The ministry has formed a 10-member panel headed by Joint-secretary Bharat Nepali Pyakurel and a seven-member technical sub-committee headed by Under-secretary Antar Bahadur Silwal. The committees have been formed to study about the state of infrastructure to ascertain if it is possible to host the regional sporting extravaganza. [break]
Valley Public in semis
KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Hosts Valley Public A secured berth in the semifinals of girls´ category of the Fifth Valley Public Inter-school Basketball Tournament on Monday. Valley Public thumped down The Excelsior 24-12.
Likewise, Trungram International Academy (TIA), Mahendra Bhawan and Angels´ Heart also advanced into the semifinals of the category. TIA thrashed Clinton Public 28-9 while Mahendra Bhawan defeated Daffodil 16-14. Likewise, Angels´ Heart struggled past Rato Bangala 22-21.
Meanwhile, Daffodil, Greenland, Baba Boarding and Neric secured their berths in the last four of boys´ category.
Neric, Galaxy in last four
KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Neric Academy and Galaxy School advanced into the semifinals of junior boys´ category of the Valley-wide Inter-school Basketball Tournament (Wilson Hoops) on Monday.
Neric thrashed New Zenith 27-9 as Binod Bhandari scored 14 points for the winners. Galaxy overpowered Rupy´s International 31-2 after Khum Bahadur Pun scored 16 points.
Likewise, NIMS and Sambotta secured semifinal berths in senior boys´ category while Shree Diwa and NIMS reached the last four in girls´ category.
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