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Giving the king a bad name - Nepali Times
By Charles Haviland |
The king wants to surround himself with people he can trust |
Like other ministers, several of the new faces are associated with the pre-democratic era before and have controversial hardline records.
The new law minister, Niranjan Thapa, played a key role in the suppression of the revolt that ushered in democracy for the second time in
The UN has meanwhile warned that Nepal is facing a "very serious" crisis.
Right wing
Mr Thapa was home minister in The suppression of the revolt that year saw some 50 people killed.
Another newly appointed minister, Jagat Gauchan, once served a jail term for attempting to assassinate a journalist who survived but was badly maimed.
The new cabinet also includes a right-wing leader who urged the king to assume absolute power before February and at least two men s