KATHMANDU, Jan 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed grief over the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara earlier this morning.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari took a ride on Sajha Yatayat’s electric bus from Sheetal Niwas– her official residence– to Patan to visit Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya and Pimbahal pond on Saturday afternoon.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Newly-appointed US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson on Friday presented his credentials to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has expressed dissatisfaction over President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's address to the Global Security Initiative (GSI) conference organized by the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) on Wednesday. According to MoFA, the President addressed the conference against Nepal's foreign policy of not being involved in any security umbrella.

KATHMANDU, August 2: The Bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 passed by both houses of the Federal Parliament has now reached the verification stage. The pressure to stop it has increased as it will take the form of an Act after being approved by the President. According to analysts, the provision of the constitution that the president can stop the bill means that the bill should be people-friendly.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: President Bidya Devi Bhandari reached Kamalpokhari of Kathmandu and performed Chhath Puja by offering argha (curd) to the Sun today on the occasion of Chhath festival.

KATHMANDU, May 10: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has invited a political party leader who can garner majority votes in parliament with the support of two or more parties to stake claim for the post of new prime minister as per Article 76(2) of the constitution.

KATHMANDU, May 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari presented the government's annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 in a joint meeting of the federal parliament-- the House of Representatives and the National Assembly on Friday.

KATHMANDU, May 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday presented the government's annual policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2020/21 in a joint meeting of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives at the federal parliament building in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has attended the Basanta Shrawan ritual at Nasalchowk in Hanumandhoka Durbar Square on the occasion of Shree Panchami this morning.

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