Nepal, May 24 -- Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has laid emphasis on investigative journalism.

During a discussion on women's participation and development in journalism organized by the Ministry and the Sancharika Samuha Gandaki Province in Pokhara today, Minister Gurung argued, "The content cannot be factual if there is no investigative journalism. So, all should pay heed to it."

The people have been getting misinformation about the issues related to promotion of national welfare due to misuse information technology, he added. Minister Gurung opined that the Ministry has been working on how it could ensure right to information, make it systematic and dignified as RTI is the first priority...