BNS working team re-structured (Media)

Kathmandu, July 26: A meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of Bhutan News Service (BNS) held today at its central office in Kathmandu has re-structured its central working committee.

After the adoption of Bylaws (constitution), the CWC meeting formed a four-member Board of Directors as the supreme body to govern the agency. Members of the Board include I. P. Adhikari, Vidhyapati Mishra, C. N. Timsina and Buddha Mani Dhakal.   

Earlier, Adhikari and Mishra were the Chief Editor and Manger respectively. Timsina, president of Bhutan Press Union and Dhakal, vice-president of TWMN – Bhutan Chapter are new faces in the agency.

The meeting formed a Team of Editors that include T. P. Mishra, Ichha K. Poudel and Tej Kumar Chouhan. Earlier also Mishra was holding the same portfolio while Poudel and Chouhan served as Assistant Editors. The CWC meeting also nominated Tej Kumar Chouhan as Treasurer of the agency.

Stressing on the need of further commitment in safeguarding public’s right to information with guarantee of free press in Bhutan, the CWC meeting also finalized to run additional websites for wider advocacy of exiled Bhutanese issue.

The meeting decided to transform www.apfanews.com into freedom advocacy site and use www.bhutannewsservice as news portal. Similarly, the meeting also decided to launch separate online sites for The Bhutan Reporter, monthly and radio programs soon.

A press statement issued by the Board of Directors after the meeting said their fight for the establishment of free media in Bhutan continues. “We appeal exiled Bhutanese, aid-agencies, Bhutanese organizations and wel-wishers to extend possible support for existence of free media in Bhutan”, reads the statement. Bhutan News Service