Rishi Dhamala elected chair of Reporters Club unopposed
KATHMANDU: The fourth general convention of the Reporters Club Nepal unanimously elected Rishi Dhamala as the Chairman of the Club. Dhamala is the founder chairman of the Club.
Dilli Basel was elected senior vice-chairperson while Baikuntha Dhungana as the vice-chairperson of the Club by a 108 general convention representatives from 54 different districts across the country.
The general convention elected Maha Prasad Lamichhane as General Secretary, Shashi Koirala as secretary, Deependra Raj Poudel in the post of joint secretary and Mukunda Kalikote as the treasurer.
Similarly, Chiranjibi Dhungana, Krishna Adhikari, Anil Giri, Bhuwan Sharma, Leelaraj Khanal, Deepak Kafle, Santa Gahamagar, Choleswor Tiwari, Suresh Yadav, Sanju KC, Bijaya Regmi, Ramkumar Chhetri, Purswottam Mangiya, Madan Koirala, Hari Sharan Timilsina, Ranjit Dhamala, Chetraj Bhandari, Ganesh Thapa, Uma Dhakal and Raj Gurung are the members of the working committee.
Likewise, the general convention elected Bhanu Bhakta Niraula as the eastern regional coordinator, Bhuwan KC for the central region, Prakash Khanal for the western region and Sharad Regmi for the mid-western. Kanhaiya Gupta has been nominated as the coordinator for the Madhes region.
In a bid to make inclusion to the Club, five central committee members would be appointed from all five development regions each. The Club on Saturday observed its 15th anniversary in the capital amid a grand function by felicitating