A new Nepali news channel has been inaugurated on Monday.

RPP Chairman Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Sagarmatha TV, Nirmal Gurung, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, Maoist Chairman Prachanda, Minister for Information and Communication Krishana Bahadur Mahara and NSP (Annandi Devi) leader Laxman Lal Karna (from left to right ) at the inaugural ceremony of the Sagarmatha Television, a Nepali language news channel, in Kathmandu, Monday, July 30 07. nepalnews.com/rh

RPP Chairman Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Sagarmatha TV, Nirmal…
Top leaders of the political parties inaugurated the Sagarmatha TV amid a function in Kathmandu.

The channel will begin 18-hour a day transmission, according to Nirmal Gurung, chairman of Sagarmatha TV Pvt Ltd. He said the channel will raise its voice in favour of press freedom and democracy.

Speaking at the inaugural function, Maoist chairman Prachanda and UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal urged the media to help in creating communal harmony and conducive atmosphere for the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections.