India, Sept. 12 -- Sushila Karki, Nepal's former chief justice, took oath as the first woman prime minister, days after KP Sharma Oli resigned amid a massive unrest leading to a political turmoil.

The name of the Nepal's first female chief justice, who served between July 2016 to June 2017, was reportedly finalised during a meeting of the Gen Z movement on Wednesday.

Sushila Karki earned a reputation for her strong stance against corruption and commitment to judicial independence. The first woman prime minister of Nepal also has an India connection as she studied law at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. She also met her future husband, Durga Prasad Subedi, during her study in India.

Kari's husband Subedi was once part of a plan...