Archive press 2000-2003

Archive

2000-2003

current events

Freedom of press still a far cry (kp 24/12/2003)

The worst times, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 21/12/2003)

Press for fair press (kp 08/12/2003)

Print’s new outpost – the Himalayan kingdom, by Shuchi Bansal (Business Standard, New Delhi, 24/09/2003)

Plight of tabloid newspapers, by Pushpa Raj Pradhan (People's Review, 04/09/2003)

Mulyankan to remain leftist (Himalayan Times, 01/08/2003)

2002 bleakest year for press: Report (Kathmandu Post, 19/05/2003)

Infringement of press freedom rose in 2059, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 03/05/2003)

Blame game in press freedom & transperancy (Space Time Today, 07/04/2003)

Journos warn against foreign editorial control (Kathmandu Post, 31/03/2003)

Newspaper as a ‘product’, by Nirmala Mani Adhikary (Space Time Today, 28/03/2003)

Media war between dailies heat up (People's Review, 06/03/2003)

Mouth-piece magazines fade out young (Himalayan Times, 16/02/2003)

Media War: A Big Fight, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 20/12/2002)

THT won't close down (People's Review, 19/12/2002)
See also Foreign Investment in media sector: Right or wrong, by BN Dahal (People's Review, 19/12/2002)

The Himalayan Times show will go on, vicious campaign will fail (Himalayan Times, 06/12/2002)
See also The Himalayan Times publisher demands probe into clandestine foreign investment (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2002), Ousted publisher asks govt to close down The Himalayan Times (Space Time Today, 11/12/2002), The Himalayan Times probe underway (Kathmandu Post, 12/12/2002), The Himalayan Times’ legality probe begins (Space Time Today, 12/12/2002), India's makes inroads into Nepalese media: THT publisher demands probe into covert foreign investment, by BN Dahal (People's Review, 12/12/2002), Media malaise (People's Review, 12/12/2002), Petition to King against two dailies (Kathmandu Post, 15/12/2002)

Press freedom and privacy law, by Vijaya Chalise (Himalayan Times, 04/12/2002)

Shreesha's spectre haunts Nepali Press, by Prakash Dahal (Himalayan Times, 29/11/2002)

Concern for the Press (Himalayan Times, 27/11/2002)

The Himalayan at 1, by Bhagirath Yogi (Nepali Times, 22/11/2002)

King to PM: Do something to check ‘yellow journalism’ (Kathmandu Post, 01/11/2002)
See also Govt will not control media : PM (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2002)

Hunt on for editor after actress’ death (Kathmandu Post, 18/10/2002)
See also Privacy, Ethics and Journalism, by Yubaraj Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2002), Cine artists meet Home Minister, IGP demanding probe on suicide case (Kathmandu Post, 20/10/2002), Shreesha suicide case takes a new turn (Kathmandu Post, 21/10/2002), Shreesha’s only choice (Himalayan Times, 21/10/2002), Actress Karki's suicide case takes new turn (Rising Nepal, 21/10/2002), Location of nude photo shoot identified (Kathmandu Post, 22/10/2002), Cases filed against Jana Astha editor, reporters, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2002), Shrisha Karki’s father files murder case (Himalayan Times, 23/10/2002), Editor on the run, speaks up (Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2002), Putting the media on trial, by Manjushree Thapa (Nepali Times, 25/10/2002), Cine artistes barking up wrong tree (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2002), An editor at large, by Manjushree Thapa (Nepali Times, 01/11/2002), Shooting the messenger: Shreesha suicide and attack against the Press, by Bijay Aryal (Himalayan Times, 04/11/2002)

Khotang’s first weekly paper (Kathmandu Post, 30/09/2002)

IPI delegation evaluates situation of press freedom in Nepal (People's Review, 12/09/2002)

Fighting the press way, by Prakash Dahal (Himalayan Times, 06/08/2002)

Journos barred from entering bench (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/2002)

Two editors arrested (Kathmandu Post, 05/08/2002)
See also Editors apologised, freed (Kathmandu Post, 06/08/2002)

Press Freedom: Under Pressure, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 02/08/2002)

IPI call for protection of press freedom (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2002)

Opinionated reporting of news and newspapers, by Nitu Pandey (People's Review, 18/07/2002)

Gorkhapatra to involve private sector (Rising Nepal, 19/06/2002)

Regional printing media : Enhancing capacity, by Pratyoush Onta (Kathmandu Post, 15/03/2002)

Jana Astha editor’s release demanded (Kathmandu Post, 31/01/2002)

Info centre to be set up (Kathmandu Post, 25/01/2002)

Digital recording of newspapers fails to make headway (Kathmandu Post, 20/01/2002)

Nepali daily editor interrogated (Kathmandu Post, 01/01/2002)

Nepali weekly editor arrested (Kathmandu Post, 18/12/2001)
See also Reporting news in the time of emergency, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 18/12/2001)

Coming soon: The Himalayan, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 02/11/2001)

Journalists sacked, in Kantipur Publication (Rising Nepal, 19/10/2001)

Freedom Of Press (Riusing Nepal, 02/10/2001)

Case against Kantipur withdrawn (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2001)

Press Rights and Responsibilities, by Ranjit Rauniyar (Telegraph, 25/07/2001)

Dishabodh condemns police raid (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001)

The Kantipur "Kanda", by Kailali (People's Review, 21/06/2001)

In defence of Freedom of the Press, by Pravin Rana (Telegraph, 20/06/2001)

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Random Notes: The Importance Of Letting Know, by Bijay Aryal (Rising Nepal, 17/06/2001)

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Clipping the wings of press freedom, by Vijaya Kumar Sigdel (Kathmandu Post, 15/06/2001)

Journalists asked to acquire press accreditation (Rising Nepal, 13/06/2001)
See also Press meet organised: Media should not publish news that hurt national integrity (Rising Nepal, 13/06/2001)

Govt alerts press media (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2001)

Govt muzzles press: Kantipur editor, publishers arrested (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2001)
See also Lay off the press (Kathmandu Post, 07/06/2001), Editor, directors still in custody (Nepali Times, 08/06/2001), Journos’ arrest condemned: Rights groups, others demand release (Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2001), Political parties, diplomats concerned (Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2001), Govt interference on press freedom flayed (Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2001), Malicious attempt (Kathmandu Post, 08/06/2001), Nepal Editor's Arrest Linked to Koirala Criticism, by Probir Pramanik (Telegraph, Calcutta, 08/06/2001), Journos’ release demanded (Kathmandu Post, 09/06/2001), Nepal asks govt to tender apology (Kathmandu Post, 10/06/2001), Govt urged to release Kantipur editor and publishers (Kathmandu Post, 10/06/2001), sflGtk'/sf ;Dkfbs tyf Joj:yfkssf] lu/km\tf/Lk|lt clw/fHoe/ lj/f]w hf/L (Kantipur, 10/06/2001), Immediate release of journos demanded (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2001), UML for journos' immediate release (Kathmandu Post, 11/06/2001), Kantipur to file case against detention (Kathmandu Post, 12/06/2001), Dubious motive (Kathmandu Post, 12/06/2001), Court rejects Govt request for lengthy detention (Kathmandu Post, 13/06/2001), Attack on the press freedom! (Telegraph, 13/06/2001), US Gets Ringside View of Nepal , by Probir Pramanik (Telegraph, Calcutta, 13/06/2001), US asks Govt to free detained journalists (Kathmandu Post, 14/06/2001), Journos' arrest: Probe time for nine days, by Sodesh Kchetri (People's Review, 14/06/2001), Court frees Kantipur journalists, by Pramod Poudel (Kathmandu Post, 16/06/2001)

A free press still a distant prospect (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2001)

Press & Democracy (Rising Nepal, 04/05/2001)

Daily circulation of periodicals is 441,000 (Rising Nepal, 25/04/2001)

The press as seen from Press Council, by Rudra Prasad Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 11/03/2001)

Status Of Regional Newspapers In Nepal, by Bishnu Prasad Sharma (Spotlight, 02/03/2001)

Bad days for small scale media (People's Review, 08/02/2001)

Communication tax urged to protect small papers (Rising Nepal, 05/02/2001)

Classification Of Newspapers And Magazines In Nepal, by Yuba Raj Pandey (Spotlight, 02/02/2001)

Press In Year 2000: A Bit Better Than Before, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (Rising Nepal, 30/01/2001)

Pressure on free press grows steadily (People's Review, 25/01/2001)

Press Freedom (Rising Nepal, 23/01/2001)

Local weeklies face financial crunch (People's Review, 05/01/2001)

Kantipur to be published from eastern region (Kathmandu Post, 30/12/2000)

The Sunday Despatch dies (People's Review, 30/11/2000)

Weeklies facing threat from dailies (Kathmandu Post, 28/11/2000)

Promoting Regional Print Media, by Bishnu Sharma Parajuli (Rising Nepal, 09/11/2000)

Don't blame the mirror for what it shows, by Rudra Prasad Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 12/10/2000)

No Govt. Will Allow The Press To Justify Terrorist Activities' (Spotlight, 29/09/2000)
Interview with Jaya Prakash Anand Gupta (Nepali Congress)

Press and nation’s democracy rises and falls together! (Telegraph, 27/09/2000)

Govt asked not to curtail press freedom (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2000)

Free Press (Rising Nepal, 24/09/2000)

The plight of dogmatic weeklies, by Pratyoush Onta (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2000)

Minister Gupta assures small newspapers of support (Telegraph, 06/09/2000)

Procession of Newspapers, by Bijay Aryal (Rising Nepal, 23/07/2000)

Ghimire, new Editor of Kantipur (Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2000)

Press freedom under threat, by Meena Kaini (Kathmandu Post, 17/07/2000)

Nepalese Press Developing As Industry, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (Rising Nepal, 13/07/2000)

Gorkhapatra must be privatised (Pepole's Review, 29/06/2000)
Interview with Pushkar Lal Shrestha, editor of Nepal Shamachar Patra

Violation Of Press Freedom Continues In Nepal, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 26/05/2000)

Whither newspapers in Nepal?, by P Kharel (Kathmandu Post, 16/05/2000)

Press censorship in the offing? (Independent, 03/05/2000)

Law Against Terrorist Journalism? (Sunday Despatch, 30/04/2000)

The politics of knowledge: Two Nepali English publications, by Pratyoush Onta (Kathmandu Post, 25/02/2000)

Asphyxiation of press is not a solution, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 10/02/2000)

Government planning to end press freedom (People's Review, 10/02/2000)