KATHMANDU, Oct 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed Mahesh Raj Dahal as the Nepali ambassador to Australia. According to a press statement issued by the Office of President on Tuesday, President Bhandari appointed Dahal to the post in accordance with Article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal.

Envoy Sherpa resigns

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KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Nepali Ambassador to Australia, Lucky Sherpa resigned from the post on Friday following a controversy after accusations of her involvement in human trafficking.

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KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Lucky Sherpa has stepped down as the Ambassador to Australia stating that it was against her ethics to continue serving as the ambassador amid allegations of human trafficking. Sherpa resigned from her position following direction from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and co-chairperson of Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Nepal's ambassador to Australia, Lucky Sherpa has refuted the ongoing rumors in the media regarding her fate. Speaking with the media, ambassador Sherpa said that she has been bearing unnecessary torture by the ongoing rumors in the media.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that the government has yet to make decision on the fate of Nepal's ambassador to Australia, Lucky Sherpa.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Nepali ambassador to Australia Lucky Sherpa, who was instructed to furnish clarification on her alleged involvement in human trafficking, reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Sunday.

MoFA begins probe against envoy Sherpa

December 7, 2018 05:07 am

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has started internal investigation into the alleged involvement of Nepal's ambassador to Australia Lucky Sherpa in human trafficking.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Nepal’s ambassador to Australia Lucky Sherpa is facing an allegation of involvement in human trafficking, and the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded a government probe.

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