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The ceremony included Batuk offering a blessing and Lama delivering a prayer for prosperity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key ministers and their portfolios:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Balendra Shah \u2013 Prime Minister; also overseeing Defense and Industry ministries<\/li>\n<li>Swarnim Wagle \u2013 Finance Minister (second rank)<\/li>\n<li>Sudhan Gurung \u2013 Home Minister (third rank)<\/li>\n<li>Shishir Khanal \u2013 Foreign Minister<\/li>\n<li>Sunil Lamsal \u2013 Physical Infrastructure, Transport, and Urban Development Minister<\/li>\n<li>Virajbhakta Shrestha \u2013 Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Minister<\/li>\n<li>Khadkaraj Paudel (Ganesh) \u2013 Tourism Minister<\/li>\n<li>Sasmita Pokharel \u2013 Education, Science, Technology, Youth, and Sports Minister<\/li>\n<li>Nisha Mehta \u2013 Health and Population Minister<\/li>\n<li>Bikram Timilsina \u2013 Communication Minister<\/li>\n<li>Pratibha Rawal \u2013 General Administration Minister<\/li>\n<li>Deepak Sah (Mahottari) \u2013 Labor and Employment Minister<\/li>\n<li>Sobita Gautam \u2013 Law Minister<\/li>\n<li>Sita Badi \u2013 Women and Children Minister<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The newly appointed ministers of the Balendra Shah-led government have taken their oath of office at a ceremony held at the President\u2019s Office, Shital Niwas. President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath to the ministers. Earlier today, Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) had also taken his oath. 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