INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, July 13
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada said the CIT Ministry ought to start
digitisation first, by utilising the advancement of information technology
As the government has adopted a digital framework, we should become paperless in our activities henceforth, he added.
In his comments after
visiting the Press Council Nepal Office here today, he said the entire media sector needed to be aware of new media activities that have
been hurting peoplepride, socio-political life and relations between countries
It is the duty of the council to take action against such media, and complaints registered needed to be addressed.
The CIT minister also
sought suggestions over the proposed media law
However, freedom should also include accountability, he said.
On the occasion, acting Chair of Press Council, Kishore Shrestha, briefed the
minister about the poor state of registration of media, especially news portals, as many get registered only for legal protection
The council has been monitoring and also taking complaints.
Chief Administrative Officer Jhabindra Bhusal said that the council had sought
clarification from 197 news portals while 104 were blocked from disseminating information in the country during the four months of COVID-19
pandemic.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on July 14, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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