January 24-30, 2003
Headline
Editorial
The peace prize
It's all getting a bit too ad hoc. Nepalis can't take this aimlessness for much longer. Stung by criticism that there had been "zero"…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
In the meanders of history
Seeking BP Koirala's soul in a village by the Kosi where he spent his boyhood.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
The worst form of government, except all the others
Two years after People Power II in the Philippines, debate on whether poor countries can afford democracy is on again.
Guest Column by DHAWAL SJB RANA
Education for all, all for education
It isn't students who fail in SLC, it is the government school system that has failed.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Calling a spade a shovel
In the process of uncapping the fountainheads of development in this country through speeches and exhortations, our leaders should not forget to…
Nation
An alternative to Davos
Just as Nepali anti-globalisation activists joined thousands of others from around the world in this Brazilian port city this week, a Nepali…
BHAGIRATH YOGI
Assassination marks new Maoist strategy
The assassination on Sunday morning of the chief of Nepal's paramilitary Armed Police Force marks a new strategy on the part of the Maoists, and…
One peace at a time
The near-simultaneous statements late Wednesday by Maoist leader Prachanda and the government announcing a ceasefire and negotiations has…
KUNDA DIXIT
‘There is no sense of urgency to solve the insurgency.’
Is it really necessary for Nepal to go through what Sri Lanka did with 80,000 deaths in 20 years of war? No, says conflict resolution expert John Richardson who has studied both countries.
SALLY ACHARYA in WASINGTON DC
Loyal Nepalese Army
What if the army brass views ineffective civilian control as going against its fundamental interests?
PUSKAR BHUSAL
History
"Who wants to keep the king and the political parties apart?"
The newspapers are delivered to their cells, and BP Koirala and Ganesh Man Singh try to read between the lines of the Dhankuta Pancha Conference.
Culture
Leisure
Dust to dust
The luminous colours, when mixed together, turned ashen as this vivid teaching on impermanence came to an end.
MANJUSHREE THAPA
Book Worm
Touching my father’s soul
A Sherpa's journey to the top of Everest Jamling Tenzing Norgay with Broughton Coburn Harper San Francisco, 2001 Rs 1,725 Norgay's story is one…
Nepalese Climbers on Mount Everest Ang Phurba Sherpa
Ramesh Raj Kunwar Pemba Chhamji Sherpa, 2002 Rs 1,100 The authors highlight the importance of Nepali summiters of Everest, especially Sherpas…
Chris Bonigton’s Everest
Weidenfeld & Nicolson Rs 1,600 To mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of the mountain, this book draws on volumes published earlier.…
Technology
Just do IT
If you want to go to computer school, first separate the wheat from the chaff.
SRADDHA BASNYAT
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Refugees still on hunger strike
Nepali foreign affairs experts are trying to turn on the heat on Bhutan to take back the 100,000 of its nationals from camps in eastern Nepal,…
Food insecurity
Bhokmari ko Mausam (Famine in the far west), a 25-minute documentary about a looming food crisis in Bajura premiered on Nepal Television on…
International meet on Nepal democracy
At a time when Nepal is facing a state of uncertainty, Kathmandu-based Social Science Baha is organising an international conference to discuss…
Business Briefs
Japanese debt relief
The Japanese government has provided Nepal with a grant aid in debt relief worth Rs 540 million. Japan has extended grand aid for debt relief…
Movers and shakers
One of the largest international manufacturers of earthmoving and construction equipment, EJCB, has opened up a dealership in Nepal and hopes to…
More mo-bikes
Another Chinese motorcycle maker is eyeing the growing market for two-wheelers in Nepal. Futong motorcylces are finding a growing market in…
Creating microwaves
When it comes to microwave transmission to the kitchen, it seems Samsung leads the way. Going by the high turnout at the free familiarisation…
Letters
Richard Vokes
In your interview, "Recovery hinges on peace" (#128) the ADB's Richard Vokes rightly states what donors want to see: An improved effectiveness…
Kashish Das Shrestha
Thanks to Kasish Das Shrestha's "A day in the life of Patan's street children" (# 128). The article should open up the eyes of child rights…
Edmund Hillary
Beside being a first man to summit Mt Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary returned to Nepal to build schools and hospitals. He should be recognised as a…
Hemlata Rai
I completely agree with Hemlata Rai ("Why can't 'manpower' agencies find jobs for women?", #127). Nepalis are migrating because there aren't…
Manjushree and Samrat
Finally a Nepali writer has done justice to Samrat Upadhaya ("I rely on the muse of hard work", #128). Manjushree Thapa's interview was highly…
CK LAL
have been reading the online edition of Nepali Times for a few years. I would like to congratulate CK Lal for his excellent analysis of various…
Vijay Kumar
After I'd gone through the Scorpio and the 2 PM ads on your back page, I read the ad for Vijay Kumar ("Vijay Kumar's makeover", #128). Why do…
Kunda Dixit
With reference to Kunda Dixit's "Why Sikkim works" (#126) regarding the relatively successful socio-economic transformation of the neighbouring…
In this issue:
A spring thaw? | The peace prize | Editorial: In the meanders of history | Education for all, all for education | ‘There is no sense of urgency to solve the insurgency.’ | The worst form of government, except all the others | Loyal Nepalese Army | Just do IT | Banking on bankers | Three views on globalisation | Korea’s hawk-dove dialectic | “We must trust the king” | Strategic aid | “Who wants to keep the king and the political parties apart?” | Khao Lak’s Nepalis