KATHMANDU: The 20th General Assembly of the Nepal Press Institute (NPI), a pioneering institution that provides journalism training, has elected a new executive committee under the chairmanship of Dr Kapil Kafle.

Neeta Sapkota has been elected as the vice-chairperson of the working committee, Shriman Sharma as the general secretary, and Amika Rajthala as the treasurer.

Similarly, the elected executive committee members include Tapanath Shukla, Montessori Rajbhandari, Mohan Nepali, Gangadevi Gurung, Basant Rupakheti, Pushkar Mathema and Arun Paudel.

Former presidents Tirtha Koirala and Laxman Prasad Upreti have been appointed as invited members on the working committee.