Five Nepali artistes were decorated with the Chhinnalata award Saturday for their special contribution in the field of music, the RSS reported.
Those honoured were Rajendra Thapa for song, Om Bikram Bista for his dedication to singing, Ganesh Pratibha for music and Komal Oli for youth talent. Manik Ratna Sthapit was also among those felicitated by the Chhinnalata Song Award Trust.
The prizes for song, music and singing carry purses of RS 20,000 each while the youth talent award carries a purse of RS 10,000.