Govinda Acharya has been appointed as the press advisor to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

According to Dahal’s chief advisor Haribol Gajurel, the prime minister appointed Acharya to the position on Monday.

Acharya, the former president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, had earlier served as the press advisor to Dahal during his tenure as prime minister in 2016/17.