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PM Oli in Pokhara to lay foundation stone for Pradesh Academy



POKHARA: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has arrived in Pokhara to inaugurate various programs on Monday.

Prime Minister Oli landed at the Pokhara airport in a flight of Yeti Airlines at 11:40 am. Chief Minister of Gandaki Pradesh Prithvi Subba Gurung, provincial ministers, members of the provincial assembly, leaders and cadres of his faction among others welcomed him at the airport.

According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Oli will lay a foundation stone for the building of Gandaki Pradesh Academy to be constructed at Nadipur in Pokhara 1.

He will also address the province-level cadres’ gathering, according to Kiran Gurung, the deputy in charge of Gandaki Pradesh of Oli faction.

Following the address, he will inspect the Pokhara Stadium and take stock of the preparations of the upcoming ninth national games. Once the job of stadium inspection is over, he will hold meetings with top leaders of Gandaki Pradesh and return to Kathmandu in the evening.

Prime Minister Oli’s Pokhara visit scheduled for Saturday had been canceled at the eleventh hour, citing lack of preparations.

Oli, who was busy for the election campaign following the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) is, now-a-days, visiting various districts to inaugurate projects after the Supreme Court reinstated the HoR.

On Sunday, Oli visited his home district Jhapa where he inaugurated multiple projects including the bridge constructed over the Ratuwa River and laid a foundation stone for the construction of China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park.

Publish Date : 01 March 2021 13:58 PM

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