NC chief whip, lawmakers demand withdrawal of PCN action against THT Lawmakers today strongly urged the Press Council Nepal (PCN) to withdraw its decision to take unilateral action against The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu 16 Mar, 2025
PCN refuses to accept THT's response; Smacks of foul play and ulterior design The Press Council Nepal (PCN) has been consistently refusing to register The Himalayan Times' response to the council’s unilateral and draconian action against the daily for the last two days. Kathmandu 13 Mar, 2025
Unilateral draconian action against THT tarnishes PCN's credibility Nepal Media Society (NMS) has urged the Press Council Nepal (PCN) to withdraw its decision to take unilateral action against The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu 13 Mar, 2025
PUBLISHER'S NOTE : Attempts to suppress the truth won't deter us from our duty PUBLISHER'S NOTE : Attempts to suppress the truth won’t deter us from our duty. Nepal 12 Mar, 2025
PCN's unilateral decision evokes widespread condemnation Nepal’s media fraternity today urged the Press Council Nepal (PCN) to immediately withdraw its unilateral and unconstitutional decision against The Himalayan Times without providing any opportunity to the reputed and much loved daily to clarify the allegations levelled by globally controversial British climber Nirmal Purja and his United Kingdom-based company — Elite Exped. Nepal 12 Mar, 2025
Press Council Nepal unilaterally targets THT for responsible and fearless journalism The Press Council Nepal (PCN) has made an arbitrary decision to take ‘unconstitutional action’ against The Himalayan Times following its series of investigative stories exposing British mountaineer of Nepali origin Nirmal Purja, aka Nims Purja, and his United Kingdom-based company — Elite Exped. Nepal 12 Mar, 2025
Govt urged to withdraw decision to suspend journalist's pass In the light of criticism of the Social Media Bill, a journalist questioned PM KP Sharma Oli on February 16 about whether he was imitating infamous dictator Hitler by bringing bills that stifle freedom of expression and undermine democratic norms. Nepal 06 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
Experts call for immediate repeal of the proposed Social Media Bill Laxman Datt Pant, a global media rights advocate and Founding Chair of Media Action Nepal, has called for the immediate repeal of the proposed Social Media Bill Nepal 28 Dec, 2024
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
Press Council takes action against nine YouTube channels Press Council Nepal has taken action against nine YouTube channels for disseminating inaccurate and fabricated content, accusing them of promoting anarchy. Nepal 20 Nov, 2024
