Four newly appointed ministers and six state ministers from the CPN (UML) were sworn in on Wednesday.
Local Development minister Urmila Aryal, Forest and Soil Conservation minister Bhanu Bhakta Jaishi, Irrigation minister Raghubir Mahaseth and General Administration minister Yuba Raj Karki were sworn in by Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal in the presence of President Ram Baran Yadav at the President's Office, Shital Niwas.
Energy minister Gokarna Bista, who was attacked by an unidentified gang Monday night could not attend the oath ceremony. He is undergoing treatment at Manmohan Memorial Hospital at Sorhakhutte.
After the swearing of the ministers, six minister of state - Ramji Sharma (Energy), Shatrughna Mahato (Local Development), Dal Bahadur Sunar (Irrigation), Dambar Sambahamphe (General Administration), Bhagawati Chaudhary (Forest and Soil Conservation) and Dr Lharkyal Lama (Finance) - were sworn in by the Prime Minister in Singha Durbar.
Radha Gyawali who was nominated as the Minister of State for Education skipped the swearing-in ceremony.
Although Gyawali herself is yet to make a formal statement about her absence, UML sources said she was unhappy with the portfolio she was given and that she also expected to be appointed as a full minister.
Prime Minister Khanal had inducted twelve ministers from the UML on Monday. nepalnews.com
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