Stringent IT law to replace Electronic Transaction Act
Nov 27, 2018- The government has drafted a law governing the Information Technology sector that will replace the Electronic Transaction Act-2008 commonly known as the cyber law. At a time...
Province 3 Media Management Bill: Lawmakers file amendments
Province 3 lawmakers have registered amendment proposals on the Media Management Bill tabled by the provincial government in the Provincial Assembly on Sunday. Registering the amendment proposals yesterday, the provincial...
Attempt to kill private media: NMS
Kathmandu, October 10 Nepal Media Society has flayed the government’s recent moves that discriminate against the private media and are aimed at controlling them. The government’s moves — from the...
Govt move to prioritise state media ‘guided by ill intention’
Kathmandu, October 10 The government’s circular to public institutions to ‘prioritise’ state-controlled media outlets while selling advertisements is likely to deal a financial blow to private sector media houses. Issuing...
Govt move to prioritise state media ‘guided by ill intention’
The government’s circular to public institutions to ‘prioritise’ state-controlled media outlets while selling advertisements is likely to deal a financial blow to private sector media houses. Issuing a letter, the...
Govt bans pornographic contents on internet
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The government has issued a circular to all telecommunication and internet service providers to ban the propagation and dissemination of pornographic and sexual contents through any medium....
Laws limiting press freedom to be amended: Speaker Mahara
Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said some legal provisions that limit the press freedom would be amended. Referring to amendments to some laws related to right to information made in...
Nepal Media Society rebukes ideal wage recommendation
Sep 17, 2018-Nepal Media Society has taken exception to the government announcing the implementation of minimum wage for journalists. The NMS said in a statement on Sunday that the committee...
House endorses revised ‘press-friendly’ Privacy Bill
The House of Representatives on Saturday endorsed the bill on Protection of Individual’s Right to Privacy, revising the provisions that were feared to restrict the free press. The bill also...
Nagarik publisher, journos file libel suit against Sajha GM
Sept 8: The managing director and journalists of Nepal Republic Media (NRM) have filed a libel case against the general manager (GM) of the government-owned Sajha Prakashan, Dolindra Prasad Sharma, on...
Regulate social media advertising to boost revenue, government told
Aug 21: The parliamentary Development and Technology Committee has instructed the government to bring advertising in various social networking sites like Facebook into tax net. The meeting of the parliamentary panel...
Lawmakers seek to remove restrictions on scribes thru amendment proposals
Lawmakers have registered 16 proposals to amend the right to privacy bill, some of which seek immunity for journalists when reporting or commenting on issues of public importance and conduct...
Leaders pledge to amend laws limiting free press
Leaders of various political parties have pledged to lobby their party lawmakers to make amendments to the laws that restrict press freedom. A free press is essential for a democracy...
Gagging the press in installments
t has only been two weeks since Nepal’s new Penal Code criminalised photography (Section 295), slapped heavy fines and jail terms for recording conversations (Section 293), and announced strict punishment...
Suppressed
As Nepal’s Parliament passes a slew of bills to activate the new Constitution, hardwon principles like the freedom of press, civil liberties and democracy, appear to be in danger of...
FNJ issues declaration over amendment of new Act
The Federation of Nepali journalist (FNJ) on Saturday issued a declaration seeking amendments to provisions of recently enforced Civil Code and Criminal Code Act. In a four-point-declaration the umbrella institution...
Suppressed
As Nepal’s Parliament passes a slew of bills to activate the new Constitution, hardwon principles like the freedom of press, civil liberties and democracy, appear to be in danger of...
Free press on edge as new laws come into force today
The government’s new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedures Code, expected to reform the country’s legal system by replacing ages-old ‘Muluki Ain’, go into effect on Friday, amid fears that the...