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Media and himalaya: A workshop in Kathmandu
Journalists from across the Himalayan region convened at the Hotel Summit in Patan on 22 and 23 June to examine "Media and the Himalaya". The 17 participants arrived from as far afield as Imphal and Islamabad to evaluate the mainstream press' coverage of Himalayan trends and issues.
To facilitate what turned out to be two days of intense discussions, the Himalaya was divided into political regions, each characterised by some homogeneity. The Indian Northeast formed one part, Bhutan another, Sikkim and Darjeeling the third, and Nepal, Uttarakhand, Himachal and North Pakistan completed the chain, while Tibet provided the counterweight to the north.