Issue #138

In Bhutan, a new sense of urgency to resolve refugee crisis.

The Himalaya put Nepal on the mountaineering map,

Hope and development need to urgently invest in this fertile recruiting ground for the Maoists.

How many of us want the list made public so we can rate the accuracy of our personal rosters of sleaze-bags?

Some 15-20,000 people attended the first-ever rally by the underground Maoists in Kathmandu Thursday afternoon. Members of the Maoist…

Government indecisiveness is delaying a communication tool best suited for Nepal's terrain.

Abida Parveen is Pakistan's "female Nusrat". Next week, she will bring Kathmandu closer to god through her music.

The poet Manjul began his career as a committed communist worker, traveling from village to village with singer Raamesh, sounding out songs…

Socio-religious study of the Hindu sacraments Rajbali Pandey Motilal Banarasidass, 2002 Rs 195 The samskaras give expression to the aspirations…

Ritual symbolism used on Buddhist statuary and ritual objects Eva Rudy Jansen New Age Books, 2002 Rs 125 In Buddhism, every symbol has a…

A painting by Korchak Tulku Kun-ga Gyeltsen based on the D?rg? Parkhang xylographs Shechen Publications, 2003 Rs 750 Nine blockprints have been…

When the rhododendron bloom in Tinjure this spring, it will be a true arcadia.

Event management is a relatively new concept in Nepal, but Kiran Krishna Shrestha's catchily-named "event nepa~laya" group has put musical…

Jana Astha, 26 March

Jana Bhawana, 24 March

Janadesh, a pro-Maoist paper resumed publication Tuesday after a one-year gap. The publication was closed following the arrest of all the editorial and administrative staff by the government just after the state of emergency was declared in November 2001. Excerpts of an interview and an article from its 25 March issue:

Editorial, Budhabar, 26 March

Editorial, Nepal Samacharpatra, 26 March

If you thought the government's odd-even restrictions on fuel and the price hike announced Tuesday night were related to the Iraq war, think…

The RPP did it, the Nepali Con-gress did it, the Sadbhavana has just done it, and now it looks like the UML is on the verge of splitting too.…

TOKYO - A rally proclaiming the innocence of Govinda Mainali, who is currently serving a life term in a Japanese jail, was held in Tokyo this…

“Drink the way the world does” is the slogan for the new smaller 330ml bottle of Carlsberg. The smaller size follows the international trend for…

Popular Indian beer Haywards 5000, has been launched in Nepal with a technical partnership between the Chaudhary Group and Shaw Wallace…

A 13-member Nepali delegation from the Nepal Carpet Exporters' Association is participating in the New York Home Textiles Show to be held in New…

THIMP-Businessmen from Nepal and Bhutan met last week in Thimphu to discuss a new bilateral trade treaty. A memorandum of understanding on a…

Everyone seems to be scrambling for a share of the traffic of Nepali workers between Kathmandu and Malaysia. Royal Nepal Airlines is starting…

Elba, the Italian brand of household goods will now be available to Nepali consumers. Touchstone Sales and Services are distributors for Elba…

Nepal's leading professional golfer, Deepak Acharya is teeing off to play in the Indian Open Golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club 27-30 March.…

I found the letter "Peace at Any Cost?" by "Anil" (#137) muddled, confusing and dangerously na?ve for one who has evidently had the benefit of a…

Thanks to Hemlata Rai for her incisive and investigative report on air quality in Kathmandu Valley, ("Gasp!" #137). What I liked about it is…

Nice to read "Karna's karma" (#137). I would like to correct two mistakes in your otherwise accurate profile. Maya Mansion was built by Balaram…

Recently, a porter died in Pheriche after returning from Gorak Shep near Sagarmatha base camp. As it was before the Himalayan Rescue Association…

Re: "Visas and Advisories" (Letters, #136) by Chris Lebonne. I have been bringing foreign groups to raft on the Karnali River, and stay in the…