RATHER THAN BRINGING SOME POLITICAL PERSON IN FAVOR OR UML OR NCP(D), THEY DID THE RIGHT THING BY BRINGING IN THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR MR. BHATTARAI. I THINK HE KNOWS THE STATE OF NRB BETTER THAN THE OTHER POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. any comments? Bhattarai appointed new NRB governor Newly appointed governor of Nepal Rastra Bank Bijayanath Bhattarai assumes his office on Monday. Photo: KOL Report KATHMANDU, Jan 31 - Deputy governor Bijayanath Bhattarai has been appointed the new governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Monday. The cabinet meeting this morning decided to appoint Bhattarai as the new governor of the country's central bank. Bhattarai is one of the three candidates recommended by a committee headed Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari. The other two candidates recommended for the governor were Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, member of National Planning Commission and Professor Parthiveshwor Timilsina, an economist. Earlier, the issue of appointing governor of the country's central bank plunged into uncertainty after differences surfaced among the coalition partners over a consensus candidate as Prime Minster Sher Bahadur Deuba put reservations on the recommended names. Dissatisfied PM Deuba even sought for the advice of Office of Attorney General for appointing the governor. As per the clause 25 of the NRB Act 2002, the government is required to announce the name of new governor one month before the retirement of the sitting governor. The five-year term of the present governor Dr. Tilak Rawal came to an end on January 29, 2005. (dds)