Keep kids out of it
"Our children are being robbed of their childhood, we can't steal their future as well."
NARESH NEWAR
October 24-30, 2003
Headline
Editorial
Stop it
It last count, there have been 38 conflict resolution seminars in various five-star establishments in Kathmandu this year. To be cynical about…
Columns
Guest Column by DHAWAL SJB RANA
Enough is enough
How to stop a war that no one wants before no one can stop it.
Nepalipan by SAMEER KARKI
Vis-?-vis life
A young Nepali ruminates on why he may have been refused a US visa.
State Of The State by CK LAL
The October Resolution
No one is going to save us, we have to save ourselves.
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
First, the main points
It has been a slow news day: there have been no major outbreaks of mysterious diseases, not a whole lot of people have been killed, the Egyptian…
Nation
In our doctors we trust
As medicare improves in Nepal, the haemorrhage of referrals abroad is abating.
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Dipankara comes home
A Dipankara Buddha stolen from Patan's Nag Bahal nearly two years ago finally flew home from Vienna on Thursday night just in time for the…
SUMNIMA UDAS, NATALI SANDERSON
Interview
"I see hope in reforms and grassroots participation."
Mieko Nishimizu-Vice President of the South Asia Region at the World Bank
History
Culture
Nepal’s future is in the dung heap
Shining a little light on Nepal's unique celebration of life.
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Book Worm
Himalayan Echoes- A Septuagenarian’s Traverse of Mustang and Inner
Himalayan Echoes: a Septuagenarian's Traverse of Mustang and Inner Dolpo Phillip Sturgeon with Judith Forrestal Book Faith India, 1998 Rs 480…
Kingdom Beyond the Clouds- Journeys in Search of the Himalayan Kings
Kingdom Beyond the Clouds: Journeys in Search of the Himalayan Kings Jonathan Gregson Pan Books, 2000 Rs 490 This is a travel narrative that…
Travel
Meet me in Manang
The Destination Manang 2004 campaign is trying to bring in tourists to this trans-Himalayan valley with the slogan: 'See you in Manang'. It has…
Manang
Despite a tourism slump, the people of Manang are upbeat about the future.
KUNDA DIXIT in MANANG
Nepali Society
The life of Ram
Here is an NRN story with a difference. Ram Sharma was a top student in his school in a small village in Gulmi. But his father died, and his…
From The Nepali Press
"We will continue."
Sushil Koirala, Nepali Congress general secretary in Saptahik Janasatta, 18-24 October
Domestic Brief
Case closed
Long before the Supreme Court of Japan sentenced Govinda P Mainali to life imprisonment this week, his case was already making headlines in…
Abductee
British Army Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Griffith was with his team on a regular recruitment drive for the British Gurkha regiments when he was…
Fellowship
Lily Thapa and Mandira Sharma have been selected for this year's prestigious Ashoka fellowship. The Washington-based fellowship comes with…
Business Briefs
Bridging the gap
Japan has decided to extend a grant of $24,200 to build a 22m steel truss bridge over Changchung Khola at Charka Village in Dolpa. Charka is on…
Instant solutions
For fast loans upto Rs 400,0000, Everest Bank Limited's new joint venture with Punjab National Bank sanctions schemes against mortgage of…
Kollywood night
Nepal Lever, an active supporter of the Nepali music industry through various sponsorships and events, is now giving the film industry a much…
Letters
LAK
Foreigners like Daniel Lak are responsible for creating divisions among Nepalis by distorting and exaggerating the implications of events. 'Lak…
RNA
It was heartrending to read in your editorial about the slaughter of four innocent children in Doti ('Daughter slaughter, #166). There is no…
NRN
Isn't it ironic that CK Lal became a businessman overnight when it came to giving NRNs advice ('Homecoming', #165)? Nepal should welcome anyone…
NEA
Your story 'People power' and the profile of Damber Nepali (Nepali Times, #166) highlighted the way forward for power projects in Nepal. We need…
In this issue:
Keep kids out of it | Which way? | Stop it | Editorial The October Resolution | Enough is enough | A crying need | In our doctors we trust | Plainspeaking | I see hope in reforms and grassroots participation. | Britain must act to stop all-out war in Nepal | Whose loan is it anyway? | Manang | The ancestors of the Himalaya | APEC agenda | We will continue. | I am fighting for the dignity of Nepalis | First, the main points