Kathmandu, Feb. 25: Minister of State for Information and Communications Govinda Bahadur Shaha has spoken of the need for Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (ntc) to operate internet facility to advance its work effectively in an age of competition.

Mr Shaha, while inaugurating the third regional session of the Nepal Telecommunication Corporation Employees Union, Kathmandu today, said to make telecommunication services more people-oriented by changing its modus operandi is the main challenge of today.

Stating that competition between employees, management and the union will ruin the corporation, the Minister of State noted that everyone should be cautious of it.

On the occasion, Mr Shaha also gave away letters of appreciation to those contributing to the union’s activity and to those who donated blood at a function organised by the union.

Ntc general manager Balaram Pradhananga said some timely changes have been made in the management to face up to the new challenges in the changed context.

President of the Nepal Trade Union Congress Laxman Bahadur Basnet, chairman of the union Mahendra Prasad Yadav and others also expressed their views at the function chaired by acting president of the ntc kathmandu regional committee Birendra Lal Joshi.