Province Chiefs take oath of office before President

Kathmandu: Newly appointed chiefs of three provinces took oath of office and secrecy before President Ramchandra Paudel today.

Chief of Bagmati Province, Deepak Prasad Devkota, Chief of Lumbini Province Krishna Bahadur Ghartimagar and Chief of Karnali Province, Yagya Raj Joshi, took oath at a special ceremony held at the Office of the President in Sheetal Niwas today.

The Vice President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairperson of the National Assembly, the Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers and distinguished personalities were present on the occasion.