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That within a short span of thirty years or so, Science and the body of knowledge that is the Technology would attain such a unanticipated height, at least I for one, had not fantasized at the fag end of the sixties. Myself being a Science student who had come to Kathmandu to study graduation in Science courses during this time had coincided with the landing of astronaut Neil Armstrong on the moon. I vividly remember soon after the first ever landing on the moon by a human being, furore erupted in some Muslim countries that could not believe or preferred not to believe that such event could happen even. By way of reference, the Muslim brothers around the globe possess very high regard and respect for Moon. However, this had already materialized. It took substantial time for the Muslim brethren to take up the matter as it stood. I recall Armstrong saying after the historical landing on the moon, " A giant leap forward for the humanity". He then had uttered the right word which has come to true.

Talking on the personal plane, I'd never thought of such miraculous advancements in Science when I was studying here in Kathmandu in the early seventies. But then the acceleration with which the Technological advancements followed one after another forced me to conclude that in store there lay perhaps some more extraordinary and mind puzzling events which would ultimately be in the interests of the entire humanity. And look, the commencements of the satellite system, which followed the Television and that, was to be succeeded by cable networks. Later the electronic mail entered into the scene followed by Mobile phones and Pagers. The fresh one being the unimaginable spread of the Internet. With the advent of the e-mail and the Internet the world has come to our own private flats. One can talk with their kith and kin's living abroad through electronic mail and that is comfortably cheaper. The recent induction of the Pad phone system which works through the Internet one can talk to persons around the world through the use of the Compatibles (PC) which is, I'm told, very cheap. Just wait for a year or so, some new puzzling events will not only enlarge your mind but would also help to study the newest elevation in the information technology sector.

Coming closer to today's topic let me first thank my readers abroad and the locals as well who have in an indirect manner contributed tremendously in enhancing the prestige and the popularity of The Telegraph weekly which fortunately I edit since seventeen years. Fresh news compiled by Deshanter weekly dated March 26, 2000 says that this newspaper has secured one of the best coveted place among the Nepalese weeklies on the Mercantile communications' created Web Site for the international readership. Indeed this news is of great significance and importance for a small newspaper like the one what you have at the moment in your hand. We are only four pages. We have not yet been able to offer you with varieties that we possess in abundance but can't afford, bluntly speaking. Yet this small piece of news has tremendously encouraged the entire staff members of this weekly newspaper.

However, what could be best predicted in advance that if we go in this direction with at least six pages the international readership could be enhanced significantly which perhaps we will do soon after the month of May this year Insa-Allah!

Now it is time to thank all those who are some way or the other involved in this newspaper. My thanks goes to the readers within and without first for it is this section that has taken proper care of the Telegraph. Secondly, my sincere thanks go to the scholars and the academicians, who have made it a habit now to talk to the Telegraph, write in the Telegraph and quote the Telegraph weekly for the scholarly articles printed in this newspaper as and when they present research articles at various Kathmandu seminars. My special thanks go to the intellectuals who have contributed their scholarly articles, which perhaps have been pleasingly accepted by the international readers. I thank the illuminati for their kind contributions made to this newspaper which in essence contributed for this swollen readership.

Before I conclude my impressions, what I would like to inform my august readers that we will continue to project Nepal as perceived by the local and international intellectuals and that we would do without caring much about which intellectual possessed affiliation to which political party or parties. My salute to you all dear readers.

Last but not the least, the findings of the mercantile communications reports about those newspapers, which were on the website created by the former. However, there are few other potential newspapers that are also on the Internet but on different websites. Still, what could be fairly said is that so many people around the world are reading us.

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