Nepal appoints Yogesh Bhattarai as tourism minister

Aug 01, 2019

Kathmandu (Nepal), Aug 01 (ANI): Nepal's Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, on Wednesday, appointed Communist Party lawmaker, Yogesh Bhattarai as the Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation.Bhattarai was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari at Sheetal Niwas, the President's house. The post of the tourism minister had been lying vacant since the demise of Rabindra Adhikari, who was killed in a chopper crash in Taplejung district in February this year. Bhattarai is often considered as a critic of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and is also a member of the standing committee of Nepal Communist Party.