Kathmandu, March 25 -- The All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU- Unified Socialist) burnt the effigy of Deepak Khadka, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation protesting the deposition of Nepal Electricity Authority Chief Kulman Ghising.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday evening sacked the incumbent Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority- Kulman Ghising from the post.

Ghising who has been regarded as the person to put an end to power cuts in the Himalayan nation has been deposed from the post citing his poor performance. The cabinet instead has appointed Hitendradev Shakya, the brother-in-law of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as the successor of Ghising.

"The government yesterday (Monday) dec...