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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

Asia Times Himalayan dilemma: Towards a Democratic Nepal: Inclusive Institutions for a Multicultural Society, by Mahendra Lawoti (a book review by Sreeram Chaulia) 30/04/2005
BBC News Nepal's shrewd, smooth operator, by Rabindra Mishra 30/04/2005
Outlook India Leaders demand full restoration of civil rights, press freedom, by Shrish B Pradhan 30/04/2005
Kantipur Online Emergency lifted, by Deepesh Das Shrestha 30/04/2005
Channel News Asia Nepalese king lifts state of emergency, but protest ban continues 30/04/2005
Pioneer Rallies, public meetings prohibited in most of Kathmandu 30/04/2005
Outlook India Rallies, public meetings prohibited in most of Kathmandu 30/04/2005
Outlook India Nepal King lifts emergency; press censorship continues, by Shrish B Pradhan 30/04/2005
Reuters AlertNet Nepal emergency over, king retains power 30/04/2005
Voice of America Nepal Ends Emergency But King Keeps Powers, by Anjana Pasricha 30/04/2005
Web India 123 Lifting of emergency an eyewash: Nepali leaders 30/04/2005
MSNBC News Nepal's King Lifts State of Emergency, by Binaj Gurubacharya 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Emergency lifted Royal Commission to continue work 30/04/2005
BBC News Nepal's state of emergency ended 30/04/2005
Asian Age Emergency ends. What next?, by Sudeshna Sarkar 30/04/2005
Himalayan Times Emergency lifted; King claims world support 30/04/2005
Deccan Herald King Gyanendra lifts emergency in Nepal 30/04/2005
Indian Express Delhi calls envoy home for talks as Kathmandu hots up, by Pranab Dhal Samanta 30/04/2005
Kantipur Online Lifting emergency a first step: New Delhi, by Surendra Phuyal 30/04/2005
Tribune India welcomes Nepal King’s move, wants more 30/04/2005
Deccan Herald India welcomes Nepal King's move 30/04/2005
Outlook India When It Reigns, It Pours The coup is forgotten, India does a volte-face on King Gyanendra. What does it say for democracy in Nepal?, by V. Sudarshan 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Crime and state: The Edge, by Ameet Dhakal 30/04/2005
Himalayan Times Prakash Man Singh back in judicial custody 30/04/2005
Himalayan Times Ex-lawmaker barred from flying to see ailing wife 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post SC seeks reply on Thapa's arrest 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Journalists facing serious crisis 30/04/2005
Daily Star Maoists end private school shutdown: 10 rebels, 3 villagers killed in Nepali violence 30/04/2005
Himalayan Times Maoists disconnect water supply pipe 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Lessons for Leftists, by Shreedhar Gautam 30/04/2005
Bangkok Post India blinks, but Gyanendra doesn't: India is guided more by its strategic interests in Nepal than by the mere restoration of democracy, by Dinesh C. Sharma 30/04/2005
Himalayan Times Martin to head OHCHR in Nepal 30/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Annan for ‘constitutional democracy’ in Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal 29/04/2005
Daily Star Annan calls for restoring democracy in Nepal 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Humanitarian crisis could worsen: UN 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Rights monitors to arrive next week 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Halt, who goes there? Travel restrictions are illegal and against the UN resolution in Geneva, by Radheshyam Adhikari 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Restrictions crushing blow for private sector media: CPJ 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Bar on FM news broadcast to stay 29/04/2005
Daily Times Nepalese want free and democratic state, by Waqar Gillani 29/04/2005
Hindu India wants Nepal crisis resolved in friendly manner 29/04/2005
Tribune On the wrong track, again King is working against Nepal’s interests 29/04/2005
Asian Age King did not keep word: Natwar 29/04/2005
Tribune Military aid to Nepal to stay under review, says Natwar 29/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta Delhi bares Nepal fangs 29/04/2005
Indian Express Delhi, arms will wait for King to get real. Gyanendra may prop up a govt, not extend emergency except in Red zone 29/04/2005
Nepali Times India’s role (originally in Jana Astha, 27 April) 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Direct democracy (originally in Deshantar, 24 April) 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Going alone, by Shambu Shrestha (originally in Dristi, 26 April) 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Emergency exit 29/04/2005
Nepali Times No emergency (originally in Samaya, 28 April) 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Upper House nod must to extend Emergency, by Ananta Raj Luitel 29/04/2005
Nepali Times One on one: Fallout of Deuba arrest tarnishes successful trip, by Kunda Dixit 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Arrests distressing, deplorable: Indian FM 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Reckless act 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Worth pondering 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Deuba’s nocturnal arrest inhuman: Legal luminaries 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Deuba gets seven days’ detention 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Stonewalling earns Deuba 7-day remand 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Student leader arrested from exam centre 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Baburam’s salvo to Prachanda, letter from Baburam Bhattarai to Prachanda (originally in Nepal, 29 April) 29/04/2005
Asian Age Nepal Maoists in US annual list of terror 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post US retains Maoists on terrorist watch list 29/04/2005
Nepali Times Cry, beloved country: Three weeks after the slaughter of its young men, Somani still grieves in silence, by Aruna Upreti and Rita Thapa 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post This barbarity must stop ! by Rita Thapa 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Six civilians, 10 Maoists killed 29/04/2005
Himalayan Times Most private schools reopen nationwide 29/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Writ for Upper House meeting presented 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times SC order sought to call House session 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times SC Bar gives memo to CJ 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post SC Bar’s memo to CJ 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Bharat Mohan criticizes Feb 1 move 28/04/2005
Relief Web Annan urges swift return to democracy in Nepal 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times Democratic path can resolve crisis: Jeffery 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post ‘Democracy restoration, a precondition for peace’ 28/04/2005
Outlook India Military aid to Nepal will remain under review: Natwar 28/04/2005
Tribune Military aid in doldrums as Nepal arrests Deuba, by Rajeev Sharma 28/04/2005
Hindu Question mark over arms for Nepal, by Amit Baruah 28/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta Arrest slap in Delhi face, by J. Hemanth and Pranay Sharma 28/04/2005
Asian Age Deuba’s arrest setback to India, Nepal relations, by Seema Mustafa 28/04/2005
Business Standard India concerned at Deuba's arrest 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times No stand yet on resuming arms supplies: India 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Arrests will further complicate matters, India warns, by Surendra Phuyal 28/04/2005
Asia Media Home Ministry's explanation to 'police intervention' in UML HQ, a ridiculous explanation 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Cop or con? 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times Koirala backs Deuba; sees foul play in arrests of NC, UML men 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Stop state terrorism: Koirala 28/04/2005
Hindustan Times Defiant Deuba refuses lawyer, by Sudeshna Sarkar 28/04/2005
Channel News Asia Arrested ex-premier refuses to testify before Nepal graft panel 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times RCCC sleuths arrest ex-PM Deuba 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Deuba arrested, by Yuvraj Acharya 28/04/2005
Daily Times Sacked Nepal PM arrested on corruption charges 28/04/2005
Indian Express Deuba arrested on graft charges 28/04/2005
Pioneer Sacked Nepal PM held on graft charges 28/04/2005
Deccan Herald Former PM of Nepal held in midnight raid, by Sudeshna Sarkar 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post PFN leader's health worsening 28/04/2005
Himalayan Times Closure of schools affects 25,000 students in Ilam 28/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Din of protest against Maoist diktat 28/04/2005
Swiss Info Kälin calls for humanitarian action in Nepal 27/04/2005
Reuters AlertNet Nepal faces major humanitarian crisis-UN 27/04/2005
Inter Press Service Mourning for Democracy, by Sonny Inbaraj 27/04/2005
Indian Express The desert in the mountains: Development and democracy must be urgently set in motion in Nepal; India must act as beacon, not hegemon, by Jagat S. Mehta 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Donors to continue aid in health, education fields, by Renu Kshetry 27/04/2005
Times of India Rights group urges Annan to help Nepal 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Making a distinction 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Police action draws flak 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Major parties condemn police raid at UML office 27/04/2005
Peninsula Crackdown continues on Nepal’s leaders 27/04/2005
Outlook India Midnight arrest drama in Nepal, Deuba in custody, by Shirish B Pradhan 27/04/2005
Reuters AlertNet

Sacked Nepal prime minister held on graft charges

27/04/2005
BBC News Nepal ex-prime minister arrested 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Gagan Thapa, other student leaders arrested 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Gagan Thapa, two others arrested 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Publisher of Roadmap arrested 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Let them study 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Civilian, four Maoists killed Rebels bomb NTV tower 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Rebel surrenders, 5 extortionists nabbed 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Parties should hold talks with King, says Lawoti 27/04/2005
Himalayan Times Russia says Nepal needs help to fight terror 27/04/2005
Asian Age Left fails to change Nepal line, by Seema Mustafa 27/04/2005
Asian Age Indian Army favours arms supply, by Gautam Datt 27/04/2005
Asian Tribune Doubts over early resumption of Indian military aid to Nepal, by M Rama Rao 27/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta Nepal wait and watch, by Pranay Sharma 27/04/2005
India Monitor Nepal forced India to restore military aid 27/04/2005
Kathmandu Post ‘India arms aid will be conditional’ 27/04/2005
Hindu Manmohan briefs Left on Nepal, by K.V. Prasad 26/04/2005
Hindu 'Arms for Nepal part of quid pro quo': India will supply weapons if Nepal fulfils certain conditions, by Siddharth Varadarajan 26/04/2005
Economic Times No decision on Nepal military ties yet: PM 26/04/2005
Asia Times Nepal back in India's embrace, by Ranjit Devraj 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Common agenda, by Ashok Neupane 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Donors announce norms for implementing plans 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Leaders, cadres pay homage to Sadhana Adhikari 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Cops vandalise UML central office in Balkhu 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Police storm UML central office, arrest student leader 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Rallies against Feb 1 move 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Student detainees stage fast 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post UK envoy expresses solidarity with media 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times NC CWC meet flays King for imposing ‘absolute’ rule 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Army launches Operation Khara 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Villagers living in fear in Bargadwa village, says NHRC 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post 2 Maoists killed 26/04/2005
Kathmandu Post RCCC seeks NRB help 26/04/2005
Himalayan Times Current conflic: No common strategy for peace, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay 25/04/2005
Navhind Times King’s First Task 25/04/2005
Tribune Arms aid to Nepal King must restore democracy at the earliest 25/04/2005
Indian Express The king and India New Delhi should persist with its one-point message to Gyanendra: restore multi-party democracy 25/04/2005
Hindu Do not resume arms supplies to Nepal: Left 25/04/2005
Asian Age CPM against arms to Nepal 25/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta CPM piles arms heat 25/04/2005
Daily Times India lifts Nepal’s arms embargo 25/04/2005
Star India agrees to resume military aid to Nepal 25/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta China rolls out red carpet for king, by Jehangir S. Pocha 25/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Reconciliation in the air 25/04/2005
Himalayan Times Significant event 25/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta Coup rebels offloaded, by J. Hemanth 25/04/2005
Kathmandu Post 5 civilians brutally killed Maoist bomb claims 5 kids 25/04/2005
Peninsula Maoists bomb three schools; five kids die 25/04/2005
Himalayan Times Maoist bastion under control of security forces, says RNA 25/04/2005
Kathmandu Post RNA demands new battalion 25/04/2005
Himalayan Times Resolve educational problems through talks: UML tells govt 25/04/2005
Peninsula King’s foreign trip lands commoners in trouble 25/04/2005
Deccan Herald What will the King do next? On May 1 the emergency clamped by Nepal’s King Gyanendra will expire, by Sudeshna Sarkar 24/04/2005
Web India 123 Villagers in Nepal form self-defence committees to fight Maoist rebels 24/04/2005)
Taipei Times UN says Nepali refugees at risk 24/04/2005
Himalayan Times AI concerned over travel restrictions 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Ex-NBA prez denied freedom of movement 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Meet gets underway without legal eagles 24/04/2005
Hindu Fresh agitations planned in Kathmandu from May 1 24/04/2005
Himalayan Times Joint agitation to kick off on May 1, says Koirala 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Woman with bullet in waist seeks help 24/04/2005
Himalayan Times ‘Nepal needs law to check war crimes’ 24/04/2005
Kerala Next Nepal crown prince dons father's mantle 24/04/2005
Daily Star Nepal conflict displaces tens of thousands: UN; King seeks Indian backing, Delhi pushes for restoring democracy 24/04/2005
Himalayan Times Royal address lacking in substance, say analysts 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Mixed reactions to King’s speech 24/04/2005
Tribune Rights body disapproves PM meeting Nepal King, by Tripti Nath 24/04/2005
Tribune Military aid for Nepal: King gets assurance from Manmohan, by S. Suresh 24/04/2005
Daily Times Nepal should restore democracy: Manmohan 24/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta PM arms monarch with hope: Diplomacy before democracy, by Pranay Sharma 24/04/2005
Reuters AlertNet India to resume military aid to Nepal-report 24/04/2005
Indian Express PM to consider King’s military aid request, by Ajay Kaul 24/04/2005
Statesman, Calcutta Relook at arms aid to Nepal 24/04/2005
Hindu India does a U-turn on arms supply to Nepal, delivery soon, by Siddharth Varadarajan 24/04/2005
Himalayan Times India to resume military aid: King, by P Jayaram 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post HM King meets Indian PM India may resume military assistance 24/04/2005
Peninsula Nepalese king holds talks with Indian PM 24/04/2005
Asian Age PM meets king Gyanendra, by Siddhartha Kumar 24/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Rights under scrutiny, by Ghanashyam Ojha 23/04/2005
Himalayan Times Rights abuses on the rise after Emergency: AI 23/04/2005
Himalyan Times Humanitarian crisis looms over Nepal: UN 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post UN rep fears more displacements 23/04/2005
Himalayan Times Ex-CJ, NBA chief barred from flying to New Delhi 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Legal eagles restricted from traveling abroad 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post FNJ flays dismissal of Gorkhapatra scribes 23/04/2005
Himalayan Times 16 NWPP cadres arrested 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post 16 protesters arrested 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Seven-day detention for Singh 23/05/2005
Himalayan Times Seven party activists released 23/04/2005
Tribune Maoists bomb school; 7 hurt 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post 3 Maoists killed 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post China-India accords and Nepal, by Upendra Gautam 23/04/2005
Reuters Meeting with India "cordial", Nepal king says 23/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta Delhi springs Gyanendra double date, by Pranay Sharma 23/04/2005
Hindu PM promises to look at Nepal's military aid request 23/04/2005
Pioneer India to resume arms supplies: Nepal King 23/04/2005
BBC News Nepal king in key Indian PM talks 23/04/2005
Tribune PM meets King today; Natwar asks Nepal to release political detainees, by S. Suresh 23/04/2005
Times of India India blinks, Natwar meets Nepal king, by Indrani Bagchi 23/04/2005
Times of India 'Not talking to Nepal harmful for India', by Indrani Bagchi 23/04/2005
Kathmandu Post Feb 1 move a constitutional duty: HM King 23/04/2005
Kerala Next Asia ; Nepali King touts bush doctrine at Afro-Asian Summit, by D. Michael van de Veer 22/04/2005
Nepali Times Saving us from ourselves 22/04/2005
Asia Media Over 3,000 detained since Febraury 1 says Amnesty: Report says detainees since the coup include political and human rights activists, trade unionists and journalists 22/04/2005
Relief Web UN says thousands displaced by rebel violence in Nepal 22/04/2005
Voice of America Nepal Releases Some Political Prisoners, Thousands Remain in Detention, by Anjana Pasricha 22/04/2005
Inter Press Service Nepal Bracing For U.N. Human Rights Monitors, by Suman Pradhan 22/04/2005
Nepali Times Winning back friends: Poor and undemocratic states can’t expect respect at international fora, by CK Lal 22/04/2005
Outlook India PM to meet Nepal King, by Ajay Kaul 22/04/2005
Telegraph, Calcutta PM date with king on cards 22/04/2005
Statesman, Calcutta India, Nepal try to mend fences 22/04/2005
BBC News India presses Nepal on democracy 22/04/2005
Chennai Online Natwar meets Nepal King Gyanendra 22/04/2005
Outlook India Natwar seeks release of Nepal political detainees 22/04/2005
Outlook India Nepal monarch defends move to seize power 22/04/2005
Daily Star