Great to be here Again!

By Dinesh Wagle

It feels so great to return to this site after a long long long week. For the first time in my life, I knew the importance of this site, a place to express myself, ourself…A great forum to share ideas.

As you might have already know, dear friends, Nepal is going throught a very very difficult time in it’s history. We, the people are facing unprecedented situation…

Last week, on Feb 1 to be specific, the King of Nepal, Gyanendra, sacked the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government and took charge of the country himself as the executive head of state. Because of my basic human rights, like right to express, speak and writing, are suspended and I am in no position to express my feeling or openion regarding the royal takeover. Here in Nepal, press freedom is being curtailed and, according to the government, our website can’t report on political issues…
All kinds of communication means were suspended, and some of them are still suspended. Like, the internet connection resumed for the first time since Feb 1 and I am writing my first blog after the royal takeover. Mobile and wireless telephone is still not working. Hundreds of newspapers haven’t resumed their publications…

1 Comment »

1. gooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Comment by email sharma — 2/9/2005 @ 12:36 pm

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