Raghubir Mahaseth appointed as Acting PM

Kathmandu–Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Raghubir Mahaseth, has been appointed as the Acting Prime Minister. This decision was made by President Ram Chandra Poudel on the recommendation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Sunday.

PM Dahal departed for New Delhi on Sunday afternoon to attend the 3rd swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Dahal is scheduled to return home tomorrow.