PASSED AWAY:
Gaje Ghale, the recipient of Victoria Cross (VC) award for gallantry during the second
world war, at the age of 83.
APPOINTED: Hari
Sharma, as the chief personal secretary, Gokarna Poudel, as the personal secretary,
Kanchan Pokhrel, as the personal joint secretary and Puranjan Acharya, as the political
secretary, by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
ARRIVED:
Powthep Vanachinda, Ambassador Designate of Thailand to the Kingdom of Nepal, to present
his letters of credence.
Left: Foreign
Minister Chakra P. Bastola, for Geneva, to take part in the 56th session of the United
Nations Human Rights Commission. He will also take part in the 13th ministerial level
meeting of the Non-aligned Nations in Cartagena, Columbia and will also lead the Nepali
delegation to the first South Summit to be held in Havana, Cuba this month.
ARRESTED: Purna
Bahadur Gurung, a resident of Chitwan, by Police, on charge of attempting to smuggle US$
4,000 foreign currency to Singapore. |
