Dilli Chaudhary appointed as Chief Minister of Lumbini Province

Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Leader Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province.

With the support of 53 MPs from 8 parties, the governor of Lumbini province, Amik Sherchan has appointed Chaudhary as the Chief Minister according to Article 168 of the Constitution.

Earlier, after the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, Lila Giri of CPN-UML failed to get the vote of confidence, Chaudhary submitted his claim at the call of the Chief Minister of the Province, Amik Sherchan according to Clause 2 of Article 168 of the Constitution.

In the 87-member Lumbini Provincial Assembly, Chaudhary got the support of 27 MPs from the Nepali Congress, 11 from the Maoists, 4 from the Nagarik unmukti party, 3 from the Janamat Party, 3 from the Janata Samajwadi Party, 3 from the Loktantrik samjbadiParty, 1 from the Rashtriya Janamorcha and 1 from the NEKAPA ekikrit Samajbadi Party.

Air fuel depot at Tarigaon Airport locked by public

Dang, local residents and public representatives have locked the gate of the aviation fuel depot at Tarigaon Airport in Tulsipur.

Locals and public representatives locked the gate of the air-fuel depot at Tarigaon Airport in Tulsipur saying that the Bowser machine used for filling the aircraft is going to be taken back. After a long time, only Nepal Air Service Corporation’s aircraft have been taking flight at the airport. There have been difficulties for other airlines to start a flight in Tarigaon due to the lack of a fuel depot. The locals with the Deputy Mayor of Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan Syani Chaudhary have jointly locked the gate of the air-fuel depot at the airport, saying that the government is trying to shut down the airport by taking back the Bowser machine.

It is said that the president of the Tulsipur Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sent a letter to all the relevant agencies on the matter and has also warned that if their demands are ignored, they will conduct a strong agitation program.