Than 90 Killed in Myanmar in One of Bloodiest Days
WITHOUT F EAR OR FAVOUR Nepal’s largest selling English daily Vol XXIX No. 38 | 8 pages | Rs.5 O O Printed simultaneously in Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj 35.4 C 1.9 C Sunday, March 28, 2021 | 15-12-2077 Janakpur Jumla More than 90 killed in Myanmar in one of As controversy over bloodiest days of protests since military coup Constitutional Council continues, recruitment in state agencies is hit Office bearers of Public Service Commission retired last week. With the ordinance on Council challenged in court and bill stuck in House, new appointments can’t be made. ANIL GIRI lawmaker Laxman Lal Karna KATHMANDU, MARCH 27 told the Post. “We have also not heard anything While a case related to the controver- from the government side.” sial amendment to the Constitutional According to legal and constitution- Council Act in December is at the al experts, if the ordinance tabled Supreme Court, the positions of the in the House failed to get authenticat- chair and members of the Public ed within 60 days, the ordinance Service Commission, the constitution- will be void. al body mandated to recruit employ- Besides, two separate cases have ees in the bureaucracy, govern- been filed in the Supreme Court ment-owned companies, security against the amendment. agencies and other federal offices As per the amendment, the Council remain vacant. can hold its meeting in the presence of With the retirement of the chair the majority of its members to make Umesh Prasad Mainali and members the recommendations to the President Brinda Hada, Ashok Jha, Brahmadev for appointments in constitutional Yadav and Krishna Jha last week, the bodies whereas the previous provi- recruitment of essential staff to the sions of Act stated that five of the six commission is on hold.
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