KATHMANDU: The government has decided to promote Raju Aryal, Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police Force to the post of Additional Inspector General (AIG).

The government decided this during the April 26 meeting of the Council of Ministers.

Likewise, the Cabinet has agreed to endorse the participation of National Planning Commission vice chair Dr Bishwanath Poudel in the Raisina Dialogue 2022, to be organized in New Delhi of India.

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said a talks team would be formed under the convenorship of a joint-secretary at the Ministry of Finance (International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division) to finalize the draft relating to subsidized loan of US Dollar 80 million to be received from the World Bank for the drinking water, good governance and infrastructure support project.