KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has unanimously approved 10 ambassador nominees, rejected two and deferred a decision on one.
The approved nominees are Dr Nischal Nath Pandey for India, Dr Kalyan Raj Sharma for China, Chiran Jung Thapa for the United States, Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana for Britain, Saru Joshi for Germany, Suresh Kumar Karna for Israel, Padmakshi Rana for Oman, Dr Sangam Shrestha for South Korea, Prapti Sherchan for Spain and Manchala Kumari Jha for Sri Lanka.
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Committee chair Bodh Narayan Shrestha said the panel rejected Giri Bahadur Sunar, nominated for Saudi Arabia, and Chudamani Kharel, proposed for Malaysia.
The committee deferred its decision on Jigyan Kumar Thapa, nominated for Japan. Shrestha said it had sought additional evidence from the Foreign Ministry and clarification about Thapa’s involvement with local authorities.