Two ministers in Nepal's interim government--Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta and Communication Minister Jagdish Kharel--resigned from their posts to contest the upcoming March 5 election, a day before the formal filing of candidatures for the polls.
Interim Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki asked Kulman Ghising, Bablu Gupta, and Jagdish Kharel to resign from their respective ministerial portfolios.
Nepal has lifted its ban on Rs 200 and Rs 500 Indian currency notes, allowing their import and export with India up to a limit of Rs 25,000 per person, the government said, easing restrictions imposed after India's 2016 demonetisation.