Press Chautari RSS into new leadership

Kathmandu, Feb 10: The Press Chautari’s Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) chapter has elected a new executive committee.

Today’s 5th convention of the Journalists’ Association close to the CPN (UML) held in the RSS’s central office elected Kumar Abhinav as its Chairperson. Likewise, Kumbha Raj Rai has been elected Vice-Chairperson of the Committee, while Kamala Poudel has been picked as Secretary, Sita Aryal as Under-Secretary, and Muna Devi Bhandari as Treasurer.

Furthermore, Sumitra Adhikari, Sita Bhattarai, Om Prakash Bohra, and Sushma Basnet have been members of the new committee. The chapter chose Madhu Shahi and Sharad Sharma as central representatives. Likewise, Avilasha Poudel, Tilak Bhusal, and Sharmila Pathak have been selected as province representatives for the chapter.

Inaugurating the convention, Chautari’s Central Committee Vice-Chairperson Rajesh Rai reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to protecting and promoting press freedom. He suggested the organization’s RSS chapter always work in the interest of working journalists.

Likewise, Press Chautari Nepal Pratisthan Province’s In-Charge Mohan Bastola and Press Chautari RSS’s chapter former Chairperson Prakash Silwal spoke about the organization’s continuous initiatives to secure the welfare of the working journalists. The Press Chautari RSS chapter was established in 2067 BS. —RSS