KATHMANDU, JANUARY 18

President Ramchandra Paudel has assigned Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka to work as Acting Prime Minister during the absence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' in office.

Issuing a press statement today, the President's Office informed that as PM Dahal left for Uganda leading a Nepali delegation to attend the 19th NAM summit being held in Kampala, Uganda early this morning, the President asked DPM Khadka to carry out responsibilities of PM Dahal.