Kantipur Journalist Krishna Acharya has been felicitated with ‘Sejon award’ that the Society of Economic Journalists, Nepal (Sejon) provides every year.

A jury of former Sejon presidents led by its founder president Prateek Pradhan selected Acharya’s news on telecom company—Ncell’s commercial goods being imported with red cross stickers right after the April 25 earthquake—as best economic report of the year.

While Acharya got the award from among the print media, journalist Nawaraj Chalise from News 24 television got the same award from the electronic media. Chalise’s news on 'Where the 600kg of gold went’ got recognition from among the news items in electronic media.Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel and Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Chiranjeevi Nepal handed over the cheque of Rs 50,000 each to the award winners.