The CEO of Himalmedia, Ashutosh Tiwari, was attacked by two unidentified men in motorcycles who threw rocks into a van that was bringing him to the office on Friday morning.

Tiwari and the driver, Rajiv Baniya were unhurt, but the van suffered a smashed window. The attackers were on a motorcycles and sped from the scene near Balkumari on the Ring Road after the attack.

Himalmedia, the publishers of Himal Khabarpatrika, Nepali Times and Wave, strongly condemned the pre-meditated attack and urged the authorities to apprehend the perpetrators.

Tiwari also writes the Strictly Business column in Nepali Times.