February 6-12, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Media typhoons
At a time when the country is suffering from multiple crises, we didn't need the distraction of yet another street fight, one that pits rival…
Columns
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Media is the message
Private media reacts to competition with a cry-baby mantra of nationalism
Tee Break by DEEPAK ACHARYA
Golf for beginners I
Free instruction for those who always wanted to take up golf, but didn't know where to start
State Of The State by CK LAL
Battle for mediacrity
Free competition and free press don't always complement each other
Guest Column by STEPHEN BEZRUCHKA
Diagnosing Nepal
The life expectancy in Kathmandu is 30 years more than in Mugu
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
25 Years Ago
Most newspapers around the world have sections that carry interesting snippets of news from a decade or so ago in order that readers get an idea…
Nation
Tale of two towns in the tarai
The Tharu struggle to survive war, impunity and neglect
NARESH NEWAR in BARDIYA
"Sign the human rights accord"
Elizabeth Rowsell-One of the members, Amnesty International's two-member team.
To sign or not to sign ?
Signing the Human Rights Accord would be good PR for the government
KUNDA DIXIT
Identity crisis
Purists don't like the ethnic chic that goes with modern architectural restoration in Patan
MUDITA BAJRACHARYA
History
Armistice and after
As the Second World War ends, ex-British Gurkha Bharati Gurung, 92, continues his recollection of the period after the war
Leisure
Lain’s legacy
A new biography celebrates the life and works of one of Nepal's artistic giants
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Wild about rice
There is another reason to protect Nepal's wetlands: they are repositories of wild rice varieties
Our rice
Fifty years ago, a Japanese agricultural consultant arrived in Nepal to advise farmers on the latest agricultural techniques. He returned home…
Book Worm
The Heart Must Break- The Fight for Democracy and Truth in Burma
The Heart Must Break: The Fight for Democracy and Truth in Burma James Mawdsley Arrow Books, 2002 Rs 600 Within just 10 hours of entering Burma…
Nepali Society
Amrit’s nectar
His fans think he rocks, but Amrit Gurung of Nepathya is probably less rock musician and more fusion artist. He is that rare breed who can…
From The Nepali Press
Letters
King and Country
King Gyanendra's handling of the nation's state of affairs suggests that he has no desire to rule the nation for long. As CK Lal opines in 'A…
Ojha
I would like to applaud Suresh Ojha's initiative ('Silicon Valley to Kathmandu Valley', #180). Only a handful of Nepalis return to Nepal with…
Not yellow
Yubraj Ghimire's research-type article 'King's ADC or Singhal's pawn?' (#180) is right on. Ghimire bares to us readers the truth that Nepal is…
Monkeying around
I find it an outrage that the country that worships the Hanuman is even considering exporting monkeys ('Year of the monkeys', #180) for medical…
Bored
It has befallen upon this humble reader to give Kunda Dixit an executive criticism of his latest Under My Hat 'The Return of the King' on behalf…
In this issue:
Showdown | Media Typhoons | Editorial: Diagnosing Nepal | Tale of two towns in the tarai | Lak leaving | Sign the human rights accord | To sign or not to sign ? | Journalism vs vandalism | What after SAFTA? | Media is the message | Royal role | Tarai crude | Identity crisis | Wild about rice | Lain's legacy | Vajpayee's gamble | Space race | Castro's Cuba | Money flow for water challenged | Cold War cast | Jump potential | Nano divide | Solutions and responses | Bad medicine | Dying of hunger | No investigation | New strategy | Homeless | Unhealthy journalism | Armistice and after | Golf for beginners I | Reign in Spain | Amrit's nectar | 25 Years Ago