गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Bharatpur metropolitan city academy honours literary writers Nepal Bharatpur metropolitan city academy honours literary writers KathmanduPati April 01, 2024 File Photo CHITWAN – The Bharatpur Metropolitan City Academy has honoured various literary writers. Academy’s Chancellor and Bharatpur mayor Renu Dahal feted the literary writers amidst a programme on Sunday. Prakash Thapa of Bharatpur-4 was honoured with ‘Bharatpur Pragya Samman’ while Prof Dr Karna Bahadur Baniya of Bharatpur-12 was provided with ‘Krishnabam Malla Pragya Samman’. Likewise, DR Pokharel of Bharatpur-10 was honoured with ‘Chitwan Pragya Puruskar’. The Academy presented this award to Pokharel for his literary creation ‘Sanskritiko Sopanma Chitwan’. As informed, the honoured literary writers bagged a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each. Similarly, Siman Kshetry of Bharatpur-1 was feted with ‘Bagishwori Pragya Puruskar’ for his novel ‘Jhumar’. Jagannath Pundit of Bharatpur-1 was presented with ‘Bharatpur Pragya Puruskar’ towards poetry for his collection of poetry entitled ‘Gharbarima Tori Phulyo’. Likewise, Ashtadev Khanal was given away the ‘Bharatpur Pragya Puruskar’ (towards fiction writing). They were honoured with cash prize of Rs 25,078 each. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world