Bhishma Prasad Neupane elected President of TBAN

KATHMANDU, Sep 01:Bhishma Prasad Neupane has been elected the President of Tourist Bus Association of Nepal (TBAN), an umbrella organization of tourist bus operators in the country.

A seven-member executive committee was elected unopposed by the 13th Annual General Meeting of TBAN held on Thursday.    

Similarly, Deepak Bhattarai has been elected the first Vice President and Ashok Aryal the Second Vice President while Prakash Chandra Adhikari was elected General Secretary. Chiranjeevi Giri is the treasurer, Ramesh Paudel, Sujan Dahal and Chabilal Ghimire are members of the new executive committee, said Coordinator of the election committee, Shrikant Acharya. 

The TBAN provides tourist bus services from the federal capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini, Janakpur and other places.

Newly elected President Neupane said that major agenda during his tenure will be to initiate the construction of a tourist bus park in Kathmandu, while also addressing other problems facing during the smooth operation of tourist bus service in the country.