KATHMANDU: Former Prime Ministers--Sher Bahadur Deuba, Jhalanath Khanal and Baburam Bhattarai-- have received Tika on the occasion of Bada Dashain today.

On the occasion, Deuba received Tika from his father-in-law Binod Shumsher JB Rana and mother-in-law Prativa Rana while Bhattarai received Tika from his 85-year-old father Bhoj Prasad Bhattarai.

Similarly, former PM Khanal received Tika from his wife, Rabi Laxmi Chitrakar, and he also offered Tika to her.