$user = $this->Session->read('Auth.User');
//find the group of logged user
$groupId = $user['Group']['id'];
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Articles/view.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$image = 'https://old.newbusinessage.com/app/webroot/img/news/20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg'
$user = null
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 115
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
Notice (8): Trying to access array offset on value of type null [APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 115]
$user = $this->Session->read('Auth.User');
//find the group of logged user
$groupId = $user['Group']['id'];
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Articles/view.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$image = 'https://old.newbusinessage.com/app/webroot/img/news/20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg'
$user = null
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 115
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
Notice (8): Trying to access array offset on value of type null [APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 116]
//find the group of logged user
$groupId = $user['Group']['id'];
$user_id=$user["id"];
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Articles/view.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$image = 'https://old.newbusinessage.com/app/webroot/img/news/20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg'
$user = null
$groupId = null
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 116
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Articles/view.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$image = 'https://old.newbusinessage.com/app/webroot/img/news/20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg'
$user = null
$groupId = null
$user_id = null
$date = '2024-05-22 12:31:35'
$dateFromDatabase = (int) 1716360395
$newDate = 'May 22, 2024'
$articleView = array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
$word_count = (int) 753
$time_to_read = (float) 3.77
$time_to_read_min = (float) 3
$time_to_read_second = (float) 46
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 241
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.
Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.
Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.
"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.
Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.
He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.
Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment.
He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.
Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.
He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.
Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons.
Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.
Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.
Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor.
FormHelper::create() - CORE/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php, line 383
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 273
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224
View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 391
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
Warning (2): simplexml_load_file() [<a href='http://php.net/function.simplexml-load-file'>function.simplexml-load-file</a>]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "" [APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60]
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
simplexml_load_file - [internal], line ??
include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224
View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 391
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
file not found!
Notice (8): Undefined variable: file [APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133]
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$xml = false
include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224
View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 391
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
Warning (2): simplexml_load_file() [<a href='http://php.net/function.simplexml-load-file'>function.simplexml-load-file</a>]: I/O warning : failed to load external entity "" [APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133]
$viewFile = '/var/www/html/newbusinessage.com/app/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
'article' => array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
[maximum depth reached]
)
),
'Slider' => array()
),
'current_user' => null,
'logged_in' => false
)
$article = array(
'Article' => array(
'id' => '21051',
'article_category_id' => '1',
'title' => 'Media Organisations Protest Arrest of Kailash Sirohiya, Express Concern Over Attack on Press Freedom',
'sub_title' => '',
'summary' => 'KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.',
'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">KATHMANDU: Nepal Media Society and Media Alliance have protested the arrest of Kantipur Media Group’s Chairman Kailash Sirohiya.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Organising a press conference at the office premises of Kantipur in Thapathali on Wednesday, both the organizations deplored the arrest and detention of the media tycoon by the police.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of ABC Media Group as well as the Media Society Subha Shankar Kandel said that the incident of Sirohiya’s arrest gave a glimpse of the reign of former king Gyanendra when the police administration entered the media house and worked in the newsroom.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">"This is the first time that the police entered the media house after 2058, when the government arrested the then managing director Sirohiya, director Binodraj Gyawali and editor Yuvraj Ghimire for publishing the views of the then underground Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai in Kantipur Daily," he said.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kandel said that it is highly objectionable for the political party leaders to treat the media house like this especially after they pledged to build a new Nepal after doing away with the old system.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He alleged that the government intervened in Kantipur Media and prosecuted Sirohiya in retaliation for publishing the news that at least Rs 958 million were embezzled from the deposits made by the general public in cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary of Media Alliance Nepal Direklal Shrestha also said that no one is above the law and if found guilty by the police investigation regarding dual citizenship, everyone should face the punishment. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He added that he was not showing solidarity with Kailas Sirohiya alone but against the state's attack on press freedom. A person from media background himself that attacking freedom of press today is like spitting on the plate that he himself ate from.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, Rishi Dhamala, the founder of Reports Club, said that Rabi Lamichhane became the home minister because of the struggle of Nepali media against the monarchy. He added that Lamichhane’s attempt to stifle press freedom nothing but the misuse of state authority.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">He said that it is not good for the police administration to try to suppress the media just for the coverage of the news related to the co-operative fraud case, and said that they should instead help investigate the allegations against the cooperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Speaking at the press conference, RK Shrestha, president of the Valley Radio Broadcasting Forum, said that it was unfortunate that the police administration entered the media house with weapons. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Similarly, General Secretary of Nepal Media Society Madan Lamsal said that Sirohiya was arrested in the style of the then Panchayat system. Speaking at the press conference, General Secretary Lamsal said that the home ministry and the government took steps in the wrong direction.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Lamsal said that the law allows the government to interrogate and investigate anyone but Sirohiya was arrested in a dictatorial style.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Stating that all the media-related organizations were unanimous in terming this move as a wrongful act, he said that till the owner of Kantipur Media House, Kailash Sirohiya, should be released with honor. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">”We will strongly resist and oppose it,” he said.</span></span></p>
<p> </p>
',
'published' => true,
'created' => '2024-05-22',
'modified' => '2024-05-22',
'keywords' => '',
'description' => '',
'sortorder' => '20778',
'image' => '20240522123213_0_kQUCCCQpfK7vWZTi.jpg',
'article_date' => '2024-05-22 12:31:35',
'homepage' => false,
'breaking_news' => false,
'main_news' => true,
'in_scroller' => false,
'user_id' => '34'
),
'ArticleCategory' => array(
'id' => '1',
'name' => 'NEWS',
'parentOf' => '0',
'published' => true,
'registered' => '2015-07-20 00:00:00',
'sortorder' => '158',
'del_flag' => '0',
'homepage' => true,
'display_in_menu' => true,
'user_id' => '1',
'created' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
'modified' => '2018-11-22 11:58:49'
),
'User' => array(
'password' => '*****',
'id' => '34',
'user_detail_id' => '1',
'group_id' => '1',
'username' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'name' => null,
'email' => 'neeraj.roy@newbusinessage.com',
'address' => null,
'gender' => null,
'access' => '1',
'phone' => null,
'access_type' => null,
'activated' => true,
'sortorder' => null,
'published' => null,
'created' => '2020-07-19 16:40:23',
'last_login' => '2024-08-13 13:55:06',
'ip' => '172.69.41.137'
),
'ArticleComment' => array(),
'ArticleFeature' => array(),
'ArticleHasAuthor' => array(),
'ArticleHasTag' => array(),
'ArticleView' => array(
(int) 0 => array(
'article_id' => '21051',
'hit' => '347'
)
),
'Slider' => array()
)
$current_user = null
$logged_in = false
$xml = false
simplexml_load_file - [internal], line ??
include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224
View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418
include - APP/View/Articles/view.ctp, line 391
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
