Not ifAppreciate the timely article on earthquake preparedness ('Not if, but when, Kunda Dixit, #536). The future damage of life and properties…
Factional hooliganismNice reading this piece albeit the malady Prashant has suggested is only the tip of the iceberg; the rest are hanging still…
Letter to the EditorI got a terrible shock when I checked my email to find HSSAN (Higher Secondary Schools Association Nepal) and Kathmandu…
The Indian factorWhat a shame! How and when can we Nepalis decide our own fate ('The diplomat's burden', Prashant Jha, #533)? I have not seen a…
Help our workersI am against the government's decision to send women to work in middle-eastern countries ('Helping workers abroad', Roundtable…
Talking businessGood write up ('Business Reporting', Ashutosh Tiwari, #531). These tips will be of substantial help to people who want to…
Mission impossibleThe Maoists are spoilt children who just demand and demand unrealistically ('Mission impossible', Prashant Jha, #530).They…
Bring high-altitude rescues down to earth I knew Capt. Basnyat personally and agree with the author that Basnyat's demise is not only a brutal…
Lukla in moral chaos I have been working in Nepal for the last three years, so I am not technically a tourist and I can speak some Nepali, so…
Last week, I went to a big five-star hotel to attend the presentation of the research findings of a Kathmandu-based NGO. In a few hours, ten…
BENJAMIN BROWN Looking at the number of comments under 'Walled in'(#506), it is obvious Mr. Brown struck a sore spot for many people. It is a…
END ON A HIGHLet's see how long this will last ('End on a high', #482). When are the rest of them going to learn that these Maoists won't budge…
CONSIDER THIS1. The leader of the main opposition party is a joke, a man who has no sense of political or personal direction.2. Our PM doesn't…
FORGET-ME-NOTPrashant Jha is right ('Forget-me-not', #480). He has correctly pointed out the Kathmandu mindset and attitude towards the emerging…
DEFROSTEDThe huge number of fires burning plastic waste across the country must be a big contributing factor to the rising temperatures in Nepal…
NEW PROLETARIATThis is an interesting article ('The new proletariat', #478). I agree that living abroad widens people's horizons, and brings…
INHUMANGadhimai Mela is nothing but a barbaric and inhuman tragedy ('Animal fights', #477). The people who carry out the slaughter are…
Mule rulesSane people always have read the Ass as the true image of Nepal for that week and beyond. Sometimes, the column makes you cry because…
GADHIMAI SLAUGHTERWe all recognise that investment in education is the key to our success in many dimensions: it deepens democracy; it creates…
Wheeling and dealingI read your well-written update ('Deal or no deal', www.nepalitimes.com) with great interest. Although I am not an avid…
Family values'Festivalonomics' (#473) touches a sensitive point. For generations the festivals and rituals in the Kathmandu Valley have been…
The Great Himalayan TrailTo my knowledge, this is not a first ('The Great Himalayan Trail', #472). A French company sponsored a similar trip…
Non-resident nonsenseIn his rather condescending column 'The NRN Manifesto' (#471), one can perceive Prem Jung Thapa's bitterness against the…
LAND OF MY FATHERSIt was exciting (if you can use such an adjective) reading Rabi Thapa's 'The land of my fathers' (#470). It was poignant and…
