Vice President Paramananda Jha of Nepal
I think that Paramananda Jha is a very lucky and happy man.
The meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) held Saturday night officially declared that Paramananda Jha has become Nepal's first vice president, winning the election held today.
CA chairman Kul Bahadur Gurung announced that Jha has been elected vice president bagging 305 votes, beating his nearest rival Shanta Shrestha of CPN (Maoist) who garnered 243 votes.
Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, July 19 - Madhesi People’s Rights Forum candidate Paramananda Jha was elected as the first vice president of the federal democratic republic of Nepal.
KATHMANDU, Sept 2 - Vice President Paramananda Jha has defended the use of Hindi in his oath of office, saying the Interim Constitution has not.
Mr Jha was well aware of the act he was doing.
The CA Chairman Kul Bahadur Gurung declared that Paramananda Jha was elected vice president of the federal democratic Nepal, and the new president election was to be elected at 0800 local time (0215 GMT) on Monday.
Kathmandu (AsiaNews) A day after Nepals Vice President Paramananda Jha took the oath of office street protests continue.
The controversy is further complicated by the fact that when Mr Jha was a Supreme Court judge he was involved in international smuggling and forced to resign as a result of the probe.
Paramananda Jha took the oath of office on Wednesday before President Ram Baran Yadav.
Vice President Paramananda Jha was at home at the time of the attack, according to police official Ganga Pant.
Jha was not immediately available to comment.
last month because he took the oath in Hindi language.
Nepals veep Paramananda Jha has a tough time finding a residence.
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Nepal's newly elected Vice President Paramananda Jha took his oath of office in Hindi " a language spoken in northern parts of neighboring India.
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Hindi Boomerang Hits NepalNepal's newly elected Vice President Paramananda Jha took his oath of office in Hindi - a language spoken in northern parts of neighboring India.
Petitioner Neupane, in the petition, has demanded to invalidate the oath vice president Jha has taken claiming taking oath in hindi language was unconstitutional.
An elected vice president is accountable as an individual citizen of Nepal to the entire nation because Paramananda Jha was not solely elected by the votes of his political party, which has nominated him as one of the candidates of Nepal´s first vice-president.
Talking to mediapersons here, Jha said that he made those remarks just to fulfill his responsibility, i.
On Wednesday, Jha had accused the President of ignoring the responsibility of following the constitution and stated that the political parties violated the CA.
Jha said that he was bewildered for his unclear role due to lack of law, Kantipur reported.
Madhesi People’s Rights Forum candidate Paramananda Jha was elected as the first vice president of the federal democratic republic of Nepal.
Jha was unhurt, but a security guard was injured in the attack.
Jha has remained unpopular since he took his oath of office in the Hindi language, which prompted street protests among activists who are suspicious that Hindi _ the national language of neighboring India _ could erode Nepal's national identity.
Jha has defended his action, saying it was an attempt to promote the inclusion of Hindi as an official language in Nepal.
Amidst looming political uncertainties following the Maoists decided not to join the new government, newly elected first President of the Federal Democratic Republic Nepal Ram Baran Yadav and vice-president Paramananda Jha took the oath of office and secrecy amid a grand function at Presidential Office (Rastrapati Bhawan) at Sital Niwas today.
Jha has been unpopular since he took his oath of office in July in the Hindi language, which prompted street protests by activists who fear that Hindi the national language of neighboring India could erode Nepal's national identity.
However, Jha said he chose to use Hindi because it is a popular language in southern Nepal, and he argues that it should be one of the country's official languages.