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
NCP�s commitment prompts FNJ to suspend protest Kathmandu, July 9 Khimlal Bhattarai, chief whip of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the National Assembly, today said NCP lawmakers were serious about the concerns and issues raised by the Federation of Nepali Journalists on the provisions in... Horoscopes 10 Jul, 2019
Mediapersons, activists flay government Kathmandu July 5 Federation of Nepali Journalists organised a ‘press freedom assembly’ today as part of its third phase of protest against the Media Council Bill. On the occasion, civil society members flayed the government for bringing Nepal... Horoscopes 06 Jul, 2019
�Govt invoking reasonable restriction provision to curtail press freedom� Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal has drawn the attention of international press bodies Kathmandu, June 24 Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj Sharma said that journalists should not face criminal case for doing their... Horoscopes 25 Jun, 2019
Bhattarai tells PM Oli to shun arrogance of majority Kathmandu, June 21 Chair of Federal Council of Samajwadi Party Nepal Baburam Bhattarai warned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli against the government’s arrogance of two-thirds majority in the Parliament. Speaking in the House of Representatives on... Horoscopes 22 Jun, 2019
MPs damn bills curtailing rights Kathmandu, June 20 Opposition leaders flayed the KP Sharma Oli-led government in the House of Representatives today for ‘bringing bills to curtail people’s religious and cultural freedom, freedom of expression, press freedom and powers of the... Horoscopes 21 Jun, 2019
Lawmakers voice concern about Media Council Bill Kathmandu, May 28 The Federation of Nepali Journalists today held an interaction with lawmakers representing various political parties at the House of Representatives and National Assembly on Nepal Media Council Bill, recently registered in the... Horoscopes 29 May, 2019
�Panel will ensure NHRC�s autonomy� Kathmandu, May 24 Chairperson of Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives Krishna Bhakta Pokharel today said his committee would address all the concerns expressed by office bearers of the National Human Rights... Horoscopes 25 May, 2019
Editors urge govt to withdraw Media Council Bill Kathmandu, May 23 Twenty-one editors of media outlets today issued a joint press statement urging the government to withdraw Nepal Media Council Bill. The government had registered the bill in the upper house of the Parliament on May... Travel 24 May, 2019
Government will not take back the MCB, says minister Kathmandu, May 23 Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gokul Baskota today said the government would not withdraw the Nepal Media Council Bill from the Parliament. Baskota said at a weekly press conference today that the... Travel 24 May, 2019
Bamdev Gautam seeks revision of bill Kathmandu, May 23 Senior leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Bamdev Gautam, today issued a press release urging the government and the concerned bodies not to pass Nepal Media Council Bill. Stating that journalism was the pillar of democracy,... Travel 24 May, 2019
NC, RJP-N to stall House Biratnagar/Kathmandu, May 18 Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba today said in Biratnagar that his party would prevent the government from passing the Nepal Media Council Bill registered in the National Assembly, at any cost. Talking to... Travel 19 May, 2019
