Kathmandu, Mar. 6
Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has organised a race
competition on Saturday as a part of its 70th anniversary
celebrations.
About 315 individuals participated in the race
organised in three segments of students, media persons and
businesspersons.
Udaya Limbu of Aadarsha Saula Yuvak Secondary School
won the race from students section while Unish Ale Magar of Nepalaya Education
Foundation and Aadarsha Saula’s Pravin Tamang stood second and third from among
students.
Similarly, Panchakanya Secondary School’s Sarita
Ramtel and Sonu Ghatane became first and second in the girls students segment.
Anju Khadka of Gandhi Aadarsha School became third.
From journalists, Ramesh Shakya of Mahanagarkhabar,
Bal Krishna Dangol of Apsara Weekly and Nikesh Khatri of Dekhapadhi stood
first, second and third respectively. Likewise, Sachindra Pradhananga, Nabaraj
Dhakal and Manik Ratna Shakya were the winners respectively from
businesspersons.
Chief of Army Staff Purna Chandra Thapa distributed
prizes to the winners. NCC felicitated senior marathon runner Baikuntha
Manandhar and Ram Krishna Maharjan on the occasion.
NCC President Rajesh Kazi Shrestha said that the
race was organised to promote healthy body and healthy mind.
The oldest business association in the country,
established in 2007 BS in the name of ‘Banik Mandal’ and later renamed as Nepal
Chamber of Commerce in 2010, is organising multitudes of programmes to mark the
70th year of its establishment.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 7 March 2021.
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