August 1-7, 2003
Headline
Editorial
Pen pals
This peace process was supposed to be about talking, not letter-writing. Yet, the two negotiating teams are behaving like pen pals rather than…
Columns
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Underselling MBAs
Why invest in an MBA program only to market yourself shoddily?
Guest Column by ALOK BOHARA
Ahead of its time?
Public funding of election expenditures is a noble idea, but with the present caliber of our politicians, the money may be better spent elsewhere.
State Of The State by CK LAL
War hysteria
If there is no progress, people always blame the person who has taken charge
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Que sera sera
If the number of futuristic Indian astrologers descending upon us these days is any indication, then this country is heading into a glorious…
Nation
Kathmandu Connection
Kathmandu used to be a transhipment point for narcotics, now it has also emerged as a global centre for human smuggling.
SHIVA GAUNLE
Little to bank on
Things are not going as smoothly as planned with banking sector reforms.
TIRTH UPADHYAY
Interview
Leisure
Literature
Book Worm
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
JK Rowling Bloomsbury, 2003 Rs 1,275 The fifth installment in the Harry Potter series will not disappoint fans, both children and adults.…
Border Management of Nepal
Buddhi Narayan Shrestha Bhumichitra, 2003 Rs 500 Nepal shares its border with two Asian giants, and compared to its boundaries to the north, the…
The Clinton Wars
Sidney Blumenthal Penguin Viking, Rs 2,060 This is an invaluable first-hand history of an extraordinary presidency and the political odyssey of…
Sports
Heroes’ homecoming
The victorious Nepali under-19 cricket team is propelling the nation onto the international stage.
L HUMAGAIN
Nepali Society
Bimala’s beat
Superintendent Bimala Thapa Sharma means business. "Rules are not made to be broken," says the cop responsible for many high profile operations…
From The Nepali Press
Murky plot
ohan Bikram Singh, general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (United Centre Masaal) in Rajdhani, 29 July
Domestic Brief
Homework
The government has not done any preparatory work on the child rights situation in Nepal for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
Raising funds
London ? A colourful annual fund-raising dinner by Help Nepal Network (HeNN), a UK-based charity, brought together 100 Nepalis and their…
Indian grant for trauma centre
The Indian government is helping Nepal set up a 200-bed emergency trauma centre in Kathmandu next to Bir Hospital. An agreement to this effect…
Business Briefs
Election time
No, not general elections. But elections on Saturday for the new executive committee of the 400-member strong business body, FNCCI. In the fray…
At the helm
This week Christopher Low was unanimously elected chairman of the board of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Ltd. Low, is Regional CEO of SCB India…
Yeti’s Royal Orchid
Thailand is set to become an even more popular holiday destination for Nepalis with Yeti Travels' appointment as the wholesale agent in the…
Colour fast
A lot of detergents promise to wash whiter than white but Active Wheel Detergent promises to keep your colours true. Nepal Lever claims its new…
Salt Trading to sponsor Rokaya
Noted Nepali marathon winner Hari Bahadur Rokaya from Jumla who is trying to get in shape for the Everest Marathon this autumn is going to be…
Letters
NTC replies
Pravesh Saria in Chicago may have little knowledge of happenings in a country run by “unqualified” people (Letters #155). Nepal is among few…
GMT+6
I must congratulate Trishna Gurung for raising the issue of an irrational Nepali Standard Time fifteen minutes out of tune with the rest of the…
Don't Breathe
Thanks for the very illuminating article ('Breathing is harmful to health, #155) about air pollution in Kathmandu Valley. Thanks also for…
Trashy
It is unethical for a contributor to review a compendium containing his work, but that doesn't deter CK Lal from reviewing Understanding the…
Taleju
Reading Sophia Pande's 'Danger Zone' (#155) reminded me of my own pet peeve the Taleju Temple at Hanuman Dhoka. An ugly guardhouse was added to…
Hodgson
I was totally fascinated by Kanak Mani Dixit's article on the work of Ramesh Dhungel on Brian Hodgson's manuscripts ('Looking for Mr Hodgson',…
In this issue:
Kathmandu Connection | Pen Pals | Editorial: War hysteria | Ahead of its time? | A low-risk, high-profit job | Conjoined rivers | Little to bank on | Political capital | Underselling MBAs | Rethinking trade sanctions | Global warning | War trauma | Restoring balance | Basanta Thapa Of songs and philosophy | Washington ko simsime panima | Heroes homecoming | Que sera sera | Bimala's beat