Kathmandu, March 7 -- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal restructured his Cabinet on Wednesday, adding new ministers from the CPN-UML, his own party the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

Sixteen new members of the Cabinet were sworn in by President Ramchandra Paudel at Sheetal Niwas in the evening. On Monday, the prime minister had appointed three ministers after ditching the alliance with the Nepali Congress a day earlier and announcing a new ruling coalition involving the UML and some smaller parties.

On Wednesday, Dahal appointed four ministers from his party, seven from the CPN-UML, three from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, and two from the CPN (Unified Socialist). The prime minister still holds the forest and envi...