Kathmandu. The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), RSS chapter has decided to award this year’s the RSS Journalism Award 2081 to Nepali News Editor Bikram Giri and Photo Editor Kiran Bhattarai.

FNJ, RSS chapter chair Krishna Sapkota, informed that a meeting of the chapter held today decided to award them. The award carries a purse of Rs 10,000 each. Giri, who has been active in journalism for more than two decades, is also the founding chair of the FNJ Darchula chapter. Bhattarai has been involved in journalism for a long time.

Similarly, the ‘Umakanta-Gitadevi-Chandramani Memorial Award’ has been conferred on Sushila Oli, the news agency’s district correspondent in Dang. The award amount is Rs 5,000. Narayani Rajoure, deputy reporter of Lumbini Province Office Dang, established the award in memory of her mother, father and brother on February 19, 2010.

Similarly, the FNJ RSS chapter has decided to award the ‘RSS Samman-2081’ to former General Manager Ram Kumar Koirala, who had been in the service of the RSS for more than three decades. Koirala will be honoured with a letter of appreciation and a shawl.

The awards will be presented on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the RSS.