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Secretary Thapaliya appointed as CEC



KATHMANDU: The Constitutional Council (CC) has appointed Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, Secretary at Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the Election Commission Nepal.

The post was vacant after Chief Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav retired from the post on Sunday. Its member Ilama Sharma also retired on the same day.

The Election Commission has a team of five members including the chief. Narendra Dahal, Ishwori Prasad Paudyal and Sudhir Shah are the sitting members of the commission.

Publish Date : 25 March 2019 17:01 PM

Foreign currency exchange rates fixed for today

KATHMANDU: Nepal Rastra Bank has published the official foreign exchange

Light rain and snowfall likely due to western low-pressure system

KATHMANDU: The Weather Forecasting Division has reported that a western

Kathmandu’s early morning minimum temperature measured at 12°C

KATHMANDU: The minimum temperature in the Kathmandu Valley has been

Mustang receives over 325,000 tourists in seven months

MUSTANG: A total of 325,558 tourists visited Mustang during the

Alliance with UML was a mistake: Rajendra Lingden

KATHMANDU: Rajendra Lingden of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), who