KATHMANDU: The Multi-System Operators (MSO) have decided to stop the broadcast of Indian news channels in Nepal.

The decision will come into effect, immediately, on Thursday. According to the operators& latest decision, viewers will not have access to any Indian news channels, except for the Indian state owned Doordarshan news. While some cable operators implemented the ban immediately, the others are yet to follow suit. #BackOffIndianMedia trends on Nepali Twittersphere, yet again The move comes in the wake of unfounded reports on Nepal carried by some of the Indian news channels, including their defamatory ‘shows& on the Nepali Prime Minister along with the Chinese envoy. Earlier today, the spokesperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Narayan Kaji Shrestha had slammed the Indian media for their ‘nonsense& reports on matters related to Nepal and the Nepali government. These measures follow the events wherein an Indian news channel, Zee Hindustan, broadcasted an imaginative and defamatory programme linking PM Oli with Chinese ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi. The post Indian news channels to face a ‘broadcasting ban& in Nepal appeared first on The Himalayan Times.