Early in the morning, Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel along with Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav along with Prime Minister Sushila Karki and her council of ministers laid wreath at Shah's statue in front of Singhadurbar.
Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel paid homage to Prithvi Narayan Shah on his statue, which stands right in front of Singha Durbar in the capital Kathmandu.
since the abolishment of the monarchy after the People's Movement-II, Nepal on Wednesday announced a public holiday as it observed the national unification day or the Prithivi Jayanti.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 12 (ANI): Nepal on Sunday observed the birthday of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founding father of unified Nepal as the National Unification Day.