September 19-25, 2003
Headline
Editorial
Nepali resilience
Nepalis have never been as despondent about their future as they are now. Yet, with Dasai and Tihar around the corner, we must try to restore…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Time to get the story straight
The present reality is bleak, but the Nepalis' belief that things will get better seems to endure.
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
War over words
Is it worth destroying a country just because you can't agree on the wording of the constitution?
Nepalipan by NEETA POKHREL
Old boys’ network
Our ageist society just doesn't get it: years do not add up to expertise.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Car toons
Have you noticed lately that cars are starting to resemble humans? Give it another million years of evolution, and automobiles will shed their…
Nation
Civilians flee fighting in midwest
Reports from Rolpa indicate the fighting this week between joint security forces and the Maoists was more fierce than previously reported, with…
NETRA KC in NEPALGANJ
Gloom and doom in Thamel
The end of the ceasefire has wiped out Nepal's autumn tourist season.
NARESH NEWAR
"We have lost all hope"
There will be no Dasai for Nepalis once more forced to flee the fighting in the midwestern hills.
RAMESWAR BOHRA in NEPALGANJ
Interview
History
Culture
Curtain raiser
Film South Asia 2003 opens next week with a Nepali documentary on the principles of winning, losing and what it is worth.
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Book Worm
The Critique of the State
The Critique of the State Jens Bartelson Cambridge University Press, 2001 Rs 1,272 What kind of political order would there be in the absence of…
ReOrient - Global Economy in the Asian Age
ReOrient: Global Economy in the Asian Age Andre Gunder Frank Vistaar Publications, 1998 Rs 896 In a bold challenge to received historiography…
Nepali Society
Keshari’s children
The 8-year-old-boy was walking home from school when a gang of older children blindfolded him, marched him off and robbed him, before offering…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Full disclosure
The National Human Rights Commission is under international pressure to make public the reports it commissioned on the alleged human rights…
‘Ring for Peace’ 21 September
A coalition of groups working to declare Nepali children a zone of peace is organising a Nepal-wide campaign to ring bells for two minutes at…
Business Briefs
Sturdy ride
The mountaineer Appa Sherpa was introduced as the brand ambassador for Yamaha Libero motorcycles this week. Yamaha dubbed Sherpa a 'Mileage'…
New Products
Scent of a man: The Nepali male has no excuse for not smelling divine during Dasai with Hugo Boss' new cologne Baldessarini in the market. The…
Upper Karnali
Nepal and India have agreed to jointly develop the 300MW Upper Karnali hydropower project. A team from India's state-owned National…
Laurels
Nepal Investment Bank (NIB) this week earned the distinction of being the first Nepali-managed bank to win the prestigious 'Bank of the Year…
Letters
Baburam
Your translation of Baburam Bhattarai's opinion (From the Nepali Press, #162) gave a clearcut view of what the Maoists are after. It showed they…
Government
I appreciate the idea of including Maoists in development (Involve Maoists in development? #162) although I doubt its practical feasibility in…
Arniko
Arniko Society is an association of graduates from China, and we believe in deeds more than words. Which may be why our contributions to…
Miss Nepal
I did not watch the Miss Vatika Beauty Pageant live on NTV, but what I witnesses the next day were three very worthy Nepali women defending…
In this issue:
Civilians flee fighting in midwest | Nepal is safe. | Nepali Resilience | Editorial: Time to get the story straight | Gloom and doom in Thamel | War over words | Old boys network | The Lone Ranger | Crocodile tears | What was her fault? | What has weakened my character? | Curtain raiser | We have lost all hope | War spending threatens to squeeze US foreign aid | Car toons