Kathmandu

Prime Minister Dahal leaving for Delhi this afternoon

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

FILE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with his Nepali counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal before their meeting in New Delhi, India, on Friday, September 16, 2016. Photo: AP

KATHMANDU, JUNE 9

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is leaving for New Delhi, India this afternoon to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Dahal will be accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other high-ranking government employees.

Indian Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to take oath for the third term this evening.

During the visit, Prime Minister Dahal is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Modi, according to the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to return home tomorrow.