Karnali CM Kandel expands cabinet

Kakrebihar (Surkhet), April 30: Chief Minister Yam Lal Kandel has expanded the Karnali province government. Karnali Province Chief Tilak Pariyar expanded the province cabinet at the recommendation of Chief Minister Kandel.     

According to Office of the Province Chief, CPN (Maoist Centre)'s Mahendra KC, Bir Bahadur Shahi, Durga Bahadur Rawat and Ran Singh Pariyar have been appointed as Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning, Minister for Social Development, Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment and Minister for Water Resources and Energy Development respectively.     

Similarly, CPN (UML)'s Sher Bahadur Budha has been inducted in the cabinet as the Minister for Physical Infrastructures, Binod Kumar Shah as Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperative.     

Gamata BK has been appointed as Minister of State for Physical Infrastructures and Urban Development. However, CM Kandel has kept the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law with himself.     

Newly appointed all ministers except Binod Kumar Shah have taken the oath of office and secrecy today itself. (RSS)