DPM Singh assigned as acting PM

Kathmandu, Aug 4: President Ram Chandra Paudel has assigned Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Urban Development Prakashman Singh to look after the daily administrative jobs carried out by the Prime Minister during the absence of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli last night left for Turkmenistan to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. 

The President has, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, assigned Deputy Prime Minister Singh to carry out the daily administrative jobs of the Prime Minister during the PM's absence, the Office of the President has stated.(RSS)