Federal government refuses to devolve authority to the provinces
Kathmandu, July 15 -- In what comes as yet another attempt to refuse powers to sub-national governments, the federal government has not handed over the authority of licensing radio and cable television up to 1000 watts to the provinces.
Amending the existing Broadcasting Act through a revision to Some Nepal Acts, the federal government has already paved the way for the provinces to begin the works that fall under their jurisdictions.
Province 3 has already endorsed the Provincial Media Management Act-2075 and Provincial Media Management Regulation-2075 and has been urging the federal government to hand over the responsibilities.
After drafting necessary laws, the province has already established its office of the press registrar, which...
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