Chinese science chief in Kathmandu: Bai Chunli, left, visiting president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), shaking hands with Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at the Prime Minister’s Office in Kathmandu yesterday.
IANS
Three months after being elected as the country’s executive head, Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala yesterday inducted three new members in his cabinet.
With the expansion, the numbers of ministers reached 24, Xinhua reported.
Sunil Thapa of Rastriya Prajatantra Party took oath as the minister for commerce and supplies, and Giri Bahadur KC was sworn in as the state minister for the same ministry.
Nilam KC, a leader of CPN-ML was sworn in as minister for women, children and social
welfare.
Thapa is a the son of former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Nilam KC is the spouse of CPN-ML general secretary C P Mainali.
Prime Minister Koirala had been under fire for failing to expand the cabinet for a long time. Koirala is yet to appoint minister for defence, peace and reconstruction, and science and
technology.
The prime minister is also due to appoint 26 members of the constituent assembly.
