Defense Minister Khadka gets additional Ministry of Law responsibilities

KATHMANDU, April 18: President Ramchandra Paudel has assigned the responsibility of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka.

On the recommendation of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, Khadka has been appointed to handle the responsibility of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, which the Prime Minister himself had been handling.

The President's Office informed of the responsibility assigned to Khadka by issuing a press release on Tuesday.