Anonymous sources in newspapers of April 18

South Asia Check / April 20, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Law flouted in parliament itself” by Govinda Pariyar datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed secretary and a joint secretary of the Ministry of Finance.

Kantipur report headlined “Life sentence for three army officials” by Krishna Gyawali and Nagendra Adhikari datelined Kathmandu and Kavre has quoted an unnamed law practitioner.

Kantipur report headlined “Ncell tax still undecided” by Krishna Acharya datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “Nidhi’s wee-hour tweet sparks concerns over election prospects” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed official from Home Ministry and another unnamed source.

Republica report headlined “Home minister’s tweet sparks social media furor” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed political commentator. It has no byline.

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