At the moment, it is very crucial for all media organizations of Nepal to stay together. Maoists affiliated association has formed unions in Kantipur and APKA publication house already.

They are trying to hold control on all the media houses so that they can make all the media organizations their mouth piece with guns pointed to their head.

I admire the guts of Kamana Publishing House to stand for freedom of press, not letting Maoists form their association.

If media houses do not stay as one, each one will fall like dominoes.

http://newsofnepal.com/kps/index_new.php

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=113318

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2007/jun/jun21/news01.php

http://www.mediaforfreedom.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=707

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nepali/news/story/2007/06/070620_samachar_patra.shtml

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=378135&sid=SAS

Press Release - 19th June 2007

To all Concerned Press Freedom Related Organizations

Today the distributors associated with Customers Solutions Pvt. Ltd,
distribution contractor of Kamana Publication. padlocked the publication
and distribution of "Nepal Samacharpatra National Daily" in the central
district of Kathmandu. These distributors are associated with Maoists
affiliated Nepal Publication and Communication Labour Association. They
started the strike after making several unrealistic demands to the
publication.

Similarly, they also stopped the publication of Mahanagar Evening Daily
and since morning they have been obstructing the day to day operation of
the publication due to the sit-in at the central publication house.

We feel that this is attack to the Independent Press. Nepal
Samacharpatra National Daily has always been defender of free, fair and
independent press in Nepal. We have time and again tried to resolve the
issue through dialogue but the Maoists affiliated Nepal Publication and
Communication Labour Association has never been serious in resolving the
issue rather they have time and again creating obstruction on our day to
day operation. They had already stopped the publication of Nepal
Samacharpatra National Daily on 25th May 2007 and time and again they have
been creating obstruction in distribution of our publications.

In addition to that, they have been continuously threatening to our
Executive Chairman and Editor-in-chief Mr. Pushkar Lal Shrestha & Manager
Mr. Kailash Pradhan. So we seriously doubt this move of Maoists affiliated
Trade Union as mission to control the independent press through the
instrument of the Trade Union.

We request government and all concerned press freedom related
organizations to ensure safety and security of all our staff and strongly
demand for fearless environment for day to day operation of our
publication.

Thanking You

The Management
Kamana Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Soltimode, Kathmand
Nepal
Tel: 00977 1 4287777
Email:samacharpatra@yahoo.com

Maoists are trying to take control of Nepali media and seems like no one cares.

Kamana recieved kickbacks from royal regime,
which was later exposed.

these tycoons are uniting to cheat the workers.

what is needed is governance in nepali media.

Kantipur itself is in deep crisis. sirohiya and gyawali are to shoot to each other.

Media thugs should be tackled sooner or later.

H

Sulsule, close to the Banking sector in Nepal reported to Hulaki recently:
Kantipur's Manager, President and Chief editor, deposit exactly the same amount (huge amount of cash) in the same bank, the same day of the month, equally divided.

what is this? they get paid for what they write.

can we expect truth from such corrupt media?

H

Kamana's president is the lackey of the royal thugs. every fish wife knows that.

Well salman:
Maoist are taking responsibility to the nation.
and are making everyone responsible. Whethere it is Prasain or Kamana publicaition.

You sound like YCL Hulaki.

Prasain was on WANTED LIST.

Kamana Group has never been on WANTED LIST.

Very simple difference, try to link something that makes sense.

You say, "Maoists are making everyone responsible".

In this statement I will like to add few extra words.

Maoists are making everyone responsible with guns pointed to their heads, with threat of intimidation and killing.

This is not how genuine guardians teach their kids to be responsible.

Samacharpatra still in suspension; publishers appeal to parties and civil society

As Kamana Publications has halted the publication of Nepal Samacharpatra daily and Mahanagar eveninger since last three days owing to disruption by pro-Maoist workers, publishers of major publication houses have come together to appeal to eight parties, human rights community, civil society and other stakeholders to help create an environment to allow the resumption of the publications.

At a meeting held at the office of Kamana Publications, publishers of Kantipur Publications, APCA House, Utsarga Publications and Himalaya Times expressed concern over the situation in Kamana Publications. "It is gross injustice and an attack on the freedom of the press to so vitiate the atmosphere as to set the stage for the closure of newspapers just for the sake of the fulfillment of undue demands of trade unions," a joint press release issued by the publications said.

The publishers have concluded that the creation of a situation whereby the Publication had to halt the publishing of newspapers was a serious assault to the freedom of press. They said that while they respect the right to form trade union, they find it wrongful to move ahead by flouting legal processes.

The dispute in the Kamana Publications arose after workers affiliated with All Nepal Media, Press and Publications Workers Association – including the distributors and delivery boys – demanded that the Publication register them as trade union even as the latter has said that they are not actually their workers. Pushkar Lal Shrestha, executive chairman of the Publications, has said that he cannot register the union from an independent company. According to him, the distributors and delivery boys of the Publication work on contract through another company called Consumer Solution. nepalnews.com sd Jun 22 07

http://nepalitimes.com/issue/354/Headline/13647

As a regular consumer of Nepali media, here is my support for Kamana Group in this difficult hour.

oohi
ashu

Ashu dai,
Khushi lagou kinaki lamo samay pachi hajur ko posting dhekhana payar.

Now I know that you are still around here........

Regards,
Sagun

Some idiot maoist here wants to stop media !!!

FREEDOM of SPEECH ...basic principle of democracy ..some maoist don't realize it..And they think they can teach what is right and what is wrong.

As if we have see in the entire red world how fair the media speaks ...funny blind supporters can been seen once in while in sajah.