गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Republic Nepal’s first Head of the State Girija Prasad’s statue unveiled Politics Republic Nepal’s first Head of the State Girija Prasad’s statue unveiled KathmanduPati March 20, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – First Head of the State of Republic Nepal and former President of the Nepali Congress (NC), Girija Prasad Koirala’s statue was unveiled amidst a programme in Jhpaa today. This is so far the first-ever statue of former Prime Minister Koirala. In commemoration of 10th death anniversary of veteran democratic leader Koirala, NC Regional Committee erected the statue at its office at Mechinagar municipality-10, Dhulabari. NC Spokesperson and central member Biswo Prakash Sharma unveiled the statue. The half body size statue of the late Koirala was designed and mported from Jayapur of India at the cost of Rs 120,000, shared NC Jhapa Constituency-1 President Mani Uprety. He said that the statue of towering figure of Nepali politics Koirala was erected soas to enliven his contributions. Party cadres had raised fund required for the installation of the statue, said the party sources. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Home Minister calls for legal framework to grant facilities to… NGO Federation’s Declaration handed over to PM Oli HoR meeting: Call for diplomatic initiative to bring back bodies… Existing Constitution doesn’t recognise monarchy: Lawmaker Pant Women Leadership Summit 2025: PM Oli calls for bringing positive… HoR Session: Lawmakers express objection to lifelong benefits to former… Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Five hand sanitizers manufacturers using hazardous chemical to face action International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 Interview with Nepal’s first female paragliding pilot on World Tourism Day Education in crisis Indian intelligence agency RAW’s chief Goel arrives in Nepal Kamal Thapa seeks role of Rashtriya Prajatantra Party’s executive chairman