Gorkhapatra journo Khan awarded with national honour

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec 3: Nepalgunj reporter of the Gorkhapatra Corporation Siraj Khan has been awarded with national honour for foregrounding the issues of persons living with disabilities through news media.

Journalist Khan was honoured amid a ceremony organized here by National Federation of the Disabled, Nepal, on the occasion of the 34^th International Disability Day.

 Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Jagadish Kharel, and deputy mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol, handed over the honour letter while putting on him the Dosalla shawl.

In the programme presided over by chairman of National Federation of the Disabled, Devidatta Acharya, Minister Kharel and deputy mayor Dangol handed over awards to other individuals including Pyuthan based journalist Jumansingh KC for their contribution in the domain of disability.