Govt appoints Yogesh Bhattarai as tourism minister
July 31, 2019 | 8:53 pm
Kathmandu / July 31: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appointed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Yogesh Bhattarai as a new Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Wednesday.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed minister amid a ceremony at the former’s office in Sheetal Niwas around 4:20 pm.
The Ministry was sans leadership since the then minister Rabindra Adhikari was killed in a chopper crash in Taplejung district on February 27.
Bhattarai is an elected member of the House of Representatives from Taplejung.
Bhattarai, who started his political career as a student leader, is currently the publicity department chief of his party.