Dahal, also chairman of the third highest seat-holding party- Maoist Center in the parliament, came to power garnering the support of CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist) led by KP Sharma Oli along with other small parties.
The event was attended by more than 250 guests, including the awardees of the Golden Jubilee Scholarship of the current as well as previous years. Ambassador of India Naveen Srivastava addressed the gathering.
Inaugurated and addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organized an event to mark the occasion which was attended by more than 50 distinguished guests.
A statement issued by Rashtriya Ekta Abhiyan says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has not yet received a letter of credentials from Nepali Ambassador Bishnu Pukar Shrestha.
Nepal's Vice-President-elect, Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav has promised to work as per the spirit of the constitution after being elected as the third VP of the Himalayan nation.
Ram Sahay of the Janata Samajbadi Party defeated Ashta Laxmi Shakya of CPN-UML and Mamata Jha of the Janamat Party to become the country's third Vice President, reported Kathmandu Post.
It would be Nepal PM Dahal's second-floor test in parliament in about 3 months after the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) withdrew support from the government.
After an incredible tournament comeback, winning 11 of their last 12 matches to go from sixth to third, Nepal locked in the third automatic spot for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier from League 2.