KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 16
The government has accomplished the feat of printing postage stamps within the country after 64 years.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, affixed the first-day cancellation mark on 11 types of postage stamps. The stamps were printed at the Janak Education Materials Centre.
The Department of Postal Service published the postage stamps bearing the images of martyr Rambriksha Yadav, leftist leader Sahana Pradhan, literary figure Netra Lal Paudel, democratic fighter Kami Budha, Shreebala Tripurasundari Devi Temple, five medicinal herbs including 'marethi', and the silver jubilee of Nai Publication.
The Department's Director-General, Pradip Adhikari, informed that it printed 8 million copies of postage stamps featuring national figures, medicinal herbs, and religious shrines. Previously, postage stamps were printed in various countries such as India, Indonesia, and Latvia.
Minister Sharma observed that stamps would contribute to informing the present generation about the significant people, places, and events of the country.
Similarly, former Minister Dinanath Sharma noted that the government had done well by printing postal stamps depicting people who played significant roles in various political movements for change in the country.
Former Minister Ram Kumari Jhankri observed that the present generation could learn from the contributions made by the previous generation to ensure a federal republic in Nepal.
