Anonymous sources in newspapers of May 24

South Asia Check / May 29, 2017

Annapurna Post report headlined “Budhi Gandaki project awarded without competitive bidding” by Bikas Thapa datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in three instances: A source, an officer from the Ministry of Energy and an officer from the Ministry of Finance.

Annapurna Post report headlined “Parliament meeting postponed after dispute among parliamentarians” by Narendra Saud datelined Kathmandu has quoted an unnamed source in one instance: A leader who participated in the meeting.

Nagarik report headlined “[Chinese contractor] Gezhouba to build Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project” by Bishnu Belbase datelined Kathmandu has quoted unnamed sources in two instances: An officer from Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project and a senior officer from the Ministry of Energy.

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