Kathmandu, May 8: A two-day correspondents’ training organised on the occasion of Gorkhapatra Daily’s centenary anniversary concluded here this afternoon.

Local correspondents from 37 districts, including three districts of the Kathmandu Valley, received training on the techniques of producing quality news. The trainers also briefly introduced the use of modern technology, such as computer, e-mail and the Internet, in corresponding news reports.

The training was conducted by senior journalists Ram Krishna Regmi, Dhruba Hari Adhikari, Krishna Shrestha and Pushkar Mathema.

Gorkhapatra Corporation Chairman Prem Nidhi Gyawali gave away certificates to the participants at the function.

Acting General Manager Benu Prasad Prasain expressed his commitment to provide the correspondents with as many facilities as possible.

The Daily’s Acting Editor-in-Chief Ramesh Tiwari advised the participants to move forward in a planned way to produce quality news reporting.