The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has approved the names of 10 out of 13 proposed ambassadors for various countries.
Those approved include Nishchalnath Pandey, proposed for India; Kalyan Raj Sharma, proposed for China; Chiran Jung Thapa, proposed for the United States; and Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana, proposed for the United Kingdom.
Similarly, the committee approved the names of Suresh Kumar Karna, proposed for Israel; Prapti Sherchan, proposed for Spain; Sharu Joshi, proposed for Germany; Padmakshi Rana, proposed for Oman; Sangam Shrestha, proposed for South Korea; and Manchala Jha, proposed for Sri Lanka.
On September 18, the government had recommended ambassadors for 13 countries.
Meanwhile, the committee unanimously rejected the name of Giri Bahadur Sunar, who was proposed as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
At the time this news report was prepared, decisions regarding the names of the other two candidates were still pending.