Nepal Press Union Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Programs Nationwide

Kathmandu. Nepal Press Union is celebrating its 35th anniversary today with various programs across the country. All branches across the country have organized various programs on the occasion of the day, while the central committee has organized a statute general convention in Kathmandu.

On the eve of the statute general convention, a morning rally was organized at Maitighar Mandala at 7 am. The statute general convention will start from 9 am, informed Union President Shiva Lamsal. He also stated that the statute general convention is scheduled to be inaugurated by the first President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav.

Union Vice President Jeevan Bhandari informed that the presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and representatives as specified from all branches have arrived in Kathmandu for the statute general convention.

Nepal Press Union was established on Jestha 13, 2048 BS as a result of the trade union movement for the protection of the rights and interests of working journalists. The Union, which organizes media professionals in Nepal and advocates for working journalists, is also the first organization from Nepal to obtain membership in the International Federation of Journalists.

The first and ad-hoc committee convenor of the Union was former minister and then journalist JP Gupta. Among the 17 founding members were Hari Adhikari, Ramesh Tufan, Rajesh Dhungana, Shirishballabh Pradhan, Shobhakar Parajuli, Jagdish Ghimire, Kanhaiyalal Keshari, Rajeshwor Nepali, Hariharprasad Shrestha, Ganeshprasad Nepal, Taranath Dahal, Krishna Kandel, Yogesh Upadhyay, Yadav Thapaliya, Ramchandra Upreti, and Ganeshballabh Pradhan.

The Union has been led by Hari Adhikari, Ramesh Tufan, Tara Baral, Kulchandra Wagley, Murarikumar Sharma, Sameerjang Shah, Kiran Pokharel, and Badri Sigdel so far, and currently, Shiva Lamsal is leading it.

The Union has been playing a leading role in the rights and interests of working journalists, press freedom, democracy, and media-friendly policy arrangements, informed General Secretary Dilip Poudel.