Journalists elect new committee in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 5 (UNI) Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), umbrella organisation of Nepalese Journalists, elected a new committee at a convention held in Kathmandu.

Dharmendra Jha, who represents democratic panel, has been elected as the new president. Gobinda Acharya of Revolutionary Journalists Association, close to the Maoists, was elected vice president, while Poshan KC, Ramji Dahal and Ramesh Bista have been elected as general secretary, secretary and treasurer respectively.

The election was held to elect 24 member central working committee at the end of the three-day 22nd general convetion of the FNJ yesterday.

''Our first priority will be to move the federation forward on a professional manner and to ensure financial transparency,'' the newly elected FNJ president said.

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