Himal Media Episode-1

After so called attack on Himal Media, Editors of Nepal have reportedly formed one alliance called "Editor's alliance." While browsing the Net, I came across Ms. Bhumika Ghimire's blog in Global voices entitled "Press under attack in Nepal.". She did not fail to take notice of our viewpoint which is quite different from others'. On the other hand, I was quite taken aback by one posting in My Sansar(पत्रकार कुटेर उस्को आवाज बन्द गर्ने सपना छोड), which has listed, various newsreports against Himal Media in vernacular Nepalese weeklies.

It appears that present hullabaloo in Himal Media was a result of simmering tension between the Management and the workers.
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Please find various reports against Himal Media in vernacular Nepalese Press;
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Media Workers’ Alliance
Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
mediaworkeralliance@gmail.com
The news on Himalmedia published on various newspapers:

“We will close the company if we were to add facility to workers and made their status permanent.”

Saghu weekly, Shrawan 20, 2065

Resignation of 16 journalists and employees sought on the ground of Rs 10 million losses. Threatened to publish names with photos if failed to put in papers.
Saghu weekly, Bhadra 2, 2065

35 employees ousted ahead of Dashain.
Saghu weekly Bhadra 9, 2065

Trade unions flay Himalmedia’s unilateral act to sack employees flouting the Working Journalists’ Act
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Janaastha weekly, Bhadra 18, 2065

Maoist union declares to interfere in Himalmedia against the management’s act of ousting workers violating the Working Journalists’ Act and Labour Act.
Saghu weekly, Aswoj 13, 2065

Himal Khabarpatrika Editor is going to be sacked after Kanak Mani Dixit’s seat in the Constituent Assembly from the CPN-UML was not guaranteed

Saghu weekly, Aswoj 6, 2065

Sacking workers by Himalmedia ahead of Dashain agitates trade unions, demand immediate reinstatement
Gorkhapara daily, Aswoj 18, 2065

Federation of Nepali Journalists flays the Himalmedia management’s act of torturing journalists and employees. FJN General Secretary Poshan KC demanded the government punish the management if failed to act as per the Working Journalists’ Act.
Janadisha daily, Aswoj 15, 2065

Trade unions, civil society, rights activists urge Himalmedia not to sack 16 workers, working at its customers section.
Naya Bimarsha weekly, Kartik 8, 2065

Himalmedia announces vacancy immediately after sacking three dozen employees on loss ground.

Saghu weekly, Kartik 11, 2065

The Information Department directs Himalmedia to reinstate the sacked employees and issues a show case notice for announcing fresh recruitments.

Saghu weekly, Kartik 25, 2065

Government summons Himalmedia to prove whether the company is at loss.

Budhabar weekly, Kartik 27, 2065

Government directs Himalmedia management to present before the Information Department along with its audit report
Roadmap weekly, Kartik 28, 2065


Himalmedia is trying to present fake audit report after the government summoned its management.
Sambodhan / Naya Bimarsha weekly, Kartik 29, 2065

The Labour and Information departments put stamp on decision of civil society leaders Kanak Mani Dixit and Kunda Dixit to sack employees flouting the Working Journalists’ Act and Labour Act.

Dishanirdesh weekly, Mangsir 1, 2065′

Trade union flays act of torching Himal Khabarpatrika copies, slams management’s act of accusing the union workers of their involvement in the incident, urges media not to publish such fake news.

Kantipur daily, Mangsir 4, 2065

The so-called Himalmedia’s claim that its copies were torched by masked men is doubtful. The management claimed that 5,000 copies were burnt down, however only 1,000 copies were found torched.

Budhabar weekly, Mangsir 11, 2065

Our concern has been drawn towards the Himalmedia’s claim that the sacked employees had torched its copies. The rigidness of Kanak Mani Dixit and Kunda Dixit over the formation of union in the company has also raised our concern. All can exercise the constitutional-guaranteed right to open and run trade union. So they are merely trying to violate press freedom by themselves.

Janadharana weekly, Mangsir 12, 2065

Employees at Himalmedia are trying to open a union. However, the management is learnt to have trying its every bit to crush their attempt.

The Himalayan Times daily, November 28, 2008

The Media Marketing Association has flayed the Himalmedia’s act of sacking its two staffers without any reason.
• Kantipur daily, Mangsir 15, 2065

The Information has directed the Himalmedia management to reinstate the sacked 16 employees in its sales department.

The notice sent by the Information Department to Himalmedia management on Mangsir 16, 2065