KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 26The government has decided to provide one million rupee as monetary relief to the family of Jay Shankar Sah, who died in a police firing during a protest at Barahathawa municipality-6, Sarlahi. Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for the war with Russia Barahathawa Incident: Local administration, agitators sign 11-pt deal The meeting of the Council of Ministers, held at the Prime Minister's Office, Singha Durbar, made this decision on Monday.

Similarly, the meeting extended the term of the commission on the control of gold smuggling until mid-March.Minister for Communications and Information, Rekha Sharma, shared this information.

She added that the government would also approve the public procurement (13th amendment) regulation, 2080. According to her, the Cabinet meeting formed a committee to study the report prepared by the probe commission on the Balkumari incident.

The committee is mandated to study the report and make recommendations to the government before March 3.The report study committee is constituted of Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, and Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhan Raj Gurung.The government has decided to permit Mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Renu Dahal, to receive the International Mayor Award to be conferred by the British government.Government spokesperson Sharma further informed that the local levels suffering from the Jakarkot Earthquake would be declared a disaster-hit zone. .

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