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Nepali Times #66 2 - 8 November 2001 20 pages Rs 20 Renaissance on Freak Street 10-11 99e-goats: send presents via Internet 999 Keep your trekking lodge warm for free191919 202020 Under My Hat Is Crown Prince Paras academic Pitamber Sharma. “And doing it hurriedly, during Dasain, without political consultation, was like hoodwinking the people.” Several others took the decision as proof mending his ways? of the constitutional ambivalence about palace affairs, and agreed that as a modern He’s writing poetry, so he must be. monarchy there should have been an effort by the palace towards more transparency. One KUNDA○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ DIXIT to terms with the numbing reality of the muted. Most surprising was Bam Dev Gautam left-leaning politician told us: “We understand epending on who you talk to, King killings. Even those still sceptical about of the Marxist-Leninists, the very party that that the king really had no choice, all we are Gyanendra’s appointment of his son Dipendra’s involvement were getting on with staged anti-Paras demos outside Nirmal Niwas questioning is the procedure and timing.” Said D and heir apparent, Paras, as Crown their lives. King Gyanendra, who had the throne last August. Gautam said: “The declaration of another: “What it showed is that the people Prince on Dasain Tika day was either a thrust on him, had been subtly trying to change the Crown Prince has happened according to trust the monarchy, but the monarchy still masterstroke or callous disregard for the public perception in his favour through royal traditions and constitutional provisions.” does not trust the people enough to take a sentiments of the Nepali people. carefully calibrated media exposure. This is why In a measured response, Narahari Acharya decision like this without consulting parlia- Five months after the 1 June royal everyone thought he would wait before doing of the ruling Nepali Congress: “Nepalis have ment.” Whatever the case, both supporters and massacre, most Nepalis had just started coming the inevitable: naming his unpopular son crown the right to be assured of the character and opponents of the decision agree that Crown prince. behaviour of a person who will sit on the Prince Paras has a public relations challenge After all, Paras had been in the news for all throne.” ahead of him, and needs to be careful about the wrong reasons. Known as a royal brat, he The main opposition UML’s Madhav his behaviour here on. Weekly Internet Poll # 6 had been involved in hit-and-run incidents, the Nepal, who had no comment last week, did one Already there are signs that he is Q. Should the number of national holidays in Nepal be reduced? latest on the night of 6 August 2000, when his of his rapid turnarounds: “The royal family mending his ways. The Himalaya Times Pajero allegedly ran down musician Praveen should move with the times, the monarchy Wednesday printed a front page piece with Gurung. There was a public outcry, angry needs to be more transparent, especially in the excerpts of verses penned by Paras after editorials and street protests calling for the post-massacre phase when it is insecure.” the royal massacre: wayward prince to be stripped of his title. Although he knows his son’s reputation, Before my eyes, I lost all Praveen’s family decided not to pursue the case, King Gyanendra didn’t have any other choice. What did my helpless eyes have and there were reports that his widow was He and his son are the only male members left to see. offered Rs 1 million. in the royal family after the massacre, and the My luckless eyes, Paras later earned some measure of public prolonged absence of a line of succession would Their luckless ears, goodwill when the Keshab Upadhyay probe have been highly unusual. Said one source close They believe what they hear committee report detailed how he had saved the to the royal family: “There are so many Not what they see. lives of several royal family members on the procedures and traditional functions that need a night of 1 June by shielding them from crown prince to be present, and this is why Selected responses on p. 8 Total votes: 1632 Dipendra. And lately, Paras has been seen more there was a degree of urgency.” One of these was frequently on television, at official and religious the need to name a royal The world’s most reliable functions. Many in Kathmandu were following caretaker when the King and the palace’s efforts to rehabilitate Paras, but were Queen Komal travel abroad, UPS for PCs surprised it happened so soon. Sources said which could be soon for the Recommended by Microsoft, even palace and government officials only heard Queen’s health check-up in IBM, NEC and Novell it on Radio Nepal’s morning news on 26 the UK. Even so, critics of the October. decision to name Paras crown It was shrewd timing. The country was prince are not satisfied. “Here is a closed for Dasain, and most political parties man who at the very least owes were in hibernation. Immediate reaction was the Nepali public an apology,” says Editorial p2 Back-UPS 500 Times of Nepal • Compact design with surge protected Puskar Bhusal outlet for Laser printers N Ram p7 • Three battery back-up outlets Coming soon: The Himalayan • Lightning and surge suppression • EMI/RFI filters for noise filtration Just when you thought Kathmandu could take no more, another English daily newspaper is coming to town. • Communication interface port (auto shutdown for all major desktop OS) BINOD○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ BHATARAI national interest and have recently stepped up their opposition. • Quickswap™ battery replacement Ram Pradhan had just written a hard-hitting editorial suggesting that sovereign Nepalis P Kharel, a former editor at The Rising Nepal, says: “Media is a very sensitive sector • Quick Recharge after power outages deserve an explanation for King Gyanendra’s decision during Dasain to name his son and that is why foreign investment should be rejected outright, including in radio and • Save battery power with user adjustable option switches crown prince. television.” Kharel says even India with its tradition of free press does not allow foreign • Industry approval (safe & reliable) But the public won’t get to read the editorial. It went into the Tuesday edition of the investment in media, so why should we? One of the staunchest critics of Indian entry into dummy run of Kathmandu’s newest English daily, tentatively called The Himalayan, set Nepali media is MP and former journalist, Raghuji Pant: “It will weaken Nepali independ- ®®® to hit the stands sometime in November. ence, dilute our patriotism, give wrong information and confuse Nepalis.” Legendary ReliabilitySM Authorized Distributor “This is what we believe every Nepali is asking today,” says Pradhan, a 25-year Not everyone agrees. Academic Pratyoush Onta, writing in this paper in August veteran editor. “We have a four-man, all-Nepali editorial team that decides our opinion, (“What to do when Big Brother knocks”, #55), argued that foreign competition would and it will remain that way as long as I am here.” This last remark is to assuage critics who actually enhance professionalism in Nepali media. “What is really at work behind this Computerland Building, New Plaza, Ramshahpath, Kathmandu Tel: 430858, 430859, 431199, 431746 Fax: 430641 have lashed out at the new venture for its Indian links. Rival media groups, politicians bogey of nationalism is fear that the mediocrity of those who rule the Nepali media world E-mail: [email protected] and some journalists maintain that foreign ownership of media is detrimental to the will be further exposed,” Onta wrote. Go to p9 The Total Solutions Company Northwest and KLM promotional fares to USA and Europe frfropefrom Kathmandu. Via Pacific on Northwest (valid till 15 Dec’01) Via Atlantic on KLM / Northwest US$ 1,130 West Coast US$ 800 Europe (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle) US$ 1,200 New York US$ 1,290 New York For details please contact your nearest travel agent or call us at 410089, e-mail:[email protected] North West / KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lekhnath Marg, Kathmandu. *Fare prices are subject to change 222 EDITORIAL 2 - 8 NOVEMBER 2001 NEPALI TIMES 2 - 8 NOVEMBER 2001 NEPALI TIMES 333 Nepali Times is published by Himalmedia Pvt Ltd, Chief Editor: Kunda Dixit Editor: Anagha Neelakantan Design: Swosti Rajbhandari, Kiran Maharjan [email protected], www.nepalitimes.com LETTERS Advertising: Sunaina Shah, Anup Adhikary [email protected] Subscription: Anil Karki [email protected] Sales: Sudan Bista [email protected] BAHUNS ones who always get blamed have been lapses in the of the dalits and janajatis in argument, the preponderance I am overwhelmed to find the Sanchaya Kosh Building, Block A-4th Floor, Lalitpur GPO Box 7251, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: 01-543333-7, Kanak Mani Dixit in “Bahuns for whatever goes wrong in the past, yes, but we cannot nation building, but this does of Bahuns in civil service, short but true war analysis Fax: 01-521013 Printed at Jagadamba Press: 01-521393 and the Nepali State” (#65) country, and people like Dor change the picture by simply not mean they should get an political leadership and other by Daniel Lak (“Collateral seems to have completely Bahadur Bista (author of condemning them or giving opportunity to replace well- important sectors can be damage”, #65) in your TIMES OF NEPAL overlooked the fact that a Fatalism and Development, more opportunities to the so- trained and competent accounted for by the Bahuns’ Internet edition. I agree JUG SURAIYA ANDNEELABHMISHRA/BYARRANGEMENTWITHTHETIMESOFINDIA JUG SURAIYA good majority of Bahuns in another example of intellec- called underprivileged.
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