{"id":431015,"date":"2026-06-09T13:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=431015"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:09:38","slug":"cabinet-approves-civil-service-amendment-rules-forms-red-cross-committee-clears-hydropower-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/06\/09\/431015.html","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet approves civil service amendment rules, forms Red Cross committee, clears hydropower projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/115760d8-67da-4ad0-8cc9-f7548b1fafd1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kathmandu, June 9:<\/strong> The Government of Nepal has approved the <em>Civil Service (Sixteenth Amendment) Regulations, 20<\/em>26 during a Cabinet meeting held today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government spokesperson and Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel said the meeting also decided to form a nine-member ad hoc committee under Bishal Kumar Bhandari to manage and streamline the leadership of the Nepal Red Cross Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cabinet further granted approval for the use of national forest area for four hydropower projects: the Lower Arun Hydropower Project, Lower Nyadi Khola Hydropower Project, Ghunsa Khola Hydropower Project, and Tadi Khola Hydropower Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another decision, the Cabinet accepted a report submitted by a committee formed to study and investigate former Home Minister and Member of Parliament Sudhan Gurung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government said the decisions are aimed at improving administrative governance, supporting institutional management, and facilitating key energy infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, June 9: The Government of Nepal has approved the Civil Service (Sixteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 during a Cabinet meeting held today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar. 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