May 26: Former Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Agni Group, the authorized distributor of Mahindra & Mahindra vehicles in Nepal.

Executive Director of Agni Group Arjun Sharma made the announcement amid a function organised on May 24. According to the company, Sharma also handed over a key of Mahindra e2o to Khatiwada.

The company said in a statement that Khatiwada expressed her happiness for being appointed the brand ambassador of Agni Group.

“I have always wanted to drive an electric e2o car for many years and now I’m extremely delighted to have one,” the statement quoted her as saying.

Likewise, Executive Director Sharma and Khatiwada jointly handed over scholarship award to children of Mahindra Bolero owners who recently appeared in the SEE exams.

The company said that Agni Foundation, a non-profit wing of Agni Group, has been providing “Udaya” scholarships to 25 deserving children since the last three years. Each student is provided scholarship of Rs 25,000.