VB, Please don�t get offended ! Take it easy and just think that there are some people in sajhaland who simply believe that kantipur publications is NOT owned by any Indians. Actually I DON�T KNOW ABOUT IT. It would be great if you could elaborate a bit more. I did read that article in eKantipur. I think some of the actors mentioned in there are still alive and hope they will react on it soon. 1: For the first point you�ve mentioned, it is not necessary to record voice to quote someone�s reactions, is it? The writer might have maintained his daily diary during investigation as a Chief District Officer (CDO) and now he can freely quote them all in his book. It doesn�t matter if someone lies and now denies on what they said at that very moment. 2: You are fully right in the third point,.. Paras was about 10 yrs of age. This whole article doesn�t talk about Paras neither he is blamed here for that murder case. It seems to me that Paras is not any character or the actor of the whole story. It does point to some other royals instead. The name of Main actors is still not disclosed ! The writer has not mentioned names and blamed anyone. He has just explained what happened during his tenure in Kaski district as a CDO. 3. For the second point as you have mentioned, I think I don�t need to explain more here. Remember that it happened during Panchayat era and you will know why the writer was obliged to keep silence. Just care to go thorough the story below. Story follows: A Farmer decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company to court. In court, the trucking company's fancy lawyer was questioning the farmer. "Didn't you say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?", asked the lawyer. Farmer Joe responded, "Well, I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the......." "I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question. Did you not say at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?" Farmer said, "Well, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road..." The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the highway patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client." I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question." By this time the judge was fairly interested in Farmer�s answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie." Joe thanked the judge and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident, a highway patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning, so he went over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?" There are times in our lives when we are hesitant to say something out of fear. Not fear of being "shot", but fear of being "shot down", fear of being ridiculed, fear of being embarrassed. As a result, sometimes we choose silence instead. It seems "safe" considering the circumstances. VB, I hope, you got the answer for your second point. Have a nice time !