Kathmandu, April 28 -- The government has registered a Media Council Bill in the National Assembly, retaining some controversial provisions from the previous bill that the media fraternity decried.

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology on Thursday registered the bill, which envisions a committee led by its secretary to select the chairperson and members of the council. The council is authorised to advise the government in formulating media policies and the media code of conduct. A similar provision in the bill registered by the KP Sharma Oli government in 2019 had met with criticisms. Though it was endorsed by the National Assembly, it couldn't become law as the term of the lower house came to an end before the bill wa...