Kathmandu,
Dec 15: Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey has said the media
has a significant role towards building nation as their positive support is
highly appreciated to that end.
Launching the
news online service www.dabalines.com developed by Sambad Dabali on the occasion
of its second anniversary in the capital on Monday, Minister Pandey said
dissemination of positive and fact-based news and information should be the
focus of media so as to ensure timely promulgation of a new constitution and
take the country towards the path of economic, social and cultural development.
On the
occasion, he thanked political parties, civil society, human rights activists,
journalists and general public for their indelible role in making the recent 18th
SAARC Summit a success.
Similarly,
President of Federation of Nepali Journalists, Dr Mahendra Bista, said although
the online news service has proved the means of delivering quick information to
the people, their news services are not found completing accountable editorial
process.
Prof Dr
Surendra KC underscored the need of drafting a pro-people constitution within
the scheduled timeframe. RSS
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