Press Council Nepal to Hold Election Code of Conduct Programs Across Provinces

Kathmandu. The Press Council Nepal is set to organize programs on the election code of conduct and media in the major cities of all seven provinces. Furthermore, the monitoring of the election code of conduct will be made more effective.

Senior Administrative Officer and Spokesperson Deepak Khanal informed that the 12th meeting of the Council, held in Salyantar of Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, Dhading, decided to prioritize programs for the study, research, and awareness regarding the code of conduct this year and the coming year.

The Council stated that it will update the roster of experts for newspaper evaluation and review the criteria for newspaper distribution auditing to make the classification process realistic, objective, and timely.

Moreover, the procedures related to the various awards provided by the Council will be improved and revised to make them more transparent and effective. The Council also decided to update the records of media outlets, including newspapers, and to prepare a concept paper and action plan regarding record-keeping to resolve the problems and challenges encountered during the updating process.

The meeting appealed to all concerned parties to fully implement the election code of conduct to ensure that the House of Representatives election scheduled for the upcoming Falgun 21 is conducted in an independent, fair, impartial, transparent, and fear-free environment.

The meeting also decided to prioritize the promotion, conservation, and systematic development of historical, religious, and tourist sites located in Tripurasundari Rural Municipality, including the Tripurasundari Mai Bhagwati Temple, Fatik Khamba, Narsinghdham, and the Bhairavi Mai Temple located in Nilkantha Municipality, and to urge the media outlets in Dhading to publicize these sites.