Department of Immigration officials held discussions with Indian Embassy representatives, who expressed a positive response to Nepal’s request for recognising the NID card.

The Cabinet allows procurement of the ABIS system without a competitive bidding process.

As appointments remain stalled, Cabinet retains career envoys to prevent more diplomatic missions from falling vacant.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s chief advisor denies reports of his trip, but sources say he travelled to New Delhi in early July.

RSP chief’s China trip, scheduled for late August, comes after his India visit where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders.

Beijing fears the event could be used by Dalai Lama supporters, but organisers say it is purely an academic gathering.

Officials sifted through over 4,400 applications and have shortlisted a few hundred for the final stage of selection.

The prime minister will separately meet Srivastava and Zhang this week after the government completed its first 100 days.

Technical glitches have cut passport production by two-thirds and delayed services, prompting the government to form an expert panel.

Officials will discuss additional cross-border air entry points critical for the viability of Pokhara and Bhairahawa international airports.

Bilateral meeting agrees to increase export and import of power through Dhalkebar–Muzaffarpur and Dhalkebar–Sitamarhi transmission lines.

Nepal seeks an early resolution to the equal pay and pension dispute ahead of another round of tripartite talks.

The Department of Passports received only 1,440 applications on Monday after technical problems affected the central server and service centres.

Foreign Ministry says country-specific economic diplomacy strategies prepared for 20 nations.

The Cabinet-endorsed document sets ambitious targets, including 7 percent annual economic growth, 1.5 million new jobs and wide-ranging reforms in governance, digitalisation and public service delivery.