KATHMANDU, May 5: Speaker Devraj Ghimire has described the right to information (RTI) as the lifeline of democracy.

KATHMANDU, August 19: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, has said the government is effortful to bring prosperity in the country by assimilating the democratic norms and values.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has sought the role of National Information Commission to inhibit the dissemination of information capable of damaging democracy.

RTI training for information officers

August 27, 2018 19:14 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: A three-day residential training on right to information has kicked off at Dhulikhel in Kavrepalanchowk.

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stressed the need to improve access to information on the occasion of 11th National Information Day.  However, he urged citizens to refrain from collecting personal information of others.

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Anyone reaching at information section of Tulsipur sub metropolis of Dang district can see the digital noticeboard which shares different types of information about the activities of the sub metropolis.

CHITWAN, June 22: Chief Information Commissioner, Krishnahari Baskota, has spoken of the need of establishing information commissions in all seven provinces to ensure the people's right to information (RTI).

KATHMANDU, May 24: Three-day provincial-level training related to right to information has begun at Bhaktapur of Province 3 from today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31:  Dr Govinda KC has registered a Right to Information at District Administration Office, Kathmandu demanding information about debated citizenship of Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli.

Freedom Forum launches RTI Nepal App

December 28, 2017 18:52 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Freedom Forum has launched a 'Right to Information (RTI) Nepal Mobile App', first of its kind from the civil society organization in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari urged all for right use of Right to Information, saying RTI would maintain good governance in the country.

KATHMANDU, May 16: A right to information (RTI) application has been registered at the National Information Commission (NIC), claiming that the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) failed to provide any information about selection procession and criteria of the ‘trendsetter’ award conferred on different individuals last month.

KATHMANDU, March 2: The Project Implementation Directorate (PID) of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has refused to respond to a Right to Information (RTI) petition seeking complete information on the environment and public health hazards caused by its pipe-laying works for the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MSWP).

Nepal, B'desh sign MoU to promote RTI

February 18, 2017 02:43 am

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.

MYGADI, Jan 9: The government office chiefs in Myagdi have issued a seven-point declaration paper for implementation of the right to information (RTI) and its protection.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that good-governance and development could be achieved and democracy consolidated only when the right to information is effectively enforced.

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Right to Information (RTI) will strengthen democracy in the country.