KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Oli’s cabinet features nine new ministers, including five from the Nepali Congress party and four from CPN-UML. Although the introduction of these new faces aims to convey a positive message, there are concerns about the inadequate representation of Dalits and Muslims, as well as the low number of women in the […]
KATHMANDU: Newly appointed Prime Minister KP Oli has called for his first cabinet meeting. The meeting is scheduled for today at 5:30 pm. According to the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, the meeting will discuss current issues. Oli took the oath of office and secrecy earlier today. Oli has also expanded the cabinet to include 22 members, […]
KATHMANDU, June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been serving as the caretaker prime minister after the House dissolution, has expanded his Cabinet.
In his recent expansion on Thursday, PM Oli has kept the portfolio of the Defence Ministry with himself.
Releasing a statement earlier today, the Office of President shared that PM Oli formed a 25-member Cabinet. He made several reshuffles on June 4 as he inducted 10 ministers from the Mahantha Thakur-faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP).
Khagraj Adhikari has been appointed as the Minister for Home Affairs while JSP’s Raj Kishor Yadav will serve as the Minister for Industry Commerce and Supply. Similarly, Nainkala Thapa, spouse of former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ has been appointed as the Minister for Communication and Information Technology.
Jwala Kumari Sah, Narad Muni Rana, Ganesh Pahdai, Mohan Baniya and Asha Kumari BK are among those inducted in the Cabinet on Thursday. Of them, Baniya will remain the minister without portfolio while BK will remain as the minister of state.
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KATHMANDU, May 1: Prime Minister KP Shamra Oli has called a Cabinet meeting for Sunday afternoon.
The meeting is scheduled for 4 PM today at the prime minister’s official residence, a minister told Ratopati. “The meeting is expected to discuss the government's strategies to tackle the ongoing second wave of coronavirus though we were told about today’s meeting’s agenda,” he said.
Today’s cabinet meeting is also expected to endorse the recommendations made by the COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC).
KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Rumors speculating a fully fledged cabinet of ministers became a bluff after KP Sharma Oli led government failed to appoint no more than four ministers; Ishwar Pokherel, Ram Bahadur Thapa, Matrika Yadav and Yubaraj Khatiwada.
