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Nepali Congress leader Chandra Bhandari, who was injured in the cooking gas cylinder explosion on Wednesday, is undergoing treatment at the National Burn Center in Mumbai, India. Yograj Kandel, who is currently in the hospital, said that Bhandari underwent first successful surgery on Friday. Chief surgeon Dr Sunil Keshwani said that Bhandari underwent surgery of both the legs. He said that the decision about the second surgery will be taken after the observation. Leader Bhandari’s mother, who was also injured in the incident, breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Kirtipur Hospital.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reached Balkot to meet CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Friday. As the presidential election is approaching nearer, PM Dahal has reached Balkot to hold further discussion on the issue. A concrete decision has not been made yet on who to field for the election. The UML leaders have been claiming that they should get the President as per the December 25 agreement in one hand. On the other hand, the Nepali Congress leaders have been piling pressure on the Prime Minister that they should get the post of President for being the largest party in the Parliament and also for giving a vote of confidence to the CPN (Maoist Center) led government.  

Nepali Congress (NC) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Chandra Bhandari, who was injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded at his residence in Kathmandu on Wednesday night, is receiving treatment at Mumbai-based National Skin Burn Centre, India. As per the consultations of Dr Sunil Keswani, Dr Sandip Mistri and Dr Amul of the Hospital, Bhandari is being treated by keeping in a ventilator for 48 hours, according to NC leader Yograj Kandel. Leader Kandel, who is in Mumbai, said that the first and second phases of surgeries would be carried out on Friday. Doctors have said that the health parameters of leader Bhandari are in normal condition. The doctors have also shared that Bhandari’s heartbeat is normal. Bhandari was taken to National Skin Burn Centre on Thursday in a Shree Airlines air ambulance for further treatment. Prior to taking him to Mumbai, Bhandari received treatment in Kirtipur Burn Hospital following the incident. The Hospital recommended taking him outside the country for further treatment. Bhandari and his mother, Harikala Bhandari, were injured in the incident that took place at their residence in Buddhanagar. However, the mother succumbed to burn injuries on Thursday morning. Bhandari has sustained 25-30 percent burns including on his both hands and legs, according to the Kirtipur Burn Hospital.  

The Gandaki Province Government has announced this year’s Province Civil Service Prize on the occasion of Province Establishment Day. For the prize, the name of 10 civil servants has been announced. According to the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, a civil servant shall receive the Outstanding Province Civil Service Prize with a purse of Rs 100,000 and three others shall get the Best Civil Service Prize, while six employees are named for the Province Civil Service Prize. It is said that Man Maya Bhattarai Pangeni, the secretary at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, is named as the recipient of the Outstanding Province Civil Service Prize. Likewise, Officer of Division Forest Office, Lamjung, Purneshwor Subedi, Officer of Transport Management Office, Kaski, Dilli Ram Rijal and Senior Public Health Officer of Manang Baburam Acharya are selected for the Best Civil Service Prize. The recipients shall receive Rs 75,000 each. Similarly, Officer of Province Museum Karuna Rai; Engineer of Infrastructure Development Office, Mustang Bibek Sigdel; and Officer of Ministry of Agriculture, Energy and Water Resources Anil Subedi have been selected for the prize. Others include Officer of Ministry of Economic Affairs Rameshwor Dhungana; Senior Assistant of Province Public Service Commission Bishnu Pokharel Poudel, and Surya Bahadur Baniya of Gandaki Province Assembly Secretariat. The prizes would be conferred on the recipients on the occasion of the Republic Day, Spokesperson at the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers Ramesh Gharti said.