No civil employee shall, without being authorized by Government of Nepal, provide or divulge, directly or indirectly, to  any other unauthorized employee or non-governmental person or press any confidential matter which was known to him/her in the   course of performing the governmental duty or any matter prohibited by law or any document or news written or collected by
him/her. This restriction shall also be applicable to a person who has been relieved of the government service for any reason whatsoever.