Issue #157

The government and Maoists are now not just exchanging letters, they are also exchanging fire again. There has been a dramatic spurt in clashes…

A cleaner and greener Kathmandu, one tree at a time.

"I am happy, I thank all the gods."

Twenty four years after seeing it for the first time, an anthropologist goes back to the 12 year chariot festival of Bungadya to find out what has changed, and how much has stayed the same.

One of Pakistan's premiere ghazal singers has a place in the hearts of many Nepalis.

Shodh Taslima Nasrin (Translated by Rani Ray) Srishti, 2003 Rs 312 Unlike her other novels, Taslima Nasrin seeks to revolutionise the concept of…

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus John Gray Harper Collins, 1993 Rs 400 With a decade behind it, John Gray's book is being heralded as a…

There is something determinedly Keatsian about Shashi Kala Tiwari, the eminent poet and artist. She is forever in search of beauty and harmony.…

Narhari Acharya in Sanghu, 4 August

Dambar Krishna Shrestha in Himal Khabarpatrika, 1-17 August

Himalaya SJB Rana in Drishti, 29 July

Rajdhani, 5 August

Nepal Samacharpatra, 7 August

Monsoon landslides and floods have destroyed an important bridge over the Marsyangdi River near Mugling, cutting off a major north-south and…

The Indian government has once again refuted Nepali media reports that some of its barrages and embankments near the border have inundated…

Kathmandu Valley may not be delisted from the endangered sites on the World Heritage List, says Unesco regional advisor, Richard A Engelhardt,…

Last week's massive floods and landslides have killed at least 181 people, according to the Nepal Red Cross Society. This year's monsoon rains…

First the UK and now the US has tightened their airport security requirements for transit passengers. The US has suspended its Transit Without…

What is bad news for long-distance bus operators has been good news for private airlines. They have cashed in on the one-week blockage of…

This is supposed to be the monsoon lean season, but tourist arrivals are up compared to last year. Amidst signs of further political…

A new premium savings account has been launched by Nepal Industrial & Commercial (NIC) Bank. It offers prime depositors an attractive interest…

Life insurance just got a little more cost effective and convenient with the 'One year Renewable Group Term Assurance Plan (RGTP)' introduced by…

Re: Ken Pumford's response ('Letters', #156) to my article ('Breathing is harmful to health', #155). Promoters of diesel have long argued that…

CK Lal is my favourite columnist. His is the first thing I turn to on your internet editions. I admire his analysis and understanding. But it is…

Contrary to Artha Beed's 'Building bridges' (#153) I was under the impression that most Sino-Indian trade routed through Nepal was of the…

I'm from Dharan and we have had blackouts from early yesterday morning and the whole day today. It is 7:30 in the evening now and the lights…

How nice I felt when I closed down the schools and colleges in the name of education. I felt better after I burned the chair of the vice…

Re: 'Underselling MBA's' ("Business Sense", by Ashutosh Tiwari, #156). The booklet, Profiles of Students, which Tiwari received was a profile of…

You deserve appreciation for your illuminating editorial comments on the ongoing peace process between the government and the Maoists ("Pen…