By Our Reporter
Journalist Shambhu Shrestha has received the Gopal Das Shrestha Press Council Journalism Award.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday presented editor of Drishti Weekly, with the prestigious prize carrying a purse of 151,000 at a function organised in Sheetal Niwas.
Having spent in journalism for over 35 years, editor Shrestha is known for his left-leaning journalism in Nepal.
Similarly, Arjun Bohara, a journalist from Humla, was presented with Surendra Bahadur Basnet Award. Bohora received Rs. 110,000 cash and replica from the President.
Ameet Dhakal, the editor of Setopati online portal, was honoured with Press Council Code of Ethics Award. He received Rs. 50,000 cash and replica from the president.
Other journalists were also awarded for their contribution on the occasion of the 51st Press Council Day.
Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota honoured Govinda Chhetri (Jhapa), Rajan Karki (Kathmandu), Dharmendra Karna (Dhanusa), Rishi Dhamala (Dhading), Umesh Shrestha (Kathmandu) and Nitu Pandit (Kathmandu) with Rs. 20,000 cash each and certificate for their proactive journalism at the function organised at the office of Press Council Nepal.
Nawaraj Rijal, the editor of Nawa Pragyapan monthly, was honoured with Rs. 20,000 cash and certificate for his contribution to literary journalism and Ganesh Rai was honoured with the same for his contribution to promoting ethnic languages in journalism.
Journalists Satendra Jagebu (Ilam), Suresh Chadra Adhikari (Chitwan), Madhav Paudel (Kathmandu), Ganesh Chaudhary (Kailali) Girija Adhikari (Makwanpur), Raju BK (Siraha), Kamala Shrestha (Kathmandu), Rajan Singh (Dhanusha), Devi Kumari Gurung (Rolpa), Renu Parajuli (Udayapur), Dipendra Wali (Surkhet), Sher Bahadur Thapa (Surkhet) and photojournalists Radhika Kandel from Kaski and Shanta Kamali (Lamjung) were also honoured with Rs.15,000 cash and certificate on the occasion.
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