Fearing backlash, Cabinet keeps key decisions to itself
Nov 13, 2018-In what echoed the harrowing days of the authoritarian Panchayat era, the government on Sunday night refused to reveal the decisions made by the Council of Ministers, which...
Govt’s information gag draws flak
Kathmandu, November 12 The government’s decision not to disclose Cabinet decision to mediapersons on the same day has drawn flak from rights activists, governance experts, opposition parties and even from...
End impunity for crimes against journos: FNJ
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE Kathmandu, November 2 The Federation of Nepali Journalists today said that as many as 36 journalists were killed in Nepal since 1996 when Maoist insurgency started. A...
Media And The Public
Mass media such as print, radio, television and cyberspace are useful mediums to link the word to the world. They elevate life’s social bonds and carry out the surveillance functions...
Media Society urges government to correct ‘its anti-media’ attitude
Nepal Media Society has expressed serious reservations over ‘anti-media’ policy adopted by the government following the enforcement of Criminal Code and the law relating to right to privacy. Issuing a...
Media For Public Dialogue
Noted Indian journalist S. Nihal Singh once grieved: “Modern printing technology has made publishing a rather glamorous and often profitable enterprise. The result is the entry of many bright young...
Media As Mediators
The self-perception of media is the defender of public interest. The idolisation of public, respublica, implies the fight for the interest of plebs, the ordinary citizens. This perception is more...
FNJ condemns Minister Baskota’s remarks against journalists in House
Kathmandu, October 5 The Federation of Nepali Journalists has taken serious exception to the offensive and indecent remarks made by Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota against...
Journalists’ body declares drive to protect free press
Sep 17, 2018-The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has announced a campaign to exert pressure on the government to make amendments to some provisions in the new Civil Code and...
Internet in Nepal: Making it affordable
While there is a need to dismantle the syndicate existing in the internet market in Nepal, there is also a need to introduce several other measures, including awareness among users,...