December 6-12, 2002
Headline
Editorial
Cultural chasm
Nepalis have so lost their dynamism that they feel they cannot do anything. By that same token, there are not a few expatriates who feel that…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
The road not taken
We have to either re-design our highways to suit the vehicles that ply on them, or we need to begin importing Volvos.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Chia and conversation
Time to listen to what the real Nepalis have to say.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Democraticus Interruptus
Extracts from a speech delivered by the ex-Minister for Family Planning and Copulation at the Congress of Asian Parliamentarians on Pluralism,…
Nation
Lessons of Malaya
The British Army's campaign in Malaya against the insurgency fought by the Malayan Communist Party
"Our descendants are doomed"
In a tragic mistake, security forces kill villagers who were actually members of an anti-Maoist resistance force.
MOHAN MAINALI
Patriarchy, female freedom Shrisha Karki
If a Nepali man can brag about his prostitution, why can't a Nepali woman fight for her right to be nude by choice, and against forced nakedness? Or forced anything.
Climbing and ‘superfluous thought’
How will Himalayan mountaineering evolve, and how can it be made more relevant to the people living in these mountains? More specifically, why…
Ire alarm
When this is the best bunch of leaders the country could find, you know who the joke's on.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
Interview
"Cross-party approach to conflict a must."
Sir Michael Jay, the British Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of UK
Business
Review
Himalayan Flowers
Among the most beautiful Himalayan trees are the rhododendrons, of which the greatest concentration occurs in the eastern Himalayas. About 110…
Literature
Sing us a sad song, Fatteman Dai
Songs that jilted cowboys listen to while crying into their beer aside, South Asia has probably cornered the market in sad songs. The quality of…
MANJUSHREE THAPA
Book Worm
Beyond Micro-Credit
Putting Development Back into Micro-Finance Thomas Fischer and MS Sriram Vistaar Publications, 2002 Rs 544 This book sets out how micro-finance…
Reflections on Meta-Reality
Transcendence, Emancipation and Everyday Life Roy Bhaskar Sage Publications, 2002 Rs 448 Though based in critical realism, this book goes beyond…
Understanding Journalism Lynette Sheridan Burns
Vistaar Publications, 2002 Rs 384 Starting from 'What is news?' and moving to consider decisions about public interest, accuracy and reliability…
Nepali Society
Low profile summiteer
For a two-time Sagarmatha summiteer, and the third Nepali woman to climb the world's highest peak, 32-year-old Pemba Doma Sherpa is surprisingly…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Goodwill choppers
The British embassy in Kathmandu has clarified that the two MI-17 transport helicopters being supplied by the British government to the Royal…
Rebuilding Jumla
The government has allocated Rs 10 million to launch reconstruction activities at Khalanga, district headquarters of Jumla, devastated during…
Talks for talks
Home Minister Dharma Bahadur Thapa said the government is in contact with the Maoist insurgents through a group of human rights activists. "You…
New appointment
Additional Inspector General of Police, Shyam Bhakta Thapa, has been designated Acting Chief of Nepal Police. The nearing retirement of…
Lights out
Despite excess generation of power within the country for the last few months, Nepalis are likely to face load-shedding after suspected Maoist…
Poaching in the parks
The government has formed a probe team to investigate the killings of one-horned rhinos in the national parks of Chitwan and Bardiya.…
Negotiating Peace
Major political parties have cautiously welcomed the Maoists' latest announcement of a negotiation committee, especially their proposition not…
Business Briefs
RNAC for sale
Businessmen are preparing to stake claims days after Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Kuber Sharma announced that anybody with a…
Relocated
Nanglo's Deli-another of Nanglo's exclusive ventures-has relocated from its premises in Thamel to Durbar Marg opposite Nanglo Caf? and Pub. They…
Promoting domestic tourism
Clean, green and eco-friendly Godavari Village Resort has come up with special packages to enhance domestic tourism. A half-hours drive from the…
Trading non-consensus
Officials from seven South Asian countries failed to arrive at a consensus on major issues pertaining to moving towards the South Asian Free…
LIC-Nepal Earns Profit
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) Nepal, a joint venture between Bishal Group and Life Insurance Corporation of India, has earned a profit in the…
Letters
Rabina and Rabin
Thank you, Ram Hari Rijal and Naresh Newar for your articles on children caught up in conflict (“Children in the frontline”, “Why the…
Lak
The suggestion of Daniel Lak (“A developing crisis”, # 121) that donor funds flowing into Nepal are not accounted for is somewhat besides…
Remote control...
CK Lal's deft portrayal of our arrogant ruling oligarchy ("Remote control.", #121) reminded me of Bhairab Aryal's essay "Mapai" in which the…
AIDS
After reading Bhagirath Yogi's critique of the anti-HIV/AIDS Nepal Initiative program ("Let's talk about AIDS", #121), it is clear that you do…
Revolutionary Racism
With reference to Bhagirath Yogi's report on Western academics directly/indirectly supporting the Maoists in Nepal ("Peaceniks on warpath",…
In this issue:
Rajapur's mini - Rolpa | Cultural Chasm | Editorial: The road not taken | Lessons of Malaya | " Our descendants are doomed" | Chia and conversation | Ire alarm | Marketing Nepal | Bloom time in Nepal | Green revolution | Corruption and liberalisation | Inspecting Iraq | Violence begets violence | Patriarchy, female freedom & Shrisha Karki | Climbing and 'superfluous thought' | Democraticus Interrupts | Low Profile summitter