Four RPP ministers sworn-in; Thapa DPM
KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has inducted four ministers from Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) on Saturday.
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari administered the oath to Kamal Thapa, Dilnath Giri, Jayanta Chand and Bikram Thapa in presence of PM Deuba at her office in Sheetal Niwas.
Thapa, also the RPP Chair, was sworn-in as the Deputy Prime Minister while three others were sworn-in without portfolio.
PM had expanded his cabinet on Friday inducting four ministers and four state ministers from the party. With this expansion, the current cabinet size has swelled to 64.
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Ministers of State administered oath of offices
KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed four Ministers of State.
During a ceremony organized at Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar Saturday evening,
Minister of State without portfolio Kunti Kumari Sahi, Sushil Kumar Shrestha, Bhaskar Bhadra and Kanta Bhattarai were administered the oath of office and secrecy.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and Chief Secretary of the government and others.