Nepal’s first woman chief justice of the Supreme Court, Sushila Karki was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister, where President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath in the presence of many dignitaries. An alumna of Banaras Hindu University in India, Ms Sushila gets the primary responsibility to conduct national elections within six months. Announcing the acceptance of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s resignation, the octogenarian head of state expected everyone’s support to amicably resolve the crisis. However, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concern over turmoil in the northern neighbor without any delay. Terming the violence in Nepal as heart-rending, Modi condoled the demise of many young people in the conflict.