24 May, Gulariya (Bardiya): Nepali Congress (NC), Bardia chapter has selected two journalists in the district as candidates to the post of ward members for the Gulariya Municipality in the June 14 local level election.

Nepal Press Union (NPU)’s Bardiya Chapter President Binaya Raj Bhandari and NPU’s former Central Vice-President Yabaraj Shrestha have been recommended by the NC’s ward and municipality executive committee.

The NC’s regional executive committees endorsed their nominations and decided to field them for the election that will be held in various 41 districts in province no 1, 2, 5 and 7, including Bardia district.

Bhandari is fielded for the ward member post for Gulariya municipality ward no 7 while Shrestha for ward no 5.

The election publicity committee has appealed to one and all to vote for the journalist duo acknowledging their contributions to journalism besides societal development. RSS