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Kamal Bahadur Shah of the Nepali Congress has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province. Chief Minister Rajendra Singh Rawal-led government was toppled after he failed to secure a vote of confidence today. He submitted the resignation letter to Province Chief Dev Raj Joshi today itself. Later, the Province Chief appointed Shah as the Chief Minister in accordance with Article 168 (3) of the Constitution. Shah also has to seek a vote of confidence within a month.

Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Rajendra Singh Rawal failed to secure a vote of confidence in the National Assembly on Thursday. Majority of the lawmakers voted against the motion Rawal tabled in the National Assembly meeting today. After Rawal lost the trust motion, he has automatically been relieved of his post. He was appointed as the Chief Minister from the CPN-UML. Rawal failed to secure the vote of confidence after the lawmakers of the Nagarik Unmukti Party, which had extended support to the government, remained absent in the meeting. The Party has been saying that it would not give a vote of confidence until Resham Chaudhary is released.  

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Parshuram Sharma and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song held a meeting on Thursday. During the meeting held at the Nepal Army headquarters in Bhadrakali, the duo discussed issues of mutual interest. “Issues related to bilateral relations and mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. This kind of meeting will help further strengthen the ties between the two countries,” read a statement issued by the Nepal Army today. According to a source, they also discussed conducting military drills between the Nepal Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.  

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kiranti said that the services at Tribhuvan International Airport has seen some gradual improvement. During his third inspection of the TIA since assuming office today, Minister Kiranti said that he was happy with the steady improvement of the airport. He, however, said the improvement is only partial and should be continued to get a completion. Minister Kiranti, who arrived early in the morning, took note of all services provided by the airport. Mentioning that the ease of service users is his first priority, Minister Kiranti expressed the belief that the improvements would satisfy the service users. According to TIA spokesperson Teknath Sitaula, Minister Kiranti has asked the officials of the airport to provide quality passenger services in addition to maintaining cleanliness. Minister Kiranti also thanked the airport team for the progress made so far and asked them to complete the remaining work soon.