KATHMANDU: The Noor-Ganga Talent Award Guthi has decided to provide Noor-Ganga National Singing Award of Rs 100,000 to folk singer Raju Pariyar.

According to member-secretary of the Guthi Yagya Prasad Sharma Pokharel, the Guthi decided to present Regional Literary Award of Rs 30,000 to literary writer from Palpa, Ram Bahadur Pahadi, National Emerging Talent Child Literature Award of Rs 25,000 to Soina Dahal of Morang and Regional Emerging Talent Singing Award of Rs 20,000 to Kushal Belbase of Arghakhanchi.

The awards will be handed over on May 24.

The Guthi has been awarding creative writers and artists who have been active in art, literature and culture for the past 30 years.