President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday posthumously awarded journalists Karna Bohara and Sanjaya Neupane with the Press Council-Sanima Bank National Journalism Award amid a function at Rastrapati Bhawan. President Bhandari handed over the award to their wives, Mamata Bohora and Radhika Neupane. The award carries a purse of Rs 250,000 each. Journalist Bohara had passed away on November 23 and Neupane on November 5. 

On the occasion, President Bhandari stressed on the role of the Council to maintain professional dignity of the journalists. She urged the journalists to be aware of the civic freedom and privacy while utilizing the press freedom. Similarly, Minister for Information and Commu-nications Surendra Kumar Karki focused on the role of journalism to strengthen the democracy.