Nepali weekly ‘Purvanchal Bharti’ launched

ANUSHA GURUNG
GANGTOK, 06 Mar:  ‘Purvanchal Bharti’ a Nepali weekly newspaper was launched here at Press Club of Sikkim today. The weekly being published, edited and owned by journalist Prabin Khaling seeks to make the voices of the public heard.
Present at the programme were, dramatist CK Shrestra, Kalimpong Press Club president Arun Kr. Rasaily, authors from Nepal, former Secretary Kiran Rasaily, Senior Journalist Santosh Nirash, press fraternity of Sikkim and Kalimpong and the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh president Dr. Kamal Gurung.
Addressing the gathering, CK Shrestra, congratulated the publisher and said that this initiative would hopefully have a positive impact on the society and its readers. Newspapers not only carry stories but also thoughts and it is this that we should seek out and value, he added.
Senior journalist Zigmee N Kazi said that there are few who can be called real journalists in the state. “We have many papers here in Sikkim, I am proud that Prabin Khaling has come up with his weekly Nepali newspaper and I just want to pass a message to all that quality is most important”, said Mr Kazi.
He further added that it is important to maintain a sense of balance and independence.
Further, AK Rasaily said “My guru CK Shrestra used to tell me that one should not talk too much but should hear others talk.  Let this new paper Purvanchal Bharati be the no 1 paper”.