Last week, bypassing an important deliberation phase with stakeholders and the public, the government quietly presented the Media Council bill to Parliament. The Media Council bill, which aims to replace the existing...
he government’s bid to control the media through a new bill that has just been registered in the Parliament has kicked up a storm already, and it would be in...
It goes without saying that media plays a vital role in bringing about positive changes in the society. As the responsible media catalyses desired changes by providing the information that...
Niranjan Sahoo The traditional media – both print and electronic – have long had an outsize influence on the election outcomes in India. Political parties and aspiring candidates for public...
It is not possible to celebrate freedom when you are not free. A new report by the Freedom Forum--a civil liberty group--has revealed that Nepal has become increasingly intolerant of...
Until 30 years ago, miners used to take canaries down into mineshafts to act as an early warning system for deadly gas. When the canaries were alive and well, the...
Sometime in the fall of last year, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology banned digital pornography in Nepal using Article 121 of the Criminal Code, which states, ‘The Internet...
Ever since the Information Technology Bill, 2019 was registered in the House of Representatives by the government on February 14, there have been debates regarding various provisions in it and...
There is growing concern among human rights groups, both regional and global, that the new legislation regarding social media use, which has been tabled in the Federal Parliament, is meant...
Feb 22, 2019- Nepali folk singer Pashupati Sharma received a lot of attention this past week for his new single Lootna sake loota (loot if you can), but not in...
Feb 15, 2019- In yet another attempt to shrink and possibly shut down spaces for freedom of expression, the government has proposed a new law that seeks to introduce harsh...
Editorial Recently, officials from Province 2 have drafted an ‘Integrated Communication Bill-2075’ that criminalises ‘offenses of the media’. The vaguely-worded bill includes provisions that would allow the provincial government to...
Clean feed policy can set up the base for fair competition between products that are manufactured in Nepal versus those imported. It has been implemented in almost every country in...
- BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA Jan 4, 2019- When the government with a two-thirds majority in Parliament started to rule the country, the general public held high hopes for full press freedom...
Nepali political parties and their leaders have one consistent take on media: They express commitment to press freedom and make it a part of their policy. They appreciate media when...
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli often refers to his 14 years of imprisonment during the Panchayat regime “for the sake of democracy,” but his working strategies and actions of his...
The government of K P Sharma Oli on Sunday committed such an action, which, if this is what the government is bent on doing in the days to come as...
Nov 14: The way Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Banskota responded to a crowd of reporters desperately waiting to learn about the decisions of a Cabinet meeting the...
A Cabinet meeting held on Sunday evening after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recuperated from his weeklong illness took a number of decisions, including the appointment of three ambassadors to...
Oct 10, 2018- The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology recently urged all government entities to prioritise state-owned media while distributing information and giving advertisements in order to support and...