Nepal resumes airing all Indian news channels after ban for 'hurting country's sentiments'

Almost after a month of accusing m and n imposing a ban for "hurting country's national sentiment",  Nepal government on Sunday started airing all Indian news channels in country. Issuing a statement, Sudeep Acharya, Managing Director, Dish Home, Nepal, said that Nepal has started airing all Indian news channels which were banned earlier.

'We have started airing all Indian news channels'

Nepal on July 9 stopped transmission of all Indian private news channels except Doordarshan, accusing m of airing reports hurting country's national sentiment. In a statement, Nepal government spokesperson Yuvaraj Khatiwa h urged all t to disseminate news that infringes sovereignty and self-respect of Nepalis.

'Reports hurting Nepal's national sentiment'

People familiar with development said Nepalese embassy in New Delhi apprised its views to Indian government over cover of Nepal's political developments by Indian channels.

"We have stopped distribution of all Indian news channels except Doordarshan," Dinesh Subedi, chairman of Multi-System Operator (MSO), foreign channel distributor h said. "We have halted distribution of India's private news channels as y have aired news reports hurting Nepal's national sentiment," he ded.

development came after some Indian channels aired reports critical of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his government. However, Nepal government did t officially anunce halting telecast of Indian news channels.

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India-Nepal ties under strain

India-Nepal bilateral ties came under strain after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated an 80-km-long strategically crucial ro connecting Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in Uttarakhand on May 8. Nepal reacted sharply to inauguration of ro claiming that it passed through Nepalese territory. India rejected claim asserting that ro lies completely within its territory.

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Later, Nepal updated country's political map through a Constitutional amendment, incorporating three strategically important Indian areas. India termed as "untenable" "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims by Nepal. India has handed over a diplomatic te to Nepal over map issue, Nepalese media reports said. strained ties are said to have as much to do with political compulsions of Nepal PM Oli and instability within his own party as with any real issues between two countries.

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(With ncy inputs)