Anonymous sources in newspapers of October 9

South Asia Check / October 17, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Deuba trying to court RPP” by Chiranjivi Dhungana datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in five instances: A source in three instances and a highly-placed source from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) in two instances.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Congress’ strategy to disgrace the unity among left parties” by Navin Jha datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in three instances: A source associated with the Nepali Congress (NC), an NC leader, and NC leaders.

Kantipur report headlined “NC shocked” by Kulchandra Neupane datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in five instances: A source in four instances and a leader from the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal.

Kantipur report headlined “1950 treaty to be revised” by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A member of the Eminent Persons Group.

Nagarik report headlined “Dr KC warns against court verdict favoring a corrupt individual” by Dilip Paudel and Bhadra Sharma datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed sources in two instances: A source and an official at the Ministry of Supply.

Nagarik report headlined “RJPN stirs up national politics” by Kalendra Sejuwal datelined Nepalgunj has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A worker of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN).

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “NC weighs cabinet reshuffle option” datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: Leaders close to Kamal Thapa, Nepal Congress (NC) leaders, and a leader informed about the development. This report does not carry a byline.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “SSF-N, RJP-N claim big chunk of seats to share” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A senior leader. This report does not carry a byline.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “EPG to suggest border regulation measures” by Kamal Dev Bhattarai datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in four instances: A Nepali participant, a member of the Nepali delegation, a member of the Indian side, and a member of the Eminent Persons Group.

Republica report headlined “Govt grants Rs 106m to EC for luxury cars” datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A senior official at Ministry of Finance. Here EC stands for Election Commission. This report does not carry a byline.

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