Day: August 8, 2005
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Government Creates Vigilante Group
By Vishnu on August 8th, 2005 in Bashnet Ko Guff UPDATED: A Dangerous trend which will worsen the bloody situation in Nepal. In yet another instance of state-supported violence, seven people have been killed while dozens more have been displaced in Agra and surrounding villages of Makawanpur and Dhading districts. It is a state-sponsored lynching…
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Will My Mobile Ring?
This is an absurd question today for many because almost all post-paid mobile phones are ringing. But for me, a man happy with the pre-paid mobile, it’s an important question. My mobile is dead for more than six months, I had almost thought of buying a post-paid one. But an advertisement in newspapers by Nepal…
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How “Breaking” are “Breaking News”?
What struck me was that the news of Ambition Academy Miss Teen Nepal 2005 appeared with the tag line “Breaking News” on Kantipur Online. I still wonder if it was exactly the right decision. A critique of online journalism in Nepal By Satish Jung Shahi On Saturday night, August 6, popular news web portal Kantipur…
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