Dhankuta can be Province 1 headquarters: Oli

DHANKUTA: The CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli has said that the possibility to make Dhankuta the headquarters of Province-1 has increased.

Speaking at a programme organised to congratulate the newly-elected representatives from UML in Dhankuta today, Chairman Oli stated that his party was in favour of declaring Dhankuta as the provincial headquarters after his party won all seven local levels in the district.

UML has emerged victorius in most places in the local level elections, he added.

The UML Chief further said that Dhankuta has the special position in the elections to local level across the country.