NEPAL: Journalists take money from royal govt to disseminate news in its favour

News chief of Kantipur Television was among the 84 journalists who accepted money from the royal government during the King's rule

Nepal News
Monday, June 12, 2006

It has been found that many journalists and media organizations took the money from the royal government to write in its favor.

The Ministry of Information and Communications distributed the money to 84 journalists and media organizations from the government fund in the name of getting "dissemination of peace-related information" from their respective media.

Tirtha Koirala, news chief of Kantipur Television received eight thousand rupees from the government's fund.

Likewise, Sarad Chandra Wasti and Arjun Khadka of Kantipur Television took eight and four thousand rupees respectively from the state fund.

Former Chairman of Press Chautari Nepal and Editor of Dristhi Weekly Sambhu Shrestha took 50 thousand rupees from the royal government.

Jasodha Pradhan (National Federation of Nepalese Journalists) took Rs. 126,000 and Rs 495,000 from the royal government.

Some other recipients of the state fund are Nirodh Raj Pandey (national Federation of Nepalese Journalists) Rs 1,000,000, Hari Sharan Lamichhane (Nepal Cable TV Association) Rs 200,000, Yagya Dhakal (National Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Kathmandu) Rs 20,000 and Dilli Basel of Channel Nepal Television Rs. 4,000.

Santosh Neupane and Suresh Sharma of Image Television received Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 4,000 respectively.

Meanwhile Babita Basnet of Ghatana Ra Bichar Weekly refuted that she did not receive the money from the royal government.

Date Posted: 6/12/2006

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