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...
Jan 4, 2019- The Ministry of Information and Communication is set to table a new bill at Parliament soon with the purpose of regulating the country’s advertisement sector. The media...
Kathmandu, December 1 The task force formed by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to suggest changes to make new penal code media-friendly has recommended decriminalisation of defamation. The...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
