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Over 2300 online media registered

Posted by | Feb 18, 2021 |

Kathmandu- Number of online media registered in the country has increased lately. According to the Department of Information and Broadcasts, 478 new online media were registered in the country in the fiscal year 2077/78. In the fiscal year 2075/76, a total of 550 online media were registered and 17 were re-registered. Likewise, 272 got renewed. In the fiscal year 2076/77 BS, total 561 new online media were registered as informed by the Department. 272 were renewed in the fiscal year. As of now total 2,325 online meida have been registered in the country. President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), the online which has emerged as a mainstream media should pay attention towards maintaining trust and credibility. “The quality of some online media is still under question. Some online journalists are found publishing and disseminating news against the code of ethics. It has to be well-regulated with the compliance of ethics”. Likewise, 7,807 print media including dailies, weeklies, fortnightlies, monthly/bi-monthly, quarterlies, semester half-yearly and yearly magazines have been so far registered. Total 1,127 FM radios and 202 television channels have obtained operational licenses....

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Prime Minister Oli submits a written reply to the court

Posted by | Feb 18, 2021 | ,

Kathmandu- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appeared in person and submitted a written reply to the Supreme Court today on the issue of contempt of court. According to Surya Thapa, Press Adviser to the Prime Minister, he has submitted a written reply in person for the dignity, honor and dignity of the Supreme Court. He said that even if the Prime Minister gave only a written reply, he would have submitted it himself respecting the court. Senior Advocate Dr. Kumar Sharma Acharya and advocate Kanchan Krishna Neupane had filed a contempt of court case in the Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, alleging that the Prime Minister had obstructed the administration of justice. As per the order of the same nature, four former chief justices Min Bahadur Rayamajhi, Anupraj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha and Sushila Karki have also submitted written...

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Accused of murder after rape of Bhagirathi has public

Posted by | Feb 17, 2021 | ,

Baitadi: Police have released Dinesh Bhatt, who was arrested on charge of raping and killing 17-year-old Bhagirathi Bhatt in Baitadi Gadakedar Gaonpalika-7. Far-Western Province Police Chief DIG Uttamraj Subedi made the accused public at a press conference held at the District Police Office, Baitadi on Wednesday. Police arrested accused Dinesh Bhatt on Tuesday night. The accused was arrested two weeks after Bhagirathi was raped and murdered. DIG Sujevi informed that Dinesh has been made public as he has already confessed to the crime. According to him, Dinesh Bhagarathi, who is studying at the local Sanatan Dharma High School, is his classmate and neighbor. A police investigation has revealed that Dinesh, who had been his one-sided lover for a long time, was killed after being raped 13 days ago. The post-mortem report showed that she was strangled to death after being raped, police said. According to police sources, he had initially given a statement that he had beaten Bhagarathi from a cliff and raped her while she was...

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Dharmashala to be constructed on temple premises

Posted by | Feb 17, 2021 |

Foundation stone has been laid for the construction of a Dharmashala – a rest house of pilgrims – on the premises of Rajdevi Temple in Kalaiya submetropolis-1. The structure is under construction at the cost of Rs 1.8 million. Laying the foundation stone, Kalaiya Mayor Rajesh Roy Yadav announced to provide Rs 800,000 on behalf of the sub-metropolis for the first phase construction works. He said construction of the rest house would ease living accommodation of pilgrims coming from far-flung areas for worships. The mayor also pledged to provide all possible support for the protection and preservation of the temple. As the Rajdevi Temple is popular for offering animal sacrifices, it sees huge inflow of the revelers in the Dashain festivals, said Divyanath Shrestha, a local....

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Bagmati province assembly meeting put off

Posted by | Feb 17, 2021 |

Makawanpur- The 7th province assembly meeting of the Bagmati Province scheduled for Wednesday has been put off. The meeting that was set to take place at 2.00 pm today has been adjourned citing special reasons, said the province secretariat. The assembly meeting has been postponed until another notice, shared secretariat chief Krishna Hari Khadka. Earlier too, the province assembly meeting was postponed for an indefinite time...

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