NOC chief Khadka summoned to Supplies Ministry
October 30, 2017 | 8:22 pm
Kathmandu / Oct 30: Nepal Oil Corporation Managing Director Gopal Khadka has been summoned to Ministry of Supplies on Monday. It has been learnt that Khadka will report to the ministry from Monday itself.
The Cabinet meeting on September 18 had decided to sack Khadka for his involvement in misappropriating around Rs 800 million, while buying land plots worth Rs 1.61 billion in four places—Bhairahawa, Chitwan, Sarlahi and Jhapa—for building oil storage facilities.
After being sacked, Khadka had move Supreme Court seeking justice. Subsequently, the SC in its interim order on October 8 had reinstated Khadka to the top post of the NOC.
Khadka was appointed NOC’s managing director on January 28, 2015 by then Sushil Koirala-led government.