Issue #179

Ten percent of Nepal's population is disabled. What are the others doing to help?

A team of international climbers will attempt to reach the top of the world's highest mountain this spring under the Everest Peace Project…

A Shadow Report to an international conference in New York paints a bleak picture of women's rights in Nepal.

Who will ensure tourists get the best service?

Foreigners staying in Nepal use the investment loophole for long-term visas.

"I am at the king's disposal"

There was a time when Nepal was called the Last Shangri-la. Now it is the Lost Shangri-la. For Europeans recovering from the after effects of…

The Second Sex Simone de Beauvoir Vintage, 1997 Rs 775 Beauvoir's groundbreaking study of women stands, five decades after its first appearance,…

A 'domesticated tourist' discovers a Khumbu deep in snow.

It's slow, but not dull.

His eyes bright with excitement, Manohar (Bobby) Gurung calls out the eight beat cycle, or adhithalam:…

Who will ensure tourists get the best service?

Foreigners staying in Nepal use the investment loophole for long-term visas.

Basketball is taking Kathmandu youth by storm.

HALL OF FAME: Patan's famous Ashok Cinema, which got a facelift and has been converted into a modern convention hall, was inaugurated on…

Letter by Durga Pokhrel in Space Time, 9 January

Student union leader Rajendra Rai in Gatibidhi, 10 January

Nepal Samachapatra, 13 January

Rajdhani, 11 January

Letter by Durga Pokhrel in Space Time, 9 January

Annapurna Post, 12 January

Gorkhapatra, 10 January

Rajdhani, 10 January

Kantipur, 12 January

Honorary New Zealand consul in Nepal, mountaineering chronicler Elizabeth Hawley was presented with the Honorary Queen's Service Medal for…

Just as 24 new FM stations were ready to go on air, the Defence Ministry has asked the Communication Ministry to cut them off. Last year,…

An era of Tibetan history came to an end this week with the death at age 91 of Dorje Wangdak Dongtotsang in Kathmandu. The elected ruler and…

King Gyanendra is set to inaugurate Nepal's biggest hydroelectric project, the 144 MW Kali Gandaki A, on 22 January according to officials. The…

Everest Base Camp was selected in 20 Journeys of a Lifetime by The Observer on 11 January 2004 by journalist Jill Hartley as great adventures…

Nirvana Country Club Health & Golf Resort in Dharan will be playing host to His Majesty Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev?All Nepal Amateur…

Shangri-La Hotel was recognised as one of the Top Ten Tourist Service Fee (TSF) contributor for the fiscal year 2002-03 by the NTB. Prabin…

NIIT, the New Delhi headquartered IT training pioneer and software major, that has branches in the kingdom, has been conferred the prestigious…

Radisson Hotel Kathmandu recently appointed Klaus P Russo as the new general manager. Russo has held senior executive positions in high profile…

Civil Saving and credit co-operative hold themselves up as an example to those who view organisations like theirs with pessimism. At its annual…

Niranjan K Tibrewala was elected to the board of Standard Chartered Bank Nepal Limited (SCBNL) to replace the outgoing Hari K Shrestha at the…

At its own AGM, Everest Bank announced an operating profit to show a 60 percent increase over last year to reach about Rs 157 million for the…

More from Dabur: Dabur Anmol, a new range of hair care products from Dabur Nepal, was unveiled on the last day of the Dabur Anmol Motion Picture…

Seira Tamang's 'Turning civilians into combatants' (#175) has some critical flaws. She attacks parachuting conflict specialists, but takes the…

The news of the Royal Nepali Army (RNA) demanding payment from NEA for providing security to hydroelectric installations is very disturbing and…

I am writing to add my voice to the opinion expressed by SS Pal about Kunda Dixit's 'Under My Hat' column. To have a space for humorous rants if…