At a time when the Television Broadcasters' Nepal (TBN) expressed its concern over scrapping of the broadcasting license of the television, Joint-Secretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry, Purushottam Tiwari, told that a concrete decision has not been drawn yet regarding the renovation of the license.
--------Tiwari further said that the ministry has been carrying out study of the documents submitted by the television for the same. There is a provision that every radio and television has to renew the organization by paying some determined charges in every fiscal year otherwise till the last date of Poush in case of some problems after paying extra charges.
Television Chairman Bhashkar Raj Rajkarnikar claimed that they provided a check to the ministry on the last date of Poush for the renewal, but the ministry employees asked them to make the payment in cash.
He said that the ministry should not stop the renewal task of the media on the basis of technical issues.
Meanwhile, Minister for Information and Communications, Minendra Rijal, has said that he was serious regarding renewing the license of the television.
After a team of the Nepal Press Union headed by General Secretary Ajaybabu Siwakoti drew the attention of the Communications Minister in this regard, Minister Rijal said that necessary decision would be taken in this regard.
Siwakoti said that the Minister directed the officiating Secretary at the Ministry, Kaviraj Khanal, to carry out necessary task in this regard.
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