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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BHAKTAPUR, Jan 19 : Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota has reiterated his commitment to enforce minimum wages for working journalists by all means. Inaugurating the 21st annual...
