Dhaka, June 12 -- The Second International Conference on Mother Tongue Journalism will begin Friday morning in Kathmandu, bringing together over 100 journalists, including more than 50 from SAARC countries.

The two-day event, organised by the National Forum for Newar Journalists (NFNJ) in collaboration with the SAARC Journalist Forum (SJF) and FONIJ, marks the celebration of 101 years of mother tongue journalism.

Nepal's Speaker Dev Raj Ghimire will inaugurate the conference as chief guest at the National Nature Conservation Trust in Lalitpur, while Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh will attend the closing ceremony at Thimi Banquet in Bhaktapur on Saturday.

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