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Trade Union Movement in the Kantipur Publication

B G Corner
June 11, Kathmandu

Many of the media people are excited with the recent movement in the Kantipur Publication. But B G Corner is surprised to notice none of the daily newspapers carrying the news of the movement. What are they afraid of? Why the sympathy to the publishers? Bloody editors who aborted the news. Even Ram Pradhan did not publish anything. It'd be wrong to expect Kishore Nepal though now a Nalini's lackey to cover the news in the Nepal 1 TV?

Where are those so-called pioneer bloggers ? Are they afraid of being fired by the mangement? Why do they hesitate to write about the activities in their Publicaiton? Do they blog only for money then? Shame, shame. Shame on your money-mindedness and shame on your servitude.

Why does the management consider working people as enemies? Corporate and marketing people are superior. Journalists and other workers are always considered inferior in every publication.

Carry on Kantipurians. B G Corner is with you. Let's fight the capitalistic and profit motive publishers and some of their whiteclothed lackeys among us together.

Up with the trade union movement!
Down with servitude!

Down with the bloody management!
Down with the lackeys!

(Why not to dish the dirt of the Kantipur now? Why not of
Gyawali Senior who gathered money by taking bribe and embezelling taxpayers' money when he was in civil service?

Why not of his son and his accomplice Kanaudia
who smuggled and cheated tax in the garment business?)

Shambhu Shrestha or Balkrishna Chapagain?

Press Chautari Election
Shambhu Shreshta may be unanimously elected President

B G Corner

June 11, Kathmandu

Former president of the Press Chautari Shambhu Shrestha is said to be running the election of the organistaion of scribes close to the CPN UML tomorrow for the presidency. According to a source close to Shrestha who doesn't want to be named, Shrestha's candidacy will be against the outgoing president Bal Krishna Chapagain. "If Chapagain doesn't show interest for the post, Shrestha may not stand," he claimed.

Lately it has been learnt that Kishor Shrestha also has shown interests for the presidency. But he is said to be reluctant to compete with 'Shambu Dai'.

Till yesterday Chapagain panel was heard to be bragging that some influential leaders and ministers of the mother party support Chapagain. "Comrade Pradip has already congratulated him," the source said with sips of local liquor in a seedy bar in Baghbazar. "But Shambhu has been backforced by the UML central leader Raghuji Pant," added he.

Another source claimed that the party won't interfere in the elections. "Senior scribes including Gopal Thapaliya and Bijaya Chalise want to see Shambhu elected unanimously. So he has more chances," he said.

B G Corner wishes best of luck to Shambhu Shrestha!

Lethal weapons with Nepali mediamen

Guns with Nepali Journalists

According to a scoop published in a recently published tabloid, some mediamen in
Kathmandu own lethal weapons.

In the scoop titled "Sabdhan! Yi neta sanga banduk chhan" (Beware! These leaders have gun" in Nayapatrika, Parshuram Kafle writes that Yugnath Sharma Poudel, the publisher and editor of Ason Bazar Sapthahik, owns a gun of 11 bore. Likewise, Mahendra Sherchan, the president of Utsarga Prakashan and publisher of the Rajdhani Dainik, has two licensed guns. Further, Kafle writes that Bidur KC, a royalist scribe, also has a registered airgun.

Source: Naypatrika
Editor: Krishna Jwala Devkota
सावधान, यी नेतासँग हतियार छन्
पर्शुराम काफ्ले/नयाँ पत्रिका

Media Gossips

Gossip no. 1
Kishore Nepal in Nepal 1

Earlier there was a gossip that Kishore Nepal left the Nepal Magazine because he is being nominated ambassador to a European country. But Mr. Nepal joined Nalini Singh's notorious Nepal 1.

Gossip no. 2
Kishore Nepal's salary

Kishore Nepal, the newly appointed editor in chief of the Nepal 1, will get Rs. 2,00,000 plus perks per month.

The next day Kishore joined Nepal 1, he was seen to be drinking in a bar of five star hotel in Kathmandu.

Gossip no. 3
Dhamala kicked out

Rishi Dhamala has been kicked out from the Nepal 1. It is not clear yet whether Kishore Kancha has any role in Dhamala's dismissal. But it has been said that Nalini took revenge with her lackey for double crossing her during the last month's agitation.

Gossip no. 4
Dhamala's SOS

Rishi Dhamala wants his job in Nepal 1 back. So he resorted to the Indian Embassy.

To make his masters happy, recently he invited Shivshanker Mukerjee as the chief guest in a program at his Reporters' Club. In the different media people were felicilated.

Gossip no. 5
Checks bounced

Photojournalists Rajesh Gurung of The Himalayan Times and Ramesh Chettri of the Gorkhapatra Daily were awarded.

Gurung and Chhetri were happy to receive a check worth Rs 25,ooo and Rs 15,000 respectively. But when they went to the bank after the program, the checks bounced.

Gossip no. 6
"Is Bhusan Dahal journalist?"

Binod Bhattarai is said to be laughing at the Reporters' club for felicilating Bhusan Dahal.
What can be the reason?

Trade Union in APCA Nepal

Frightened by the recent developments in the Nepali journalist world, the APCA Nepal managent has let to form FNJ chapter in its office.

FNJ THT chapter and FNJ Annapurna chapter.

Sounds great.

Journalist Kishore expects to be Ambassador

Kishore Nepal quit the Nepal
magazine

Prime Minister Koirala may not approve his name

Kishore Nepal quit the Nepal magazine because he has been assured by
the Nepali Congress (Democratic) and a top Maoist leader that he will
be nominated ambassador to one of the European countries.

It has been said that recently in a fine morning when he went to meet the former premier and
his god father Krishna Prasad Bhattarai in Bhaisepati, Amita Kapali congratulated
him. Next day he got a phone call from the Maoist high command about
the green signal.

He then returned to the Kantipur Publications and resigned. If you don't believe us, you can ask him. His number is 98510**716.

But it has been said that Prime Minister Koirala may not approve the name of Kishore Nepal, a critic of the former, as an ambassador .

World Press Freedom Day Gossips

Press Freedom is the lip service only.

How free we are? We work under our editor, the editor is under the management, the management runs after profit and other interests. We are only puppets.

So let's exploit blogging as freedom for expression.

How did you do mark the big day in Nepal? Did you participate in the rally in Kathmandu? Did you listen the speeches?

I am marking this day by posting these gossips. I don't know how much true they are. Why don't you write your view?

Gossip no.1

NTV did not get new name

On the auspicious occassion of the World Freedom Day, Minister Mahara wanted to change the name of the Nepal Television which for him and his party appears to be feudal; but his party headquarters could not decide whether to rename it as the Maoist Televison (MTV) or Prachanda Vajan Mandal (PVM) on time.

MTV would sound ultramodern and capitalistic with American imperialist discernment. The words Vajan in the fullform of PVM TV would give an impression that the Maoists are theist. So none of the names could be unanimous.

Gossip no.2
Maoists to nominate their people on top posts
Dr. Rishiraj Baral will head the Nepal Television. Rajendra Maharjan has chances to be nominated as a member of the NTV Board.

Gossip no. 3

Bahun in Gorkhapatra

Om Sharma will lead the Gorkhapatra Sansthan. Maoists are not above brahiministic attitude? Why was Shyam Shrestha rejected at last moment Prachanda has to answer.

Gossip no. 4

Another bahun in the RSS

Komal Baral, The Janadesh chief will head the Rashtriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). Taranath Dahal will not get chance to complete the honeymoon period.

Gossip no. 5

Scoop dumbed in Kantipur

A scoop was dumped in the Kantipur recently. People say there was an immense pressure from the management to not publish the piece.

Who is the reporter? What was his story about? Hello Kantipurians, is anything cooking in your team?

Gossip no.6

Bloggers banned in APCA house

The THT editor Ram N Pradhan has ordered his people either to stop blogging or be ready for some action. Pradhan believes that bloggers are whistle blowers. He doesn't want to let others know that he has now been forced to work under his Indian deputy.

Gossip no. 7

APCA Nepal management fears of strike. Major Joe discussed about the firing of some staffers last month with Shree Acharya and Pradhan duo of THT and Annapurna.

Gossip no. 8

Nepal1 strikers had locked up Sushant Jha some days ago to create pressure to the management. But the Indian Embassy requested the Nepali authorities to rescue him. Police intervened and Jha was freed.

Gossip no. 9

Clean chit to Dhamala?
The Nepal1 TV strikers declared Rishi Dhamala traitor last week. But still he pretends to be for the agitation. On May 2, he was seen speaking in favor of the strikers.

Though declared traitor, Dhamala could not be outcasted. Has he got clean chit or the strikers too are double-crossing?

It has been said that the strikers do not want to give up the option of reconciliation with Nalini despite their big talks.

Who wants to lose the means to earn the bread and butter?

Gossip no. 10

Minister Mahara has been ordered by Chairman Prachanda to fall silent in the Nepal1 uproar. It is believed that Prachanda talked to Nalini Singh and promised not to launch any campaign against her.

Prachanda wants to see the Nepal1 TV in the Maoists favor. Maheshwor Dahal, who has been recently nominated the advisor of the Ministry of Information and Communication is said to have advised Minister Mahara that Nepal1 TV if could be brought in the Maoists favor it will be of great help for propaganda dissipation.

Gossip no. 11

Nalini Singh has talked to Sujata Koirala again. Sujata has promised that she will try her best to protect the former's
interests. Sujata in return wants to see the Nepal1 TV as the mouthpiece of the Sujata lobby in the Nepali Congress.

Rishi Dhamala is Nalini's lackey

Nepal 1 TV scandal
"He sells footage to the Nepal 1"
Dhamala no more Advisor of the strikers

Among 85 strikers in the Nepal 1 Television, Rishi Dhamala is the number two signatory. But this sycophant has been found to be working to attenaute the movement. So he has been kicked out from the post of advisor of the agitation commitee.

Blog Gossip Corner had written about activities of Dhamala on April 22 also. Here is the link:YCL wants to stir up the FDI issue, Prachanda says no//Dhamala exercising to attenuate the strike
.

Dhamala bullies junior journalists to get news and he has deputed some freelances to collect footage for Nepal 1. The Blog Gossip Corner provided proofs of Dhamala's activities to one of the agitatitors three days ago. Now, the strikers have appealed other journalists to boycott Dhamala's Reporter's Club.

Two days ago when the agitators decided to submit a memorandum to the Indian Embassy, Bagale of the press secretariat of the Indian Embassy was the first person to get the information. Dhamala was found to be informing him.

Accorging to the Blog Gossip Corner sources, Dhamala is involved in espionage also. "He provides the Indian Embassy with secrets of Nepal government and the Maoists" he said. It has been said that he collects money (amount not clear yet) every month from a bank in Lazimpat area.

According to another source, among the agitators Rewati Sapkota, Badri Sigdel, Shiva Lamsal, Matrika Poudel and some others have been blacklisted by Nalini Singh for beefing up the agitation. "They are doing politics," Nalini blames.

Lately, it has been learnt that the staff in New Delhi may join the agitation very soon. But they fear of assault from goons of Nalini. According to the sources Nalini threatened the New Delhi staff of 'severe' and 'unprecedented' action if they go on strike.

Meanwhile, the agitation committe has urged the cable operators to black out the channel. When Nalini got this news, she called up the distibutor Mr. Giri and asked for cooperation. A source close to Giri said,"He is in very difficult situation. He is facing immense pressure from three sides. Jouranlists, Nalini Singh and cable operators."

In Kathmandu valley alone, 15 cable operators carry the channel.

Mr. Cock or newsanchor?

Kantipur TV gossip
Manoj Joshi nicknamed Mr. Cock
Let's sing kukuri ka for him

Blog Gossip Corner
April 27, Kathmandu

Dashing Manoj is tired of being teased as Mr. Cock in his office. In his home town, he has been named "valay" by kids. When he leaves home to the office, rowdy kids in his neighborhood annoy him by singing "rato valay kwayei kwayei sutkeri lai khwaein" and "kukri ka basi vat kha".

Do you know how this gallant anchor won this name Mr. Cock and why others sing those songs for him? If you don't, you go to the Kantipur canteen in Subidhanagar, Tinkune, and ask any Tom, Dick and Harry, he will explain you in detail.

Reprimand from his boss for the blunder plus the annoyance everywhere, this Kantipur Television newsanchor regrets he forgot to switch off his mobile phone while anchoring the news some weeks ago.

Isn't it funny? A newsanchor's phone buzzes in the newsroom when he is being broadcast live. Not once, not twice. What can others do? What will he do? Let the phone buzz and continue reading he news? Or cancel the call? The KTV sources say it was pity noticing him trying to switch off the phone in the newsroom. He did it once. Again, it rang. The caller did not give up for four times. Finally, Joshi switched off.

Manoj, do you want to share the name of the caller who led you to the annoyance and the action? You did no mistake by carrying your phone with you.There should be "grand design" against you. Beware! If you also feel so, I am with you. Let's fight the culprit who troubled you by calling you up when you were anchoring news live.

YCL wants to stir up the FDI issue, Prachanda says no

Nepal 1 TV scandal
YCL wants to stir up the FDI issue, Prachanda says no
Dhamala exercising to attenuate the strike

The BlogGossip Corner
Kathmandu, Aprill 22

Newspersons and other staff of the Nepal 1 TV have locked up the new office building of the television channel in Kathmandu. The Nepal 1 TV is owned by an Indian national Nalini Singh. The television channel based on New Delhi is illegally operating in Nepal for four years.

Though the management succeeded to abort similar movement last year, the Nepal 1 employees (Nepalis only) in Kathmandu finally resorted to strike this time, alleging the management for harassment and demanding editorial freedom and job security.

Before putting an end to all journalistic official activities in the Kamaladi office, a team led by Badri Sigdel met the Speaker of the Parliament and the Information and Communication Minister, and informed them about their strike. The team has urged the government for making clear the legal status of the television.

Reportedly, one of the team leaders met some central leaders of the CPN-Maoists today and asked for help. He is believed to have asked for the YCL stirring up the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) issue.

According to the BlogGossip Corner source, Nalini Singh, on the otherhand, has thrown her trump; she sent Rishi Dhamala to Prachanda and Sujata. It has been claimed that Prachanda has been “enlightened” by the “number one reporter” of Nepal about the “political and strategical loss” that the Maoists may bear if they speak anything against India and Indian Investement in Nepal at this “critical time”. It is believed that Prachanda has ordered the YCL to keep mum despite its interest in the issue. Albeit, Mr. Mahara, the Minister of Information and Communication is said to be serious about the legal status of the television channel that is illegally operating in the coutnry for four years.

Meanwhile, a Nepal 1 TV source claimed that rather than the case of editorial freedom and job security the apple of dicord is harrassement and nepotism. “Nalini Singh uses abusive words to Nepali employees,” she said. “For Nalini only Rishi Dhamala is important.”

Lately it has been learnt that Nalini Singh is arriving Kathmandu Monday evening. Among a few persons she will meet first are said to be Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Sujata Koirala and Rishi Dhamala.

Also, it has been learnt that the management is trying to offer “advantage” to Badri Sigdel and Raj Kumar Regmi to attenuate the movement.

Despite the strike in Kathmandu, the Nepal 1 is being aired from Delhi. The strikers have reportedly threatened the freelances who are cashing in on the strike and reporting for the television from Kathmandu.

FNJ president Nisthuri denied of US visa

Bishnu Nisthuri says he will never go to America

The top most leader of Nepali Patrakar's association has been denied of the visa by the US Embassy last week.

Bishnu Nisthuri, the president of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), has reportedly declared that he will never ever go to the US then.

Also, he has urged his fellow journalists not to get dodged by by the US Imperialists and racists.

He thinks that he was denied of the visa because once in a party in Kathmandu he had an bitter argument with Ambassador Moriarty about Nepali politics.

(I heard this gossip in the Reporters' Club today.)