Party time
Political parties go through with toned-down protests despite fears of Maoist infiltration.
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
September 5-11, 2003
Headline
Editorial
Kathmandu feels the pain
Kathmandu has started feeling the terror that has stalked the rest of the country. In large parts of village Nepal, misery and death has become…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Labouring for change
There's little to celebrate in these days of devastated trade unions and market fundamentalism.
State Of The State by CK LAL
Men in daura suruwals
Only peaceful parliamentary politics will restore peace.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Dilli chalo!
If you haven't air-dashed to Delhi recently, you should. The first thing you notice at Kathmandu airport is that the authoritarians have…
Nation
Return to slaughter
More than 80 people have already been killed since the ceasefire ended on 27 August. How many more need to die?
NARESH NEWAR
Kathmandu’s malignant urban tumour
Kathmandu Valley has exceeded the limits of growth, but the exodus of migrants from the countryside shows no sign of slowing
MAARTEN POST
Interview
Business
History
Review
Zakaria’s Newspeak
The author's thesis that we need less democracy and more liberty, is an eyewash.
CK LAL
Culture
Kite fite in Nepal
It's almost Dasai. Time to dust the lattai, restock the majha and flex the fingers. The hills will be alive with the collective victory cry of…
Comic relief
Call it escapism or catharsis, the Nepali public are long overdue a really good bout of laughter. Hot on the heels of Vir Das comes another…
Book Worm
A Kingdom Under Siege- Nepal’s Maoist Insurgency, 1996 - 2003
A Kingdom Under Siege: Nepal's Maoist Insurgency, 1996 - 2003 Deepak Thapa with Bandita Sijapati The Printhouse, 2003 Rs 350 This is an…
Nepal - Politics of stalemate, confusion and uncertainty
Nepal: Politics of stalemate, confusion and uncertainty MR Josse The People's Review, 2003 Rs 125 The author puts contemporary Nepal politics…
Travel
Nepali Society
In Amita’s shoes
It hasn't been easy for 14-year-old Amita Sakya to think of herself as an ordinary girl. Revered as Kathmandu's Living Goddess for a decade from…
From The Nepali Press
Operation successful, but patient died
Former prime minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand in Deshantar, 31 August
Domestic Brief
Back to square one
The 12-year-old Bhutanese refugee crisis is back to square one. The same issue that stumped talks in the 1990s is once again the hurdle in…
Something in the air
This week the government handed out long-pending licenses to five new FM stations?Classic FM in Kathmandu, Bageswari FM in Nepalganj, Tulsipur…
Business Briefs
New car showrooms
Daihatsu from Japan and Korean-made Ssyangyong motors have a new showroom at New Baneswor. The Charade, Sirion and Terious (SUV) models…
Nippon-Nepal
Japan and Nepal this week signed another aid agreement, and also decided to simplify future assistance by putting all projects under one…
Tourism blues
Tourism entrepreneurs who were beginning to feel high last month are feeling low again. The last eight months of the ceasefire saw inbound…
Looking ahead
They sure are far-sighted about their brand new frequent flier program at Gulf Air: passengers as young as two can rack up points with the air…
Green pastures
In a bid to increase their global reach, with a special emphasis on Asia, the makers of Marlboro, Phillip Morris, recently introduced L&M…
Help with bills
Suvidha Sewa takes out the stress from paying bills. No need to line up at five different offices when all of it can be coordinated from your…
New products
Real deal: When it comes to the mountains, you can't trust anything but the best, which is why The North Face brand has always been a popular…
Letters
Love, Not War
Re: 'Lajana's helping hand' (Nepali Society, #160). Lajana Manandhar's courage, assiduousness and vision in the face of the tragedy that befell…
Secularism
'Should Nepal be secular?' by Prakash A Raj (#158) tried to give a factual presentation of the pros and cons of the concept of secularism. I…
CK Lal
While agreeing with the overall thrust of CK Lal's typically incisive column 'Return to rhetoric' (State of the State, # 159) we just want to…
Girija Koirala
Your translation from Deshantar of Girija Prasad Koirala ranting against the king (From the Nepali Press, #160) proves once more that he has…
Monitor
The only solution, one that has been used to resolve conflicts around the globe, has never been considered for Nepal. Of the responsible…
Unintelligent
My nephew Col Kiran Basnet was brutally gunned down in broad daylight last Thursday. May his soul rest in peace. After Col Ramindra Chhetri was…
Kingship
Sudhindra Sharma deserves appreciation for his story 'King Bhumibol and King Janak' (#158). In the struggle to fulfil selfish desires people do…
In this issue:
Party time | Kathmandu feels the pain | Editorial: Men in daura suruwals | Return to slaughter | Kathmandu's malignant urban tumour | Labouring for change | Tricks of the trade | Zakaria's Newspeak | Democracy = pluralism | Things are going to be in limbo again... | Leaving Baghdad | Treating trauma | Future directions | Operation successful, but patient died | Nepal will be a hotspot for international rivalry | Hello Dollywood | Kite Fite in Nepal | Dilli chalo! | In Amita's shoes