Kathmandu : President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to the three newly appointed chiefs of provinces on Thursday.

Bagmati Province Chief Deepak Prasad Devkota, Lumbini Province Chief Krishna Bahadur Gharti Magar and Karnali Province Chief Yagya Raj Joshi took the oath of Office and Secrecy before the president at President Official Sheetal Niwas.

A cabinet meeting on Monday recommended their names to the president for the appointment as province chiefs.