Wednesday, February 2 2005 10:43 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kathmandu: King Gyanendra of Nepal unveiled a new 10-member cabinet today (Feb 02, 2005), a day after sacking the Government and imposing an indefinite state of emergency.

In an announcement carried by State television and radio, the Monarch named Rames Nath Pandey as Foreign Minister in a Cabinet that also included a communist member, Radha Krishna Mainali, at sports and education.

The King announced yesterday (Feb 01, 2005) that he would head the new Government after the previous administration failed to ensure security in the face of the Maoist rebellion that has claimed more than 11,000 lives since 1996.

The new line-up also includes Pravatar Shumsher Rana as Finance Minister and Dan Bahadur Shahi as Home Minister.