KATHMANDU, June 7: Amid criticism that the government invited an unauthorized person during the budget-making process, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat clarified that former Non-Gazetted First Class Officer Ram Krishna Shrestha was hired only to type the Finance Bill.

KATHMANDU, April 29: A meeting was held between Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song.