Kantipur Media Group (KMG) management, journalists and other staffers have extended financial assistance of Rs1.2 million to the family of late Kantipur journalist Yadav Thapaliya.   

At an event held at its office in Central Business Park, Thapathali on Thursday, KMG Chairman and Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya handed over the receipt of Rs1,193,005 that has been deposited in a bank account under fixed deposit scheme to his wife Ganga Khatiwada.

Journalists and other staffers of KMG collected Rs673,005 and the KMG management donated Rs500,000 and photo journalist Narendra Shrestha contributed Rs20,000 to support upkeeping and education of Thapaliya’s two daughters.

 The Federation of Nepali Journalists Kantipur Chapter deposited the amount in a five-year fixed deposit account at NIC Asia Bank.

Speaking at the event, Sirohiya, on behalf of the KMG, pledged necessary support for the education of Thapaliya’s daughters.

FNG Kantipur Chapter Chairman Atul Mishra said Kantipur employees will always stand by the family of Thapaliya.

Yadav Thapaliya, a journalist associated with the Kantipur daily, died on June 29 while undergoing treatment for viral influenza at Sinamangal-based Kathmandu Medical College. He is survived by his mother, wife and two daughters.