Kathmandu, September 4
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday has conferred medals, awards, decoration and honours on 345 personalities from different walks of life in recognition of their contributions to the country.
The announcement of the awardee list was made on Republic Day. The awards were presented amid a program organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs at the office of the President, Sheetal Niwas.
The Nepal Ratna Bibhushan has been conferred on former Prime Minister BP Koirala (posthumously). The award was received by his grandson Siddhartha Koirala. Similarly, the Rastriya Gaurav Bibhushan has been presented to politician Mahendra Narayan Nidhi (posthumously). It was received by his son Bimalendra Nidhi.
Here’s a list of personalities who received the other awards:
Mahaujjwal Rastradeep Bibhushan: Seikh Idrish (posthumously), Nona Koirala (posthumously), Amik Sherchan (Chitwan), Barman Budha (Rolpa) and Ram Kumari Yadav (Dhanusha).
Ujjwal Kirtimaya Rastradeep Bibhushan: General Secretary of Federal Parliament Manohar Prasad Bhattarai
Prasiddha Prabal Jana Sewa Shree: 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)
Sukirtimaya Rastradeep Bibhushan: Nabin Kumar Ghimire (Commissioner-CIAA), Shreepurush Dhakal (Member of Public Service Commission), Prof 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), Dr Tahir Ali Ansari (former Justice of Supreme Court), 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).
The Vice-President, Prime Minister, Speaker of House, Chairperson of National Assembly, Ministers, and chiefs of constitutional bodies were present during the event.
