Ranjit Stresses Need for Working to Achieve Genuine Rights of NRNs

Swearing-in Ceremony for New NRNA-USA- Oregon Chapter Committee Held

Rabin Man Shakya

(Photos by: Rabin Shakya)

Portland, Oct 28 (Nepal Oregon News): The newly elected president of Non-resident Nepali Association-USA-Oregon Chapter Shuddhodan Ranjit has stressed the need for working to achieve the genuine rights of the NRNs. 

Ranjit was speaking at a program organized here Sunday, Oct 26, 2025 at Nekusing Memorial Theater, Portland to bid farewell for outgoing committee (2023-2025) of the NRNA-USA-Oregon committee, welcoming new elected committee for 2025-2027 and oath ceremony.

Underscoring that 'once a Nepali, always be a Nepali', Ranjit also expressed his gratitude to everyone in the Nepali community in Oregon for help and commitment to work for NRNA.

He reciprocated to the sentiments expressed  by outgoing president and former presidents and committed to follow the trail blazed by his predecessors.

The program was also addressed by immediate past president Jangbu Sherpa and former presidents Diwakar Maharjan, Daya Shakya and Laxman Darlamee.

On the occasion, the newly elected president Ranjit was given oath of office by outgoing chair Jangbu Sherpa.

Likewise, the new Oregon state chapter committee office-bearers Raju Mali, Nileema Ozha, Bikram Vaidya, Birendra Thapa, Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya, Bidhan Lama, Padam Thapa, Dinesh Thapa and Rabin Man Shakya were sworn in by chair Ranjit.

(Rabin Man Shakya, a Nepali journalist in America, is also Media Director of NRNA-USA-Oregon State Committee.)