Anonymous sources in newspapers of September 13

South Asia Check / September 14, 2016

Kantipur report headlined “Mukherjee to visit Nepal immediately after Tihar” by Kamal Dev Bhattarai datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: A source in two instances and a highly-placed source.

Kantipur report headlined “No progress in national pride projects” by Balaram Baniya and Krishna Acharya datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: Officials of the Ministry of Tourism.

Nagarik report headlined “Strict law to be introduced to ban [transport] ‘syndicate’” by Praveen Dhakal datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in two instances: A highly-placed staff at the Ministry of Transportation and a staff at the ministry.

Nagarik report headlined “Deuba empowering his faction” by Balkrishna Adhikari datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: A leader close to Paudel.

The Himalayan Times report headlined “President Xi’s prospective visit ‘not cancelled'” datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed source in one instance: sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This news does not carry a byline.

The Kathmandu Post report headlined “India prez likely to visit Nepal on Nov 3” datelined New Delhi has quoted unnamed source in one instance: A source. This report does not carry a byline.

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