New envoys to US, China

President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed Lokdarshan Regmi and Krishna Prasad Oli as ambassadors to the United States and China, respectively. According to Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, spokesperson for the President’s Office, the appointments were made on the recommendations of the Council of Ministers, in line with Article 282(1) of the Constitution. The Cabinet had proposed ambassadors for 18 different countries.

Also, President Paudel has appointed Nripa Dhwoj Niraula and Nityananda Pandey as judges of the Supreme Court in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Constitution. 

The Parliamentary Hearing Committee had, on Nov 8, unanimously endorsed the nominations of Niroula (chief judge of the Patan High Court) and Pandey (chief judge of the High Court, Tulasipur) as SC judges.