Anonymous sources in newspapers of January 16

South Asia Check / January 17, 2016

Annpurna Post report headlined “Load-shedding not to decrease” by Bikas Thapa datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed officials from the Nepal Electricity Authority.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Indian cops enter Nepal again” by Diwakar Bhandari datelined Kalaiya has quoted an unnamed police source.

Kantipur report headlined “Reconstruction mega-campaign” by Krishna Acharya datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed official from the National Reconstruction Authority.

Kantipur report headlined “Diplomats ask: Where are the ambassadors” by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source from the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and another official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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