Kathmandu, September 24:

Vice-chairman of the cabinet Kirtinidhi Bista today gave away Bhupalman Singh Karki Literary Prize to writer Satya Mohan Joshi, who has so far written 18 books, for his contribution to the field of literature amid a function here in the capital today. Bista also gave away Bhupalman Singh Karki Creation Prize with the purse of Rs 50,000 to Bulu Sharma for her work

‘Chhuteka Paila’. While Chief Justice Bimal Kumar Paudel gave away the prize for ‘Religion and Social work’ to Sri Krishna Pranami Sanrachhan Sewa Samiti and Subarna Baidya,

the patron of the prize trust Bhuma Karki awarded the prize on music to Mira Rana and Shubha Bahadur. All these prizes had purses of Rs 50,000 each.

At the same time, the young literary prize went to Yubaraj Nayaghare, while youth prize was grabbed by Bandana Rana and Rishi Dhamala. Each received Rs 25, 000. Dr Damodar Pokhrel and Baidya Laxmi Bal Samaj Kosh were also recognised for their works. Minister for Information and Communication Tanka Dhakal made public the postage stamps on social worker Bhupalman Singh Karti on the same occasion. Addressing the function, vice-chairman Bista said Karki had been a true royalist and nationalist till his last days. Dhakal said that Karki’s commitment to the King and country was unshakeable. Yet he was a humble man, Bista said.