{"id":28299,"date":"2026-05-13T23:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=28299"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:52:35","slug":"shrestha-appointed-as-acting-executive-director-of-nea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=28299","title":{"rendered":"Shrestha appointed as Acting Executive Director of NEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KATHMANDU &#8211;  Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Officiating Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha has been appointed as the Acting Executive Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha appointed Shrestha to the post today through a ministerial decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shrestha has working with the NEA for the past 29 years. 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