Names of two Maoist ministers announced (Breaking News)

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 18 Aug: Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Ram Bahadur Thapa “Badal” from the CPN (Maoist) will be finance and defence ministers in a government headed by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal who is being installed later Monday.
A party meeting took the decision Monday.
Nepal Army will be directed by Dahal and Badal who fought against the state army which never defeated on the battlefield.
Names of other Maoist ministers weren’t announced.
Maoists have been allocated nine seats in the Dahal government.
There was no signature on a common minimum programme with CPN-UML and MJF as expected.
Guests shave begun arriving at Shital Niwas for 3 PM swearing-in of Dahal, delayed by 20 minutes already.
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Prachanda leaves for Beijing Saturday

Kathmandu, 18 Aug: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will fly for Beijing Saturday to participate in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
The foreign trip will be his first after election Friday.
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