PM Dahal departs for India to attend swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi (Photo Feature)

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has departed for New Delhi, India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

PM Dahal is accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, and other high-ranking government employees. Indian Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to take oath for the third term this evening.

During the visit, PM Dahal is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Modi, according to the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi. Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled to return home tomorrow.

(Glimpses of PM Dahal's temperature)

(Photo Courtesy: Saroj Basnet)