Narayan Khadka appointed Nepal’s new foreign minister
PTI, Sep 22, 2021, 2:08 PM IST
Kathmandu: Senior Nepali Congress leader Narayan Khadka has been appointed Nepal”s new foreign minister.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Khadka on the recommendation of the government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Khadka, 72, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Bhandari amid an official ceremony at Sheetal Niwas on Wednesday.
During a meeting of the top leaders of the ruling party alliances held at his residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday evening, Deuba had proposed the name of Khadka as the new foreign minister of Nepal.
Khadka has done his Ph.D. in Economics from a University in Pune.
Prime Minister Deuba has been holding the portfolio till now.
The post of the Foreign Minister had been vacant for more than two months after the formation of the new government led by Deuba.
With Khadka’s appointment, there are now seven ministers in the government, including Deuba and one minister of state.
He had served as advisor to then Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in the 1990s. He was also the minister of urban development in 2014.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Sexual harassment case: HC declines to suspend prison sentence of former TN special DGP
Watch: 2 Malaysian Navy helicopters crash mid-air; 10 onboard killed
2 Indian students killed in traffic collision in Arizona
Indian-origin married man jailed in Singapore for beating girlfriend to death
US students up in arms against Biden on Gaza war
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Intense heat wave in eastern states spreads to south India
Sexual harassment case against ex-WFI chief: Court to pass order on closure report on May 20
Modi is ‘Vish Guru’, never respected ‘magalsutra’: Jairam Ramesh
TCS World 10K: New starting point, meticulous arrangements in place
Congress complains to EC, alleges ‘misinformation’ by BJP about manifesto