Kathmandu, July 14 -- At 7:15 am on Monday, a vehicle crawled towards the gate of Kantipur Media Group in Tinkune. Security guards approached. The driver instead stopped the black jeep, with the registration number Ba Province 01 034 Cha 8480, just in front of the gate - in such a way that the entry and exit of other vehicles was completely blocked - and quietly left the scene.

Just about the same time, two vehicles were "parked" in front of the gates of Onlinekhabar in New Baneshwor and Himalaya Television in Mid-Baneshwor.

For hours, no one returned to reclaim the vehicles, which were removed later using cranes.

The timing of "leaving the vehicles" at the gates of media houses suggested a coordinated act that disrupted newsroom opera...