Kathmandu, Mar. 8: Minister of State for Information and Communications Govinda Bahadur Shaha released the vernacular weekly newspaper on foreign employment ‘Baideshik Rojgar Darpan’  here today.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State Shaha said   journalism has an important role to play in order  to move the government in the right direction and to make it more responsible to the people.

As there is a lack of definite advertisement policy in the county, the government  has initiated action in this regard, he said and  called for drastic changes in the education system so as to  generate  skilled manpower.

Mp romi  Gauchan  expressed confidence that the released newspaper will enable the flow of impartial news by incorporating both the positive and negative aspects seen in the field of foreign employment.

President of the Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs Association Lal Bahadur Pun and entrepreneur Mahendra Sherchan pointed out the need to make clear policies for the resolution of the problems seen in this sector.

At the programme presided over by publisher of the newspaper Lal Bahadur Gurung, editor of the newspaper Lochan Thapaliya said the  newspaper aims to disseminate  factual news on foreign employment to the readers.

Presently,  300,000 Nepalese are involved in foreign employment.