KATHMANDU, MAY 13

The newly appointed Minister for Health and Population, Pradeep Yadav, took the oath of office and secrecy today before President Ramchandra Paudel.

The Janata Samajwadi Party MP Yadav took the oath at a function held at Rastrapati Bhawan in accordance with Article 80 of the Constitution.

Similarly, in the presence of President Paudel, the newly appointed Minister of State for Health, Hasina Khan, also took the oath of office and secrecy.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, and National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal were present at the swearing-in ceremony.

It is noteworthy that the former Minister for Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, resigned from his post earlier today.