Press Council Nepal Receives 176 Complaints of False News by May 6

Kathmandu. By Jestha 6 of the current fiscal year, 176 complaints have been filed at the Press Council Nepal alleging publication of untrue news. This information was given today at an interaction program organized by the Editors' Society Nepal in Kathmandu on the topic 'Citizen's Expectation: Responsible Journalism'. Among the complaints registered at the Council, the second highest number are related to defamation.Presenting a working paper at the program, journalist Toya Gautam informed that although more than eight thousand newspapers are permanently registered with the Department of Information, only about five thousand have been published and reached the Press Council...