Govt appoints chiefs of NAC, FDB, Press Council

The Council of Ministers Friday appointed the heads in three government agencies - Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), Film Development Board (FDB) and Press Council.

Former Supreme Court justice Awadesh Kumar Yadav has been appointed chairman of the Press Council while Sushil Kumar Ghimire has been appointed NAC chairman. Ghimire is the secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.

Similarly, the cabinet decided to appoint Dharmendra Marhattha 'Pappu' as the chairman of FDB.

Marhattha's appointment comes despite the ongoing agitation of film industry people demanding that the government pick the new chairman from within the industry. nepalnews.com