Bio-data-Prabhakar-updated-February 12, 2014

PRABHAKAR GHIMIRE

Special Correspondent

Republica English Daily

Nepal Republic Media Pvt.Ltd

JDA Complex, Bag Durbar, Sundhara, Kathmandu, NEPAL

Cell : 977-9841-564442,  977-1-4265100, Fax: 977-1-4255257

E-mail : prabhakarji@gmail.com

 EDUCATION                                                                                             .  

·        2010            Masters of Mass Communication and Journalism

                         (Batch Topper and Gold Medalist with Distinction   Marks)

                         Kantipur City Collage, Kathmandu, Purbanchal University– NEPAL

·        2008             Post Graduate Diploma in Education

                      Community Education Campus, Kathmandu,

                         Tribhuwan University-Nepal

·        2005             Diploma in Development Journalism

                     Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC),  

                     New Delhi (Under Indian Government’s full   scholarship)

·        1997              Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

                         

                          Saraswoti Multiple Campus, Kathmandu,   

                              Tribhuwan University, Nepal

·        1992             Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)

                    Balkumari Collage, Narayangirh, Chitwan            

                      Tribhuwan University- Nepal

·        1990              Intermediate of Commerce (I.Com)

                      Shree Commerce Campus (Shahid Smriti Multiple

                      Campus), Ratnanagar, Chitwan                

                      Tribhuwan University-Nepal

·        1987              School Leaving Certificate (SLC)

               Amar Secondary School, Patihani, Chitwan, SLC Board -Nepal

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                                                         .

2009 April- 12 Feb 2014 ---Nepal Republic Media Pvt Ltd           

Kathmandu, Nepal

                

§  Business News Bureau Chief ( Business News Editor / Special  Correspondent (Republica English Daily) --From 2014 January 15

§  Business News Bureau Chief ( Business News Editor / Senior correspondent (2013 January-2014 January)

§  Deputy chief of Business News Bureau / Senior Correspondent (2011 March- 2013 January)

§  Senior Correspondent (Republica English Daily) (2009 April –March 2011 )

    

n  Editing news, translating news, coordinating colleagues of  Business News Bureau

n  Planning for business news pages and news stories every day

n  Daily Reporting on special beats: Foreign Trade, Foreign Employment, Labor Issues, Public Enterprises, Capital Markets, Agriculture , Public Finance, Food Security

n  Giving News story ideas for junior colleagues

n  Briefing to editor about the news stories developed by Business News Bureau

n  Participating policy making process of editorial department

                                      

         

2000-2008: Kantipur Publications Pvt Ltd

 

§  Senior Assistant Sub-Editor, The Kathmandu Post English Daily

 

 

§  Daily news reporting (Special Beats: Foreign Employment, Labor Issues, Public Enterprises, Capital Market, Derivative Market, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Commodities and Supplies)

• § Regular Analysis of Stock Market trend

§  Interview various people of corporate sector

                     

Ø  Chief of Regional News Bureau of Kantipur Publications

in Bharatpur , Chitwan

§  Coordinate with 10 correspondents of six districts for news everyday   

     

§  Inform about major issues of regional news to central office

§  Edit news came from different correspondents of the region and sent to the news to central office  after  editing

§  News reporting specially on environment, tourism, wildlife, agriculture

§  Call regular meeting with regional correspondents to share news ideas

§  Evaluate performance of regional reporters and recommend for incentives for deserving reporters

Ø    News Desk sub-editor

§  Editing news stories sent by district correspondents

§  Making pages allocated for district level news

§  Recommending the news which deserves placing on front pages

§  Occasionally reporting on environment related news

1999-2000    : Kamana Publications Pvt Ltd, Kathmandu, Nepal

 

Senior Reporter/ Chief of Business News Bureau

(Nepal Samacharpattra Daily)

§  Daily Reporting (Special Beats: Banking, agriculture, tourism, civil aviation, public enterprises) 

§  Daily coordination of business news

ACHIEVEMENT & AWARDS                                                                            .

·        2012--Journalism Excellence Award by Nepal Cultural Association

                  

·        2006 –Best Working Journalist Award (esented by Nepal Press   Union, Chitwan Chapter

                   

·        2004  -- Environmental Journalism Award  (Presented by Nepal Forum of    Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) 

·        2004--Letter of Appreciation by Narayangirh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)

·        2003--Letter of Appreciation by Jyoti Library, Bharatpur, Chitwan

·        1994--Winner of Radio Nepal Quiz Contest

                     

 

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS, TRAININGS & PARTICIPATIONS       .

§  2012 --   Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Singapore ( Three months)

§  2011 --Training program for Economic Journalists of Nepal provided by Indian  

                  Government at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) , New Delhi 

                 

§  2010  --Business and Financial Reporting Training in London, given by   

            Thomson Reuters Foundation London, UK

§  2007 --Presentation of Working Paper on “Role of Media on Rhino

           Conservation in Nepal”at an international seminar in Kaziranga,    

           Asam, India

§  2007 --Communicating Labor Rights Training for Media Persons organized    

          by International Labor Organization (ILO) in Turin, Italy   

 

NATIONAL LEVEL TRAINING & PARTICIPATION                                                                                     

§  2011 --Investigative Journalism Training jointly organized by British Embassy,  Thomson Foundation and Center for Investigative Journalism-Nepal

§  2011 --Training on foreign trade issues jointly organized by Society of Economic     

                    Journalists-Nepal (SEJON) and Ministry of Commerce and Supplies

§  2010 --Introductory Training on Economic and Financial Reporting for             

                     Journalists given by Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon)

§  2004 --Proactive News Reporting Training given by Nepal Press Institute (NPI)

§  2001--Basic Course on Radio Program provided by Communication and  

         Cultural Academy of Nepal

§  2000 --Economic Reporting Workshop for Economic Journalists, organized by 

                    Ministry of Information and Communication, Nepal

§  1999 --Workshop on Renewable Energy Technologies for Journalists, organized by  Institute of Engineering and UNDP

TEACHING & TUTORING                                                                                                    .

§  2010-Till date  Guest Lecture for Mass Communication and Journalism at Vishwo Niketan College, Kathmandu Nepal

§  2003-2006--- Guest Lecture for Mass Communication and Journalism at Maiya Devi Girls College, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

MEMBERSHIP

§  Member of the Society of Economic Journalists-Nepal (SEJON)

§  Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), Chitwan

LANGUAGE

§  Fluent in English, Nepali , Hindi

GENERAL

Sex              :         Male

Date of Birth         :         27-05-1971

Place of Birth:   Jagatpur-3, Chitwan, NEPAL

Marital Status         :         Married

Nationality   :         Nepalese

Father’s Name:    Shovakar Ghimire

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