Media bill ‘coup’ against press freedom: NC
KATHMANDU, May 12: Nepali Congress has said that the proposed media law is ‘coup’ against press freedom. Organizing a press meet on Sunday, party president Sher Bahadur Deuba said that...
Govt drafts bill with harsher provisions on media, journos
KATHMANDU, May 10: The government has pushed new legislation with harsher provisions to further tighten control on media, including a provision of up to Rs 1 million penalty for publishing content...
Journos can be fined up to Rs 1m for code of conduct violation
The government has registered a bill in the parliament that proposes a fine of up to Rs 1 million on journalists violating the code of conduct. The bill that will...
Media Council Bill moves quietly to Parliament after remaining shrouded in secrecy for months
The government, on Wednesday, presented the Media Council bill to Parliament, bypassing a critical consultation phase with stakeholders and the public. The consultation phase, in practice for a long time...
New media law to ensure transparency’
inister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota said the new media law would regulate undisclosed and non-transparent investment in the media sector. “In a democracy, not only the...
Laws are being designed to stifle press freedom in Nepal, a new report says
May 4, 2019- New laws and policies that have been specifically designed to curtail freedom of expression in the country, along with the government’s repeated attempts to tarnish the image...
World Press Freedom Day 2019 World Press Freedom Day: A day to tribute journalists
KATHMANDU, May 3: The World Press Freedom Day has been celebrated across the globe on May 3 since 1993. Member nations of the United Nations have started marking the day...
Private media wary of restricts on covering public events
KATHMANDU, April 24: The media fraternity in the country has grown wary of repeated 'obstructions' against the private sector press covering public events involving President Bidya Devi Bhandari. In a continuation...
Many media houses have no business plan
Information and communication sector in Nepal is growing as an industry with about 1000 newspapers and magazines in regular publication, and about 800 FM radios, 100 TV channels and above...
Rescind orders against free press: Nepal Media Society
Nepal Media Society, an umbrella body of publishers and broadcasters, has taken serious exception to KP Sharma Oli government’s series of actions that are aimed at squeezing the media. Issuing...
In latest attempt to squeeze media, government seeks journalists’ payroll details, violating the constitution
Amid a series of moves at controlling news publishers and limiting access to information, the government now has moved a step further which, stakeholders say, is in violation of the...
No information about closing social networking sites circulated: Communications Ministry
Kathmandu, March 3: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has clarified that it has not published any information about its any intention to close social networking sites Facebook and...
Free operation of social media poses threat to combat cybercrime: Police
Kathmandu, Feb. 27: Absence of a provision to register the social media operating freely in Nepal has posed a serious challenge to combat and investigate the incidents of cybercrime and...
Minister Baskota defends curbs on social media use
Kathmandu, February 21 Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Sapkota today said that misuse of information technology could be as catastrophic as hydrogen bombs. He said this at...
Nepal government tightens screws on social media
Feb 13, 2019- The government has proposed a new law seeking to impose a fine of Rs 1.5 million and five years in prison for those writing improper things on...
Bill tabled to restrict civil servants from sharing views on social media
A new bill tabled at the House of Representatives has restricted civil servants from sharing their views through media including their micro-blogging sites, which experts claim would affect their right...
Provincial media bills will curtail press freedom, experts warn
Feb 11, 2019- Some provisions of media laws being drafted by provincial governments are detrimental to press freedom, experts have warned. While some provinces have criminalised media-related offences with provisions...
Bill poses ‘danger of economic blockade on media’
KATHMANDU, Feb 6: A draft bill on Management of Advertisement Regulation should be revised to remove provisions that threaten freedom of expression, stakeholders have said and raised concern over the...
Minister Baskota says he cares about freedom of press. Really?
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota likes to give out the impression of a political leader who truly cares about journalism. Baskota, himself a...