Kathmandu, 2 April: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has said the government is committed to promoting professional journalism and ensuring the constitutional right to a free press.
She stressed the need for media content that institutionalize political accomplishments while discouraging unwanted and anarchic tendencies in society.
Addressing the 74th anniversary celebrations of Radio Nepal here today, the Government Spokesperson said this. She shared on the occasion that the content of Radio Nepal should embody the core principles of the federal democratic republic, which were achieved through the sacrifices of Nepali citizens.
Radio Nepal should further ensure its accessibility to the nooks and corners of the nation as a credible, reliable, impartial, independent, and effective means of communication. Minister Sharma said she is happy to know that the service of Radio Nepal is available to 93 percent population of the nation, urging it to make further efforts to reach 100 percent coverage.
