The oath of office was administered by President Ramchandra Paudel at a formal ceremony held at Sheetal Niwas, the presidential residence in Kathmandu.
Sushila Karki on Friday made history again, becoming Nepal's first female executive head, leading the country's transitional government. This remarkable achievement follows her earlier milestone in July 2016 when she became Nepal's first woman Chief Justice, reported The Kathmandu Post.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in Nepal has claimed 51 lives, as per the latest figures released by the country's Ministry of Health and Population on Friday.
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Nepal Army, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, arrived at Sital Niwas, the official residence of the President of Nepal, in Kathmandu, on Friday for a high-level meeting, amid the widespread Gen Z protest that has engulfed the nation for the past few days.
The high-level political meeting scheduled to take place at 9 am on Friday at the President's House in Kathmandu has been postponed to 2 pm, according to sources familiar with the development.
Amid Nepal's ongoing political unrest and the Gen Z-led protests that have swept the nation, which led to the resignation of KP Sharma Oli as the Prime Minister, public support continues to grow for former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the nominee for interim Prime Minister.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 34, as reported by The Himalayan Times, citing data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 34, as reported by The Himalayan Times, citing data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.
According to the update, the prohibitory order will remain in force from 11 am to 5 pm (local time) on Friday, September 12. A curfew will also be imposed from 7 pm on September 12 until 6 am on September 13.
The chief minister assured that all necessary measures were being taken to ensure the safety of citizens from Maharashtra who were stranded in Nepal. He said that coordination was underway with central agencies and Indian authorities to facilitate their safe return.
The BJP leader stressed that the Government of India had been taking all necessary measures to "evacuate" and "save Indian nationals" in the neighbouring country.