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The Supreme Court has issued an order not to immediately execute the arrest warrant issued against Nepali Congress MP Abhishek Pratap Shah.

A single bench of Justice Abdul Aziz Musalman today issued a temporary order in the name of the government not to immediately execute the arrest warrant issued against Shah.

MP Shah had filed a writ petition, naming the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kapilvastu District Court and District Police Office, Kapilvastu as defendants, seeking an order to cancel the arrest warrant issued against him. The court has also sought a written response on the matter within 15 days.

An arrest warrant was issued against MP Shah on the charge of assaulting Sitaram Sharma, President of the Krishnanagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Krishnanagar, Kapilvastu.

The CPN-UML has withdrawn support from the Bagmati Province Government.

UML Provincial Parliamentary Party Leader Jagannath Thapaliya submitted the joint resignation of the party ministers to Chief Minister Indra Bahadur Baniya today. 

In a letter including the resignation, Thapaliya said that the resignation was made in view of the UML's central decision and the current political situation.

The government has scrapped the equity tax on education and health as per section 18 (1) of the Finance Act, 2083.  

A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday decided to scrap the tax on education and health, government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel said. 

The government has decided to provide free parking, landing and navigation services to the international flights operating from Nepal’s regional international airports—Pokhara and Bhairahawa. 

A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday also decided to provide a 50 percent discount on groundhandling charges for international flights using the two airports.

Government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel said that the decision, to be effective till mid-September 2028, is aimed at international flights.

The government has decided to form a judicial probe committee on self-immolation of Ganesh Nepali. 

The committee will be coordinated by former judge at high court, Keshav Prasad Bastola, according to government spokesperson and Minister for Education and Sports, Sashmit Pokharel.

The government has endorsed the agreement it had made with loan sharking victims and decided to render all forged documents relating to loan sharking illegal.

The meeting of the Council of Ministers held in Singh Durbar today made the decision to this effect. 

Prime Minister Balendra Shah has asserted that the government is committed to devising policies related to handicraft business, its protection, creating employment and transforming it. 

During the meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers today, Prime Minister Shah mentioned that the government is positive towards the demand for formation of the Handicraft Development Board on public private partnership (PPP) model.  

On the occasion, representatives of Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN) clarified that they were ready to collaborate with the government for the development, expansion and protection of handicraft business.  

PM Shah had called FHAN office-bearers and representatives today for discussion. 

Saying that they felt that the incumbent government has given priority to handicraft business, the FHAN representatives underlined that they are ready for any-type of collaboration with the government. 

The FHAN office-bearers demanded to observe Handicraft Day on a national level at a time when the FHAN has been celebrating the Day on Mangsir 28 in its own way. 

Prime Minister Shah directed his team to immediately coordinate with the Home Ministry on this issue. 

Similarly, PM Shah assured of carrying out activities as per the suggestion of FHAN office-bearers to make invoice-based valuation mandatory, replacing the current self-declaration system while exporting handicraft products which would help increase revenue. 

He paid special interest on the issue of establishing handicraft villages in Kathmandu Valley and opening handicraft skill training centers in all seven provinces. 

The FHAN team had put forth various demands including protecting traditional skill arts and providing identity cards to artisans.  

FHAN President Rabindra Shakya, senior vice-president Rajman Bajracharya, Vice-president Kiram Kumar Sthapit, advisor Bikas Ratna Dhakhwa and top exporter Maheshwor Shrestha were present on the occasion.

Judge Basudev Acharya has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Special Court.

A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday made the decision to this effect. 

Similarly, the meeting has decided to appoint High Court Judge Dipendra Adhikari as the Chairperson of the Labor Court.