Anonymous sources in newspapers of March 29

South Asia Check / March 30, 2016

Kantipur report on the newly-implemented letter grading system for SLC, headlined “Confusion over grading” by Makar Shrestha datelined Kathmandu has quoted one unnamed source: Source.

Nagarik report headlined “Sudden strong wind from west” by Subodh Gautam datelined Kathmandu has quoted one unnamed source: Farmers.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “MoHA defies apex court order with politics in play” by Manish Gautam datelined Kathmandu has quoted four unnamed source: Government sources, Ministry of Home Affairs sources, one of the deputy inspectors general present at the meeting, and those who know about the complex relationship between police officials and politicians.

 

 

 

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