Lower House beats Upper in friendly futsal encounter

Kathmandu, Dec 10: The Upper House and the Lower House of the Federal Parliament vied for their supremacy in a friendly futsal match organised here today on the occasion of the 18th Establishment Day of the Federal Parliament.    

In the match held at the Bhrikutimandap-based Futsal Ground, the House of Representatives (HoR), the lower house, defeated the National Assembly (NA) by 13 goals to nil.    
HoR member Mohan Acharya was the top scorer for the team as he alone made five goals in the match followed by three from Tara Lama, two each from Madhav Sapkota and Suhang Limbu and one by Manish Jha.    

In the first half of the match, the HoR left the NA behind by nine goals and it added four more goals in the second half.    

The HoR team was headed by Speaker Devraj Ghimire and the NA squad was led by Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal.    

The HoR team included Deputy Speaker Indira Rana and members Mohan Acharya, Madhav Sapkota, Manish Jha, Nisha Dangi, Bina Lama, Tara Lama Tamang, and Suhang Nembang.    

The NA team incorporated Vice Chair Bimala Ghimire and members Ghana Shyam Rijal, Bishnu Kumari Sapkota, Padam Bahadur Pariyar, Bhagawati Neupane, Tulasha Kumari Dahal, Gopi Bahadur Sarki Achhami and Nara Bahadur Bista among others.   

 
Mangsir 28 in the Nepali calendar is observed as the Parliament Service Day.   (RSS)