A 31-member delegation of Federation of Nepalese Journalists visited Ghaziabad on Tuesday to attend a round table conference organised by the district administration to discuss various issues with their Indian counterparts.
The federation president, Damber BDR Adhikari, in his thanksgiving address, highlighted the cultural bondage of two countries. He said Tanahun from where he hails is the birth place of great literary luminary Aadi Kavi Bhaanubhakt Aacharya, who translated the Ramayana in Nepali language. The district headquarters at Dhamauli is the home town of Veda Vyas, the creator of great epic Mahabharat.
“We are here to explore historical, religious, socio-cultural, eco-political, tourism exchanges and observatory research study in leading media houses on latest trends and development in Indian journalism and mass media communication” said Federation president Adhikari.
The ADM City Preetie Jaiswal chaired the meeting. The participants from Indian journalists included leading journalists from all the major media houses from print and electronic channels. They were apprised the practical challenges faced by the reporters in country side areas, the advancement in technical field its evolution from hand written reports to the mailing reports by mobile devices.
The Nepalese journalists also shared the practical problems in their country being faced Himalayan peaks where networks are very poor and transport does not exists. The Nepalese journalist appreciated the enthusiasm of the field reporters to post report from such remote areas.
The delegation was welcomed by Anuj Chaudhary and lokesh Rai president and the Secretary of the Electronic Channels Association. Vote of thanks was proposed by the district information officer Surendra Sharma.