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9 May 2026

West Bengal Governor R. N. Ravi administers the oath to Bharatiya Janata Party's Suvendu Adhikari during the swearing-in ceremony as the Chief Minister of West Bengal at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, India, on May 9, 2026. Present at the event are India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other state Chief Ministers.

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#13599014

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali health worker records details of a child before administering a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599015

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali health worker records details of a child before administering a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599017

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599018

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599019

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599020

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599021

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13599022

19 Apr 2026

A Nepali child receives a Vitamin A capsule at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 19, 2026.

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#13538234

5 Apr 2026

Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel administers the oath of office to the newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dol Prasad Aryal, in the presence of Prime Minister Balendra Shah during a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 5, 2026.

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#13501450

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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#13501451

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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#13501452

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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#13501454

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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#13501455

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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#13497785

26 Mar 2026

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives arrive at the Federal Parliament premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, to take the oath of office and secrecy on March 26, 2026. Arjun Narsingh KC, the senior-most member of the House of Representatives, administers the oath to the MPs. The oath-taking is mandated under Article 99 and Article 91(5) of the Constitution of Nepal, along with Section 75 of the House of Representatives Election Act, 2017. In the House of Representatives elections held on March 5, the Rastriya Swatantra Party emerged as the largest party with 182 seats, followed by the Nepali Congress with 38 seats, CPN-UML with 25, Nepali Communist Party with 17, Shram Sanskriti Party with seven, and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party with five seats.

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