"Bikram Timilsina"

#13502003

27 Mar 2026

Bikram Timilsina, Nepali Minister for Communication and Information Technology, 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 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. Article 38(4) of the Constitution mandates women's participation in all state organs based on proportional and inclusive principles, while Article 84(2) and Article 176 require at least one-third female representation in the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies, respectively. Previous federal cabinets had not fully implemented these constitutional provisions until now.

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27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister.

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27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister.

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27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister.

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27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister.

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27 Mar 2026

Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Balendra Shah's government take the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Shital Niwas, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 27, 2026. President Ram Chandra Paudel administers the oath to members of the Council of Ministers led by Shah, who forms his 15-member cabinet after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secures a parliamentary majority in the March 2026 general elections. This follows months of political unrest in 2025 and the interim government that preceded it. The new cabinet includes Swarnim Wagle as Finance Minister, Shishir Khanal as Foreign Affairs Minister, Sudan Gurung as Home Minister, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha as Energy Minister, Pratibha Rawal as General Administration Minister, Sobita Gautam as Law Minister, Nisha Mehta as Health Minister, Sunil Lamsal as Physical Infrastructure Minister, Sasmit Pokharel as Education Minister, Bikram Timilsina as Communication Minister, Geeta Chaudhary as Agriculture Minister, Sita Badi as Women and Children Minister, Dipak Kumar Sah as Labour Minister, and Khadak Raj Paudel as Culture and Tourism Minister.

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