Cabinet to meet today after nearly two-week gap

Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) has called a Cabinet meeting for today, Tuesday. This will be the first Cabinet meeting after a gap of nearly two weeks.

According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, the meeting will be held at 3 PM at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar. Onlinekhabar, however, citing the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, reported that the meeting has been called for 4 PM.

Media outlets have given differing accounts of how long the Cabinet had not met. Most have said it was about two weeks, while Setopati put the gap at 18 days and Bizmandu said it had been nearly three weeks.

According to Thahakhabar, Prime Minister Shah called the meeting on the 18th day after questions were raised from all quarters over the prolonged absence of Cabinet meetings. Sources have not disclosed details of the meeting's agenda.