The president gave tika to them after 1:00 pm at Sheetal Niwas, the personal secretariat of the president said. People have been lined up even in the drizzle all day following rains caused by the Phailin cyclone impact in India towards the end of monsoon. [break]
Also reaching at the president´s office for receiving tika were Vice President Parmanand Jha, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Khil Raj Regmi, Home Minister Madhav Prasad Ghimire, heads of constitutional bodies and security body chiefs.The programme will last at 5:00 pm today, the Office said.
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