Issue #12

The debate heats up as a new bill a waits parliamentary debate, and it divides the Newar community

The valley traffic police has stepped up breathalyzer tests on Kathmandu's main arteries, motorcyclists and bigwigs on Pajeros are all tested.

Ganga and Jamuna were joined at the head when they were born four months ago at the Indra Rajya Laxmi Maternity Hospital in Thapathali. Their…

Many listeners in Nepal who tuned in to the BBC's World Today re-broadcast from Radio Sagarmatha FM 102.4 were shocked to hear an e-mail letter…

The International Fund for Agriculture Development has so far spent over $90 million in Nepal, mainly in projects implemented by the government.

The wife of the captain who piloted a domestic airliner that crashed last year has not yet received her insurance money.

It is that time of year again: mountain goat, sheep, duck, chicken, water buffalo are all lining up for the Great Dasain Massacre this week.

For long, the shaven-headed western adherents of the Hare Krishna movement have had to content themselves with praying to Pashupati from a…

TU sociologist Dr Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan (left) battles it out with TU historian Dr Surendra K.C. on the definition of "janjati".

The wooden images of Shiva and Parvati rest on the window rail, looking out over the passing scene in a manner suggesting interest in all they…

By now, it has become common to find world references in Nepali literature. Still, writers who don't use obviously "Nepali" images can be…

When the Nepali contingent arrived back from Sydney on 3 October there was no fanfare to herald their return. For there was nothing to…

There are 850 species of birds found in Nepal, more than the entire North American continent, and bird watchers from around the world are…

This week-long exhibition of photographs shows that portering is a profession that deserves respect as well as sympathy from those who employ…

Editorial in Himal Khabarpatrika, 2-31 October

Kishor Nepal in Naya Sadak, 29 September

Punarjagaran, 26 September

Saptahik Bimarsa, 29 September

Jana Ahwan, 29 September

Home Minister Govinda Raj Joshi resigned on 29 September, five days after a Maoist strike in Dolpo and Lamjung left at least 22 policemen dead.…

A truck convoy carrying 175 tonnes of food grains for Humla district left Nepal from the Tatopani border on 3 October. This is the first of the…

A Royal Nepal Airlines 757 with 179 passengers bound for London had to abort takeoff from Kathmandu airport Thursday morning when a large bird…

Following a petition by three activist groups seeking annulment of a recent Nepal-India agreement that allows Indian vehicle imports on the…

Radio Sagarmatha, Kathmandu's only community FM station, apologised last week for what it called "erroneous reporting" on an issue concerning…

A parking-loading terminal with a capacity to accommodate 700 trucks and buses is coming up at Teenthana, near the Kalanki intersection on the…

Nepal Grindlays Bank has commissioned five new full-service Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Grindlays Access Cards…

Royal Nepal Airlines has extended its lease agreement with China Southwest Airlines to lease a Boeing 757 for one more year. The extension was…

Nepal Lever posted an after-tax profit of Rs 120.6 million in the year ending mid-July 2000, a slight increase over last year's Rs 119 million.…

Universal Trading Corporation has been appointed the wholesale distributor of the Black & Decker range of appliances in Nepal. The US-based…

Necon has announced a frequent flyer programme called Necon Premier starting 1 October. The programme is open to all passengers between ages 16…

Qatar Airways has announced an Adventure Club that would allow passengers to make use of special guidance and advice for leisure activities in…

The Insurance Board has decided to award operating licences to four insurance companies and forward the applications to the Ministry of Finance…

I would like to use your paper to voice my concern over the subject matter of the BBC's South Asia debate. The United Nations is busy trying to…

As you rightly argue in your editorial "Fiddling while Dolpo burns" (#11) the answer to the Maoist problem lies in Kathmandu, not in western…

C.K. Lal's "State of the State" has been consistently interesting and thought provoking. He provides a leading example for other journalists to…