Prime Minister Deuba receives Dashain tika

Kathmandu - Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba received the Dashain tika and jamara from his family priest Binod Sapkota at the auspicious time of 11:55 am today at the Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar on the occasion of the Bijaya Dashami festival. 

The Prime Minister will receive the Dashain tika from President Bidya Devi Bhandari today itself. The Prime Minister and President of the Nepali Congress is to offer tika to the party leaders, cadres and the general public only after receiving tika from the Head-of-the-State at 2:00 pm today, his private secretariat said. Time after 4:00 pm has been fixed for giving tika to the members of the public by the prime minister.