Issue #16

The magnitude of the population problem is frequently exaggerated. That roaring tradition goes back 200 years, when Thomas Robert Malthus…

Hindus from worshipping at the temple, igniting renewed debate on why bona fide Hindus cannot enter Nepal's holiest of holies.

Nepal's communists, unlike their comrades elsewhere, have a large mass following which was made possible by the party's adoption of the…

Tourism is good for the country. Strikes are bad for tourism. Ergo, strikes are bad for the country.

The Nepal Independent Hotel Workers' Union is threatening to go on strike from 19 November onwards unless the Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) adds…

A caste struggle is on in the village of Melauli, and the Dalits are pitting their collective strength against an oppressive social order.

With Khetan-Modi Telestra having won the private mobile phone licence, maybe the backlog of 269,000 fixed lines in Nepal will finally be met.

This exhibition highlights the aberration so common in Nepali abstract art. In the name of abstraction, the unimaginable is passed off as art.

In this story lies the moral: those who taste of the delights of the Kathmandu Valley are forever blissfully enslaved.

Eastern spirituality and mysticism is omnipresent and seriously chic in the West. But psychologists suggest seeing a shrink instead.

Kathmandu is becoming a world hub for meditation-a refuge for the burnt-out, stressed and troubled masses. In the canopied silence of the…

With Khetan-Modi Telestra having won the private mobile phone licence, maybe the backlog of 269,000 fixed lines in Nepal will finally be met.

Over the years, Nepal's spiritual and educational links with Banaras have been overshadowed by other destinations. But the bonds are still there.

here's a misconception that a trek has to be a long, hard journey into a rugged and remote Himalayan valley. Nothing could be farther from the…

For years, Nepali cricketers have watched international cricket at Sharjah and dreamt of playing there some day. Their dream has finally come…

When cricket was introduced in Nepal in 1928 it was a contest between two Rana generals-Gen Brahma SJB Rana of Babar Mahal and Gen Nara SJB Rana…

The Khetan Group emerged as victors in the finals of the second Soaltee Super Six cricket tournament beating the Surya Tobacco team by 41 runs.…

The ongoing battle between the Geeta Rana and Ganesh Thapa led ANFA factions regarding the legitimacy of their respective organisations is far…

Few people know that Nepal is a butterfly paradise. It is a lepidopterist's dream-come-true. The kingdom is a Moth Superpower. Mahendra Singh…

(Excerpts from the interview given to the press by CPN-Maoist central committee member, Dinesh Sharma, before his release.) Q. Where and when…

CPN (Maoist) Kathmandu commander, Rabindra Shrestha, in Kantipur, 5 November

Deshanter, 5 November

Space Time Dainik, 5 November

Chhalphal, 5 November

Bhutan is once again delaying on what seemed like some progress in the refugee repatriation talks. Nepali foreign ministry sources say the talks…

The government has unveiled an integrated development fund of Rs 190 million to be used to fund development activities in five mid-western…

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Radhika Coomaraswamy, has said that the proposed SAARC document on trafficking…

The Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has cut eight senior posts citing budgetary constraints.…

The central bank reports that the National Urban Consumer Price Index (NUCPI) declined on a point-to-point scale in mid-September compared to…

Global Exposition and Management Services is organising Nepal's second auto show 22-26 November, which, organisers say, will showcase the latest…

The Nepal Sri Lanka Merchant Bank (NSLMB) is increasing its paid-up capital to Rs 100 million, a move that is to be soon followed by a public…

Basket Traders, authorised distributors of Khushi Ram Behari Lal of India has begun marketing five brands of its Basmati rice in Nepal. The…

The Nepal Electricity Authority has entered into a partnership valued roughly at an annual $100,000 with two utilities from the United States,…

Your expose of the public issue of Oriental Hotel three months ago ("Buyers beware" #15) was insightful. But the question that came to my mind…

I read your newspaper regularly with interest and enthusiasm. But it is sad though that you did not consider giving a thought to the real story…

This is in response to "A state of paranoia" (#12). After reading the column, my deep question is: CK Lal a dalal? Is he an agent? Wonder if he…

After reading Under My Hat (#12) on the Thai ambassador being the most powerful man in Nepal because he got the Maharajgunj Road rebuilt, I must…

I haven't yet read Jonathan Gregson's book, but from your review ("Kingdoms in cloud-cuckooland", #15) it is apparent that Gregson exhibits the…