Pokhara mediapersons express dissatisfaction over new bill POKHARA: Mediapersons in Pokhara have expressed their dissatisfaction over the recently registered Media Council Bill, citing threat to press freedom. Leading mediapersons and members of the civil society shared their concerns at an interaction... Travel 15 May, 2019
Umbrella body of journos launches protest Kathmandu, May 12 The Federation of Nepali Journalists, the largest umbrella body of journalists in Nepal, has launched a protest programme against a new bill registered in the Parliament, which includes controversial provisions, such as fine up... Horoscopes 13 May, 2019
THT Pokhara reporter Rishi Ram Baral feted POKHARA: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Kaski Chapter, honoured The Himalayan Times Pokhara reporter Rishi Ram Baral with 'Tankadevi Tulsiprasad Memorial Journalism Award', on Tuesday. The journalist was awarded on the occasion of... Travel 07 May, 2019
KMC to form disaster management act implementation committee KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is to form a committee headed by KMC mayor within a week for implementing its 'disaster management act'. The 11-member committee would be constituted under the chairmanship of Mayor Bidya Sundar... Horoscopes 23 Apr, 2019
3 arrested including Ex-VC of FNJ Kaski POKHARA: Police arrested three persons, including former Vice-Chair of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Kaski Chapter, Rajendra Adhikari during a demonstration by All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) associated with... Travel 01 Apr, 2019
Minister Baskota pledges to implement minimum wage to journos BHAKTAPUR: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota on Saturday reiterated his commitment to enforce minimum wages to working journalists by all means. Inaugurating the 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the... Horoscopes 19 Jan, 2019
EDITORIAL: Press freedom anxiety To demonstrate that it will work as per the spirit of the Constitution, the govt has no option but to amend some of the draconian provisions Even decades after multi-party democracy, which promised all the inherent tenets of the system, was ushered in... 03 Jan, 2019
FNJ to press for minimum wages to scribes KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has decided to pile pressure on media houses that fail to implement the Working Journalist Act. A meeting of the FNJ Central Committee held in Kathmandu on Tuesday decided to exert pressure... Travel 27 Nov, 2018
Food, clothes provided to eight under-served families in Bajura BAJURA: Food, clothes and stationery items have been provided to eight under-served families in Bajura district today. The relief items -- collected by Prakash Singh, President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Bajura, also The... Travel 27 Oct, 2018
Journalist Humagain no more KATHMANDU: Founder editor of the vernacular weekly ‘Nepalbhoomi’, Ram Chandra Humagain, passed away at Senior Citizens Care Home in Sanepa, Lalitpur at 3:50 pm on Sunday. He was 65. Humagain, also a litterateur, was suffering from liver... Horoscopes 22 Oct, 2018
Journalists barred from attending parliamentary panel meeting KATHMANDU: The State Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) has barred journalists from attending their meeting today. Chairperson of the Committee Shashi Shrestha told journalists to leave the meeting, said a journalist who had... Horoscopes 01 Oct, 2018
IFJ says Nepal's new law criminalises expression, restricts press freedom KATHMANDU: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday said that Nepal's new Criminal Codes criminalises expresses expression and restricts press freedom. "Nepal’s new Criminal Codes Act 2018 curtails freedom of expression and the... Travel 21 Aug, 2018
