The Nepal Press Union (NPU) has constituted various 15 departments in accordance with the NPU Statute 2048 BS (sixth amendment-2079 BS). NPU President Shiva Lamsal has appointed coordinators for each department.
The newly formed departments are Discipline Department (coordinated by senior Vice President Prem KC), Training ( Nakul Aryal), Coordination ( Bhishma Raj Ojha), Publication and Publicity ( Dipendra Bantawa), Women ( Saloja Dahal), Journalism Promotion ( Jeevan Bhandari), Code of Code Implementation ( Madhav Aryal), Press Freedom Monitoring (Rhishikant Paudel), Law( Dr Murari Adhikari), Trade Union Promotion ( Rajendra Karki), Journalism Research (Anil Kumar Karna), Working Journalists Rights Protection (Dilliram Khatiwada), Journalism Promotion in rural areas ( Prem Chunara), Organisation Department ( Dilip Paudel) and Economic ( Madhav Dhital).
Lamsal said the newly established Union bodies are expected to contribute to consolidating the atmosphere for development of professional journalism and t
he free Press and the expression of opinion, promotion of democracy, for Union’s institutional development and the enhancement of institutional norms and values.
Source: National News Agency – Nepal