HoR Secretary Rai sworn in

Kathmandu, Jan 1: Newly-appointed Secretary of the House of Representatives (HoR), the lower house of the Federal Parliament, Harka Raj Rai, has taken oath of office and secrecy today.    
Secretary Rai took the oath before Speaker Devraj Ghimire at a swearing-in programme organized at the meeting hall of the Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resource Committee of the HoR in Singha Durbar.    
Deputy Speaker Indira Rana, Federal Parliament Secretariat Secretary-General Padma Prasad Pandeya, Chief Whips and Whips of the ruling and the opposition parties, lawmakers and employees of the parliament service were present on the occasion.    
President Ramchandra Paudel on Tuesday appointed Rai to the post of HoR Secretary on the recommendation of the Speaker. Rai is a resident of Shivasatakshi Municipality-2 in Jhapa district.    
The newly-appointed Secretary Rai was involved in the teaching profession for long and had been working as a trainer in various governmental and non-governmental organizations.  (RSS)