INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JHAPA, FEBRUARY 4Province 1 Chief Minister Hikmat Bahadur Karki said the naming of
the province would be finalised through consensus.
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At a journalist felicitation programme organised by
Press Chautari in Birtamode, Jhapa, today, CM Karki shared his plan to name the province on the basis of consensus among all political
parties representing the Province Assembly
"We will finalise the name of the province soon," he said, adding, "Even if consensus is not forged, the name of the province will be
finalised through majority."
Karki, also the standing committee member of the CPN-UML, expressed commitment to revive the
mass communications academy in the province.The chief minister also expressed his commitment to consult with the Federation of Nepali
Journalists, Press Council Nepal and media organisations to develop a package of assistance for working journalists, including operation of
journalists' treatment fund and professional security
Press Chautari Jhapa Chapter felicitated its first chairperson Netra Pathak and five other senior journalists, today
CM Karki honoured the journalists by offering them shawls
The journalists honoured were Nakul Kaji, Govinda Bahadur Chhetri, Keshab Acahrya, Madhab Bidrohi and Maya Pakuwal
Pakuwal was honoured posthumously.A version of this article appears in the print on February 5, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
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