EDITORIAL: Fast-tracked Fundamental rights are essential to safeguard interests of the people, so the state now must act for their full implementation The Constitution of Nepal promulgated on September 20, 2015 provisioned that all legal provisions for the implementation of... 18 Sep, 2018
Six bills endorsed by HoR, one by upper house Kathmandu, September 14 The House of Representatives today endorsed six bills and National Assembly one bill related to fundamental rights. The HoR passed safe motherhood and reproductive health bill, right to employment bill, consumer protection... Travel 15 Sep, 2018
Media glare on public office holders allowed Our constitution guarantees press freedom. We cannot bar media from reporting about people holding public posts Kathmandu, September 11 The members of the Parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee today approved amendments made to... Travel 12 Sep, 2018
�It will take time for anti-VAW message to be included in curriculum� Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Lawmaker Binda Pandey is one of the lawmakers who steered the process of pushing a stricture in the House highlighting the problems of violence against women (VAW). She is also fighting for other rights of women by... Travel 10 Sep, 2018
Amendment to right to privacy bill sought Criminalisation of violation of privacy can scare journalists and lead to self-censorship Kathmandu, September 8 Stakeholders say the new right to privacy bill should be amended to delist details related to public officers’ property, income,... Horoscopes 09 Sep, 2018
State should not hide info, say lawmakers Kathmandu, August 7 Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties today told the parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee that the state should not hide any information from the public. They said this during clause-wise... Horoscopes 08 Sep, 2018
Valley journalists take to streets Kathmandu, September 7 Mediapersons staged a protest in New Baneshwor today, demanding amendment to anti-media provisions stipulated in the Civil Code Act, Criminal Code Act and Right to Privacy Bill. The Federation of Nepali Journalists led... Horoscopes 08 Sep, 2018
EDITORIAL: Uphold press freedom We cannot imagine a democratic society without freedom of speech and free flow of information Some lawmakers from the ruling and opposition benches have registered amendments on a number of clauses of the Right to Privacy Bill tabled in Parliament.... 05 Sep, 2018
Lawmakers seek to remove restrictions on scribes thru amendment proposals Kathmandu, September 3 Lawmakers have registered 16 proposals to amend the right to privacy bill, some of which seek immunity for journalists when reporting or commenting on issues of public importance and conduct of serving and retired public... Travel 04 Sep, 2018
�Criminal Code and right to privacy bill curtail press and media freedom� Minendra Rijal, central working committee member of the Nepali Congress and a former minister, has criticised Nepal Communist Party (NCP) government’s key policies including its stance on the new Criminal Code saying it has curtailed press and media... Travel 03 Sep, 2018
Deliberation on Right to Privacy Bill initiated Kathmandu, January 12:The government today initiated discussion to prepare a draft of the Right to Privacy Bill.“Everybody has a private life. Especially, women actresses have been victimised by journalists,” Basundhara Bhushal, an actress, said at... Travel 13 Jan, 2007
