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Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha said the Constitution of Nepal was not only a document of constitutional change but also a long-awaited state restructuring, forms of governance and social and cultural transformation.

Extending best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers at home and abroad on the occasion of the Constitution Day, 2080, Chief Justice Shrestha said the Constitution has its objective to assure lasting peace, good governance, development and prosperity.

"Constitutionalism, justice and equality are the spirit of the constitution", reads the message. "The Constitution can be rightly implemented through thinking, perspectives and performances of all state agencies".

The day today was epochal for the people for attaining the Constitution through the Constituent Assembly having their representatives, he said, adding the Nepal Constitution was of special importance from the constitution-making process and its inherent content.

Foreign Minister NP Saud said that Nepal is in favor of prohibiting nuclear tests.

During a meeting with Executive Secretary of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Robert Floyd on Tuesday, Minister Saud clarified Nepal's stance for banning nuclear tests.

Foreign Minister Saud also informed Executive Secretary Floyd about Nepal's commitment for the prohibition of nuclear tests.

Minister Saud, who is in New York in the course of attending the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has intensified sideline meetings.

The government has celebrated Constitution Day by organizing a special program on Wednesday.

A special program was organized at the Army Pavilion in Tundikhel on the occasion of ninth Constitution Day.

President Ram Chandra Paudel, Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah among others were present in the program.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, however, did not attend the program as he is currently in New York to take part in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The Constitution was promulgated on September 20, 2015.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wikremesinghe held a meeting on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the matters related to the enhancement of bilateral relations between Nepal and Sri Lanka and multilateral collaborations, informed the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York.