rob Fenn paid a courtesy call on Minister for Health, Population and Water Supply Nisha Mehta today.

During the meeting held at the ministry, Minister Mehta expressed gratitude for the support received from the UK government in strengthening Nepal's health system and noted that mutual cooperation between the two countries has played an important role in strengthening bilateral relations. 

She also expressed gratitude for the support received through multilateral programs such as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Program to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, and expressed confidence that the partnership with the UK will become stronger and more people-oriented in the coming days.

During the meeting, Ambassador Fenn expressed his commitment to the continued support of the UK government in strengthening Nepal's health system.

The government has appointed senior doctor and medical professor Prof Dr Jagadish Prasad Agrawal as health advisor to Prime Minister Balendra Shah. 

A Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision in this regard. 

Also the former Dean of Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Dr Agrawal would provide necessary advice to the Prime Minister for health policy, public health challenges and improvement of medical education in the country.

Sharing the information about Dr Agrawal's appointment, PM Shah's press and research expert, Dipa Dahal said that the appointment of experienced personality in education sector Prof Dr Agrawal will provide significant technical support and suggestions to the Prime Minister for the improvement of the country's health policy and services.

Dr Agrawal would support Prime Minister Shah voluntarily in health sector related issues as an expert without taking any remuneration from the state.

A meeting of the Constitutional Council has been called for Thursday. 

As per the direction of the Prime Minister, also the chairperson of the Constitutional Council, the Constitutional Council Secretariat called the meeting for tomorrow to forward the process of appointing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The meeting will be held at 5 pm at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar.

Recommendation of appointment of Chief Justice is the main agenda of the meeting.

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal, National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam, opposition party leader in the House of Representatives Vishmaraj Angdembey and Deputy Speaker Rubi Kumari Thakur have been invited to attend the meeting.