Monday, January 4, 2010

NPI panel formed

KATHMANDU, Dec 30 - The fourth general assembly of the Nepal Press Institute (NPI) concluded today after electing a new working committee.
P. Kharel, Durga Nath Sharma, Shova Gautam, Gokul Pokharel, Dhruba Hari Adhikari, Pushkar Lal Shrestha, Tirtha Koirala, Rajendra Dahal and Lal Deusa Rai have been elected to the nine-member working committee.
There is a provision for the nomination of office-bearers of the working committee from among the elected members.
Addressing the general assembly prior to holding the election, chairman of the institute Gokul Pokharel said it has become necessary to move the institute ahead more vigorously in line with the growing opportunities and challenges in the journalism sector.
He added that the institute has bought its own office building for its regional media resources centres in Biratnagar and Nepalgunj and was thinking of building its own office at the centre also.
Press institute's general secretary Bharat Datta Koirala, presenting the progress report, said the institute is making efforts for making journalism training activities in Nepal more effective and competitive with the cooperation of various national and international agencies.
Treasurer Rajendra Dahal said the institute received Rs 21,670,000 from DANIDA and Rs 4,671,000 from other agencies for conducting its various programmes in 2003.

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