गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Govt. decides to test level of pesticides in imported goods for consumption Politics Govt. decides to test level of pesticides in imported goods for consumption KathmanduPati April 11, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today approved a proposal received from the infrastructure committee of the Council of Ministers on testing the maximum level of pesticides in all the imported goods for consumption. Emerging from the meeting, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma, who is also the government’s spokesperson, said that today’s meeting also took seriously to the statements made by the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on garbage collection from Sheetal Niwas, Baluwatar and Singhadurbar. The cabinet meeting has taken seriously to the statements made by the KMC Mayor Balendra Sah and draw attention to abide by the policy-level provisions on garbage collection, and take needed initiatives for garbage collection, according to Minister Sharma. Furthermore, today’s cabinet meeting appointed Govinda Acharya as the Press Advisor to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Minister Sharma said. Journalist Acharya is the former Chairman of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) as well. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Turkey invites Nepal PM to COP31 climate summit Trump confirms secret plane switch amid Iran threat India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit Prachanda urges democratic unity amid Nepal’s political uncertainty Jharkhand student protests intensify over recruitment exam irregularities Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, withdrawals halt Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
