Issue #11

After the wholesale destruction of Kathmandu Valley's cultural landscape and architectural character in the past 20 years, there is now an emerging trend to restore and preserve what is left.

Young women in ochre-coloured sarees is perhaps one of the most ubiquitous sights in Kathmandu. From early morning till late in the afternoon,…

Globaliation is inevitable: the question is on what terms. We have to make sure that poor people are included in the process.

In his poem "City Fair", the contemporary Newar poet, Purna Bahadur Vaidya, describes modern-day Kathmandu as an obvious seductress "baring her…

If you look long enough at that wide-eyed, grimacing face you see a scarlet smile of pleasure.

In Nepal kite flying is a martial art. We don't just fly kites for the fun of it, we fly kites to fight other kites.

They came from Australia and South Africa, China and Chile, Germany and Guatemala, Italy, New Zealand and Nepal. In all, 33 delegations of…

This year's Madan Puraskar literary award went to noted Nepali poet and lyricist Dinesh Adhikary. What many of Adhikary's admirers don't know is…

Nepal may not be doing very well in the conservation of cultural heritage, but this country is internationally renowned for its achievement in…

Instead of rushing through Namche, stay around, acclimatise, relax, and visit the Saturday market.

Three Indian states bordering Nepal-West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh-are to set up a special police force to check smuggling of arms and…

Three environmental groups filed a petition last week asking the Supreme Court to direct the government not implement the agreement reached…

The Indian government is to provide Rs 39.70 million to Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) to build a dharamshala at Tilganga within the…

The parliament's Public Accounts Committee summoned the station manager of Radio Sagarmatha seeking disclosure of the source of a news broadcast…

The eighth meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation for Law SAARCLAW) concluded early this week. The theme of the…

Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials said last week that it may increase its loan to the Melamchi Water Supply Project to $120 million-up from…

Commercial banks asked the Central Bank to pump a million dollars into the market to help prevent the slide of the rupee, which reached a low of…

Freight movers say there is much pilferage and theft of outbound cargo from the Tribhuvan International Airport. Goods being transported by road…

Nepal-Bank of Ceylon Ltd, a joint venture bank based in Siddharthanagar, opened a branch office in Banepa last week and another one is planned…

The government is looking for foreign banks interested in taking over two of the country's ailing banks under a management contract, sources at…

King Birendra is inaugurating the Tara Gaon Cultural Tourism Centre complex at the Hyatt Regency premises near Baudha on Wednesday. The Centre…

The Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) doesn't just come to promote trade, it also promotes Indian beauty and glamour. Manpreet…

C.K. Lal's comment on the Royal Nepal Army (#10) opening a commercial bank shows once more that some-thing is seriously wrong somewhere. One of…

I believe that you missed (#10) a very significant "investment unfriendly" Nepal government action: Tax Deduction at Source (TDS). In most…

Thank you for publishing the transcript of the CNN Q&A with Girija Prasad Koirala (# 9) . (#9). This is probably one of the very few times that…