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#13501994
27 Mar 2026
Nepal's newly appointed Home Minister Sudan Gurung (in black cap and glasses) is welcomed by officials upon arrival at the ministry in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. On the same day, Balen takes the oath of office amid a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu. The newly formed 15-member cabinet under Prime Minister Shah includes five women MPs, ensuring the constitutional provision of one-third women participation is met for the first time. Women ministers are appointed from both proportional and direct election categories. Sita Badi is appointed Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens, Sobita Gautam is the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Pratibha Rawal is the Minister for General Administration, Nisha Mehta is named Minister for Health and Population, and Geeta Chaudhary leads the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Article 38(4) of the Constitution, the state must ensure women's participation in all organs on the basis of proportional and inclusive principles, making 33 percent participation mandatory. Article 84(2) guarantees at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives, while Article 176 requires 33 percent women's representation in provincial assemblies. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.
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#13501999
27 Mar 2026
Sasmit Pokhrel, Nepali Education Minister under Prime Minister Balendra Shah, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026, after taking the oath of secrecy to attend the cabinet meeting. On the same day, Balendra Shah took the oath of office at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu. The newly formed 15-member cabinet includes five women MPs, meeting the constitutional provision of one-third women participation for the first time. Women ministers have been appointed from both proportional and direct election categories. Sita Badi is the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens; Sobita Gautam is the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs; Pratibha Rawal is the Minister for General Administration; Nisha Mehta is the Minister for Health and Population; and Geeta Chaudhary leads the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Article 38(4) of the Constitution, the state must ensure women's participation in all organs on the basis of proportional and inclusive principles, making 33 percent participation mandatory. Article 84(2) guarantees at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives, while Article 176 requires 33 percent women's representation in provincial assemblies. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.
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#13502001
27 Mar 2026
Sobita Gautam, Nepali Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026, after taking the oath of secrecy to attend the cabinet meeting. On the same day, Prime Minister Balendra Shah took the oath of office during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu. The newly formed 15-member cabinet includes five women MPs, meeting the constitutional provision of one-third women participation for the first time. Women ministers have been appointed from both proportional and direct election categories. Sita Badi is the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens; Sobita Gautam is the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs; Pratibha Rawal is the Minister for General Administration; Nisha Mehta is the Minister for Health and Population; and Geeta Chaudhary is the Minister of Agriculture. According to Article 38(4) of the Constitution, the state must ensure women's participation in all organs on the basis of proportional and inclusive principles, making 33 percent participation mandatory. Article 84(2) guarantees at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives, while Article 176 requires 33 percent women's representation in provincial assemblies. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.
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#13502002
27 Mar 2026
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, Nepali Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026, after taking the oath of secrecy to attend a cabinet meeting. On the same day, Prime Minister Balendra Shah took the oath of office during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu. The newly formed 15-member cabinet under Prime Minister Shah includes five women members of parliament, meeting the constitutional provision of one-third women participation for the first time. Women ministers have been appointed from both proportional and direct election categories. Sita Badi is the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens; Sobita Gautam is the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs; Pratibha Rawal is the Minister for General Administration; Nisha Mehta is the Minister for Health and Population; and Geeta Chaudhary leads the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Article 38(4) of the Constitution, the state must ensure women's participation in all organs on the basis of proportional and inclusive principles, making 33 percent participation mandatory. Article 84(2) guarantees at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives, while Article 176 requires 33 percent women's representation in provincial assemblies. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.
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#13502004
27 Mar 2026
Khadka Raj Poudel, Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026, after taking the oath of secrecy to attend the cabinet meeting. On the same day, Prime Minister Balendra Shah took the oath of office at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kathmandu. The newly formed 15-member cabinet under Prime Minister Shah includes five women MPs, ensuring compliance with the constitutional provision of one-third women participation for the first time. Women ministers have been appointed from both proportional and direct election categories. Sita Badi is the Minister for Women, Children, and Senior Citizens; Sobita Gautam is the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs; Pratibha Rawal is the Minister for General Administration; Nisha Mehta is the Minister for Health and Population; and Geeta Chaudhary leads the Ministry of Agriculture. According to Article 38(4) of the Constitution, the state must ensure women's participation in all organs on the basis of proportional and inclusive principles, making 33 percent participation mandatory. Article 84(2) guarantees at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives, while Article 176 requires 33 percent women's representation in provincial assemblies. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.
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#12573533
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573534
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573535
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573536
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573537
22 Jul 2025
A construction site is on the sidewalk at the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573538
22 Jul 2025
A man takes pictures of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, from the Mall of Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573539
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573540
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573541
22 Jul 2025
View of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, seen from the Mall of Berlin, in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12573542
22 Jul 2025
The exterior of the German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Lander (federated states) of Germany, is in Berlin, Germany, on July 19, 2025.
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#12102403
28 Feb 2025
A sign of the German Pension Insurance, Deutsche Rentenversicherung, is at the Branch Baden-Wurttemberg in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025.
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