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President Ram Chandr Paudel has appointed ambassadors to various five countries in accordance with the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.

Spokesperson at President's Office, Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, informed that President Paudel appointed Prakash Mani Paudel as Nepal's resident ambassador to Portugal, while Sanil Nepal to Spain, Prof Dr Kapilman Shrestha to South Africa, Sewa Lamsal to Belgium and Dr Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe to South Korea. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said maintaining national unity by building an inclusive and equitable society is their main priority.

Addressing a national women gathering organized by Federation of Democratic Indigenous Nationalities, Nepal today, Prime Minister Oli laid emphasis on effective implementation of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution to uplift the living standard of underprivileged communities.

Also the chairperson of the CPN-UML, PM Oli stated that the UML has been giving special importance to establish rights of indigenous nationalities and all women.

He expressed determination to uplift the living standard of every nationality, to establish social justice and build an equitable society.  

Sharing that the underprivileged communities would be uplifted by providing them easy access to education and employment, Prime Minister Oli urged the indigenous nationalities to protect their traditions, art and culture.

The Federal Parliament Secretariat has begun the parliamentary hearing process of Purna Bahadur Nepali who was recommended a resident ambassador of Nepal for Democratic, Socialist Republic Sri Lanka.

Issuing a notice today, the Parliamentary Hearing Committee has called for complaints within 10 days with clear grounds and evidence in decent language if anyone feels it is not appropriate to appoint Nepali to the ambassadorial post as recommended.

The committee further said that the complaint or information can be sent through the committee's secretariat or the District Administration Office.

Newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner Suresh Prasad Acharya took the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli administered the oath of office and secrecy to Acharya at a ceremony held at the Prime Minister's residence this morning.

Likewise, Chief Commissioner Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Commissioners Gagan Bista and Durga Bhandari in the presence of the Prime Minister.

In his brief remarks on the occasion, Prime Minister Oli stressed the need for the effective role of the Commission for the implementation and utilization of the Right to Information as a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution.

The tendency of asking information from unrelated persons in a way to confuse the government's work should not be encouraged, PM Oli said, underscoring that anarchy should not be encouraged by using the right to information.

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung and Secretary at the Ministry Radhika Aryal were also present in the program.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on November 21 had appointed Acharya as the Chief Commissioner and Bista and Bhandari as Commissioners of the NIC.