New ministers

President Bidya Devi Bhandari administers the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed (from right in the left row) Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma, Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Hitraj Pandey, Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar (Ram) Karki, Minister without Portfolio Dhaniram Paudel and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ajaya Shankar Nayak at the Sheetal Niwas on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Photo: RSS