BIRATNAGAR, May 17: Koshi Chief Minister (CM) Hikmat Kumar Karki has expanded the Koshi province government to 10 members. CM Karki, who was appointed on May 9, had initially formed a government with two ministers without portfolio. Five ministers and two state ministers were inducted into the provincial Cabinet with the allocation of their portfolios today.

DHANUSHA, June 10: Chief Minister of Province-2 Lalbabu Raut has expanded his cabinet. He inducted three province assembly members of the Nepali Congress (NC) to the cabinet on Wednesday evening.