KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Former prime minister KP Oli felicitated fashion and beauty pageant choreographer Aswini Kant Jha at the 4th Epic Nepal Music Awards ceremony for his outstanding contribution to the modeling industry of Nepal. The ceremony was organized at Dui Pokhari in Madhyapur Thimi municipality of Bhaktapur.

The chief guest of the program, former Prime Minister Oli presented the certificate of felicitation to Jha in the presence of Basudev Thapa, mayor of Suryabinayak Municipality and Madan Sundar Shrestha, the former mayor of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality which was also joined by Oli's wife and the patron of Manav Sewa Ashram Radhika Shakya, veteran actress Gauri Malla and Basundhara Bhushal.

The 4th Epic Nepal Music Awards also honored actor Rajesh Hamal with the ‘Mahanayak Samman’ for his excellent contribution to Nepali cinema for more than three decades. Others felicitated at the function are senior entertainment journalist Prakash Subedi who was felicitated with National Entertainment Journalist Honor. Meanwhile, Gopi Krishna Chapagain was felicitated with Youth Journalist Honor. In the same event, senior singer Tirtha Kumari Thapa was felicitated with the Musical Gem Honor and Purnima Lama received the Sangeet Ratna Honor. The Silver Jubilee National Folk Duet Honor was presented to senior folk duet singer Chandra Sharma.

Similarly, president of Film Producers Association, Naval Khadka, famous artist Lakshmi Giri, singers Yash Kumar, Deepak Bajracharya, Dhiraj Rai, Yama Baral, Ramchandra Kafle, singer Junu Rizal and other eminent personalities performed at the event.