Manoj Chaudhary Journalism Award to RSS Chair Jha

Rautahat, May 13: Manoj Chaudhary Memorial Journalism Award-2080 is going to be conferred on the Chairperson of Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Dharmendra Jha.

A working committee meeting of the Rautahat chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists held on May 12 took the decision in this regard. The award carries a purse of Rs 25,000. 

President of FNJ, Rautahat, Prem Chandra Jha, said the award would be presented on June 3.

Journalist Manoj Chaudhary died due to COVID-19 on 12 May 2021 at the age of 41. He was the station manager of Radio Madhes Masala based in Rautahat, and Rautahat correspondent for Janakpur Today. Chaudhary of Garuda Municipality-4 is survived by a wife, a daughter, and a son. His spouse, Punam Kumari, is the deputy mayor of the municipality.