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NSC officials take oath<br/>Thapa into veteran tennis semifinal

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KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Ten newly appointed members of National Sports Council (NSC) took oath from Youth and Sports Minister and the Chairman of NSC Ganesh Tiwari Nepali on Wednesday amidst a function. [break]







Those who took oath are Vice-Chairman Pitambar Timilsina, Treasurer Amar Chandra Anil, members Rita Bhatta, Rita Kumari Thakur, Geeta Shrestha, Kishor Rai, Khadga Bahadur Ranabhat, Satyanarayan Chaudhary, Rabindra Yadav and Samim Miyan Ansari. Member Min Krishna Shrestha remained absent citing personal reasons.





Thapa into veteran tennis semifinal



KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Former Minister Kamal Thapa, a veteran tennis player, has made a victorious start in Veteran Tennis Tournament being held in Calcutta, India.



Thapa entered semifinal by defeating India´s Yogesh Shah 6-2, 6-4 in straight sets on Wednesday. Thapa was stopped by Shah in the semifinal last year.



Now Thapa has to defeat defending champion Nagraj Tom to enter the final round.



The tournament is being organized by All India Senior Tennis Association in which all the participants are above 45 years.



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