Ujjwal Acharya

Blogs, by Ujjwal Acharya

Most of these blogs are here for archival purpose that I have written from 2004. These days, I prefer to write my occasional blogs at Medium page.

  • Personal is not private

    Personal information posted on internet’s social media such as Facebook, Twitter and discussion forums are not private – rather they are public information viewable by unintended people legally Last week, two of my friends – a journalist and a blogger, both of whom I follow on the popular microblogging site, Twitter – exchanged numerous postings…

  • Unruly sport stars

    Last week, two Nepali national footballers — Anil Ojha and Shiva Shrestha — were suspended from their teams after behaving improperly with teammates. Both of them were drunk too to control themselves immediately after the second international match against Bhutan in Pokhara. Their behavior spoilt the victory celebrations. A few weeks ago, an up-and-coming cricketer…

  • Football’s positive step

    Bhutan’s national football team is in Pokhara for two friendly matches against Nepal. As expected, Nepal with its superior position in the FIFA rankings, won both the matches against the Himalayan neighbor. For reasons best known to themselves, many football fans believe that playing against Bhutan is not very fruitful for the Nepali national team.…

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  • Forgotten promises

    “Despite having good players, there is something lacking… The players don´t get to play enough matches. Expecting them to do well after playing only three 50-over matches is not justified… Two things I want to do are: hold two-day format national league and arrange for Nepali team to play in India…” Those were the words…

  • Police’s dishonor

    The Central Jail shooting and other incidents raise questions on Nepal Police’s honesty! On March 10, Indian national Jashwant Singh went through the security checking of the Central Jail to meet an inmate. In the visitor’s lounge, he produced a pistol and shot at Yunus Ansari – a son of former minister of Nepal who…

  • World Cup: ICC batting for money

    Long before the euphoria of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the executive board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) accepted a recommendation that would ensure big money to the council, but ignore the overall development of the game. Last October, the board approved that the 2015 Cricket World Cup (CWC) will consist of only…

  • Thank you, Bryan Adams!

    Let’s make a night to remember… Much before world renowned rock star Bryan Adams, 51, sang the line from his famous song, Nepalis were determined to make it the memorable night. The Bryan Adams Live concert at Kathmandu’s Dashrath Stadium was surely live in the hearts of the people for long, long time for many…

  • Tweets: People’s voices

    Egypt is in turmoil. The North African nation is going through the mass protests it had never seen before in an attempt to rid itself from the clutches of 30-year autocracy of President Hosni Mubarak. Regime change in Tunisia, its neighbor, fueled the protests in the streets of Egypt that are growing violent, without any…

  • Attempt to network citizen journalists

    Equal Access Nepal, an INGO working mainly in media development, is in a process of creating MeroReport.net with an aim of making it a network for citizen journalists in Nepal. The website being built on Ning – the social networking script. The INGO larger objectives on its development is to be give a common platform…