Nepalgunj, Aug 20: President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Dr Mahendra Bista has said that the government should successfully implement the recent National Mass Communications Policy.
At a programme organised by the FNJ here Friday, Bista stressed that the implementation of the policy should be the first condition to make all media systematic and disciplined.
Clarifying that journalists and media houses could not be above the country and the people, he suggested that the government should be strict to take punitive measure against the media houses denying the communication policy.
Similarly, FNJ central treasurer Suryamani Gautam, former Banke district President Niraj Gautam, among others expressed the view that the FNJ should bring a concrete plan to make the journalism disciplined.
On the occasion, senior journalist of Banke—Pannalal Gupta, Ram Gopal Baishya, Basudev Shrestha and Ganesh GC were honoured with Senior Journalists Award. The award carries a purse of Rs 12,000.
Similarly, financial assistance of Rs 50,000 was provided to Malati Sharma, wife of media entrepreneur Achyut Prasai, who was killed in the earthquake. RSS
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