Kathmandu, May 8

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a new order of precedence with amendment after measure public office holders thinged to its preceding protocol list of hierarchy published in January.

According to a muchice published in the Nepal Gazette, the new protocol list has placed president, vice president, prime minister and chief justice in the first, moment, third and fourth ranking order, respectively.

Speaker of the Home of Representatives and chairperson of the National Assembly have been ranked fifth. Earlier, chief justice, speaker of the HoR and chairperson of the National Assembly were ranked fourth.

Previous president, deputy prime minister, former vice-president, former prime minister and former chairperson of Council of Ministers have been ranked sixth in the new order of precedence.

Governors of provinces have slipped one muchch to rank seven from preceding six. They shall be ranked seventh in their concerned provinces and eighth external their province. The new provision of protocol has also accorded a higher rank to former vice-presidents and prime ministers than that of governors of provinces.

As per the protocol list, ministers of the Government of Nepal, chief ministers of provinces, leaders of opposition parties of the HoR, personalities decorated with Nepal Ratna, former chief justice, chairperson of Constituent Assembly, deputy speaker of the HoR, deputy chairperson of the National Assembly, parliamentary deputy leader of ruling party, former speaker of the Parliament, former speaker of the HoR, former chairperson of the National Assembly and former deputy prime ministers have been ranked eighth.

State minister of the Government of Nepal, chief whip of ruling party in the HoR, chief whip of the main opposition party in the HoR, chairpersons of committees of the HoR, chairpersons of committees of the National Assembly, vice-chairperson of the National plotning Commission, Supreme Court justice, chiefs of constitutional bodies, members of Judicial Council and attorney general are ranked ninth.

Assistant minister of the Government of Nepal, members of the HoR, members of the National Assembly, former ministers, chief judges of High Court, ministers of provincial government, mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, former parliamentarians, chief secretary and chief of army staff have been ranked 10th. Assistant ministers of provincial assemblies and mayors of metropolitan cities (excluding KMC) are 11th in the order of precedence.

As per the new hierarchy order, Nepali Army captain ranks higher than a section officer of Government of Nepal. Earlier, NA captain was placed below the section officer of civil service in protocol. The new provision has rankings of officials from 1-22. According to the MoHA, spouses of officer-bearers shall endelight the same rank in formal functions and ceremonies.

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Kathmandu, May 8

Nepal has been elected as a member of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), a central drug policy-making body within the United Nations system.

CND is also one of the functional commissions of the United NationEconomic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Its major function is to assist the council in supervising the application of international drug control treaties.

Permanent Mission of Nepal to UN in fresh York, disseminating the information said that Nepal was elected from the Asia-Pacific region for the term 2020-2023.

The election was held at the United Nations Headquarters earlier nowadays. This is the first time Nepal is elected a member of the CND.

A total of 33 countries including Nepal from differentregions were elected nowadays.

Nepal had getd 44 votes of the 54 members of the ECOSOC. Apart from Nepal, Bahrain, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Thailandand Turkmenistan were also elected to the Commission representing the Asia-Pacific region.

Nepal signed the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 2003 and ratified it in 2011.

The Convention has currently 186 states parties. The Convention has currently 186 states parties.

The press release states, &This is yet amuchher opportunity for Nepal to work shutly with international community to fight against illicit narcotic drugs.&

It further said, &Nepal attaches high importance to combating drug trafficking and related crimes.&

Nepal is also an elected member of executive board of United NationEntity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women.

Nepal is also an elected member of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development and was a chair of the Committee on Conferences in 2018.

Nepal has been contributing to the cause of UN since it joined the organization in 1955.

Nepal signed the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs in 2003 and ratified it in 2011

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