Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma stated that clean and independent journalism was a beautiful aspect of democracy.
Speaker Devraj Ghimire has pledged to hold a dialogue with all organisations advocating press freedom and freedom of expression, and stakeholders on the Mass Communications Bill that is in the parliament.
The government has decided to recommend to President Ram Chandra Paudel to call the parliament session on Sunday, May 7.
As it is also certain that cricket will help introduce Nepal to the world through sports tourism. The government at all three levels need to get their acts together to bring it to reality. If it is realized then Nepal will gain international name and fame through cricket.
The government is also committed to the implementation of existing laws such as the Right to Information Act and the Working Journalists Act for strengthening press freedom.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has summoned a meeting of the ruling coalition today.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has summoned a meeting of the ruling coalition today.
A worker hired for the under-construction 900-megawatt Arun III Hydropower Project died after he was hit by a falling rock inside the project's audit-2 tunnel at Amarang of Makalu rural municipality-5. The deceased has been identified as Prem Rai, 27, of Silichong rural municipality-5.
Highlands in Taplejung received a snowfall coupled with rains on Monday and Tuesday. Ghunsa, Phale, Olangchung Gola and Yanga of Phaktanglung rural municipality witnessed the snowfall. According to Tasi Chhiring Sherpa of Ghunsa, snowfall occurred in the area last night, too.
A worker hired for the under-construction 900-megawatt Arun III Hydropower Project died after he was hit by a falling rock inside the project's audit-2 tunnel at Amarang of Makalu rural municipality-5. The deceased has been identified as Prem Rai, 27, of Silichong rural municipality-5.
Identities of the people who went missing in an avalanche at Boling of Byas rural municipality-1 in Darchula on Tuesday have been ascertained. The people who are disappeared reached there to collect Yarshagumba and among them four are females and one is male, according to the Armed Police Force (APF), Number 50 Company, Chharung.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate at a basic price for the fiscal year (FY) 2022/23 is estimated to grow by 2.16 per cent.
The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has shared that it recorded a total of 55 incidents of press freedom violation during a year- since May 3, 2022 to April 26, 2023.
Various stakeholders have called for constant vigilance against the efforts to muzzle free press and freedom of expression, including among others by framing anti-constitutional laws or flaring up attacks, harassments and intimidation.
"With a view to solving the problems related to usury or loan shark by means of legal provision, the meeting of the Council of Ministers decided to send an ordinance to the President today," said Minister Sharma.