Search for news on religious freedom in Nepal or laws regarding religious conversion and you will see numerous websites claiming wildly different things. The Christian sites have painted picture of Nepal where religious freedom applies only to dominant Hindus, while some fanatics are determined to make public the “atrocity” of Christian evangelism. What is the reality? Is Nepal that intolerant […]
C K Lal’s Illusions and Technology as Public Enemy
As if Facebook didn’t have enough already, columnist C K Lal too joined the ever-growing list of haters. He is dragging Twitter along too. Nepali youth, realizing the reach and impact of social and citizen media since the Arab spring, organized a rally demanding that the constitution be drafted by the May 28th deadline. Much was made […]
Is Nepal’s Press Council a Toy Now?
Ujjwal Acharya, has an interesting post on whether a blog falls under Nepal’s Press Council’s jurisdiction. This following new developments in the MySansar.com and Chaudhary Group saga. MySansar.com published a series of blog entries – including one by Om Thapa that was reproduced with permission from a weekly, Janaastha, on Binod Chaudhary. Chaudhary is a noted […]
World Press Freedom Day and Unforgettable Scene in Kathmandu
May 3 in World Press Day.According to a report published at The Himalayan Times, press scene in Nepal is quite bleak, however things have improved. And that is the only consolation. Why? because if you look at the way Nepali press is ignoring basic tenets of unbiased and ideologically free news coverage, it is clear that […]
Pirates Among Us
A Local Nepali group had organized a New Year Party here in New Jersey. Two very well known artists were invited to perform.To my utter dismay, there was a table set-up with hastily written "$10" on a piece of paper next to stack of CDs. The artists were plugging their own pirated CDs, without any qualms. […]
Nepal:Digital security,privacy and copyright
Since the “Twitter kanda” and the great flurry of tweets on what privacy means and does not mean online; debate on this issue was welcome development. From vulnerabilities of online banking to lack of laws in Nepal regarding data security and privacy, it is clear that the country is still an infant in digital world. […]