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Freedom Forum held the second lot 5-day Public Interest Reporting Training in Nuwakot, on December 16th 2017.

Greeting all the participants, Project Manager (CS:MAP) Sanjeev Ghimire welcomed the trainers and facilitators, Executive Chief Taranath Dahal, General Secretary Dharmendra Jha and Senior Investigative Journalist Hasta Gurung.

Senior Journalists and RTI experts, Mr. Dahal and Jha shed light on the evolution, principles, scope of Public Interest Reporting sharing the news which serves larger people is public interest reporting.

खड्गराज राई

Although the Interim Constitution guarantees the right to information as a fundamental right of Nepalese citizens and the Right to Information Act and Regulation has already been made to provide information to the citizens, a large number of people are yet to gain access to information they require.

At a time when there are growing incidents of impunity and corruption at various development ministries, a free flow of information is necessary to prevent them.  Experts argue that Right to Information (RTI) is crucial for promoting overall human rights.

KATHMANDU, Feb 18: National Information Commission (NIC) and Bangladeshi Information Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in the field of Right to Information (RTI) budget and strengthening information dissemination in the online media platforms.