Das and Pokharel honoured with Dilliraman Regmi National Peace Award

Kathmandu, June 8: The Dr Dilliraman Regmi National Peace Award 2082 has been jointly presented to senior physician Dr Gaurishankar Lal Das and senior ophthalmologist Dr Ram Prasad Pokharel.     

In addition, the Dr Dilliraman Regmi International Peace Award 2026 has been presented to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The awards are presented by the Dilliraman-Kalyani Regmi Memorial Library Development Committee.     

 Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel handed over the award at a special ceremony organized here on Monday. The National Peace Award carries a purse of one hundred thousand rupees.     

Dr Gaurishankar Lal Das has been active in the fields of medical science, public health, health policy and humanitarian services for a long time. Similarly, Dr Ram Prasad Pokharel played an important role in the development of Nepal's ophthalmology sector, the expansion of modern eye treatment services and the establishment and strengthening of the Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh.     

KOICA, which has been honored with the international award, has been providing long-term support to Nepal in the fields of education, health, good governance, information technology, technical and vocational education, disaster management and institutional capacity development.     

The program was held under the chairmanship of Prof Dr Bina Poudel, Chair of the Library Development Committee.(RSS)