In Nepal, newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki has recommended the names of five new ministers for the interim government. Anil Kumar Sinha, who was a former judge in the Supreme Court, will be given portfolios of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply; Ministry of Law and Justice; and Ministry of Land Reforms, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation. Mahabir Pun, an academician, will be appointed the minister for education and science and technology. He is the winner of the Roman Magsaysay Award.
Madan Prasad Pariyar, an agriculturist, will be the agriculture minister. Senior climate and agriculture expert Pariyar serves as the president of Samata Foundation, a non-profit that works for social justice and inclusiveness. He previously coordinated the high-level state restructuring commission of the Constituent Assembly.
Jagdish Kharel, a senior journalist, is being given the portfolio of the Information and Communications Ministry. Kharel is the head of news at Image Media Group. President Ramchandra Paudel will appoint Sangeeta Mishra as the health minister, who was earlier an additional secretary at the health ministry.
The interim cabinet already has three ministers. Rameshore Khanal is the minister for finance, Kulman Ghising minister for energy, water resources and irrigation and Om Prakash Aryal minister for home affairs.
