Anonymous sources in newspapers of May 8

South Asia Check / May 9, 2016

Kantipur report headlined “Further chill in bilateral relations” by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari datelined Kathmandu has quoted five unnamed sources: Indian officials, a source associated with the New Delhi-based Nepalese Embassy, officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a diplomat.

Kantipur report headlined “Gold porter” by Akhanda Bhandari datelined Kathmandu has quoted three unnamed sources: A staff of the Tribhuvan International Airport, a source, and a businessman.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Shrestha removes Mahara and Prakash list” by Rewati Sapkota datelined Kathmandu has quoted three unnamed sources: A source, a member of the foreign department of the UCPN (Maoist), and another source.

The Himalayan Times report headlined “UDMF role an issue in Federal Alliance” datelined Kathmandu has quoted two unnamed sources: A UDMF source and another UDMF source. This news does not carry a byline.

The Himalayan Times report headlined “Air navigation services below par at TIA, say users” by Rajan Pokhrel datelined Kathmandu has quoted five unnamed sources: Airlines operators, a senior captain with an international airline company, a senior CAAN executive, an engineer and an ATC officer.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “Government to invite Morcha for talks” datelined Kathmandu has quoted one unnamed source: A leader from Federal Socialist Forum Nepal. This news does not carry a byline.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “UML ‘has agreed’ to let Maoists lead government” by Kamal Dev Bhattarai datelined Kathmandu has quoted seven unnamed sources: Leaders, a senior Maoist leader, a UML leader, a senior leader, another senior Maoist leader, another UML leader, and sources.

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