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  • Journalists stage protest rally in Dang against the murder of Devi Prasad Dhital, Chiarman of Radio Tulsipur


    2010-07-25

    Media persons staged a demonstration at Tulsipur in Dang on 24 July 2010, protesting the killing of Chairman of Radio Tulsipur. The journalists took out a protest rally that later converged into a ....

  • Chairmanof Radio Tulsipur shot dead


    2010-07-23

    Chairman of Community FM Radio Tulsipur Devi Prasad Dhital (Hemraj) has been shot dead by unidentified people in Urahari 4 Hemnagar in Dang on 22nd July 2010.....

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  • Journalists have been beaten, manhandled and misbehaved by the security personnel deployed for the security of Former King Gyanendra Shah in Bhaktapur today (26 July 2010). The journalists had gone to Bhaktapur’s Chittapol to collect news on Former King Gyanendra’s attendence in a holy program.The organizers and the security forces attacked the journalists as they tried to get remarks and comments of the Former King.

     According to FNJ Kavre district president Bhola Thapa journalist Manoj Basnet, and correspondent of Kantipur daily Makar Shrestha have been injured in the incident. Similarly the security personnel have damaged a camera of Sagarmatha Televison.
     
    FNJ Kavre district Preisent Bhola Thapa and journalist Manoj Basnet has been injured in the incident. The journalists chanted slogans against the King as well as the local police protesting the incident.
     
    Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) totally denounces the act of the security personnel and urges the government to act responsibly. FNJ also demands fair probe into the incident and compensation to the damage caused to the camera of Sagaramatha Television. FNJ once again urges the government to be serious on the physical security of the journalists.
     
    For further information, please contact
     
    Suraj Bhattarai
    Program Officer/ Snr. Media Monitor
    Federation of Nepali Journalists
    Media Village, Tilganga, Kathmandu
    977001-4112763/ 977-01-4112673/ 9741122488
     
     
     
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