Supplementary written evidence submitted
by the BBC World Service
NEPALI SERVICE
UPDATE
Further to the Supplementary Note sent to the
Committee on 2 December, BBC Nepali Service transmissions on local
rebroadcaster, Radio Sagarmatha FM, are back on air as at 7 December
2005.
This came about after a petition was filed by
the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ)—a non-governmental
group that runs Radio Sagarmatha FM, challenging the Government's
order prohibiting re-broadcast of BBC Nepali over the FM station.
The Supreme Court of Nepal then ordered the Government to lift
its ban on BBC Nepali rebroadcasting on Radio Sagarmatha FM, pending
the final verdict.
7 December 2005
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