US Congressional delegation arrives in Kathmandu
A United States high-ranking Congressional delegation has arrived in Kathmandu for an official visit on Friday.
The delegation led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (New York) includes Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island), Cory Booker (New Jersey), Mark Kelly (Arizona), and Representative Mondaire Jones (17th Congressional District, New York), read a statement issued by the United States.
During the visit, the delegation will meet with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and other government officials and political leaders to discuss a range of issues.
The group of lawmakers is also concerned about the effects of climate change in the Himalayan region. They plan to take part in a hike on Saturday afternoon to learn more about this urgent crisis, the statement further read.
Renu Dahal resigns as mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City
Bharatpur Metropolitan City Mayor Renu Dahal resigned from her post on Friday.
She tendered her resignation to file candidacy for the post of mayor in the Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
Dahal submitted her resignation letter to Deputy Mayor Parbai Shah Thakuri this afternoon.
"The mayor has submitted her resignation. It has already been approved," Thakuri said.
Leader Dahal resigned from her post after the Election Commission said that all the local elected representatives need to resign before filing nominations if they want to contest the local level elections slated for May 13.
WHO Director-General Tedros pays courtesy call on PM Deuba
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday.
During the meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Prime Minister Deuba said that that Nepal has been organizing various programs to make the country's health service more effective.
He also thanked the World Health Organization for providing humanitarian aid to Nepal to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
On the occasion, Tedros praised Prime Minister Deuba for vaccinating almost all the people against the Covid-19.
He was of the opinion that the Nepal government's strategy was effective in controlling the Covid-19.
Tedros also thanked the government for starting to campaign to vaccinate children against typhoid.
WHO Director-General Tedros pays courtesy call on Prez Bhandari
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus paid a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday.
During the meeting held at the Office of the President in Shital Niwas today morning, President Bhandari extended thankfulness to the visiting WHO Director-General for evenly distributing vaccines against COVID-19 to all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Health Organization’s leader and his delegation arrived in Nepal on Thursday on a three-day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada.
According to President Bhandari’s press advisor Tika Dhakal, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros briefed Bhandari about their contribution to the health sector and commended Nepal’s success in vaccinating as many as people against COVID-19.
Expressing his interest in the health policy of Nepal, the visiting top leader of the United Nations’ Health Agency appraised the President of WHO’s assistance to Nepal, informed Dhakal.
The WHO high official has already held meetings with the National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, Health Minister Khatiwada and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka on Thursday.
His delegation includes Dr Poonam Khetrapal, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, and other high-ranking officials of the WHO.