Kharel, Shrestha resign from NPI board

January 11, 2006
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Senior journalist P Kharel and editor of Nepal Samacharpatra daily, Pushkar Lal Shrestha, have resigned from the posts of general secretary and executive committee member of the Nepal Press Institute (NPI), a pioneer media training institute in the country.

Senior Journalist P Kharel (File photo)

Senior Journalist P Kharel (File photo)
Kharel was recently appointed as executive chairman of the state-owned Rastriya Samachar Samiti (National News Agency).

Kharel also heads Rastriya Patrakar Mahasangh (National Federation of Journalists)—that supports the royal takeover of February 1 last year. Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ)– that has been launching nationwide campaign demanding press freedom and freedom of expression in the country– has recently sought clarification from 14 of its members including Kharel for their role in supporting the new media ordinance, among others.

Kharel tendered his resignation at an emergency meeting of the NPI executive committee early this week.

Founded in 1984, NPI works towards professional development of free press , ethical standards of journalism and mass communication in the country. It runs basic and advance level training courses for journalists in the country. It has also set up Regional Media Resource Centers in Biratnagar, Butwal and Nepalgunj in order to promote indigenous and community media in the districts by facilitating access to modern technologies and skills with support from the Danish government.