KATHMANDU: Toyam Raya, the newly appointed Auditor General, has officially taken the oath of office and secrecy today.

In a ceremony held at the Office of the President, Sheetal Niwas, Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha administered the oath in the presence of President Ramchandra Paudel.

The Vice-President, Prime Minister, ministers, and heads of constitutional bodies were among those in attendance at the event.