Kathmandu, Jan. 20 -- India on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of election-related assistance to Nepal at a ceremony ahead of the national polls scheduled for March.

According to a release issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, the ceremony was organised at Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs, and the tranche of election-related assistance was handed over to Nepal's Minister for Home Affairs, Om Prakash Aryal.

Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, Rakesh Pandey, handed over the trance which consisted of more than 60 double-cab pickup vehicles along with other supplies.

"The Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Dr. Rakesh Pandey, handed over more than 60 double-cab pickup vehicles and other...