KATHMANDU, Dec. 2 -- A sub-committee under the Legislative Committee of the upper house has recommended minimizing fines against journalists for breach of media code of ethics in the much talked-about the Media Council Bill.
The bill registered by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology at the parliament secretariat in May has proposed Rs 1 million in fines against journalist for breaching the media code of ethics. Trashing the government's proposal, which was heavily criticized by the media fraternity, the sub-committee led by lawmaker Thagendra Prakash Puri has recommended minimum of Re 1 to a maximum of Rs 10,000 in fines against journalists for code of ethics violation.
The report prepared after consultation with the ...