KATHMANDU: Newly appointed governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Maha Prasad Adhikari on Tuesday took the oath of office and secrecy from Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana.

Adhikari also assumed his office at the central office of NRB in Baluwatar today.

A meeting of the cabinet on Monday has appointed Adhikari to the position that was vacant for the past three weeks after the retirement of governor Chiranjibi Nepal.