Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- The special parliamentary committee formed to probe the tampering of the cooling-off period provision in the Federal Civil Service Bill-meant to bar civil servants from political appointments for two years after retirement-has passed the report unanimously.

There is consensus on holding accountable both those directly responsible for nullifying the 'cooling-off period' provision and those who played an indirect role in rendering it ineffective, said a committee member.

"We have prepared the report unanimously," said committee member and CPN-UML lawmaker Narayan Prasad Acharya. However, he declined to provide further details. "The contents will be known once the report is made public," he said.

Another committee mem...