गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA Breaking Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA KathmanduPati September 22, 2026 Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 22 – Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has assigned Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle the responsibility of acting prime minister during his absence as he travels to New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Shah is scheduled to leave for New York at 7 p.m. today to participate in the UN General Assembly. Before his departure, Shah recommended Wagle’s appointment as acting prime minister to President Ram Chandra Paudel. Based on the recommendation, President Paudel appointed Wagle as acting prime minister. Shah is scheduled to address the 81st UN General Assembly on September 24. He is scheduled to return to Nepal on September 26. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline Indian youth leader vows protest despite detentions Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 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 What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General
