Blood donation on occasion of Gorkhapatra entering 125th year

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, May 4: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) of Gorkhapatra Corporation hosted a blood donation programme on Sunday on the occasion of Gorkhapatra entering its 125th year of publication and the 63rd anniversary of Gorkhapatra Corporation.

Blood donation was organised on the premises of the corporation with the technical support of Nepal Red Cross Society Central Blood Transfusion Service, where a total of 35 staff members of the corporation donated blood.

Executive Chairman of Gorkhapatra Corporation, Bishnu Prasad Subedi, General Manager Lal Bahadur Airi, board member Lucky Chaudhary, Consulting Editor of Gorkhapatra Corporation Upesh Maharjan and Executive Director of the Administration Department Rekhadevi Shrestha donated blood at the programme.

Journalists and staffers Pramod Kumar Tandan, Giriraj Chaudhary, Rajendra Prasad Upadhyay, Rabi Ghimire, Sharmila Gelal Sapkota, Bishnudevi Karmacharya, Himal G.C., Anil Tamang, Ram Raja Shrestha, Prem Bahadur Parajuli and Rinku Jha donated the blood.

Similarly, Dipak Shrestha, Ramesh Tamang, Bhagirath Basnet, Gita Sapkota, Amir Maiya Ranjit, Narayan Dhungana, Saroj Sharma, Rup Chandra Bhatta, Tulsihari Koirala, Prakriti Adhikari, Manoj Ratna Shahi, Laxman Kafle, Bidkshan Soni, Binu Shrestha, Nilima Adhikari, Ram Shrestha, Sharad Adhikari, Sujan Gurung and Yubraj Chaulagain also donated blood in the programme.

Gorkhapatra Corporation is celebrating its 125th year entering programme throughout the week. The main programme will be organised on coming Wednesday. Gorkhapatra is entering its 125th year of publication on May 7.