October 11-17, 2002
Headline
Editorial
The king and us
We wouldn't exactly say that the Nepali people were euphoric about King Gyanendra's move to sack the prime minister and form a new government.…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Democracy dreaming
SUGA (Mahottari District) - Here in the rural tarai, life is languid and everyday concerns are mundane. Not the weighty national preoccupations…
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Off the trail
Sometimes, it's okay to miss a big news story at 'home' and instead focus on its fallout elsewhere.
Guest Column by PUSKAR GAUTAM
Fight to the finish
The king has an advantage because most Nepalis are fed up with both the politicians and the Maoists, but he has to play his cards right.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Recently de-classified ads
Since the festive season has begun, the state of emergency has been lifted, and street protests are once more allowed to snarl traffic, we can…
Nation
VOX POPULI
The latest Himalmedia-AC Nielsen ORG Marg public opinion poll shows that Nepalis are fed up with politicians, they regard corruption and conflict as the main problems, they don't think much of the Deuba government, they are convinced democracy is in deep danger, and they see the Maoists as the main threat.
NAVIN SUBEDI
Meanwhile, the Maoists
The Maoist raid on the Khimti I hydroelectric plant Tuesday night is the first-ever attack on a foreign joint-venture hydropower plant, and…
Critics’ choice
The culture of impunity will thrive as long as the electorate refuses to take responsibility for those it elects.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
The people are treated as enemy by both sides
Faced with food shortages, forced recruitment by Maoists and harassment by security forces, the people of Salyan are either opting out or hunkering down.
PRAKASH JWALA in SALYAN
Review
A cry in the dark
Sandhya, 23, loves her husband. But at times, she also hates and fears him. The wife of a drug addict who was tested HIV+ two years ago, Sandhya…
Literature
Poetry for a derainged time
Laxmi Prasad Devkota is Nepal's most loved poet for good reason:
MANJUSHREE THAPA
Book Worm
Modern Buddhism- Readings for the Unenlightened
Donald Lopez, ed Penguin Books, London, 2002 Rs 780 Forging a universal doctrine from the divergent traditions of China, Sri Lanka, Japan,…
The Places that Scare You
A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times Pema Ch?dr?n Shambhala Publications, Boston, 2001 Rs 1,750 Pema Ch?dr?n teaches that we always have a…
Essence of the Heart Sutra
The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings Geshe Thupten Jinpa, trans. and ed. Wisdom Publications, Boston, 2002 Rs 1,840 The Heart Sutra…
Travel
When in Bhutan...
A trip to Bhutan is expensive, but there's plenty to see, do, and eat.
RAMYATA LIMBU
Arts
Imaginary documentation
A retrospective of artist Robert Powell's work sheds light on ideas about art, reality and ethnography in the Himalaya.
MARK TURIN
International
Nepali Society
Dress for your country
Rani G Kakshapati practices what she preaches. Every Tuesday, the director and principal of Shuvatara School in Patan dons a sari and goes to…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Dropouts
High dropout and failure rates among grade one students are the biggest challenge facing for Nepal in its attempt to provide universal…
Getting our goats
For the second year, Nepal's government has declined China's offer of 2,000 goats as financial support to control meat prices during Dasain. The…
Polio threats
The recent identification of 480 new polio cases in India effectively puts paid to South Asia's plan to make the region polio free by 2005.…
Rotary health initiative
Some 28 Rotary Clubs from all over Nepal agreed Monday to make reproductive health a major focal point for their activities. Reproductive health…
Taking Nepal to China
A 20-member delegation of the Hotel Association of Nepal will visit China between 19-30 October to participate in the Asian Culture Festival…
Letters
King G
After reading Kunda Dixit's "King G does it" in your internet edition, I felt he is being a little too optimistic in thinking that regression to…
Good LAK
I will look forward eagerly to issue #115 to see what reasons Daniel Lak finds to be optimistic about Nepal's future ("A glass of hope", #114).…
Mr Tea
Read about "Raj, the tea-man" (#113) and as he says surely Nepal has a lot to offer tea lovers around the world. Uzbekistan is one such chai…
Visas
Great story by Janaki Gurung ("If we want tourists, scrap visa fees", #113) but are visa fees really a deterrent for tourists coming to Nepal?…
Nepali view, foreign view
Foreign embassies based in Kathmandu give out much aid money to strengthen "civil society." Indeed much funding has gone into strengthening…
In this issue:
The king’s move | The king and us | Editorial: Democracy dreaming | The people are treated as enemy by both sides | Off the trail | Fight to the finish | Critics’ choice | A cry in the dark | Imaginary documentation | The wealth of species | "The cost of war | "Block benefits, not immigrants | Shared visions | When in Bhutan... | Recently de-classified ads | Dress for your country