Wed, 14 October 2026
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Wed, 14 October 2026
Kathmandu, Oct 14: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Wednesday has unanimously endorsed 10 ambassadorial nominees.
Those endorsed nominees are Dr Nishchal Nath Pandey for India, Dr. Kalyan Raj Sharma for China, Chiran Jung Thapa for the USA, Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana for the UK, Saru Joshi for Germany, Suresh Kumar Karna for Israel, Padmakshi Rana for Oman, Dr. Sangam Shrestha for Korea, Prapti Sherchan for Spain, and Manchala Kumari Jha for Sri Lanka. The committee, however, rejected the names proposed for Saudi Arabia, Giri Bahadur Sunar, and for Malaysia, Chudamani Kharel, according to committee chair Bodha Narayan Shrestha.
Similarly, the ambassadorial nominee for Japan, Jigyan Kumar Thapa, has been postponed by the committee.
In case of Thapa, further evidence and clarification have been sought from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on his engagement with local level, Chair Thapa further shared. (RSS)
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