evidence: Nepal will not allow foreign TV channels that indulge in the character assassination of its leaders and will seek legal remedies against such news outlets, a senior Minister of the government of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli said on Thursday evening. The announcement was accompanied by simultaneous blacking out of all Indian news channels barring Doordarshan across Nepal. [...] Soon after the minister's comments, prominent Indian news channels were blacked out as the Multi System Operators (MSOs) in Nepal decided to stop airing of all Indian news channels except Doordarshan. Soon after the Minister’s comments, prominent Indian news channels were blacked out as Multi System Operators (MSOs) in Nepal decided to stop airing of all Indian news channels except Doordarshan.