Tek Nath takes on Thimpu
Nepal extradited Bhutani political activist Tek Nath Rizal to Thimpu in 1989, but he is back in Kathmandu to lobby for the return of fellow-refugees to their homeland.
MANJUSHREE THAPA
October 17-23, 2003
Headline
Editorial
Daughter slaughter
Barely a month after children all over the country rang peace bells, a week after they celebrated a subdued Dasai with families, and just before…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Lak in Lukla
Our columnist finds that police mistreatment of janjatis lends itself to Maoist recruitment better than any bygone ideology.
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Wanted- Talent Agents
The best way to navigate the market for success.
State Of The State by CK LAL
The wobbly group
It is easier to instigate the masses against something than to persuade them to follow somebody.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
People of Non-Resident Nepali Origin
So it looks like His Majesty's Government is finally giving in to the 15-point demand of Non-resident Nepalis, and allowing them to have dual…
Nation
Nepal’s future is in the dung heap
With its 100,000th biogas plant commissioned, Nepal is now the world's number one in alternative farm energy systems.
MAARTEN POST
Interview
History
The retreat from Burma
Lahurey ko Katha from Himal Books is a collection of memoirs based on oral testimonies of 13 retired Gurkha soldiers, all but one above 75…
MAN BAHADUR RAI
Culture
Leisure
Book Worm
Middle East Illusions- Peace, Security and Terror
Middle East Illusions: Peace, Security and Terror Naom Chomsky Penguin, 2003 Rs 472 This latest work includes chapters written by Chomsky just…
For Reasons of State
For Reasons of State Naom Chomsky Penguin, 2003 Rs 632 An essential record of Chomsky's political and social thought as it was sharpened on the…
Development
People power
Nepal can now generate cheap electricity with locally-built and locally-financed hydropower schemes like this one on the Chilime.
BIKASH PANDEY
Big hydro, big hanky-panky ?
Officials approved $30 million in extra payments to contractors of the Kali Gandaki project without the board's approval.
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Nepali Society
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Global Nepalis go local
The four-day global Nepali extravaganza in Kathmandu has ended with the organisers ecstatic about the outcome. The First Non-Resident Nepali…
More mouths
UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2003, released last week, shows that Nepal's population more than doubled from 9.4 million in 1960, to…
Dead children
Four children were killed and five injured in an army attack on a school where Maoists had forced students to watch a cultural program. Rebels…
Making connections
Last week the Dutch airline Martinair began direct air service between Kathmandu and Amsterdam every Wednesday. The flight will be operated with…
Food day
Food-for-work programs in Nepal are running into problems because of the security situation. GTZ, the German aid group, and the UN's World Food…
Letters
Global Nepalis
CK Lal bemoans the exodus of Nepalis who go to foreign lands to seek fame and fortune and then expect their homeland to welcome them as…
Doramba
It sounds very strange that the army responsible for the Doramba massacre should examine this case ('Storm over Dormaba', #165). In a democracy…
Centre-Stage
Re: 'Centre to centrestage' (#165). I agree with your editorial that we are a critical juncture in our nation's history. There is a futile…
In this issue:
Tek Nath takes on Thimpu | Daughter Slaughter | Editorial: The wobbly group | No-win war | Nepal's future is in the dung heap | Lak in Lukla | The Thai model | Bhutan's donors have a role | Wanted: Talent Agents | People power | Big hydro, big hanky-panky ? | Living under occupation | The man who made Malaysia | TV news is bad for truth | We are the people. | Man Bahadur Rai The retreat from Burma | Neruda and Nepal | If it quacks | People of NonResident Nepali Origin