President Bhandari confers decorations on distinguished persons

KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today awarded distinguished persons, civil servants and individuals from the social sector various decorations and titles which were announced on the occasion of the Constitution Day (National Day) 2078 BS. The President had announced these decorations and titles on the occasion of the Constitution Day on September 19, 2021, and on the recommendation of the government. Accordingly, former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai has been posthumously conferred with the title Nepal Ratna, former chairman of the Council of Ministers Subarna Shumsher Rana (posthumously) and former Prime Minister Jhal Nath Khanal with the title Rastra Gaurav and the politicians Tulsilal Amatya (posthumously), Mangala Devi Singh and Mohan Chandra Adhikari, the democracy fighter Durga Nanda Jha and noted singer and musician Narayan Gopal  Gurubacharya, all posthumously, with the title Maha Ujjwal Rastra Deep. Similarly, politicians Pradip Nepal, Posta Bahadur Bogati (posthumously) and Marshal Julum Shakya (posthumously) were decorated with the title Suprasidhdha Prawal Janasewashree and Supreme Court Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha with the title Ujjwala Kirtimaya Rastradeep. Likewise, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) President Shekhar Golchha, Bhishma Raj Ojha, Keki Adhikari and Prakash Saput were awarded Prawal Janasewashree. The investiture ceremony is in progress at the Rastrapati Bhawan as of filing this news since there are around 500 individuals on the list of the decorated personalities. Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Agni Prasad Sapkota, National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, among the ministers and high-ranking officials were present in the investiture ceremony at the Rastrapati Bhawan, Sheetal Niwas. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="22087,22085,22084,22083,22082,22081,22080,22079,22078,22077,22076"] READ ALSO:

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