By Our Reporter
Inspector Generals (IGs) of both Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal are receiving compulsory retirement before the upcoming local level elections.
Inspector General (IG) of the Armed Police Force (APF) Shailendra Khanal is retiring from the service on April 11 and Additional Inspector Generals (AIGs) Pushpa Ram KC and Ram Sharan Poudel are in the race to become the new IGP.
But to great dismay, both KC and Poudel, if one of them is appointed to the top post, will be heading the command just for 21 days before receiving compulsory retirement.
KC is currently the head of the Department of Works and Boundaries, while Poudel is the head of the Department of Human Resources.
Likewise, Shailesh Thapa Kshetri of Nepal Police is receiving compulsory retirement from the service on May 2, 11 days before the day of local level elections.
In Nepal Police and APF, there is a 30-year service provision for getting a compulsory retirement.
Two IGPs Kshetri and Khanal were enrolled in Nepal Police as police inspectors on May 1, 1992. Khanal later joined the Armed Police Force after the establishment of the semi-paramilitary force Armed Police Force in 2002.
There are two AIG posts in the Armed Police Force. Between KC and Poudel, the government will have to appoint one as IG for just 21 days. If one of the current DIGs — Raju Aryal, Narayan Dutta Poudel and Chandra Prakash Gautam is appointed IGP, the term of the first two will be four years, and the latter will retire in two years due to 30 years provision.
31 expedition teams receive permission to scale mountains this spring
A total of 252 individuals from 31 teams have received permission to climb different mountain peaks of Nepal this spring.
As per the figures released by the Department of Tourism, 187 men and 65 women have obtained permits to climb 13 mountains this spring season as of now.
Among them, the largest number of people, 85, has received permits to climb Mount Everest followed by Lhotse with 29 receiving permits for it and Annapurna I with 26.
Spring is considered the best season to scale the 8848.85-metre Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
From the climbers, the Department has collected Rs. 136,783,140 in royalties, with Everest alone contributing Rs. 113,274,200 to that amount.
Kasthamandap open to the public
The Kasthamndap has been declared open for the public.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari amid a programme organised on Monday open the monument and handed it over to the public.
Kasthmanadpa, the historically significant structure had been damaged by the 2015 earthquake.
Speaking on the occasion, President Bhandari called the successful reconstruction of the wooden pavilion, also known as Maru Sata, a matter of pride and happiness for the entire nation.
She also said that the use of indigenous knowledge and skills and the participation of the local community in the rebuilding efforts as well as the discovery of new facts and evidence after the earthquake had further enhanced Kasthamandap’s value.
Reconstruction of Kasthamandap began on February 10, 2019, and it cost around Rs. 305 million to complete.
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