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Chand Cabinet expanded 13 new faces added

By A Staff Reporter

KATHMANDU, Nov. 18: His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, today added 13 new faces to the existing council of ministers in accordance with Article 127 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal - 2047. The strength of the council of ministers has, thus, reached 22.

A press statement issued by the Royal Palace said eight new ministers and five assistant ministers have been added in the expanded cabinet. The new members come from various political parties, the business community, intellectuals and other walks of life.

According to the statement, the portfolios and works of the ministers are as follows:

His Majesty the King had on October 11 formed a 9-member council of ministers under the premiership of Chand by activating Article 127 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal. Earlier on October 4, His Majesty the King had dismissed the then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his government after he expressed his inability to hold the general election as scheduled on November 13, citing security problems.

Ministers	Portfolios
Lokendra Bahadur Chand	Prime Minister Royal Palace Affairs,Defense
Badri Prasad Mandal	Deputy Prime Minister Agriculture &Cooperatives,Local Development
Ramesh Nath Pandey	Information & Communications,General Administration
Devi Prasad Ojha	Education & Sports.
Dr. Badri Prasad Shrestha	Finance.
Narendra Bikram Shah	Foreign Affairs.
Dharma Bahadur Thapa	Home, Law,Justice and Parliamentary affairs.
Gorehe Bahadur Khapangi	Women, Children and Social Welfare.
Dr. Upendra Devkota	Health, Science and Technology.
Narayan Singh Pun	Physical Planning and Construction.
Badri Narayan Basnet	Land Reforms & ManagementForest and Soil Conservation.
Kamal Prasad Chaulagai	Labour & Transport Management.Population and Environment.
Kuber Prasad Sharma	Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation
Mahesh Lal Pradhan	Industry, Commerce & Supplies.
Deepak Gyawali	Water Resources.
Assistant Ministers
Anuradha Koirala	Women, Children & Social Welfare.
Gopal Dahit	Population and Environment.
Rabi Bhatka Shrestha	Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation.
Jagat Bahadur Gurung	Industry, Commerce & Supplies.
Rabindra Khanal	Education & Sports.
Dr. Asharfi Shah	Local Development.
Prakash Chitrakar Pariyar	Land Reforms & Management

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