Kathmandu, April 24 -- President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed Minister for Education, Science and Technology Raghuji Pant.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas. The event was attended by Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal, ministers, lawmakers and heads of constitutional bodies.

Pant's appointment followed the resignation of Bidya Bhattarai from the ministerial position on April 21, who stepped down citing health reasons.

However, officials at the Education Ministry said Bhattarai had resigned due to lack of support from Prime ...