GANDAKI, April 9: Hotel entrepreneur Arjun Chokhal has been unanimously elected the president of the Gandaki chapter of the Federation of Hotel Entrepreneurs Nepal (FHEN). The first general convention of FHEN held in Pokhara on Saturday also picked a 29-member executive committee. Durga Bilas Bhattarai has been chosen as senior vice president, Hari Prasad Pandeya vice president, Tulasi Gyawali vice president (women quota), and Devendra Lamsal general secretary.
Likewise, Balkrishna Neure was elected deputy general secretary, Gopal Paudel treasurer and Prahlad Jung Marasini joint secretary. The newly-elected members are Mina Kumari Shrestha, Giri Bahadur Thapa, Tal Bahadur Kunwar, Kabita Basnet, Guna Devi Jugjali Chhetri, Nilesh Rajbhandari, Jiban Kumar Punmagar, Buddhi Sagar Paudel, Indudevi Shrestha, Kanchan Sharma Baral, Nishi Prasad Timilsina, Moti Krishna Upadhyay, Yamlal Sapkota, Bidur Dhungana, Tilak Prasad Tiwari and Prem Prasad Neupane.
Sharma elected NC Gandaki Province President
Tenure of the executive committee will be of three years. Around 8,000 hotel and restaurant entrepreneurs have been associated with the federation, said FHEN general secretary Lamsal.
