Laws curtailing press freedom will not be framed: Speaker Ghimire Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire clarified that no laws will be formulated by the House of Representatives that restrict press freedom. Kathmandu 07 Mar, 2025
Media Action Nepal slams NA's decision to pass restrictive Media Council Bill Media Action Nepal has expressed serious concern over the National Assembly (NA)’s unanimous passage of the 'Media Council Bill-2080 BS' on February 10, without addressing broader civil society concerns. Kathmandu 14 Feb, 2025
National Assembly passes Media Council Bill A session of the National Assembly today passed the 'Media Council Bill-2080 BS'. Kathmandu 10 Feb, 2025
Social Media Bill presented in National Assembly The Media Council Bill, 2081 BS has been presented in the National Assembly (NA). Kathmandu 09 Feb, 2025
Federal Parliament's winter session begins tomorrow The Federal Parliament Secretariat has released the tentative agenda for both Houses. Kathmandu 30 Jan, 2025
Nepal favors grants over loans under BRI, says Govt Spokesperson Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, reaffirmed that the government will not accept loans under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Nepal 26 Nov, 2024
NHRC urges all to respect press freedom, freedom of expression The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged all bodies concerned including the government for the media person's safety and protection of press freedom. Nepal 03 May, 2024
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
HoR sends Media Council Bill for clause-wise deliberations A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today unanimously endorsed the proposal to send the Nepal Media Council Bill, 2076 BS to the respective parliamentary committee for clause-wise deliberations. Kathmandu 07 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL: Keep press free As the House of Representatives (HoR) starts debate on the Media Council Bill, following its passage by the National Assembly after some amendments, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has voiced its opposition to endorsing it as it is. Opinion 05 Sep, 2022
FNJ wants restrictive provisions removed Chair of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Bipul Pokhrel has said that the House of Representatives, which has started debating the media council bill must remove provisions that could curtail press freedom and limit the press regulatory body’s autonomy. Nepal 04 Sep, 2022
