Speaking at the program organized on the occasion, Minister for Information and Communications, Raj Kishor Yadav, said the nation was in very sensitive and decisive mode. [break]
In this condition, no certain incidents that took place during the conflict- era can be raised and derail the efforts for peace and consensus, he added.
He said the different movements organized in various times have justified that the past thought could not make the nation prosperous and inclusive. He called on one and all to draw their attention to make the nation prosperous from economic point of view utilizing the natural resources, he added.
Minister Yadav said the government was committed for the professional rights and security of the journalists, adding that the peace process should not be disturbed raising certain issues.
It is possible to achieve the goal for prosperous Nepal only by working keeping the nation and people in the center.
During the program, Minister Yadav released ´Jhataro´, a humour satire poetry collection, written by poet Shyam Thapa.
Also, speaking at the programme, Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communications, Dhruba Prasad Sharma, said the NTV established with an objective of providing information, education and entertainment, has been developed as a indispensable medium for all the people.
During the program, NTV Board Chairman Sitaram Agrawal discussed on development efforts made for the expansion of further services.
Likewise, NTV General Manager Laxman Humagain, said the signal of Nepal Television covers more than 50 countries which also blankets 50 percent of the total land mass and reaches to 72 percent of the country´s population.
It has the excess in some 116 countries through satellite, he said.
On the occasion, Chairman of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, NTV chapter, Purushottam Ghimire, Chairman of the Nepal Press Union, NTV chapter, Shalik Subedi, and NTV Workers´ Union´s Bisweshwor Paudel, among others, delivered their views on the reform of the NTV services.
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