UML finalizes party’s departmental chiefs

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has finalized the party’s departmental heads.

The two-day Central Committee meeting that started in Bhaktapur on Saturday decided to appoint leader Pradeep Gyawali as the head of the School Departmental and leader Prithvi Subba Gurung as the head of Publicity Department.

Likewise, Khaga Raj Adhikari has been picked as head of Organizational Department and Yogesh Bhattarai of Health and Population Department. Ishwar Pokharel has been made the chief of Policy Research Academy.

In the same way, Yubaraj Gyawali is to lead coordination among local levels, provinces and federal center, Asta Laxmi Shakya gets responsibility of Political Coordination Department, Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ of National Security Department, Bishnu Poudel of Party Organization Inspection, Subas Nembang to look after Parliamentary Affairs, Surendra Pandey to manage state affairs and Bishnu Rimal is the incharge of Accounts Department.

Bhishma Adhikari has been assigned the task of office secretary.

Among office bearers, Chairman KP Sharma Oli and General Secretary Shankar Pokharel will look after the party as a whole.