Kathmandu, Sept. 22 -- Four newly appointed ministers in the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki took the oath of office and secrecy before President Ramchandra Paudel during a ceremony at Sheetal Niwas, the President's Office, on Monday.

Anil Kumar Sinha was sworn in as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies. He will also oversee the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.

Mahabir Pun became Minister for Education, Science and Technology, while Madan Kumar Pariyar took charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. Journalist Jagdish Kharel was sworn in as Minister for Communication and Information Technology...