KATHMANDU: International Nepalese Journalist Association (INJA) has presented this year’s ‘INJA Investigative Journalism Award’ to senior Journalist Gajendra Budhathoki.
The award was presented to Budhathoki for his investigative journalism on the issue of tax evading by an international company-Coca-Cola in Nepal.
At a program organized in Kathmandu Saturday on the fifth anniversary of INJA, Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, honoured Budhathoki with Rs 100,000 and letter of felicitation.
Similarly, journalists Dipa Karna and Saroj Dhungana were honored with the ‘Inja Rural Journalism Award’ and scholar Devraj Aryal and senior journalist Kapil Kafle with the ‘INJA Intellectual Journalism Award’. Each award carries a purse of Rs 50,000.
Similarly, Minister Karki handed a letter of appreciation to senior journalists Hari Lamsal and Gopal Chandra Sharma and outgoing chairperson of the Sancharika Samuha, Nitu Pandit.
On the occasion, the Minister expressed his happiness for INJA to honour journalists in difficulties. He also stressed the need for Nepali journalist to serve as a strong medium to become a voice for voiceless.
INJA is an umbrella organization of the Nepalis journalists working globally has its central office in the USA.
INJA-USA President Gunaraj Luintel, in virtual address to the event, expressed his happiness to honor the Nepalis journalist discharging their duties despite the odds.
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) President Bipul Pokharel pledged to coordinate efforts with the INJA to provide support to the journalists in difficulties.
INJA-Asia President Tanka Panta, Nepal Press Union’s President Shiva Lamsal, Press Chautari President Ganesh Basnet, Samajwadi Press Organization President Shambhu Shrestha and Madheshi Journalits Society President Mohan Singh among others expressed views in the event.
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