As far as I gather the buildings of kantipur publications have been severely vandalized. Unconfirmed reports, mainly Indian tv channels, report the death of 6-7 Muslims throughout Nepal, but no Nepali media confirms that. The three Indian hostages held by militants in Iraq have been released and this has further angered Nepalese, who have had to bear the biggest loss of life at the hands of the capturers in Iraq. Another unconfirmed report says that people of different ýmanpowersý were slain in ratopul and gaushala. At least 200 of these 'overseas' have been razed to ground. Computers, tv and other office equipment were seen burning outside virtually every agency, while sheaves of paper lay strewn on the road. It was a free-for-all. Many, including our servant, helped themselves with whatever they could lay their hands on-- he brought a punching machine, half-a-dozen pens, and a cartridge home, by the way. Police were helpless and merely acted as bystanders. The management at Kantipur informed the security services as soon as the mob descended on its premises but they only arrived after another agonizing couple of hours. A neighbor of mine, who happened to be in one of the riot sites, says that some policemen were seen assisting the hell bent students. One policeman reportedly said: Sabbai thok bahira liyera jau, ani jalau. Jharbeti lai chain kehi nagara.