BUTWAL, April 24 -- Seven ministers without portfolio in Lumbini province have been assigned ministerial responsibilities.

Sources from the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers office revealed that Bhumishwar Dhakal has been assigned the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply; Dinesh Panthi the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Law, and Communication; Arjun KC the Ministry of Forest and Environment; and Ratna Bahadur Khatri the Ministry of Social Development. All four ministers are from the CPN-UML.

Additionally, Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary has been tasked with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport; Khadga Basnet with the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Cooperatives; and Bhagwati Adhikari with the Mini...