Bhattarai awarded

KATHMANDU: Basant Chaudhary Foundation and Lunkaran Das Ganga Devi Chaudhary Sahitya Kala Mandir on Friday honoured seven personalities, including Chunamani Bhattarai with various awards in Kathmandu to recongise their contribution to society. Bhattarai, Deputy Editor in Annapurna Post, received ‘Nawa Pratibha Samman’ for his work in investigative journalism. The award carries a purse Rs 51,000.