Kathmandu, April 24 -- UML lawmaker Raghuji Pant has been appointed minister for education, science and technology.

The Office of the President said in a statement on Wednesday evening that President Ramchandra Paudel made changes in the Council of Ministers as recommended by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

The post became vacant after Bidya Bhattarai tendered her resignation as minister on Monday.

Pant, a standing committee member of the UML, had earlier served as labour minister.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Oli sacked Minister of State for Energy and Water Resources Purna Bahadur (Kanchharam) Tamang from the post. The decision was communicated via Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak to Tamang, said an aide to the prime minister.

Tamang had dif...