The thing about these things is that when an idividual is detained the media goes into overdrive; it gets blown out of proportion ( not necessarily a bad thing, I might add ), curiously though, not a word is heard when the individual is set free! Many journalists including the General Secretary of Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Bishnu Nisthuri have been set free by the government. Gauri pradhan, president of CWIN, again , who was at the center of media limelight when he was arrested a few weeks ago is no more in government custody. I am sure Mr. Kanak Mani Dixit will be set free in a day or two after interrogating him. Now, remember, the country is in a state of emergency! These are extraordinary times. The government has requested the media to refrain from printing/broadcating materials that will aid the maoist insurgents. Not that I condone it or anything, but some journalists in the US were also arrested after 9/11, weren't they? The security situation in Nepal is a lot worse than in the US I would presume. But then again, this government seems to be very proactive. This government is getting tough with everyone: wilful defaulters, government employees, black-marketeers, businesses who are not fulfilling thier legal obligations etc. etc.