Kathmandu, Aug 1: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government activities should be focused on empowering people by keeping the national unity and nation building at the centre.
Launching the athaiprahar.com, an online news portal, at his residence Baluwataar on Sunday, he sought an effective role of media to empower the people.
Journalism can take the society towards a right course, maintaining social harmony and promoting social equity and justice, the Prime Minister said, adding that media however should not flout its ethics. Violation of journalism ethics not only ruins the profession but also leads the country towards darkness, he warned.
Stating that he was a regular viewer of Nepali online media, the PM said he felt that there was a lack of healthy competition among online media despite its increasing number of late.
Moreover, he said, “Journalism is very responsible profession. Knowledge, capacity, time and power will be misused if irresponsible activities are carried out in the name of the profession. It will take lots of time to correct it.”
The athaiprahar.com news portal had come into operation from Friday.
Prime Minister Oli inaugurated the portal. Journalist Subas Devkota is Editor of the media.
On the occasion, former president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Shiva Gaunle stressed that the government has to pay attention on development of internet to ensure people’s access to information. RSS
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