| Toward
Freedom |
Freedom
of Speech Under Fire in Nepal: Take Action! by Mark Rosenzweig |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Gone
to kingdom come, by Dhruva Joshy |
31/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Maoists
to be crushed by January, says Nepal king's deputy
[in other words: stop the onesided Maoist ceasefire immediately and
continue the endless killing, destruction and suppression] |
31/10/2005 |
| New
Kerala |
Maoists
to be crushed by January, says Nepal king's deputy |
31/10/2005 |
| NewsLine
Nepal |
King
To Attend SAARC Summit [back to panchayat days also in this respect!] |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Ordinance
‘amends’ constitution |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
SC
adjourns hearing on media ordinance until Sunday |
31/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
12
More Journalists Arrested in Nepal: Supreme Court begins hearing cases on
media restrictions |
31/10/2005 |
| Asian
Tribune |
Two
dozen more journos held in Nepal |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Police
arrest 2 dozen journos |
31/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Media
resistance: Court hearings and street demos continue |
31/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Cyber
Journalist Association of Nepal organises meeting |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Govt
trying to eliminate free media’ |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NGOs
deplore KFM raid |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Govt
purse to nationalist journos, by Rajendra Nath |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Giri
lashes out at NHRC, political parties, Kantipur and US ambassador
[The Nepali people and the international community have to be silent on
royal power ambitions and suppression!] |
31/10/2005 |
| NewsLine
Nepal |
Keep
silent, Giri tells int'l community |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NHRC
acting irresponsibly: Giri, by Aman Koirala |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Coming
winter will be decisive’, by Tilak P Pokharel |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Tussle
between the king and parties heading towards climax: Thapa |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Koirala
advocates integrated movement |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Stay
the course on Nepal, by Bharat Bhushan |
31/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
Who
Are Nepal's Maoists? A new ICG report sheds light on one of the most
talked-about rebels on earth, by
Bikash Sangraula |
31/10/2005 |
| INSDN |
China
Vs Maoism |
31/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
U.S.
Ambassador Doubts Nepal King's 'Intentions': James F Moriarty says
elections designed to validate his rule |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Washington
meet calls for restoration of democracy |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
NHRC
urges Maoists to immediately release Chand |
31/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Two
children killed in an explosion |
31/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoists
assure their guns won't harm democrats |
31/10/2005 |
| New
York Times |
Where
Maoists Still Matter, by Somini Sengupta |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Journos
continue stir against black ordinance; scores arrested in Dharan |
30/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Police
arrest 16 journalists |
30/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Scribes
stage rally, dozens held |
30/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Securitymen
manhandle journalist |
30/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Students
burn copies of media ordinance |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
SC
to continue hearing on media ordinance on Monday |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Supreme
Court starts hearing on media ordinance |
30/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Media
ordinance, raid spark nationwide condemnation |
30/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
HRW
condemns media ordinance, by Tilak P. Pokharel |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Press
freedom in Nepal becoming extinct: Human Rights Watch |
30/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Nepali
Congress organizes a tea party for journalists A Cup Of ‘Kangressi’
Tea, by Dinesh Wagle |
30/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Alliance
takes movement to villages |
30/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Polls
impossible sans talks with Maoists |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Country
facing threats to its very existence: Koirala |
30/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Chinese
commitment to arms aid objectionable: UML gen secy |
30/10/2005 |
| Golbal
politician |
Interference
in Nepal, by Bhuwan Thapaliya |
30/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Maoists
will spare party cadres’ |
30/10/2005 |
| News
Blaze |
Maoists
Pressure Nepalese People with Threats, Violence, by Princess Shrestha |
30/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Four
Maoists Arrested in Far-West Nepal |
30/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
EC
to invite int'l observers for polls [this is in contradiction to royal
government statements and the king has taken absolute powers; so there
will be no independent observation] |
30/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
DC
workshop on Nepal calls for negotiated settlement |
29/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Banda
peaceful, 85 arrested |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Over
a dozen journos arrested |
29/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
16
journalists arrested in Nepal |
29/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Nepal
police arrest journalists |
29/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Journos
set new ordinance on fire |
29/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Protests
against media ordinance, attack on KFM |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Government
action against Kantipur FM illegal: NHRC |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Action
against Kantipur illegal: NHRC |
29/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NHRC
tells govt to return FM equipment |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
EU
condemns media ordinance, raid at Kantipur FM |
29/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
EU
condemns ordinance, raid |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Media
ordinance continues to draw fire |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
SC
asks govt to explain on detention |
29/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Talks
with Maoists afoot, says Bamdev |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoists
are a political party at heart: ICG |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Nepal
sees rise in gun-toting enterprise |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Political
parties hold open meet |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
to launch anti-poll drive |
29/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
vow to fight against king |
29/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘India
for political, not military solution’,
interview with Madhav Kumar Nepal |
29/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
China
offer stumps Nepal Marxist, by Bharat Bhushan |
29/10/2005 |
| Pak
Tribune |
Pak
reaffirms support for Nepal`s sovereignty
[While talking to royal ministers, Mr Musharraf should not forget that the
Nepali people are sovereign and not King Gyanendra!] |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Minister
warns of action against bureaucrats |
29/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Still
silent majority: It is silly to deny the person who usurped power from you
the chance to give it back, by Narayan B Thapa |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Slumber
of indifference! by Hemant Arjyal |
28/10/2005 |
| Spotlight |
There
Is No Option Other Than The Middle Way, by Keshab Poudel [monarchy has
cheated the people so often for the last 55 years; it is doubtful that
there is still room for a middle way] |
28/10/2005 |
| Spotlight |
“The
Middle Way The Only Way”, interview with Ganesh Raj Sharma [Royal
politics of the last 3 years has been a way of extremism, Mr Sharma!] |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Press
under pressure: The crackdown on Kantipur is to show the regime has teeth
but it may have bitten off more than it can chew, by Kunda Dixit |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Rights
ravaged: A lax legal system allowed the government to victimise Kantipur’s
owners and those killed at Manipal Hospital, by Ashutosh Tiwari |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Over
80 arrested; nine vehicles vandalized |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Life
disrupted in the capital, call for bandh draws criticism |
28/10/2005 |
| Reuters
Alert Net |
Strike
over media curbs paralyses Nepal capital |
28/10/2005 |
| Common
Dreams |
Attacks
on Media Freedoms Expand: Radio Station Closed, Offices Raided |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
The
end of imagination: Nepali professionals are crying out: we can’t take
it any longer, by CK Lal |
28/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Businessmen
oppose parties’ grand strike |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Dozens
arrested on banda eve |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Parties
call for successful valley banda |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Nepal’s
war widows see red: Red is no longer just the colour of revolution, it
also a symbol of women’s empowerment, by Manisha Aryal |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Surkhet’s
displaced have only memories: “It is inhuman to separate mothers from
their children”, by Goma Gurung |
28/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Women
group tightens screws for truce |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Justice
upheld |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
SC
stays action against Kantipur FM |
28/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
SC
stays action against Kantipur FM |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
NHRC
calls Communication Minister |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NHRC
summons information minister |
28/10/2005 |
| Spotlight |
Absurd
Amendment: The amendment of media acts through ordinance curtails the
individual’s right of freedom of speech and expression, by Keshab
Poudel [Don't forget this is the personal politics of the head of
government, King Gyanendra! He alone has to take full responsibility!] |
28/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
UN
HR body flays Nepal media curbs |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Ordinance
violates Int'l HR: OHCHR |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Groups
condemn attempts to muzzle media |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Govt
depriving basic rights’ |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Hearing
on Deuba, Singh deferred |
28/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
EU
backs parties' democratic movement |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘US
aid only after power handover to parties’ |
28/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Shadows
Of The Empire, by Sanjay Upadhya (The author forgets that the Shahs
and Ranas lived quite well with this British politics of that time; it
helped them to suppress and exploit the Nepali people. But what does all
this have to do with current critics in the violation of the constitution
and the suppression of fundamental rights by King Gyanendra? |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Holiday
greetings, interview with chief election commissioner Keshavraj
Rajbhandari (originally in Nepal, 23 October) [full in line with King
Gyasendra and his illegitmate government, making a laughing-stock of the
people] |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Russia
didn’t extend `unequivocal support’ to the royal move,
by Bhagirath Yogi |
28/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
Nepal
Is Heading for Reversal in Foreign Policy:Country hopes friendly gestures
from China and Russia will help win the war, by Bikash Sangraula |
28/10/2005 |
| Asia
Times |
China
goes after Maoists, but which ones? by Siddharth Srivastava |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoists
free 60 students, forcibly recruit two |
28/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoists’
atrocities ongoing; disrupt Vitamin A campaign: RNA
[army statement] |
28/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Lucky
king of unlucky kingdom, by Aditya Man Shrestha [What an excellent
satirical analysis!] |
27/10/2005 |
| Reuters
Alert Net |
Nepal's
Maoists: Their Aims, Structure and Strategy
[see corresponding report
of International Crisis Group] |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Six
students arrested from protest rally in Kathmandu |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
SC
issues stay order |
27/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Court
rules on Nepal radio move |
27/10/2005 |
| New
Kerala |
Supreme
Court comes to Nepal broadcaster's aid |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
New
media ordinance violates international human rights standards: OHCHR |
27/10/2005 |
| Asian
Tribune |
Democrats
everywhere are watching developments in Nepal, says US Senator, by
Bikash Sangraula |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Senator
Daschle raps govt action against media |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Resist
repression: Civil Society |
27/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Nepal
at the Precipice: Armies of the night, by Brad Adams (Human Rights
Watch) |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Nepal
defends its rights record, blames OHCHR of distorting facts
[Yes, the whole world is wrong in its view of the situation in Nepal. Only
King Gyanendra and his henchman know how to define the rights of the
sovereign Nepali people!] |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
UN
accused of ‘deflecting security forces’ image, by Tilak P Pokharel
[the typical reaction of authoritarian regimes!] |
27/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Govt
Gets Apex Court's Deadline |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Election
sans parties a hollow exercise’, by Dipendra Baduwal |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UML
gen secy meets Indian PM |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
No
alternative to democracy: Singh, by Surendra Phuyal |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Polls
as point of departure, by Bipin Adhikari |
27/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
RNA
Intensifies Operations Against Maoists
[This really helps to use the ceasefire for peace; thank you Gyanendra!] |
27/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
CPN-UML,
Maoists to act in tandem |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Dialogue
initiative with Maoists legitimate’ |
27/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
can bring Maoists to mainstream |
27/10/2005 |
| Asia
Media |
Seven
parties to protest against media law: Nepal's political parties will
launch protests against new media law to defend the public's right to
information |
27/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Hundred
assemble in Kantipur FM premises, general stike on Friday |
27/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Valley
Bandh Was a Compulsion: NC |
27/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Opposition
calls strike over media curbs in Nepal |
27/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Strike
called to protest govt atrocities |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Seven
parties announce valley bandh on Oct 28 |
27/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Seven
parties to protest against media law |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Civil
society deplores state attack on KFM |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Chomsky
and Kantipur FM, by Binod Rijal |
27/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Anger
at threat to Nepal FM radio |
27/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Govt
threatens 96.1 license revocation |
27/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
Govt
issues 24-hour ultimatum to Kantipur FM |
26/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
Professionals,
journos condemn govt attack on Kantipur FM |
26/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Nepal
Defends Its Position On HR, Democracy At UN
[a statement full of blatant lies] |
26/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Dalits
for nationwide movement against royal takeover
[see also comments on Dalit
website] |
26/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Rights
groups call for boycott of elections, ask Maoists to prolong ceasefire |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Govt
flouts SC order again [features of
royal absolutism in the 21st century!] |
26/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
‘We
fear that elections will be a hollow exercise’, by James F. Moriarty,
US Ambassador to Nepal |
26/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
We
are troubled by circumstances surrounding the polls: US envoy |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Deeply
disappointing and shocking: US govt: Midnight raid on Kantipur FM
[see official statement
of the US government] |
26/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
US
ambassador visits targeted radio channel in Nepal |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kantipur
knocks on OHCHR door |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Police
intervenes in Damak rally |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Students
burn copies of media ordinance |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Journalists
call for defiance of ordinance |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Attorney
General defends media ordinance [he
should better defend constitutional law and fundamental rights!] |
26/10/2005 |
| Telegraph |
An
Assessment of Economic Cost of The Ongoing Armed Conflict in Nepal (An
empirical examination of the period 1990 – 2005), by Keshav P
Acharya |
26/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Gautam
Confirms MK Nepal's Talks With Maoists |
26/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Experts
for UN support to solve problems |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Intellectuals
ask govt to welcome UN |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Polls,
ploy to sabotage movement: Leaders |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
reiterate poll boycott |
26/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Parties
should not boycott polls: Ranabhat
[Yes, Mr Ranabhat, the constitution is still in place, in the same way as
you are still the speaker of a parliament that does not exist for three
and a half years! Please give up your title, it is ridiculous!] |
26/10/2005 |
| Telegraph |
Nepal
and China have refrained from intervening in each other's internal affairs,
by Ramesh Nath Pandey [China's military aid in the current situation and
Nepal's Tibet politics are definitely forms of intervention, Mr Pandey!] |
26/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Another
Nepal minister off to China [there
are not many countries where this illegitimate government is welcome!] |
26/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
US
Feels Vibrations Of China's Words |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
China
pledges Rs 72 million military aid |
26/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Rs
70m Chinese aid for RNA |
26/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Monarchy
is root of Nepal's problem [see partial
translation of Gagan Thapa's talk in Boston] |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Will
restoring House help? by Khagendra N Sharma |
25/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Women
rally for ‘total democracy’ |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Women
organize protest rally for democracy |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Declare
ceasefire: HR groups |
25/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
UN
urges efforts for peace in Nepal |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Take
initiative to continue ceasefire’ |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Tripartite
dialogue is essential: British envoy |
25/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
China
gives Nepal $989,000 military aid |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
China
grants Rs 72 million as military aid to Nepal |
25/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Amnesty
offer for Nepal Maoists, by Sushil Sharma |
25/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
offers amnesty to rebels who surrender |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Govt
to grant amnesty to surrendered Maoists |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UML
gen secy continues parleys in New Delhi |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Nepal
meets Singh, Mukherjee, by Surendra Phuyal |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoist
district committee member killed: RNA |
25/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
FMs
air news under new title |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Respect
SC orders |
25/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
'Ordinance
as per House recommendation' [Yes Mr Dhakal, in other words: the
Nepali people are so stupid that they will firmly believe in every
constructed and baseless statement of the royal government! But don't
forget, this man is only a defender of King Gyanendra's personal politics!] |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Dhakal
decries mass march [The difference
between the elected governments before October 4, 2002, and the current
royal government is very easy to explain: The former governments were
based on constitutional procedures while the latter is based on a royal
putsch! Hopefully this man will be punished according to international
legal standards after the unavoidable downfall of the royal regime!] |
25/10/2005 |
|
Kathmandu Post
|
Kantipur
FM has uplinking permit [Dear
Kantipur journalists, of course, "government permission" means
that of the authoritarian royal government and not the one you may have
got from an elected people's government!] |
25/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Nepal
SC issues notice to govt on press ordinance, by Shrish B Pradhan |
25/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
SC
issues show-cause on media fiat |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
SC
demands reply from govt on ordinance, raid |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Follow
int’l media conventions: NHRC |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Attack
on Kantipur FM condemned |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Attack
on Kantipur FM very disturbing: Kahane |
25/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
US
slams Nepal government for ransacking radio station |
25/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
US
concerned over seizure of equipments from Kantipur FM |
25/10/2005 |
| Bloomberg |
Nepal
Tells Media to Respect Law; U.S. Protests Radio Closure |
25/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Attack
on media, show of statelessness’ |
24/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Statelessness
at Its Worst in Nepal |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Minister
Dhakal warns media, NHRC to study the new ordinance
["Senior journalists have been detained in powerful countries"
claims the royal henchman; why should the authoritarian Nepali king not do
the same? Information is poison for the people!!] |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
SC
to continue hearing on media law on Sunday |
24/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Petition
against media ordinance |
24/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kantipur
FM moves SC |
24/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Govt
raid on Kantipur FM draws nationwide outrage |
24/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Nepal
bans news from FM radio stations |
24/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
FM
radios barred from airing news |
24/10/2005 |
| ABC
Radio Australia |
Nepal
bans FM radio stations from broadcasting news |
24/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Police
loot radio station in Nepal after nationwide protests: IFJ |
24/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Is
ceasefire under attack? by Damakant Jayshi |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UN
welcomes efforts towards reduction of violence: Kahane |
24/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
UN
Urges All For Peace Talks |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Parties-Maoist
dialogue positive development: former premier Thapa |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Seven
political parties not to register in EC |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
PABSON
urges government to reciprocate truce |
24/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Feb
1 Sympathyser Rules Out Possibility Of Elections |
24/10/2005 |
| South
Asian media Net |
Farmers
hit by Maoist diktat |
24/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Nepal
arrives in Delhi, by Surendra Phuyal |
24/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Nepal
leader on Delhi mission, by J. Hemanth |
24/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UML
gen secy to seek moral support from India for democracy |
23/10/2005 |
| Guerilla
News Network |
Nepal
King Declares All-Out War on Media: Raid on FM station omninous sign for
Nepal’s media |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Transforming
society: A new approach, by Ram Chandra Lamichhane |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
State,
intellecutuals and authoritarian grammar, by Shiva Rijal |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Systematic
HR violations by state: SC |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
State
terrorism |
23/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Another
case filed against media ordinance |
23/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Raid
on FM station draws flak |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kantipur
FM attack draws nationwide condemnation |
23/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Kantipur
FM to move Supreme Court |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kantipur
FM to move court |
23/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Nepal
FM broadcasters on collision course, to defy govt ban, by Shrish B Pradhan |
23/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
FM
stations to go off-air for two minutes |
23/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
FMs
to go off air for two minutes in protest |
23/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Govt
calls FM officials for meeting |
23/10/2005 |
| Peninsula |
Nepal
police raid private radio station |
23/10/2005 |
| Asia
News Network |
Nepal
king presses ahead with curbs on media |
23/10/2005 |
| Deepika
Global |
Midnight
raid at Nepal's largest pvt radio station |
23/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
Nepal
police seize broadcaster’s equipment |
23/10/2005 |
| Gulf
Daily News |
Nepal
clamp on private radio station |
23/10/2005 |
| Dawn |
Palace
and parties keep Nepal polarized, by Marty Logan |
23/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Nepal’s
prestige on the rise: FM Pandey
[Please compare this statement of a royal henchman with all the
independent news that are collected on this web site and form your own
opinion!] |
23/10/2005 |
| Frontline |
King
Gyanendra & Henry VIII, by A.G. Noorani |
22/10/2005 |
| New
Kerala |
Royal
rule sees foreign investment down 33 percent in Nepal |
22/10/2005 |
| New
Kerala |
Full-scale
media war erupts in Nepal |
22/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Govt
attack on Kantipur FM draws widespread condemnation |
22/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Widespread
criticism against Kantipur episode |
22/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
NC
condemns attack on media |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Armed
cops seize satellite uplinking equipment: Govt attacks Kantipur FM at
midnight |
22/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Kantipur's
uplinking equipment seized |
22/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Gross
and systematic violation of HR by state: Court
[a slap in the face of the unconstitutional rule of King Gyanendra] |
22/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
UN
body punches security forces hard |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
HR
violated in Belbari Bahadurpur: OHCHR |
22/10/2005 |
| Daily
Star |
Will
election pledge resolve political unrest in Nepal? by Zaglul Ahmed
Chowdhury |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Press
freedom rankings |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Fraud
media ordinance, by Bhimarjun Acharya |
22/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Huge
rally against Press fiat held |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Journos
hit street nationwide |
22/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Nationwide
protest against new Media ordinance |
22/10/2005 |
| IRNA |
Thousands
of journalists march against Nepal's draconian press law |
22/10/2005 |
| Khaleej
Times |
Hundreds
protest curbs on media in Nepal |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
'Vacuum'
haunts Koirala, Nepal, by Ghanashyam Ojha [This critique in party
leaders is a call for greater pressure from civil society] |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
US,
India discuss Nepal situation |
22/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘India
visit to garner int'l support’ |
22/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Nepal,
China pledge military cooperation |
22/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
China
to promote military cooperation with Nepal: Report |
22/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
CoAS
Thapa meets Chinese officials |
22/10/2005 |
| People's
Daily |
China,
Nepal pledge further military exchanges |
21/10/2005 |
| Khaleej
Times |
Rights
continue to be violated in Nepal despite Maoist truce: UN body |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Relief
and respite in Kailali: In far western Nepal, villagers enjoy the
ceasefire as long as it lasts, by Charles Haviland |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Extend
the ceasefire: Two months of ceasefire left to build a peace process and
the clock is ticking [There will be
only one responsible person if this chance is missed: King Gyanendra!!] |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Reduction
in killings after the unilateral ceasefire: Martin |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
The
bell tolls for polls: The royal response to the rebel ceasefire was to
announcer elections, by CK Lal [King Gyanendra does not want peace
because he needs more time to restore absolute monarchy. Elections will
not be possible after 18 months without peace!] |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
From
darkness to light |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Police
forcibly take away uplinking equipment from Kantipur FM |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Police
pull out from Kantipur FM |
21/10/2005 |
| Gadsden
Times |
Police
Raid Nepal Private Radio Station, by Yuvraj Acharya |
21/10/2005 |
| Red
Nova |
Nepal
Officials Attempt to Halt FM Radio Station Transmission (Text of
report by Nepalese radio Kantipur FM) |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Journos,
professionals take out rally against the new media law |
21/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Protests
over Nepal's media law, by Sushil Sharma |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Nepal
press freedom among lowest |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Nepal
among ten worse countries in terms of free press: RSF |
21/10/2005 |
| Asian
Tribune |
Nepal
among bottom 10 in global press freedom index, by Bikash Sangraula |
21/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
Asia
Worst Region for Press Freedoms: Nepal near the bottom 10 says RSF report,
by Bikash Sangraula |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
Times |
We
heard it on the radio: Kathmandu valley residents have come to rely
overwhelmingly on FM stations for news |
21/10/2005 |
| INSN |
IFJ:
New media laws taken to Nepalese Supreme Court |
21/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Apex
court, Nepal government at odds over media curbs |
21/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Journos
to hit streets today |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
New
cabinet next week (originally in Rajdhani 20/10/2005) |
21/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
WHF-Nepal
chief warns parties [authoritarian
Hindu politics on the run] |
21/10/2005 |
| Indian
Express |
Nepal
parties open talks with Maoist rebels, by Shrish B. Pradhan |
21/10/2005 |
| Inter
Press Service |
A
Sliver of Silver in Cloudy Skies Analysis, by Marty Logan |
21/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Opposition
cries foul in Nepal polls |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Polls
will increase hostilities: Former CEC |
21/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
Nepal
sets deadline for local polls registration |
21/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Poll
Boycott Will Be Political Hara-Kiri, by MR Josse [the well-known
royalist standpoint of an outstanding journalist] |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Show
cause notice to Dr Tulsi Giri |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NBA
demands speedy hearing on RCCC case |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Now
Madhav’s turn to visit Delhi |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Appeal
to free abducted soldiers |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Two
Maoists killed: RNA |
21/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoists
collecting tax in Pyuthan |
21/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
National
shame |
20/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
ACHR
calls for UN motion on Nepal rights |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
'Media
ordinance contravenes constitution, laws' |
20/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Apex
court, Nepal government at odds over media curbs |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Case
filed against journalists on the basis of new ordinance |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Defamation
case against journos |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Govt.
warns media not to violate ordinance |
20/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Team
named for Maoist talks, by J Hemanth |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Parties
not to follow EC’s directive |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Parties
set to disrupt elections |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Participation
or no participation, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
US,
India want democracy in Nepal: Burns |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Announce
dialogue with Maoists for peace Parties declare poll boycott |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
US,
India want democracy restored in Nepal, by Tilak P. Pokharel |
20/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
UK
backs parties' democratic movement |
20/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
begins poll countdown despite opposition boycott |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Peace,
not polls need of Nepal’ |
20/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
fires fresh salvo against top Maoist leaders |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Three
Maoists killed in security actions |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
1
Maoist killed, 104 surrender |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoists
to probe threat to journo |
20/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Court
sends top Maoists to jail |
20/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
SC
asks Giri to produce written statement on contempt of court case |
20/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Dashain,
Naxalites and utopia, by Abhi Subedi |
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Election
a ploy to legalize royal government: Seven parties |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
The
bogey of election, by Ameet Dhakal |
19/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Corruption
up after royal takeover: TI |
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Corruption
has gone up in Nepal: Transparency Int’l
|
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Nepal
slips 27 places: TI Corruption Index 2005 |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Shiv
Sena burn Post, Kantipur [radical
Hindu political ideology in progress with royal protection] |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Question
of intent |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Whither
BBC News?, letter by Ramesh Adhikary [the "sovereign" people
only need those news that are wanted by the absolute monarch] |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Govt
tells media to follow Ordinance [a
renewed attack on the freedom of FM stations] |
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Court
issues show cause notice to govt. regarding media ordinance |
19/10/2005 |
| South
Asian media Net |
SC
moved over media fiat |
19/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Petition
filed against King's Ordinance to curb media, by Shrish B Pradhan |
19/10/2005 |
| Asian
Tribune |
Journalists
defy Nepal’s restrictive media ordinance |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Press
freedom is people’s freedom’ |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoist
warn journo to quit job |
19/10/2005 |
| Irish
Sun |
UNESCO
deplores new restrictions on press freedom in Nepal |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
UNESCO
chief asks govt to reconsider media law |
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Ordinance
on media threat to democracy: British envoy |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Polls
impossible, media ordinance threat to democracy’ |
19/10/2005 |
| Peninsula |
Media
bodies condemn Nepal’s new curbs |
19/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
Media
bodies condemn new anti-press rules in Nepal |
19/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
to intensify stir after Tihar |
19/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Maoists
will boycott elections: Yadav |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Election
will invite serious clash: Nepal |
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
EC
working to hold polls: EC [step by step towards another partyless
system]
|
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoist
leaders Yadav, Ale Magar remanded to judicial custody
|
19/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Over
two-dozen Maoists surrender, five arrested
|
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Forces
kill Maoist, 4 youths abducted |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Army
chief leaves for China [at a time
when Donald Rumsfeld will be in China as well!] |
19/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
No
change in India's Nepal policy |
19/10/2005 |
| Seoul
Times |
Nepal
in Turmoil As King Sacks PM Deuba: Gyanendra's Murder of Democracy Angers
World, by Gautaman Bhaskaran |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
NBA
chief dissatisfied with CJ, SC |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Action
against Maina’s death inadequate: AI |
18/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Govt,
Maoists told to respect rights |
18/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
NHRC
asks Maoists to make their position clear |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kin
of security forces demand ceasefire, by Rajendra Nath |
18/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Maoists
displace kins of securitymen |
18/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoist
killed in security action; 80 surrender |
18/10/2005 |
| Daily
Star |
100,000
march for peace in Nepal |
18/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Case
filed against media ordinance |
18/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepali
lawyers oppose king's media curbs |
18/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Lawyers
draw SC attention to media fiat |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
FNJ,
civil society to jointly move SC against ‘black laws’ |
18/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Scribes
debate govt stance on press |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
11
int’l media bodies rap media law
[see joint statement] |
18/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Restrictions
on press will harm free elections: UNESCO |
18/10/2005 |
| Bloomberg |
Nepal's
Press Restrictions Will Prevent Free Elections, UN Says |
18/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Natwar
visit gets top billing in Nepal state media |
18/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Natwar
in Nepal surprise meet, by Bharat Bhushan |
18/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Minister
Pandey meets Indian FM at the TIA lounge |
18/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
UN
doubts free polls as Nepal tightens media curbs |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Polls
impossible at present: RJP |
18/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Elections,
Will Solve Problems In Nepal, by Ram Bahadur KC [in support of the
autocratic steps of King Gyanendra; the dissolution of parliament in 2002
was automatically invalid when elections could not be held; all following
steps of the king were anticonstitutional!] |
18/10/2005 |
| Ohmy
News |
Nepal's
Army Kills Maoists in Cold Blood: Defies unilateral ceasefire declared by
Maoists on Sept. 3, by Bikash
Sangraula |
18/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Banks
to auction collateral of two ministers |
18/10/2005 |
| Reuters
Alert Net |
NEPAL:
Small arms proliferation at large |
17/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Fears
in Nepal over media curbs |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
A
new demand, by Anil Pant |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Blockade
imposed on Dalit village, by Dilliram Khatiwada [Long live the Hindu
kingdom!] |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Killed
Maoists were unarmed ’ |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoists
kill woman in Parbat |
17/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
11
rights cases reported during Dashain |
17/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
King
has shut the doors of reconciliation: Koirala |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Election
maze |
17/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Polls
not feasible in present situation: RJP |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Polls
impossible without resolving Maoist problem’ |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Locals
chase election campaigners, by Harihar Singh Rathour |
17/10/2005 |
| Tribune |
Seven
parties to boycott Nepal poll |
17/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
Nepal’s
oldest party to boycott polls |
17/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Nepal
boycott |
17/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Mixed
opinions on elections |
17/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Parties
And Polls in Nepal, by Bahadur [in support of royal democracy] |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Bullets
seized at Nepal-Tibet border |
17/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
FNJ
decides to move court against Press Ordinance |
17/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
FNJ
announces protest against ‘black ordinance’ |
16/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Rights
body sounds IPU on Nepal mess |
16/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Support
fight for democracy in Nepal: HR body tells int'l community |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
King’s
polls talk a deception: Koirala |
16/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Poll
announcement unconstitutional: Koirala |
16/10/2005 |
| Khaleej
Times |
Election
date fails to break deadlock in Nepal |
16/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Locals
drive back royalists |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Minister
blasts India for criticizing Press Ordinance |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Over
600 students flee district |
16/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
army kills four more Maoists during truce |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Zonal
administrator saving the guilty’ |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Vigilantes
'tax' businessmen, by Chetan Adhikari |
16/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Unified
public security campaign resumes |
16/10/2005 |
| Global
Politician |
Nepal:
South Asia's Worst Managed Country, by Bhuwan Thapaliya |
15/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Grave
human rights crisis in Nepal: OHCHR, by Tilak P. Pokharel |
15/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
India
draws Nepal's fire for comment on media |
15/10/2005 |
| Asian
Tribune |
India,
IFJ, CPJ condemn Nepal's media ordinance, by Bikash Sangraula |
15/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
FNJ
urged to launch three-tier protest |
15/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
FNJ
to move court against draconian law |
15/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Restrictive
media ordinance under fire |
15/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
AI
urges investigation into Pahari's death |
15/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Nepali
Congress to launch nationwide awareness campaign |
15/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Parliamentary
polls talk another ploy: Leaders |
15/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Polls
will be held despite parties’ boycott: Minister
[and who will be elected, royal nominees?] |
15/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Boycott
threat no deterrent: Mandal |
15/10/2005 |
| INSN |
RNA
attacks Maoists in Makwanpur |
15/10/2005 |
| Canadian
Network for Democratic Nepal |
Let
Us Not Allow the Brutal Royal Regime Survive on Our Hard Earned Money |
14/10/2005 |
| Ministry
of External Affairs, India |
In
response to a question on the new Ordinance signed by King of Nepal
imposing additional curbs on media |
13/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
UN
Can Help Nepal’s ‘Grave Human Rights Crisis
[see UN
report] |
13/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
UN
raps Nepal on human rights record |
13/10/2005 |
| INSN |
UN
Report raps Nepal on Human Rights Record |
13/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
King’s
poll order draws mixed reaction from parties |
13/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Nepali
King Directs EC To Hold Democratic Elections, by Bikash Thapa
[including English translation of the royal statement; by the way, the
king has no constitutional rights to direct the EC] |
13/10/2005 |
| INSN |
Dashain:
The pain of IDP’s, by Pratibedan Baidya |
12/10/2005 |
| Indian
Express |
Nepal
on the brink: Its political leaders do not have much time left to come up
with a plan, by Rhoderick Chalmers |
12/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Cry
Freedom: The muzzling of the press only confirms that King Gyanendra has
no intention of returning to democratic governance, writes C.K. Lal |
12/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
Parliamentary
elections by Mid-April 2007: King [How without peace and under an
unconstitutional government? Why comes this declaration on Dashain when
all the offices of media, parties and civil organizations are closed? Such
way of procedure has been systematically used by King Gyanendra since he
became king!] |
12/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
King
orders Nepal to organise parliamentary vote by 2007
[Democratic elections cannot be organized by an undemocratic institution
that has prevented the democratization of the country time and again after
1950] |
12/10/2005 |
| Reuters |
Nepal
king promises parliamentary elections in 2007 |
12/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
Nepal
parliamentary vote pledged |
12/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Jailed
Tibetans likely to be deported
[obviously another method to flatter China for support of the royal coup] |
12/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
cracks down on Tibetan refugees afresh |
12/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
3
soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' in Kanchanpur |
12/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
Info
Ministry warns of action |
11/10/2005 |
| Media
Channel |
Gyanendra
Declares New Measures to Muzzle Media |
11/10/2005 |
| Committee
to Protect Journalists |
CPJ
condemns Nepal's repressive media law |
11/10/2005 |
| Hindustan
Times |
Nepal
group urges media to defy curbs imposed by King |
11/10/2005 |
| Kantipur
Online |
Arrested
students to face Public Offence Act trial |
11/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Democracy,
Nepali style, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar [a good critique though it should
be mentioned that "royal government" is synonomous to "King
Gyanendra"] |
11/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Leaders
and leadership, by Nama |
11/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Media
fiat evokes condemnation |
11/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Amnesty
demands probe into Nepal scribe's detention death |
11/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Media
ordinance draws widespread criticism |
11/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Media
rights groups, parties flay media ordinance |
11/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Nepal
tightens media control, by J. Hemanth |
11/10/2005 |
| Tribune |
King
Gyanendra gags Nepal media |
11/10/2005 |
| Daily
Star |
Nepal
tightens noose on media; Municipal polls set for Feb 8 |
11/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
warn govt against polls |
11/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Polls
will only complicate problems: Parties |
11/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Polls
will increase confrontation: Nepal |
11/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
Nepalese
parties to protest govt’s election plans |
11/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Does
Popular Movement Ensure Sustained Democracy? , by Bhupal Lamichhaney |
10/10/2005 |
| International
Press Institute |
IPI
Calls on Nepalese Authorities to Rescind Media Ordinance |
10/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
King
promulgates media ordinance [see
text of the ordinance] |
10/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Harsh
media ordinance makes a comeback |
10/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Reports
about Kantipur TV fallacious’ |
10/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Municipal
polls on Feb 8: Parties to boycott ‘illegitimate’ polls |
10/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
RNA
says it’s on ‘high alert’ |
10/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
King
calls for internal tourism promotion, by Ishwori Neupane / Kulchandra
Neupane |
10/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Revisiting
The Past To Revitalize The Present, by Sanjay Upadhya [the author once
again writes eulogies on monarchy and panchayat system] |
10/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
NRN
conference concludes, keeps mum on democracy and human rights
[What does an investment fund mean if the country is destroyed by king,
Maoists and irresponsible party leaders? It is the duty of the NRN not to
remain silent!] |
10/10/2005 |
| People's
Democracy |
Fruitful
Solidarity Visit To Nepal, by
Sitaram Yechury |
09/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Parties
promise peaceful putsch after festivals, by Ghanashyam Ojha |
09/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
I/NGOs
not to accept Code of Conduct |
09/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Upadhaya
warns not to form another constitution |
09/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘SC
can question king’s appointments’ |
09/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Foreign
pressure major problem: Sachit
[Foreign pressure in support of the Nepali people is necessary, Mr Rana!
The king must bow down to the sovereign people or he will be forced to do
so.] |
09/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Nepal
has own democracy model: Acharya [It is not the people or the parties
who want to change Nepal's political system but the autocratic monarch, Mr
Acharya!] |
09/10/2005 |
| Khaleej
Times |
Don’t
fail Nepal |
09/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoists
continue abduction, atrocities |
09/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Conflict
and Political instability distracted investment: NRN's |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Political
parties: what next?, by Madhu Ghimire |
08/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
seek Constituent Assembly |
08/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
EU
troika goes back downcast |
08/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Sachit
rejects truce idea [What a logic:
the army has not declared war, so it must not stop fighting and killing!] |
08/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
No
int’l observers for municipal polls
[Of course, independent international observers are a hindrance for free
royal election without participation of political parties!] |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘No
int’l observers for polls’ |
08/10/1005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Journos
demand minister’s resignation |
08/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Media
bodies condemn custodial death of Nepal Journalist |
08/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
'Maoist
leader commits suicide' [in prison,
according to police report] |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Troops,
Maoists ignore child rights: NHRC |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
OHCHR
report on Nepal on Oct 11, by Tilak P. Pokharel |
08/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UN
OHCHR report on Nepal next week |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Norway
rejects govt request on Melamchi, by Bikash Sangraula |
08/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
End
of monarchy nearing: Indian leaders |
08/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Nepali,
Indian leaders talk democracy in Kanpur, by Karna Shah |
08/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Conference
cautions of possible betrayal, by Mohan Budha Ayer |
08/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
India
to doubles its troops along Nepal border |
08/10/2005 |
| Reuters
Alert Net |
India
boosts security along Nepal border |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
The
next move: Two months of ceasefire left to build a peace process and the
clock is ticking, by Kunda Dixit |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Nepalis
just want peace, by Kishore Nepal |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
A
Peruvian parallel From Shining Path to Prachanda Path,
by CK Lal |
07/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Pay
attention |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
“Keep
the constitution”, former Chief Justice Bishwonath Upadhyaya
(originally in Deshantar, 25 September) |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Don’t |
07/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Nepal
risks political collapse’ Feb one, a self-defeating move: EU Troika |
07/10/2005 |
| Inter
Press Service |
On
The Road to Failed State? by Marty Logan |
07/10/2005 |
| Daily
Times |
EU
warns of Nepal’s political collapse: Official asks government to return
to multi-party democracy |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Royalists
criticize incumbent minister's performance |
07/10/2005 |
| Spotlight |
‘The
people do not agree on all matters all the time but there are certain
matters we can agree’, interview with Tulsi Giri |
07/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Nepal
security forces kill unarmed Maoist girl
[how can a 13 year old child be a Maoist?] |
07/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
CPJ,
RSF rap govt for Pahari’s death |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
“We
want to go home” A television crew rescues students abducted by Maoists
in western Nepal, by Kasra Naji |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Children
increasingly caught in the conflict: NHRC |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
Rebels
now abduct students, not soldiers, by Dambar Shrestha |
07/10/2005 |
| Press
Trust of India |
Maoists
abduct 150 people in Nepal |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepali
Times |
The
first Dasain at home in Nepal after years, by Naresh Newar |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Locals
demonstrate in Darchula for peace |
07/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kin
of securitymen demonstrate for peace |
07/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
Five
deaths in fresh violence jolt Nepal truce |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Five
killed in Makawanpur clash |
07/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
No.
of killings have declined substantially: INSEC |
06/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
There
is a strong risk of political collapse in Nepal: EU Troika |
06/10/2005 |
| BBC
News |
EU
says Nepal at risk of collapse |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Democracy
and monarchy, by Geja Sharma Wagle |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Journalist
dies in detention, by Kul Chandra Neupane |
06/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Family,
FNJ blame govt’s apathy for journo’s death |
06/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Nepalese
journalist dies in detention |
06/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
More
teeth to zonal administrators [a
further step towards panchayat times] |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Martin
protests govt bid to regulate NGOs |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
EU
Troika holds hectic parleys, by Bishnu Budhathoki |
06/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
10
students injured |
06/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Thapa
warns king against power grab |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Sovereignty
rests on people: Thapa |
06/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Koirala
reiterates poll boycott |
06/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
Parties
to shun polls: Koirala |
06/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Parties
to boycott polls announced by present government |
06/10/2005 |
| Telegraph,
Calcutta |
UK
to consult India on Nepal |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Maoists
a threat to India too’ |
06/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
62
Maoists surrender: RNA |
06/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
King
wants Nepal as transit point, by Iswari Neupane and Lal P. Sharma [The
king has nothing to want; he can only make recommendations to the elcted
representatives of the sovereign people.] |
06/10/2005 |
| Media
Channel |
Imprisoned
Journalist Dies |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Political
straitjacket, by Abhi Subedi |
05/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Sovereignty
of people can’t be divided: Former PM Thapa |
05/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
EU
Troika continues discussion about political situation of Nepal |
05/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
EU
Troika discusses current political situation with party leaders |
05/10/2005 |
| Outlook
India |
Britain
suspends sale of lethal equipment to Nepal |
05/10/2005 |
| Telegraph |
Nepali
people want peace over democracy and development as a priority, by
Ananda P. Shrestha |
05/10/2005 |
| Telegraph |
A
weak nation mired in the greedy instinct of power politics, the costs of
conflict are too heavy, by Dev Raj Dahal |
05/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Embrace
Of Estrangement, by Sanjay Upadhya |
05/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Government
planning to construct more detention centres [Wow, for the first time
really social measures by the royal regime that will help to solve the
problems with the Maoists and with democracy] |
05/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Govt
not to declare ceasefire |
05/10/2005 |
| Gulf
Times |
Nepal
parties to suspend protests during festival |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
We
have been forced to go to people: Rana |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Report
on Nepal not made public yet: UN |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Rebel
killed under forces' control’ |
05/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoists
kill civilian, stop health camp: Reports
[army statement] |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Dhakal,
Shrestha set conditions to pay loans
[criminal ministers at work] |
05/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Bipolarization
of conflict, by Khagendra N Sharma |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Kathmanduites
unaware of country’s situation: Dixit |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Rebels
shot dead after arrest: NHRC |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
UN
may opt for collective action |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Assessing
commitments, by Puran P Bista |
04/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Parties
to implement Mallik Commission's report
[Why did you refuse this 15 years ago? You could have prevented the
resurrection of panchayat criminals.] |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Polls
illegitimate if parties boycott’ |
04/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Elections
don’t mean democracy: Prof. Mishra |
04/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Major
parties to boycott elections |
04/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
RPP
for all-party government |
04/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maina
Sunuwar’s mother to drag RNA to court |
03/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
UN
makes public Nepal Report |
03/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoist
insurgency most serious threat to Nepal: German envoy
[We advise Mr Ring to study the role of monarchy in Nepali history,
especially that after 1950!] |
03/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Govt’s
activities main deterrent to political consensus: RPP |
03/10/2005 |
| Scoop |
Is
Absolute Monarchy or One party Dictatorial Communism an Answer? , by
Bhupal Lamichhaney |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
An
overlooked peace pie, by Shiva Gautam |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘Change
is inevitable’, by Chitrang Thapa |
03/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
RNA
responsible for Palpa incident: Civil Society |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Civic
panel disputes RNA crossfire claim |
03/10/2005 |
| Reuters
Alert Net |
Jurists'
body says fears new Nepal crackdown |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
ICG
warns of escalated violence |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
No
justice yet for Maina |
03/10/2005 |
| Peninsula |
Nepal
judges put off trial of rebel leaders |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Maoist
killed, abductions continue [army
statement] |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Smart
sanctions |
03/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
EP
for special group, rapporteur on Nepal |
02/10/2005 |
| Web
India 123 |
European
Parliament proposes tougher action against Nepal |
02/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Reciprocate
ceasefire, hold talks with parties: European Parliament |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
‘King’s
initiative must to resolve crisis’, by Surendra Phuyal |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Return
to constitutional process: ICJ |
02/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
People
should draft statute: Tuladhar |
02/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Giri
orders to register land of national park to individuals: Reports
[Why wonder? He's the king's henchman. All land belongs to the king
according to royal Shah tradition; the king can give it to whom he likes.
That's one of the reasons why so many people have become non-included in
modern Nepali history!] |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Giri
orders registering nat’l park land to Ranas, by Kamal Panthi |
02/10/2005 |
| News
Line Nepal |
Giri's
orders to register public land to Ranas |
02/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Govt
‘bans’ foreigners from visiting remote districts |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Miscreants
burn Kantipur Parties, rights groups denounce
[The free press seems to be an obstacle to royal politics just like the
constitution of 1990 that guarantees press freedom] |
02/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
'Stir
to be more intense after festival' |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
Pro-democracy
rallies continue |
02/10/2005 |
| South
Asian Media Net |
Parties
want to avoid friction with King |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
MoD
dismisses HRW remarks |
02/10/2005 |
| News
Lione Nepal |
Yadav's
poor health postpones hearing |
02/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu
Post |
ANNISU-R
close over 50 schools, by Madhav Ghimire |
02/10/2005 |
| South Asian Media Net |
Judiciary
should take on King: Shakya |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
Obstacle
to Royal wishes, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
Parties
accuse Maoists of obstructing their program |
01/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
Maoists
refute allegations of extortion, abduction |
01/10/2005 |
| Nepal
News |
MoD
rebuffs HRW comments on Maina Sunuwar’s death
[yes, the obervation by human rights deefenders hurts!] |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
Maoists
violate own on ceasefire |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
Yadav,
Ale booked for IGP's murder |
01/10/2005 |
| Web India 123 |
Police
chief murder case reopens in Nepal |
01/10/2005 |
| South Asian Media Net |
Parties
ask King to hold referendum |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
People
want democracy sans monarchy: Nepal |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
SC
condemns govt for defying orders, by Kiran Chapagain |
01/10/2005 |
| South Asian Media Net |
SC
asked to be tough on contempt cases |
01/10/2005 |
| Web India 123 |
Global
law body fears new crackdown in Nepal |
01/10/2005 |
| Nepal News |
Return
to the constitutional fold, ICJ tells the govt. |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
Two
more secys sent to reserve pool |
01/10/2005 |
| Kathmandu Post |
‘India
ready to consider UN role’ |
01/10/2005 |
| Indian Express |
Bring
‘decisive’ pressure on King, Indian delegation tells Nepal, by
Yubaraj Ghimire |
01/10/2005 |
| Daily Star |
Indian
Delegation Says Arms ban on Nepal should continue |
01/10/2005 |
