Briefs

NSC members take oath

Kathmandu: The newly-appointed 10 members of the National Sports Council (NSC) board took their oath on Wednesday. Youth and Sports Minister Ganesh Nepali administered the oath. NSC Vice President Pitambar Timalsina, treasurer Amar Chandra Anil, members Rita Jha, Ritam Kumari Thakur, Geeta Shrestha, Kishor Rai, Khadga Bahadur Ranabhat, Satya Narayan Chaudhary, Rabindra Yadav and Samim Miya Ansari took the oath. NSC member Min Krishna Shrestha was absent on the occasion. — HNS

Body formed

DHANUSHA: An 11-member new executive committee has been elected in the Dhanusha chapter of the Nepal Shito-ryu Karate Association on Wednesday. President Dinesh Singh leads the committee that includes Raj Kumar Shah (Vice President), Birendra Karna (General Secretary), Palchang Lama (Secretary) and Jitendra Mahaseth (Treasurer). Baliram Yadav, Krishna Shah, Rabindra Chaudhary, Subhash Sharma, Sanjaya Yadav and Satrughan Mukhiya are the members of the new committee. — HNS