Leave the kids alone
In a war between grown-ups, children are either caught in the middle or forced to fight.
HEMLATA RAI and JANAK NEPAL
January 17-23, 2003
Headline
Editorial
100 days
Sooner or later, when this conflict burns itself out as one day it must, we must be ready with a state apparatus that has learnt lessons and is…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Have a party
In half-made societies, the elite periodically yearns for a knight in shining armour.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Take it easy on the "T" word
Today's terrorists may be tomorrow's political leaders
Nation
Seven years, 7,000 dead and counting
The Maoist insurgency enters its eighth year next month. We asked three human rights activists about the impact of the conflict, ways to minimise the suffering of the innocents, and steps to find a peaceful resolution.
A day in the life of Patan’s street children
Families fleeing the conflict have flocked to Kathmandu, swelling the ranks of street children.
KASHISH DAS SHRESTHA
Communist manifestation
The run-up to the UML's Janakpur convention may yet throw up a reformer.
PUSKAR BHUSAL
Interview
"Recovery hinges on peace"
The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) is one of Nepal's largest development partners with around $2 billion invested since its…
RICHARD VOKES
"I rely on the muse of hard work."
Manjushree Thapa has a writer-to-writer chat with Samrat Upadhyay about his new novel
Leisure
Literature
Book Worm
Ethnic Conflict & Secessionism in South & Southeast Asia
Editors Rajat Ganguly and Ian Macduff Sage Publications, 2003 Rs 792 The flaws and contradictions in the process of post-colonial nation…
Jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir
A Portrait Gallery K. Santhanam, Sreedhar, Sudhir Saxena and Manish Sage Publications, 2003 Rs 608 India's relentless fight against cross-border…
Vishnu on Freud’s Desk Editors
T.G. Vaidyanathan and Jeffrey J. Kripal Oxford University Press, 2002 Rs 552 Freudian psychoanalysis, commonly critiqued for being rooted in a…
Nepali Society
Vijay Kumar’s makeover
What does it take for Nepal's formerly most-arrogant journalist to suddenly go soft on us? Those who knew Vijay Kumar Panday 15 years ago will…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Death toll update
More than 7,000 people have been killed since the Maoist insurgency began in Nepal in 1996. A report by the human rights group, INSEC this week…
Food shortage not acute- ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross has concluded after a survey of districts in western Nepal worst affected by conflict that there…
On trial
A case has been filed against top Maoist leaders, including Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Chairman Prachanda for crimes against the state. Other…
Climbing up
Despite a steady drop in tourist arrivals to Nepal, there's good news on the mountaineering front. Tourism ministry officials say 134 climbing…
Poisonous pesticides
A study conducted in KathmanduValley has revealed an alarming rate of toxic substances - many of them banned - in vegetables, fruits and crops…
Food shortage not acute- ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross has concluded after a survey of districts in western Nepal worst affected by conflict that there…
Business Briefs
Scorpio re-incarnate
Mahindra & Mahindra the legendary Indian jeep and four-wheel maker has brought its latest Scorpio MUV (multi-utility vehicle) to Nepal.…
Wai Wai Football Fundraiser
Nepali musicians played a fundraiser football match against Nepali cine artists at the Dasrath Stadium on 11 January. The actors thrashed the…
Qatar Airways ups flights
Qatar Airways is planning to operate two weekly flights directly to Kathmandu from Doha, a senior airline official said. Akbar Al Baker, CEO of…
Nepali delegation in US, Canada
A joint delegation of the private sector and the government left for the United States and Canada Saturday, to promote Nepali exports. The focus…
India to help in rural electrification
India has provided grant assistance worth Rs 55 million to Nepal for rural electrification through solar photo-voltaic cell technology in Parsa,…
Letters
Private water
Kalyan Pande's letter (#126) on privatisation is a welcome contribution to an important topic that has not yet been fully discussed in…
Universal values
The assertions by Subarna Bhattachan ("Letters", #126) in response to CK Lal's "Musharrafship" (#124) cannot go unchallenged. A belief in the…
More guns
With its human rights record ("Army vs Amnesty", #126) one can only hope that the military's abuses will not worsen after the arrival of more…
Sikkim
Kunda Dixit says in "Why Sikkim works" (#126) that Sikkim is governed ten times better than Nepal. How could he measure that? Comparing the…
Holidays
It is great that Prince Paras has a son, and last weekwas the baby's annaprasana. However, I fail to see the reason for the government to…
Wooly
CK Lal's column this week ("Another world", #127) was woolly. It is astonishing why hidebound lefties like Lal refuse to wake up. No amount of…
Drop shopping
Your shopping special (“Drop in to shop?shop till you drop”, #127) about supermarkets should be taken with a pinch of salt. Most of them are…
In this issue:
Leave the kids alone | 100 days | Editorial: Have a party | Seven years, 7,000 dead and counting | A day in the life of Patan’s street children | Take it easy on the “T” word | Communist manifestation | There has been an impact on new projects | Hawks fly higher | Ganesh in southeast Asia | Tehelka pays for raising hell | “The king doesn’t see democracy as a free-for-all” | Kanchi’s Tale | A pile of puppies | Vijay Kumar’s makeover