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A group headed by Bishnu Prasad Sharma claiming himself to be the legal
advisor of Khmbuwan National Liberation Front (KNLF), Sunsari attacked
Itahari-based regional bureau office of Avenues Television on November
19, Wednesday morning, taking up the issue of news coverage on the
investigation being carried out regarding the complaint about land.
A group of persons thrashed and injured Editor and Publisher of Nuwakot
Jagaran Weekly, Shiva Devkota on November 17, Sunday at around 12.45
PM, while he was attending the people awareness campaign of the Nepali
Congress (NC).
A group of around 10 unmasked persons burnt copies of Himal Magazine in front of its office at Maitighar in the capital on November 16, Sunday night. The group, which is in combat dress, seized 5000 copies of the magazine which were readied for distribution and burnt around 1300 out of them.
Advocate duo, Rishee Ram Ghimire and Krishna Pokharel on behalf of Freedom Forum on November 16, Sunday registered an appeal in the National Information Commission (NIC), asking for taking necessary actions against the public entities for not providing information as per the Right to Information (RTI) Act and issuing order to the concerned body for the disclosure of information as demanded at the earliest.
An unknown group vandalized the eastern regional office of National News Agency (RSS) in Biratnagar on November 13, Thursday.
President of Association of Revolutionary Journalists, Kailali Chapter,
JP Joshi Pandit has gone missing since October 8. The 30-year old
journalist is the editor of Janadisha National Daily , far -west
edition .
An unidentified group assaulted vice-president of the Federation of
Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Saptari chapter, Abadesh Jha and news
Correspondent for News Today Sanatan Mandal on November 5, 2008 at
around 8:00 pm in Biratnagar-14, Morang, eastern Nepal.
In response to a writ petition registered by Freedom Forum on
amendments in laws related to the King, the Apex Court in Nepal on
November 13, Thursday issued order to the government to ensure update
all prevailing legal provisions with the changed context in the
country.
The National Information Commission (NIC) has provided the information about Chief Commissioner and Commissioners’ property details, association and responsibility in other organization, political involvement, income source and monthly remuneration in NIC on November 5 and 6. However, the NIC has not provided information in appropriate format and time which contravenes the provisions enshrined in the RTI Act-2007.
The National Information Commission (NIC) has provided the information
about Chief Commissioner and Commissioners’ property details,
affiliation and responsibility in other organization, political
involvement, income source and monthly remuneration in NIC on November
10. However, the NIC has not provided information in complacent with
the provisions enshrined in the RTI Act-2007.
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