Anonymous sources in newspapers of May 25

South Asia Check / May 26, 2016

Nagarik report headlined “Parliamentarians’ fund misused, billions of rupees wasted whimsically” by District Bureau datelined Kathmandu has quoted five unnamed sources: Locals, a staff from the District Development Office, a close source, locals, and an official of the District Development Office, Dang.

Kantipur report headlined “Talks to be resumed from the point where they were interrupted” by Durga Khanal datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed sources: A source and a senior leader from the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal.

Kantipur report headlined “Data ‘manipulated’ to bloat budget” by Gokarna Awasthi datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed sources: Two different sources.

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