The Yadu Gautam Foundation has named Jajarkot-based journalist Bir Bahadur Giri as the winner of this year’s the Yadu Memorial Journalism Award. 

A meeting today of the award selection committee made this decision. The meeting chaired by the committee coordinator Surya Thapa has decided to confer the award on Giri, the committee member-secretary Rudra Khadka said.

The award, carrying a purse of Rs 15,000 and a certificate, is given to a journalist every year writing in support of human rights, peace, and against the impunity. 

The award will be handed in on March 5. The award was conferred on Manisha KC last year.