KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Press Union has urged the government to bring immediate special economic relief package for media houses and journalists.
Issuing a press release on Monday, the president of NPU Badri Sigdel urged the government to arrange personal protective equipment (PPE) who are in field reporting every day.
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He also suggested the media houses and reporters publish authentic and fact-based news only.
Various media houses have already been closed and journalists have hit hard due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the government as a precaution against a viral outbreak of COVID-19.
