CIAA investigating distribution of state fund to journalists: Upadhaya

The commission for the investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has said that it has started probing the case of journalists taking money from the state coffers during the royal regime.

Speaking at a meeting of the State Affairs Committee of the parliament, Chief Commissioner of the CIAA, Surya Nath Upadhaya said the commission has received the files of 14 journalists from communication ministry and was working on them.

Stating that the CIAA had been shadowed by setting up the Royal Commission for Corruption Control during the previous regime, Upadhaya said that the Commission was compelled to be inactive during those days.

The State Affairs Committee also requested the Upadhyaya to make available a report prepared by the CIAA on the cooperation extended by regional and international bodies in various projects

The names of the journalists/media organizations who received money from the royal government are: (source :ekantipur)

1. Jasodha Pradhan (National Federation of Nepalese Journalists) Rs. 126,000
2. Jasodha Pradhan (National Federation of Nepalese Journalists) Rs 495,000

3. Nirodh Raj Pandey(national Federation of Nepalese Journalists)Rs 1,000,000

4. Hari Sharan Lamichhane (Nepal Cable TV Association) Rs 200,000

5. Yagya Dhakal (National Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Kathmandu) Rs 20,000

6. Rishi Dhamala (Reporters' Club Nepal) Rs 20,000

7. Devendra Gautam (Editors and Publishers' Society) Rs 180,000

8. Radhe Shyam Lekali (Literary Journalists' Association) Rs 200,000

9. Ramesh Budhathoki (Nepal Film Artists' Association) Rs 300,000

10. Ram Krishna Karmacharya (National Press Club Nepal) Rs 20,000

11. Ojaswi Gautam (Communication for

Economic and Social Awareness) Rs 30,000

12. Department of Information Rs 125,000

13. RSS Rs 600,000

14. Devendra Gautam (Editors and Publishers' Society) Rs 180,000

15. Shree Krishna Poudel (Nepal Intellectuals' Contact Forum) Rs 60,000

16. Jayanta KC (Janakpur) Rs 10,000


From the personal secretary Minister of State for Information and Communications

17. Manoj Singh (Jaleshwor) Rs 10,000
18 Ram Kisun Yadav (Rajbiraj) Rs 10,000

19. Suman Karki (Itahari) Rs. 10,000

20. Bishnu Kumar Das Rs. 10,000

21. Shambhu Dahal (Ramkot Kathmandu) Rs. 10,000

22. Mahendra Thapa (Bhojpur) Rs. 13,000

23. Mohan Shrestha (Gorkha) Rs 17,000

Those journalists who received money for dissemination of information contributing to peace

24. Khagendra Raj Sitaula (Yugsambad Weekly) Rs 6,000

25. Anar Singh Karki, Kathmandu Rs. 10,000

26. Suresh Sharma Image Channel TV Rs. 6,000

27. Gokarna Dev Pandey senior journalist Rs 10,000

28. KB Marattha (Janabhawana Weekly) Rs 6,000

29. Youbraj Bidrohi (FNJ, Kathmandu) Rs 10,000

30. Tirtha Koirala Kantipur TV Rs 8,000

31. Sarad Chandra Osti Rs 8,000

32. Narendra Upadhyay The Telegraph Rs 8,000

33. Mohan Dahal, Independent Rs 7,000

34. Jivram Bhandari Rajdhani Rs 10,000

35 Ram Hari Chaulagain, Media Group Rs 10,000

36. Surya Khadka, Nawa Pratipakshya Rs. 5,000

37. Madan Kumar Shrestha, Madhyanha Rs. 5,000

38. Shambhu Shrestha, Dristhi Weekly Rs 50,000

39. Pralhad Rijal, Sanjhako Samachar Rs 5,000

40. Ghana Shyam Adhikari, International Forum Rs. 4,000

41. Sudarshan Acharya, Ruprekha Rs. 5,000

42. Yadav Devkota, Yugsambad Weekly Rs 5,000

43. Purna Karki, Janabhawana Rs. 5,000

44. Kumar Yatru, Rajdhani Rs 5000

45. Youbraj Gautam, Gorkhapatra Rs. 15000

46. Kedar Acharya, Independent Rs 5,000

47 Ram Chandra Neupane, Janasatta Rs 7,000

48. Nirodh Raj Pandey, Janabhawana Rs 10,000

49. Som Nath Ghimire, Yugsambad Rs 10,000

50. Prajjwol Ghimire, Independent Rs 3,000

51. Dipak Pathak, Margadarshan Khabar Rs 6,000

52. Devendra Chudal, Baneshwor Rs 5,000

53. Remesh Raj Poudel, Ghatana ra Bichar Rs 3,000

54. Lekha Nath Koirala, Kathmandu Rs 5,000

55. Sudrashan Raj Pandey, Utthan Weekly, Parsa Rs 5,000

56. Bhadra Nath Adhikari, Gramin Samachar, Parsa Rs 5,000

57. Gobinda Pokharel, Independent Rs 5,000

58. Narendra Bilash Pandey, Kathmandu 8,000

59. Karna Prakhar Dhital, Ghatana ra Bichar Rs 3,000

60. Basu Dev Dahal, Ghatna Ra Bichar Rs. 3000

61. Santosh Neupane, Image Channel TV Rs. 4000

62. Bishwaraj Khanal, Annapurna Post Rs. 4,000

63. Bhagwan Tripathi, Kathamndu Rs 5,000

64. .......... Jha, Rs 4000

65. Hari Lamsal, Kathmandu Rs 5000

66. Dilli Ram Nirvik, Kathmandu Rs. 5000

67. Rajesh Misra, Jee News Rs. 7,000

68. Yadav Thapaliya, Nepal Aawaj Rs. 5000

69. Mukunda Dahal, Nepal 1 TV Rs. 5000

70. Bal Kumar Nepal, Annapurna Post Rs. 4000

71. Dev Raj Aryal, Yugsambad Rs. 4000

72. Gyan Hari Adhikari, Yugsambad Rs. 4000

73. Arjun Khadka, Kantipur TV Rs. 4000

74. Jasoda Pradhan, People's Review Rs 5000

75. Purna Lal Chuke, Banke Rs 5000

76. Rewati Raman Subedi, Working Journalist Rs 5000

77. Nakul Kaji, Bibechana Rs. 5000

78. Jagadish Sharma, Pratik Dainik Rs 5000

79. Keshav Poudel, Kathmandu Rs4000

80. Mahesh Chandra Gautam, Simana Weekly Rs 5000

81. Anil Kumar Anal, Rajbiraj Rs. 5000

82. Shishu Prasad Devkota, Rajbiraj Rs. 5000

83. Hari Mandal, Mahottari Rs 5000

84. Babita Basnet, Ghatana Ra Bichar Weekly Rs 5000

85. Krishna Jung Pandey, Independent Rs 7000

86. Uddhav Silwal, Rajdhani Rs 3000

87. Dipak Pudasaini, Janasatta Rs.5000

88. Bikal Shrestha, Nepal News Rs 5,000

89. Krishna Khoju, Bhaktapur Rs 3000

90. Jaya Prasad Dahal, Kathmandu Rs 5000

91. Pawan Thapa, Hindu Weekly Rs 5000

92. Ramesh Khadka, Dharhara Times Rs 5000

93. Mohan Dhungel, Ghatanara Bichar Rs 4000

94. Narayan Neupane, Kathmandu Rs 4000

95. Mohan Shrestha, Ghatanara Bichar Rs 5000

96. Yagya Dhakal, Saptahik Aawaj Rs. 5000

97. Ishwor Khanal, Himalaya Times Rs.4000

98. Purna Bahadur Thapa, Independent Rs. 3500

99. Keshav Aryal, Nepalipatra Rs 4000