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Papers and articles on the current crisis in Nepal as published in the internet press

This is a selection of Nepal related articles that have been published after February 1, 2005. Nepal Research stands for peace, freedom, democracy and inclusion in Nepal. All this is provided neither by royal nor by Maoist politics. We predominantly include articles that are critical in the ongoing state destruction. Articles and papers in favour of the royal regime may be looked up through the links to government owned media on our news subsite.
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Paper Title / Author Date of publication

Kathmandu Post Cops killed girl at cop’s house [Gyanendra Shah liable to answer!] 31/01/2006
Nepal News Police killed girl in Nepalgunj 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Thank God I got my life back’, by Subarna Man Gochhe [Gyanendra Shah liable to answer!] 31/01/2006
Scoop Showdown between the King and the Opposition in Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar 31/01/2006
Reuters Alert Net Time for King to Relinquish Power 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Open letter to LK Advani, by Sundar Mani Dixit, chairman, Civic Society for Peace and Development 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Lens change for int'l community, by Damakant Jayshi 31/01/2006
International Federation of Journalists International Organisations Condemn a Year of Repression of Press Freedoms and Freedom of Expression in Nepal 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Respect int'l HR law: AMARC to govt 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Govt asked to guarantee press freedom 31/01/2006
Reuters Nepal set for anniversary protests, rebels hit army, by Y.P. Rajesh and Gopal Sharma 31/01/2006
Outlook India Nepal's oppn to mark royal takeover anniversary as 'Black Day', by Shrish B Pradhan 31/01/2006
Reuters Alert Net Nepal crisis deepens, a year after king's takeover, by Y.P. Rajesh and Gopal Sharma 31/01/2006
Khaleej Times Opposition plans protests to mark Nepal king’s takeover 31/01/2006
BBC News Nepal arrests on coup anniversary 31/01/2006
Nepal News Hundreds of seven-party activists arrested nationwide 31/01/2006
TMC Net Activists detained in Nepal ahead of anti-king demonstrations 31/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Police Crackdown on Political Leaders in West Nepal 31/01/2006
Nepal News Over two dozen pro-democracy activists arrested in Kathmandu 31/01/2006
Nepal News Police arrest nearly a dozen opposition activists 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net ANNFSU prez held; rallies staged 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Demos planned in UK, Thailand 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Improve detainees’... 31/01/2006
Nepal News OHCHR Nepal renews its call to CPN (Maoist) not to target civilians 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net UN body assesses Nepal rights record 31/01/2006
Nepal News Martin discusses rights situation with government officials 31/01/2006
Nepal News Government assistance to WHF [the autocratic Hindu ruler's last bastion!] 31/01/2006
Web India 123 US sends top general to talk with Gyanendra 31/01/2006
New York Times Nepal, in a Climate of Contradictions, Prepares to Vote 31/01/2006
Nepal News Free and fair election is not possible: Opinion poll 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post TU hands vacation issue to campuses 31/01/2006
Nepal News Mayoral candidates ‘firm’ on contesting elections 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Capital candidates holed up in APF barracks, by Kedar Ojha 31/01/2006
Independent, UK Maoist intimidation of candidates puts Nepal poll in doubt, by Justin Huggler 31/01/2006
Relief Web Nepal election candidate fears for safety despite protection, by Sam Taylor 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Army to step in to check poll disruption 31/01/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Poll security RNA’s responsibility’ 31/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoist Supremo Liable to Answer for Murder Attempt of Poll Candidate 31/01/2006
Telegraph, Calcutta Maoists shoot candidate in fortress Kathmandu, by J. Hemanth 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Poll candidate shot; panic in Nepal 31/01/2006
Gulf Daily News Poll candidate killed in Nepal 31/01/2006
Reuters Alert Net Second election candidate attacked by rebels 31/01/2006
Daily Times Candidate shot as Nepal poll campaign begins 31/01/2006
Web India 123 Nepal poll candidate withdraws after Maoist attack 31/01/2006
Peninsula Poll candidates stay indoors in Nepal 31/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Kamal threatened me: mayoral candidate 31/01/2006
Global Politician A clash of egos is gulping Nepal, by Bhuwan Thapaliya 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Fear of compromised settlement, by Rabindra Khanal [There have been so many compromises with the monarchy after 1950 and the people have always been cheated!!] 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Stop police brutality 30/01/2006
Nepal News NHRC asks govt to provide basic facilities to political detainees 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Human Rights Defenders Blame Security Personnel of Using "Excessive Force" 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post State of Fear: déjà vu for Nepalis 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post King a total failure: Leaders 30/01/2006
Zisch, CH Menschenrechtler kritisieren König scharf 30/01/2006
Nepal News Student leader Bhattarai arrested 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Plainclothes Police Arrest UML’s Student Wing Chief 30/01/2006
Nepal News Independent media is part of the solution, not problem: AMARC 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Lift all radio censorship: AMARC 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Professionals Silently Rally for Democracy 30/01/2006
Nepal News Professionals stage protest in the capital 30/01/2006
Nepal News Demonstration in US for restoration of democracy in Nepal 30/01/2006
Kantipur Online Thousands demonstrate against autocracy in Delhi 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Thousands converge on Delhi for demonstration 30/01/2006
Kantipur Online Warring parties killed 1,608 in 2005: Report 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Bringing them to book in the US, by Murari Raj Sharma 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post FNJ to mark Feb 1 as ‘Black Day’ 30/01/2006
BBC News Has diplomacy failed in Nepal? by Rabindra Mishra 30/01/2006
IRNA EU urges Nepal king to restore political and civil liberties 30/01/2006
Kleine Zeitung EU über Lage in Nepal tief besorgt 30/01/2006
Nepal News Diplomatic process taking negative turn: Thapa [Friends of the sovereign Nepali people ] 30/01/2006
Kantipur Online One year of king's rule unsuccessful: Rana 30/01/2006
Nepal News No possibility of reconciliation between King and parties: Rana 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Rana Stresses for Dialogue between All Political Forces 30/01/2006
Nepal News Alliance call to socially boycott elected persons 30/01/2006
Ohmy News Nepal's Elections Lacking Legitimacy 22 municipalities uncontested in upcoming elections, by Umesh Shrestha 30/01/2006
Telegraph, Calcutta No-contest polls in Nepal, by J. Hemanth 30/01/2006
Nepal News Religious leaders urge HM to take initiative to restore peace; call off municipal polls 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Aerial attack damages houses, school, by Madhav Aryal 30/01/2006
Nepal News RNA providing security for municipal polls 30/01/2006
Nepal News Mayoral candidate shot at in Lalitpur 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal LSMC Mayoral Candidate Shot at Broad Daylight 30/01/2006
Channel News Asia Candidate shot on first day of Nepal municipal vote campaign 30/01/2006
BBC News Nepal local poll candidate shot 30/01/2006
Web India 123 Nepal Maoists attack second poll contestant 30/01/2006
TMC Net Mayoral candidate shot in Nepal, rebels suspected 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal KTM Valley Mayoral Candidates Firm on Contesting in Polls 30/01/2006
Deccan Herald Fearing Maoists, candidates pull out of Nepal polls, by Sudeshna Sarkar 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Elected candidates compete to resign 30/01/2006
People's Daily Mayors elected unopposed in 22 municipalities in Nepal [wow, royal democracy is working!] 30/01/2006
Indian Express Nepal King invents ‘democracy’, promotes it, by Yubaraj Ghimire 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 20 mayors, 22 dy-mayors elected unopposed 30/01/2006
Nepal News Municipal polls 2062: 22 mayors and deputies elected unopposed 30/01/2006
Hindu 500 quit Nepal election race 30/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoist Bomb DSP’s Residence in Pokhara 30/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Nepalgunj attacked again, woman killed 30/01/2006
Nepal News Another Maoist Attack in Nepalgunj; one woman killed 30/01/2006
Nepal News Unidentified people bomb three vehicles inside TU 30/01/2006
INSN Open Letters to His Majesty the King and Opposing Political Forces in Nepal, by “Chandra S.” (pseudonym) 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Parents of the disappeared flay govt 29/01/2006
Nepal News FNJ, NBA to observe Feb 1 as ‘black day’ 29/01/2006
Nepal News FNJ team on visit of far-west 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post FNJ denounces RNA threats against journos 29/01/2006
Nepal News Nepali press freedom week in France: Report 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Dozens arrested in nationwide stir 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Police continue arrests 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post HR activists denied meet with UML leader 29/01/2006
Observer, UK Nepal under reign of terror as king unleashes army to crush revolt 29/01/2006
Kantipur Online Govt vehicles bombed at TU 29/01/2006
Nepal News Two Maoists killed in Khotang clash 29/01/2006
Kantipur Online Explosions, firing in Nepalgunj again 29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoists Detonate Bombs at Govt Offices in Mahottari 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Bhojpur clash leaves 13 dead 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 11 rebels, 2 soldiers killed, by Shankar Kharel 29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Eleven Rebels Killed, Five Surrendered 29/01/2006
Web India 123 Indian guns used in clash between Nepal Maoists, security men 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Maoists in inhuman activities: NHRC 29/01/2006
Nepal News University teachers to stage pen down on Feb 1 29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Students Warn TU to Withdraw Extended Vacation 29/01/2006
Nepal News Student unions, professors oppose TU’s decision to extend vacation 29/01/2006
Reuters Alert Net Rebel threat forces Nepal to cancel some local polls ^29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Koirala Urges Civil Servants to Cooperate Parties to Foil Elections 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Koirala urges civil servants to boycott polls 29/01/2006
Newindpress Manisha Koirala woos voters for Nepal polls 29/01/2006
Nepal News Students burn posters of Manisha 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net NSP-A claims moral victory for democracy 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Kin cry foul against ‘forced’ candidacies 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Many candidates opt out of poll race 29/01/2006
BBC News Nepal candidates abandon election 29/01/2006
View London Rebels threaten Nepal candidates 29/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 32 mayors, 34 dy-mayors among them Poll withdrawal stampede tops 500 29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Over 600 Withdraw Candidatures: EC, Many Prevented from Withdrawing 29/01/2006
Web India 123 Over 600 candidates withdraw from Nepal local polls 29/01/2006
Dawn Few takers for Nepal king’s peace plan, by Marty Logan 29/01/2006
Telegraph, Calcutta Poll shield in Nepal 29/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Candidate flown to Kathmandu 29/01/2006
Daily Times Nepal provides security for election candidates 29/01/2006
Peninsula Nepal keeps candidates in ‘safe houses’ 29/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Dailekh Candidates Housed in RNA Camp 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Candidates Withdraw Names: EC Committed to Hold Polls 28/01/2006
Ohmy News Nepal Situation Worsening Amid Heightening Hostility: Government's inflexibility and planned election wouldn't remedy the Nepal's political stalemate, by Amit Pyakurel 28/01/2006
Washington Times Political groups, rebels target Nepal king, by Chitra Tiwari 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Students’ Protests Continue, Several Arrests Made 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post The Sadako Ogata question, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Parties announce protest programs 28/01/2006
Peninsula Opposition vows ‘black day’ rallies in Nepal 28/01/2006
Gulf Daily News Nepal 'black day' planned 28/01/2006
Daily Star Nepal debates whether it needs a king 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 3-month arrest letters to 250 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 25 leaders, cadres released 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Six leaders freed; NSU GS held 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net HURON team inspects detention centers 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Kin of 'arrested' appeal for release 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post No candidate for two-third posts in 22 municipalities 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 24 withdraw candidacy 28/01/2006
Daily Star Opposition denounces 'farcical' Nepal polls Few candidates register, opposition vows anti-king rally 28/01/2006
CNN Boycott call against actress: Nepal-born Bollywood star's support for king spurs protests 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Polls a step backward for democracy: EU [see EU declaration] 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net EU opposes Nepal's municipal polls 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Bid to Hold Elections Another Step Backward for Democracy: EU 28/01/2006
Hindustan Times EU calls Nepal polls a setback for democracy 28/01/2006
Asia News Network Nepal’s glamour girl in poll predicament, by Sudeshna Sarkar 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Students to boycott Manisha's films 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Students to Boycott Manisha Koirala's Films in Nepal 28/01/2006
Deccan Herald Nepal’s poll protesters ‘ban’ Manisha films, by Sudeshna Sarkar 28/01/2006
Hindu Manisha in the eye of a storm 28/01/2006
Telegraph, Calcutta Storm over Manisha campaign 28/01/2006
Indian Express Manisha campaigns in King’s local polls 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Security beefed up at int'l airport 28/01/2006
Xinhua Security inspection conducted at Nepal's int'l airport 28/01/2006
Nepal News Koirala urges civil servants to boycott municipal polls 28/01/2006
Nepal News Municipal Polls 2006: Election Blues- 2 28/01/2006
Kantipur Online Municipal polls: Candidates in security camps; many withdraw candidacy 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Candidates in security camps 28/01/2006
New Kerala Nepal gathers poll candidates in "safe houses" 28/01/2006
Web India 123 Weeping kin try to stop Nepali poll contestants 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Fear grips families of poll candidates 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoist Threat Leads 39 VDC Secretaries to Resign 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Valley Maoists Ask to Stay Away from Election Activities 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post 5 rebels die as bomb goes off accidentally 28/01/2006
Kantipur Online 5 rebels killed in Siraha 28/01/2006
Nepal News Rebels bomb house of a mayoral candidate, EC disqualifies two dozen candidates 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoists Detonate Bombs at Dang Mayoral Candidate’s Houses, by Sagar Pandit 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Maoists bomb municipality 28/01/2006
TMC Net 11 Maoist rebels killed in east Nepal 28/01/2006
Nepal News 11 rebels, two security personnel killed in Bhojpur clashes 28/01/2006
Kantipur Online Bhojpur clash: 11 Maoists 2 security men killed 28/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Security Force-Maoists Clash in Bhojpur, Massive Casualties on Both Part Suspected 28/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoists attack Ghodetar 28/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Maoists attack in Nepalgunj, Bhojpur 28/01/2006
Nepal News Maoists attack in Bhojpur; explosions in Nepalgunj 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online Maoists attack Nepalgunj again; clash in Bhojpur 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Autocracy for beginners: A lesson on how to lose legitimacy in quick easy steps, by CK Lal 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Regime change 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online "This movement is a struggle for power between the people and the palace. It will end only after achieving complete democracy or Loktantra", interview with student leader Gagan Thapa 27/01/2006
Nepal News Religious leaders urge Norway to help restore peace in the country 27/01/2006
Aljazeera 'Black day' in Nepal next week 27/01/2006
Reuters Alert Net Nepal's parties vow anti-king "black day" rallies 27/01/2006
Nepal News Alliance unveils new protest programmes to disrupt municipal polls 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online Alliance unveils fresh protest programmes 27/01/2006
TMC Net Nepal politics: The ballot and the bullet 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Belligerence 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post RNA under the scanner, by Ameet Dhakal 27/01/2006
Nepal News FNJ condemns arrest of journos 27/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Curfew In Jungle? 27/01/2006
Nepal News Seven arrested; 3 injured in Nepalgunj 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post RNA admits some arrested are innocent 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online AHRC appeals for release of political detainees 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Kin of 'arrested' appeal for release 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Hundreds of protestors arrested Nation grinds to halt 27/01/2006
Nepal News Over a dozen leaders freed 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online Two-dozen leaders, cadres released 27/01/2006
South Asian Media Net Strike cripples life nationwide 27/01/2006
Kathmandu Post Police fire injures 1 in Pokhara, by Kulchandra Neupane & Ishwori Neupane 27/01/2006
NewsLIne Nepal Mutual Understanding and Love is Way for Peace: Sister Nirmala, by Dipesh Chitrakar 27/01/2006
Daily Star Nepal scenario: Crises deepening, by Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury 27/01/2006
Nepali Times State of Nepali fear: A film from Peru that steers too close for comfort is being premiered in Nepali, by Kanak Mani Dixit 27/01/2006
Independent, UK Nepal shuts down as Maoists target King, by Justin Huggler 27/01/2006
Nepal News EU condemns use of force against pro-democracy activists; demands a civilian, democratic government 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online Municipal polls a step backwards for democracy: EU 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Red alert: Alarmed by the Nepal crisis, Euro MPs urge a return to democracy, by Kunda Dixit 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Outside looking in: After 10 years, why wait for more deaths if there is no military solution?, by Günther Baechler 27/01/2006
Ohmy News Saving Nepal: Kathmandu's Fight for Democracy; International community must play greater role in pressuring monarchy, by Ramzi Baroud 27/01/2006
NewsLine Nepal Nepali Diaspora in North America to Stage Rally Against King Gyanendra's Rule 27/01/2006
Kantipur Online

Students call for boycott of Manisha’s films [BP's granddaughter wants to be a royalist NRN leader]

27/01/2006
Newindpress Manisha Koirala heckled in Nepal 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Ask the parties, by political analyst Shastra Datta Panta (originally in Rajdhani, 22 January) 27/01/2006
Nepal News Government releases Rs 25 million for media mobilization: Report 27/01/2006
News Blaze Poll Opponents Further Autocratic Designs on Nepal, by Dipta Shah [A good article for all those who want to learn about the confused and one-sided thinking and rhetoric of Gyanendra's supporters: parties that were in power from 1991 till 2002 are autocratic but the monarchy with its 250 years history of autocratic rule has all rights to smash the constitution, suppress the fundamental rights of the people and lead the country ruthlessly into total disaster!] 27/01/2006
Nepali Times Polls a ploy: UML General Secretary Madhab Kumar Nepal (originally in Kantipur, 24 January) 27/01/2006
Baku Today Opposition denounces 'farcica