Kathmandu, October 20, Financial assistance collected through the Nepal-America Journalists Association (NEJA) for the family of late journalist Basant Prakash Upadhyay has been handed over to his wife, Indira Karki Upadhyay, on behalf of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ).

A total of NPR 1,607,832.09 collected at the initiative of NEJA has been received by the FNJ to support the treatment of the kidney disease affecting the late journalist’s wife and to help care for his elderly father.

Of the total amount, FNJ General Secretary Ram Prasad Dahal handed over a cheque for NPR 1,205,875 to the late journalist’s wife during a visit on Monday, Kartik 2. FNJ Treasurer Ram Krishna Adhikari and Rajan Tripathi of the Tanahun International Society were present at the cheque handover.

The remaining NPR 401,957 will be deposited into the account of the late journalist’s 94-year-old father, Chhayadatta Upadhyay, immediately after the Dashain festival to support his care.

The FNJ expresses its sincere gratitude to the NEJA family, well-wishers from Tanahun residing in the United States, the Tanahun International Society, and the Tanahun Samaj Pokhara for their contributions in raising the funds.