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Newly appointed Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Gauri Kumari Yadav and Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Ramji Yadav were administered oath of office and secrecy this evening.

President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath of office to the minister duo amidst a function at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas.

Present on the occasion were Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Dol Prasad Aryal, National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal and other dignitaries.

Earlier today, President Paudel appointed Gauri Kumari Yadav as the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies and Ramji Yadav as the Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shah.

Rubi Kumari Thakur has been elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. She was the candidate for the post from the Shram Sanskriti Party.

In the election held this evening, Thakur secured 229 votes, while another candidate, Saraswoti Lama of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, received five votes.

Likewise, 22 votes were cast as “none of the above.” Out of the 275-member House of Representatives, 256 members participated in the election.

Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal announced Thakur’s election to the post and congratulated her.

The 26-year-old candidate had the support of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party as well as three major opposition parties: Nepali Congress, CPN-UML  and the Communist Party of Nepal.

The first session of the House of Representatives is being prorogued this midnight.

The AG 10 Football Academy has officially commenced its 11-day football camp at the Chyasal Stadium in Lalitpur, starting last Monday. Organized by former national team captain and academy head Anil Gurung, the program features 35 participants between the ages of 6 and 16. 

The camp, which is scheduled to run until May 16, holds daily training sessions from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. According to the organizers, the initiative is designed to enhance technical skills, physical fitness, and tactical understanding while fostering discipline and teamwork in an engaging environment. 

To ensure high-quality instruction, the academy has enlisted a veteran coaching staff including former national women’s team coach Rajendra Tamang, national team goalkeeper coach Binod Dangol, and Anil Gurung, alongside coaches Samir Bista and Subit Karki.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that around 874,000 people in Lebanon were already facing acute food insecurity before the recent escalation of violence, AP reported.

Despite ongoing risks and heavy bombing in southern border villages near Israel, the agency said it continues to deliver humanitarian convoys to affected areas.

According to its statement, the WFP has provided emergency food assistance to more than 440,000 people since March 2.