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  • Regression Revisited: Radio Tune and the TV Contract

    Radio Nepal changes the signature tune and Nepal Television requests the district administration office to monitor its reporters’ activities The world is moving forward. America launched the discovery shuttle, India resolved its nuclear issues with the US, China decided on the exchange evaluation. And here in Nepal, we are being forced to return backward in…

  • A Roundabout Lesson

    By Keshav P Koirala Saturday Blog Intro: Giving up the career of a journalist at a leading daily, I have returned to the world of academics again since January. When I determinedly pushed resignation stating that I was quitting the job to pursue further studies, on the day of farewell, the editor of the daily-…

  • Senator Patrick Leahy Rises to Speak on Nepal

    US Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement on Nepal to Congress. Full Text. Senator Patrick Leahy July 28: I rise to speak about the situation in Nepal, which has received too little attention by the Congress. I will not take the time to discuss in detail the history of this tiny country wedged between China and India.…

  • Constitution Amended?

    By Kiran Chapagain on July 29th, 2005 in Eagle Eye In yet another setback to the Nepal’s Constitution, the king has “amended” the constitution through a decree early Friday morning. The state-owned Radio Nepal in its 7 am news bulletin said that the king has, in accordance with the Article 127 of the Constitution, granted…

  • Photo Blog: Will This Propel the Democracy Movement?

    Nepal’s Irate Students Clash With Police in Colleges. All pics by Bikas Karki. (photos in this post will not work) Furious Nepali students today clashed with police at several locations, mostly in colleges, in Kathmandu protesting the arrest of prominent student leader Gagan Thapa on Wednesday. They were demanding immediate release of Thapa and other…

  • I Am Not Safe In Jail: Gagan Thapa

    By Kiran Chapagain on July 28th, 2005 in Eagle Eye Gagan Thapa, Nepal’s top student leader, feels insecure in the jail. Plus, he WILL fight for the presidency of Nepal Student’s Union from inside the jail. On Wednesday morning while cooking food, I had long a long discussion with my brother about the upcoming general…

  • Over His Hat: Kunda Dixit In New York

    Alliance for Democracy & Human rights in Nepal, USA (ADHRN), Nepalese Democratic Youth Council, USA (NDYC), and American-Nepal Friendship Society (ANFS) jointly organized a talk program with Kunda Dixit on Saturday (July 23). The venue was Delhi Palace Restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. The following is the summary of the event, including editor…