Chief Minister Shalikram Jamarkattel appoints eight new ministers to his Cabinet.

Pathak of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party got 62 votes.

In a notice, Bagmati Province Governor Yadav Chandra Sharma has called on provincial assembly members to show majority to stake claim for the post of chief minister.

The first meeting of the Assembly on Monday fixed the date of elections for the assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker and tabled five ordinances.

The first session of the newly-elected Assembly has been called for January 2.

Chitwan, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Sindhuli and Dhading districts contribute the most to the province’s poultry production.

Lama secured 21 votes defeating Indra Bahadur Baniya, who garnered 16 votes, while Pandey garnered 18 votes to defeat Bhojraj Aryal who secured eight votes.

Pandey had drawn flak for taking the oath of office and secrecy as a federal lawmaker without resigning from his current post

The process for a new provincial government formation to move ahead following the resignation.

Seven people died when the bus they were on fell off the road in Jurikhet, Makwanpur while five people died in another accident in Kyangsi Bagar, Rukum (East).

Seven people died when the bus they were on fell off theroad in Jurikhet, Makwanpur while five people died in another accident in Kyangsi Bagar, Rukum (East).

The district has reported 750 dengue cases in one and a half months this year while it recorded only 195 in the entirety of last fiscal year.

Hundreds of vehicles, including ambulances, were stuck in the bumper-to-bumper traffic jam extending several kilometres in both directions of the highway. Security agencies proved helpless in controlling crowds.

Pandey, who replaced Asta Laxmi Shakya of the UML, has appointed four ministers in his Cabinet.

Earlier in the day, outgoing Chief Minister of Bagmati Province Dormani Poudel had resigned as the chief minister and parliamentary party leader.