New ministers of Gandaki Province take oath
Newly appointed ministers of Gandaki Province have taken oath of office and secrecy today.
Gandaki Province Chief Dilli Raj Bhatta administered oath to the newly appointed ministers at a program organized at the Office of the Province Chief.
Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey appointed new ministers from the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML.
The newly appointed ministers from the Nepali Congress are Jit Sherchan as Finance Minister, Nanda Prasad Neupane as Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Water Supply, Namdu Gurung as Minister for Social Development, Youth and Sports and Rekha Gurung as Minister for Forest and Environment.
Similarly, UML's Govinda Bahadur Nepali has been appointed as Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management, Yashoda Rimal as Minister for Industry and Tourism, Laxman Pandey as Minister for Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperative and Bhim Karki as Minister for Health.
Gandaki NC lawmaker Kunwar resigns
Nepali Congress lawmaker Dron Kumar Kunwar resigned from his post on Wednesday after not being able to become a minister in the Gandaki Province government.
Gandaki Province Chief Minister Surendra Pandey has made extensive changes to the Cabinet today.
Kunwar had aspired to become a minister in the provincial government.
Kunwar submitted his resignation to the Gandaki Province Speaker this morning.
British envoy Fenn pays courtesy call on Education Minister Pokharel
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Nepal Rob Fenn paid a courtesy call on Minister for Education, Science and Technology Sasmit Pokharel at his office today.
During the meeting, they discussed various topics on Nepal-UK relations as well as mutual cooperation and collaboration, Minister Pokharel's Private Secretariat stated.
Expressing heartfelt gratitude for the assistance received from the UK government for the educational development of Nepal, Minister Pokharel requested for support to the schools for children with autism that are to be operated in all seven provinces.
On the occasion, the Education Minister had requested the UK Ambassador to assist the schools in resource and human resource development.
PM Shah to interact with all HoR members under PR system
Prime Minister Balendra Shah is scheduled to interact with all House of Representatives (HoR) members elected under the proportional representation (PR) system.
According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, the interaction program is beginning at 12 noon today at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar.
During the interaction program, the HoR Members would share their concerned clusters' issues, challenges and solution measures.
The PM's Secretariat stated that the interaction program is aimed at holding direct consultations between the people's representatives and the executive to ensure effective policymaking and implementation.
