Rijal elected NDA prez

KATHMANDU: The first general convention of Nepal Dart Association (NDA) unanimously elected an 11-member central executive committee here on Saturday.

Chandra Prasad Rijal was elected as the president, while Umesh Thapa was elected the senior vice president and Ishwor Bahadur Gurung the vice president. Dinesh Thapa was elected as general secretary whereas Ramesh Adhikari and Maheshwor Dahal the secretary and treasurer respectively.

Likewise, Sunil Shrestha, Raj Kumar Pandey, Kiran Pokhrel, Jyoti Ram Pandey and Suresh KC were elected the members. A total of 31 representatives — 13 from centre and 18 from districts — took part in the convention. The first meeting of the newly-elected committee nominated Gyan Prasad Pokhrel as vice president and Ishwor Adhikari, Sudarshan Jamarkattel and Ambir Thapa as members.

The committee will take full shape after drafting in two more vice presidents by the NDA and two members by the National Sports Council.