Bills on good governance, peace process get top priority: PM Dahal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today held discussion with chief whips of political parties and their representatives and told them that the government would give priority to introduce bills related to peace process, good governance, and livelihood. Nepal 07 Feb, 2023
Prez summons new Parliament session on January 9 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has, on recommendation of the government, called the new session of both houses of the Parliament at 1:00pm on January 9. Nepal 28 Dec, 2022
Press freedom violation cases on the rise The Federation of Nepali Journalists has issued a press release saying that cases of press freedom violation rose from 52 in 2019 to 62 in 2021. FNJ said that 190 journalists and four media houses were victimised in 62 violations of press freedom. Nepal 01 Jan, 2022
Stakeholders say content filtering not possible Citing that some internet contents are adversely affecting the society, the government is gearing up to implement the internet content filtering system by spending a whopping Rs one billion. Business 15 Feb, 2021
New directives to control online media worry free speech proponents Minister of Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung’s announcement that the government will bring new directives to prevent online media and social networking sites from spreading hateful message has worried proponents of free speech. Nepal 13 Feb, 2021
Civic space blocked in Nepal: CIVICUS report KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 8 In Asia, the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted amid the global pandemic. Data released today by the CIVICUS Monitor shows that out of 25 countries in Asia, four — China, Vietnam, Laos and North... Horoscopes 09 Dec, 2020
International Commission of Jurists calls for transparency and justice KATHMANDU: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an international non-government organisation which works as advocate for justice and human rights, has called upon the Government of Nepal to undertake substantial reforms in order to ensure that... Travel 06 Aug, 2020
Law-making process: Far from participatory Bureaucrats are keen to ensure that their interests are secured and protected in the laws and regulations. They seem to make efforts to insulate public concern and interests from prying into the policy-making process Nepal’s law-making process has... 19 Mar, 2020
FNJ urges speaker to pave way for amendment of media related bills Kathmandu, February 24 Federation of Nepali Journalists — an umbrella body of Nepali journalists — today requested the Speaker of the House of Representatives Agni Prasad Sapkota to allow further amendments of a few sections of the provisions of... Horoscopes 25 Feb, 2020
FNJ seeks more amendments to media council, infotech bills Kathmandu, February 21 The Federation of Nepali Journalists has sought further amendments to the Media Council Bill and Information Technology Bill. A meeting of the FNJ central office bearers and members in the capital reviewed the latest... Horoscopes 22 Feb, 2020
Two years on, PM has little to boast about Kathmandu, February 14 It’s time of the year again when Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli indulges in a round of self-congratulation over his government’s ‘accomplishments’. Oli was actually preparing to celebrate the government’s... Travel 15 Feb, 2020
Shrinking democratic space raises AI�s concern Nepal government resorted to methods to curtail the freedom of expression in 2019 Kathmandu, January 30 Amnesty International today expressed concern about shrinking democratic space in Nepal, saying the government proposed laws that restricted the... Horoscopes 31 Jan, 2020
