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From Kanak Dixit re: plagiarism

   --- Kanak Mani Dixit <kanakd@himalmag.co 13-May-01 ashu


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ashu Posted on 13-May-01 11:21 PM

--- Kanak Mani Dixit wrote:
> From: "Kanak Mani Dixit"
> To: ashutosh@post.harvard.edu
> Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 12:01:57 -0400
> Subject: Boston Media Watchdogs!
> Reply-to: kanakd@himalmag.com
> CC: editors@nepalitimes.com, kundad@nepalitimes.com
>
> Wow,
> the Boston people are sure doing a great job of
> watch-dogging

> Nepali English journalism! Keep it up,
> Boston-wallahs!
> Kanak

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> Date sent: Sat, 12 May 2001 23:08:36 -0700
> (PDT)
> From: ashu
> Send reply to: ashutosh@post.harvard.edu
> Subject: from www.gbnc.org Kurakani section
> To: ashutosh@post.harvard.edu
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Looks like the Internet has made it very easy for
> > writers in Nepal to indulge in plagiarism.
> >
> > In the last two weeks, this is the SECOND instance
> > that someone writing for The Kathmandu Post has
> been
> > caught, with evidence by Nepali readers in
> far-away
> > Boston -- plagiarizing.
> >
> > Unless the Post is happy to publish plagiarized
> stuff,
> > some sort of action/statement seems necessaryfor
> the
> > credibility of the paper.
> >
> > oohi
> > "TKP ko subha-chintak who has zero-tolerance for
> > plagiarists"
> > ashu
> >
> >
> > *********************
> >
> > FROM Mr. Diwas Khati in Boston
> >
> > Dear Readers,
> >
> > Here is another instance of copy-edit-paste (aka
> > plagiarism) in The Kathmandu Post of Kathmandu
> > Saturday May 12, 2001 Baishakh 29, 2058, in the
> > Editorial section. If you (the reader) are located
> in
> > Ktm, maybe you could bring this to the attn of TKP
> > ppl.
> > ps. This whole thing is pretty long.. but a good
> read