Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is likely to visit India on April 28, according to reports citing sources. Quoting the sources in Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the reports said that the date of visit was proposed to Kathmandu by New Delhi.
Prachanda is likely to be in India on a three-day visit, the sources added. An announcement regarding the visit will be made officially by the two nations in a week’s time, the reports said .
Dahal had earlier visited India after attending the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, during his first tenure as Prime Minister. In 2016 again, he visited New Delhi during his second tenure as the premier.
Nepal President airlifted to India for treatment
Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel was on April 19 airlifted to India for treatment, his Office said. The 78-year-old President who took office on March 13 will undergo treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
On April 18, he was admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu after complaining of shortness of breath. This is the second time this month that Paudel has been hospitalized.
