गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Govt appoints consul generals for Lhasa, Hong Kong Politics Govt appoints consul generals for Lhasa, Hong Kong Navaraj Dhakal appointed as Consul General for Lhasa, Udaya Rana Magar for Hong Kong KathmanduPati August 31, 2020 KATHMANDU- The government has appointed the Consul Generals for Lhasa and Hong Kong. The cabinet meeting held on Sunday decided to appoint Navaraj Dhakal as the Consul General of Lhasa and Udaya Rana Magar of Hong Kong and Macau. Lhasa and Hong Kong are special administrative zones in China, where Nepal has its consulate generals. Hong Kong’s Consulate General also oversees Macau. Previously serving as the Consul General of Hong Kong and Lhasa were Kamal Prasad Bhattarai and Gobinda Bahadur Karkee, respectively. Prior to their appointments, Magar was working as a Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Dhakal, also a Joint Secretary, was serving at the Ministry of Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. However, both were transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week in order to appoint them as the head of the Nepali missions abroad. Write your comments RELATED NEWS BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Iran says US must end pressure before talks resume Rubio says US must maintain strategic ties with Pakistan Iran rejects Uranium transfer until US meets demands Economic hardship and housing crisis drive Europe protests Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Another ‘tension’ for PM Oli: Less work, more worry! Over 2,000 Nepal Police personnel infected with coronavirus Nine important facts about Koshi Barrage of Nepal M.S Dhoni announces his retirement through an instagram post. CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain
