Rt. Honorable President Appoints Mr. Rishiram Ghimire the Nepalese Ambassador to the Russian Federation

In line with the sub-article (1) of article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal and upon the recommendation of the cabinet, the Right Honorable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari today the 30th of September 2016 appointed Mr. Rishiram Ghimire, an inhabitant of Dhurkot Maula VDC, Ward No. 6, Gulmi, the Nepalese Ambassador to the Russian Federation. 30th of September 2016 ArjunKumar Khadka Acting Secretary

Rt. Honorable President Appoints Mr Lok Bahadur Thapa the Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium

In line with the sub-article (1) of article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal and upon the recommendation of the cabinet, the Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed the Joint-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr Lok Bahadur Thapa the Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium today the 26th of September 2016. Monday 26 September 2016 Dhruba Raj Acharya Assistant Spokesperson

Rt. Honorable President Graces a Meeting with Japanese Parliamentarian’s Delegation

The Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari graced an audience with Honorable Mr Kotaro Nagasaki, a member of Japanese House of Representatives and member of Japan-Nepal Parliamentary Friendship Group, and His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, Mr Masashi Ogama’s delegation at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas, on 26th of September 2016. During the meeting, a number of subject matters came into discussion including the completion of 60 years of happy diplomatic relations, close cultural and people to people connectivity, and the necessity to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperations. On the occasion the Right Honorable President appreciated with Read More …

Rt. Honorable President Graces a Farewell Meeting with Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal

The Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari graced a farewell meeting with His Excellency Mr Vutti Vuttisant, the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas, on 26th of September 2016. During the meeting, a range of subject matters came into discussion including the close political, cultural, and commercial relations between Nepal and Thailand including the similarity of perspectives on international affairs and forums. During the meeting, the Right Honorable President thanked the government and the people of Thailand for their assistance to Nepal during and after the devastating earthquake last year and complimented His Excellency Read More …

Rt. Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari’s Speech at the Inauguration Ceremony of Biodiversity Educational Garden Godawari, Lalitpur

Honorable Ministers His Excellency Mr Richard Morris the British Ambassador to Nepal The office bearers of the Government of Nepal and National Botanical Garden Ladies and Gentlemen! It is a matter of immense delight that, on the happy occasion of the completion of the 200th year of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the United Kingdom, a Biodiversity Educational Garden has been constructed in the National Botanical Garden which itself was established fifty-four years ago in this Godawari area of clement weather, religious and cultural importance at the foothills of naturally beautiful and holy Fulchokee Mountain.  Thanking all the contributors in Read More …

Rt. Honorable President Graces a Courtesy Call with Vice-President of Chamber of Deputies, Czech Republic

The Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari graced an audience with the visiting Vice-President of Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) of Czech Republic Dr Vojtech Filip and his delegation including the Ambassador of Czech Republic to Nepal His Excellency Mr Milan Hovorka at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas, on 20th of September 2016. During the meeting, a range of subject matters came into discussion including the close diplomatic relations between Nepal and Czech Republic and necessity to strengthen the mutual relations and cooperations between the two countries. Tuesday 20 September 2016 Dhruba Raj Acharya Assistant Spokesperson

Rt. Honorable President Graces an Audience with Nobel Laureate Prof Dan Shechtman

The visiting Nobel Laureate from friendly country Israel, Prof Dan Shechtman, who won Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2011 for discovering quasiperiodic crystal, and his wife a professor of psychology and education Tzipora Schechtman’s delegation consisting of scientists from Israel, Japan, France, and the United Kingdom called on the Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas, on 20th of September 2016. During the meeting, a range of subject matters came into discussion including the close diplomatic relations between Nepal and Israel; probable bilateral exchange of assistance in educational, technological, financial, and social sectors; and Read More …

Rt. Honorable President Graces an Audience with Ambassador of Maldives to Nepal

The Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari graced an audience with the Ambassador of friendly country Maldives to Nepal, His Excellency Mr Ahmed Saleem, at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas, on 20th of September 2016. During the meeting, a range of subject matters of possible mutual cooperation came into discussion including the excellent diplomatic relations between Nepal and Maldives, tourism development, environment conservation, tackling with the negating consequences of climate change, and continuing the bilateral relations. On the occasion, His Excellency the Ambassador handed over a felicitation letter to the Right Honorable President from His Excellency the President of Read More …

Constitution Day Celebration 2016

On the occasion of one of Nepalese national days, the Constitution Day-2016, the Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari graced a cultural program and participated in a dinner party organized in the honor of friendly nations’ ambassadors, chiefs of missions, and their spouses at the Presidential Palace, Sheetal Niwas on 19th of September 2016. Welcoming all invitees to the program, the Right Honorable President stated that the first constitution written by the people and for the people aimed at creating an equitable and just society, so it was the responsibility of people, political parties, and the head of the Read More …

Rt. Honorable President Grants Amnesty to Prisoners

In line with the article 276 of the Constitution of Nepal and upon the recommendation of the cabinet on 18th of September 2016, the Right Honorable President Mrs Bidya Devi Bhandari today the 19th of September 2016 sanctioned the amnesty of remaining prison terms of 537 (five hundred and thirty-seven) prisoners including Ghanendra Ijam who having a good conduct during the imprisonment and deemed to be reduced the remaining prison terms as per the Section 12 of Senior Citizen Act-2006, by-law (1) and (2 A) of law 29 of Prison Regulations (Amended)-1963, and the Procedure Concerning Punishment Amnesty, Suspension, and Read More …