Province 1 Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki has said the Province Communications Act is in the offing. In his address to a programme organised on the occasion of the 25th establishment day of the Press Chautari Nepal here today, the Chief Minister said the draft of Act had been already prepared. As he said, the Act aims to strengthen the rights of people concerned. The Chief Minister echoed the need of promoting the rights and interests of the communication sector and formulating the Act.
He took time to say that the naming of the Province would be finalized soon on the basis of consensus and if this did not happen, rules and procedures would be followed for the same. According to the Chief Minister, the Province government will not be expanded if it does not experience an increased workload. He hoped the Province government would find its pace soon.
On the occasion, two journalists were awarded. They are Dinesh Subba who won the Krishna Prasad Sigdel Memorial Award, carrying a purse of Rs 11,100 and Tejendra Bhandari who received the Janardan Mainali Memorial Award, carrying a purse of Rs 15,500.
During the programme, CPN (UML) central member and former province minister Jeevan Ghimire spoke about the importance of the implementation of professional ethics and values by journalists. Deputy-mayor of the Biratnagar Metropolis, Shilpa Nirala, stressed that media should be free and fair as its one of the major responsibilities was to educate the society, keeping it well-informed.
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