May 4: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has reshuffled and expanded the cabinet for the eighth time on Wednesday since he became the Prime Minister on December 25.

Three ministers have been added to the cabinet led by the Prime Minister Dahal. Upon the recommendation of Prime Minister Dahal, President Ram Chandra Poudel on Wednesday appointed Dhanraj Gurung as Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mohan Bahadur Basnet as Minister for Health and Population and Dig Bahadur Limbu as Minister for Youth and Sports.

According to a statement issued by Sagar Acharya, the spokesperson of the President's Office, they were appointed ministers by the president upon the recommendation of the prime minister.  The Council of Ministers was formed on December 26 last year.