BP Koirala awarded Nepal Ratna Bibhushan

KATHMANDU : President Bidya Devi

Bhandari on Tuesday has conferred medals, awards, decoration and honours

on 345 personalities, living or dead, from different walks of life in

recognition of their contributions to the country.

The announcement was made on Republic Day 2074 BS.

The awards were presented in a programme organised by the Ministry of

Home Affairs at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas.

Photo: Manisha Koirala/ Instagram

The Nepal Ratna Bibhushan has been conferred on

former Prime Minister BP Koirala (posthumously). The Bibhushan was

received by his grandson Siddhartha Koirala.

Similarly, the Rastriya Gaurav Bibhushan has been

presented to politician Mahendra Narayan Nidhi (posthumously). The

Bibhushan was received by his son Bimalendra Nidhi.

Likewise, Mahaujjwal Rastradeep Bibhushan has been

conferred on Seikh Idris (posthumously), Nona Koirala (posthumously),

Amik Sherchan (Chitwan), Barman Budha (Rolpa) and Ram Kumari Yadav

(Dhanusha). Mohammad Aftap Alam had received the award on behalf of

Idrish while Dr Shekhar Koirala on behalf of Nona.

General Secretary at the Federal Parliament Manohar

Prasad Bhattarai has been presented the Ujjwal Kirtimaya Rastradeep

Bibhushan.

Similarly, six persons were awarded with Prasiddha

Prabal Jana Sewa Shree. They are Gopal Prasad Parajuli (former Chief

Justice), Ishwari Prasad Khatiwada (Justice), Deep Basnyat (former

Commissioner-CIAA), Umesh Mainali (Chairperson, Public Service

Commission), Rajendra Chettri (Chief of Army Staffs, Nepal Army) and Lok

Darshan Regmi (Chief Secretary).

Likewise, Sukirtimaya Rastradeep Bibhushan was

conferred on 21 personalities. They are Nabin Kumar Ghimire

(Commissioner-CIAA), Shreepurush Dhakal (Member of Public Service

Commission), Pro Dr Tirtha Khaniya (Vice-Chancellor of TU), Prof Dr Ram

Kantha Makaju (Vice-Chancellor of Kathmandu University), Prof Chiranjivi

Sharma (Vice-Chancellor, Pokhara University), Prem Kumar Rai

(Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs), Mahendra Man Gurung (Secretary,

Ministry of Communications, Information and Technology), Dinesh Kumar

Thapaliya (Secretary, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General

Administration) and Dr Tahir Ali Ansari (former Justice of Supreme

Court).

The awardees also include Ashesh Malla (artist),

Purna Chandra Thapa (Office of Chief of General Staff-Nepal Army),

Prakash Aryal (former Inspector General of Nepal Police), Singh Bahadur

Shrestha (former Inspector General of Armed Police Force), Shailendra

Khanal (Inspector General of Armed Police Force), Ishwar Hamal (Major

General, Nepal Army), Rabindra Chettri (honorary Major General, Rastriya

Sewa Dal), Yadav Prasad Koirala (Administrative Officer, Kathmandu

Metropolitan City), Bhesh Narayan Dahal (Director General, Department of

Archaeology), Dr Ram Dayal Rakesh (Litterateur, Sarlahi), and Pradeep

Kumar Rai ‘Byakul Maila’ (Litterateur, Okhaldunga).

Present in the event were Vice-President, Prime

Minister, Speaker of House, Chairperson of National Assembly, Ministers,

Chief of the constitutional bodies and VIPs among others. (RSS)