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PM Deuba expands Cabinet, inducts 3 Ministers, 1 State Minister

PM Deuba expands Cabinet, inducts 3 Ministers, 1 State Minister

By THT Online

Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, greets Indian ministers during his ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, August 24, 2017. Deuba is on a five-days visit to India. Photo: AP

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday inducted three Ministers and one State Minister from Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Democratic in his Cabinet. According to PM's press coordinator Govinda Pariyar the names have been forwarded to the President's Office and would be sworn in tomorrow. PM Deuba appointed Deepak Bohara as Minister for Science and Technology, Bikram Pandey as Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation and Sunil Bahadur Thapa as Minister for Industry. Likewise, Resham Lama has been appointed a Minister for State of Industry. PM Deuba has extended his cabinet to 54-member.