Anonymous sources in newspapers of December 24

South Asia Check / December 25, 2016

The Annapurna Post report headlined “Defiance of court order causes dispute” by Roshan Raut datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: An official related to the sport.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “China issues travel restriction to Nepal” jointly by Anil Giri and Sangam Prasain datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in three instances: Multiple sources, senior Nepal government officials and some sources.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “Local level restructuring- LLRC at a loose end as PM’s got a tight schedule” by Tika R Pradhan datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: Sources.

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