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Kathmandu Wednesday February 20, 2002 Falgun 08, 2058.
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Kantipur
Publications observes 9th anniversary
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 19 :
Kantipur Publications Pvt. Ltd. today celebrated its ninth anniversary with pomp and
gaiety, distributing awards and trophies to its ten outstanding performers of the year.
Chairman Gyawali also
gave away trophies and certificates to the best performers amidst a function held
hereTuesday at the Publication’s premises.
Those awarded include
Damakant Jayshi of The Kathmandu Post and Kiran Bhandari of Kantipur, the sister
publication of The Kathmandu Post and Raja Ram Gautum of Nepal, the fortnightly
publication of the Publications’ group.
Similarly, Deepak
Shrestha of Kantipur FM, sister radio station of the Publications, Surya Bahadur Rai of
Marketing, Deepak Kumar Shah of the Circulation Department, Basu Bhattarai of the Economic
and Regional Office, Dipesh Acharya of the Administration and Press Department and Bhai
Kaji Maharjan of Computer and Designing Department were all duly awarded.
Among the district
reporters of the publications, Kashi Ram Dangi bagged the outstanding award for his news
coverage on the sensitive Maoist-hit district of Rolpa.
Similarly, Krishna
Prasad Acharya of Ratna Rajya Laxmi College received this year’s Kantipur Award for
securing highest marks on journalism in BA examinations and Raju Rai for securing the
highest score on journalism in the certificate level. Yam Bahadur Dura also received the
award for topping the 10-month journalism training conducted by the Nepal Press Institute.
The award carries a
purse of rupees 4,000 and a citation.
Speaking on the
occasion, Chairman of the Publications, Hem Raj Gyawali, announced that the Publications
is going to begin its publications from two more areas that are Narayanghat and Nepalgunj,
to provide its publications in time. The Publications has already launched its edition
from Biratnagar.
Chairman Gyawali also
expressed his happiness over the role of its publications in covering news at odd hours
created by the Maoist insurgency. "We have been successful in making our publications
objective, factual, and prejudiced-free, following the principles of professional
journalism," Gyawali said.
We have also started
the transmission of Kantipur FM in the eastern region of the country, which is the great
achievement for this year, the Chairman added. Kantipur FM serves more than 6 million
listeners throughout the region.
Speaking on the
occasion, Editor of Kantipur daily, Yuba Raj Ghimire, urged his colleagues to give equal
importance to news ranging from the Narayanhiti Royal Palace to Marani Devi’s house.
"It was necessary to extract some of the important facts from the article of Maoist
leader Babu Ram Bhattarai and publish it even though it was not deemed right by the
administration," Ghimire said. Editor Ghimire was arrested for publishing the
controversial article of Bhattarai last year.
Bijaya Kumar, the
editor of Nepal fortnightly, said that he has experienced the Publications as the right
form of media for professional journalism. The Station Manager of the Kantipur FM, Sarad
Raj Gautam said that the FM was the first in transmitting news to remote parts of the
country for the benefits of the people living in such regions.
Earlier, Chairman
Gyawali released a book collecting the pictures of the June 1 royal massacre and its
effects, and a book reflecting the introduction of the publication "Milestone".
Gopal Chitrakar, Photo Editor of Kantipur Publications, prepared the picture book. The
noted Deuda singer from the far western region, Nanda Krishna Joshi offered his CD album
to the Chairman.
Kailash Sirohiya,
Managing Director of the Publications, Binod Raj Gyawali, Director, Shyam Bahadur K.C.,
Editor of The Kathmandu Post and Subas Dhakal, Editor of Saptahik and Sarbottam, were also
present on the occasion.
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