Kathmandu: The Heads of various broad-sheet dailies and influential weeklies met at the premises of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists to chart a plan of action on how to defend the freedom of the press now under severe attack from the government side.

Several media leaders opined that it was time to face the challenges posed to the Nepali journalism by the establishment in a befitting manner.

President of the FNJ, Tara Nath Dahal, presided over the meeting. The attending media men wore black-badge throughout the duration of the meeting.