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The new executive committee of Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) assumed office amid a ceremony organized at TAAN Secretariat, Maligaon on September 14. Election Officer Tulsi Bhatta administered oath of office and secrecy to newly elected President Mahindra Singh Thapa. Thapa later administered oath of office and secrecy to other office-bearers and members of the new executive committee. Outgoing President Sitaram Sapkota handed over a symbolic key of TAAN Secretariat to President Thapa. Similarly, outgoing secretary Nima Dojree Sherpa handed over minute book of the association to new General Secretary Mohan Lamsal and Treasurer Khum Bahadur Subedi handed over check books of TAAN to new Treasurer Anjan Thapa. Addressing the handover ceremony, President Thapa said his team would give continuity to the programs initiated by the outgoing executive committee. “I would like to assure all that the new executive committee will take up problems in the industry with concerned government agencies,” Thapa added. Outgoing President Sapkota urged the members of the new committee to work as per the interest of TAAN member agencies. Former presidents J P Singh and Jyoti Adhikari were also present on the occasion. The annual general meeting (AGM) of TAAN held on 5 September had unanimously elected a new executive committee under Thapa’s leadership for two-year term (2011-13). Other members in the committee are: Rana Bahadur Khadka (1st Vice-President), Ambar Tamang (2nd Vice-President), Mohan Lamsal (General Secretary), Anjan Thapa (Treasurer) and D B Gurung as (Secretary). Similarly, Gopal Babu Shrestha, Ang Chhetar Sherpa, Janak Prasad Pandey, Ram Bahadur Nepal Chhetri, Karma Sherpa, Rajendra Prasad Subedi, Krishna Raj Bhattarai and Nima Lama are the members in the new executive committee. Meanwhile, the first meeting of the new executive committee nominated Jangbu Sherpa to the post of Senior Vice President of TAAN as per the direction of its AGM.