Kathmandu, Feb. 23
Deputy
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has resumed his
regular duties at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) from Sunday.
He
sustained injuries in a balloon explosion during the official launch event of
Pokhara Visit Year 2025, organised by Pokhara Metropolitan City on February 15,
Mayor of Pokhara, Dhanraj Acharya also sustained injuries.
Both
of them were airlifted to Kirtipur for treatment on the same day.
After
receiving two days of intensive care at the Burn Hospital in Kirtipur, he was
discharged. Since then, he had been handling only essential tasks from his
residence, the MoF informed in a statement.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 24 February 2025.
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