Anonymous sources in newspapers of April 27

South Asia Check / May 1, 2017

Republic report headlined “Under oppn pressure govt shelves plan to increase local units” by Kosh Raj Koirala has quoted unnamed experts once.

Republica report headlined “Colleges exacting ‘4 times higher’ fees than ceiling for MD/MS” by Bishnu Prasad Aryal has quoted unnamed sources once and unnamed sources from the Ministry of Health once.

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