War school
Schools are turning into battlefields, children are being taught to fight
AKASH CHETTRI in RUKUM
March 5-11, 2004
Headline
Editorial
A guru of love
Our nights have never been darker. The gloom turns to doom with each week that this nightmare of conflict and confusion drags on. Warring sides…
Columns
Guest Column by MANJUSHREE THAPA
Educating foreigners
Outsiders turn to insiders for insight, they ought to also read up
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Haiti’s warning for Nepal
What we saw in Haiti was gunboat diplomacy in the name of democracy
Chelis by ROSY CHHETRI
Women declare independence
On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March, an underground Nepali women's group has issued a 40-point declaration
Herojig by
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London Eye by ROBIN RAJ
Friendly autocrats
It is in the US national interest to make the king restore democracy
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
Although men are supposed to be from Mars, space robots that have been looking under rocks on the surface of the Red Planet these past weeks…
Nation
How much aid for AIDS?
For now, the government is offering anti-retroviral therapy to 25 patients
MUDITA BAJRACHARYA
Volunteer army against AIDS
From east to west, young Nepali volunteers are on the frontline of the battle against AIDS
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Torn asunder
The Maoists are playing dangerous ethnic games to keep up the momentum of their revolution
SHARAD KC
Daughters sue their dads
Following the 11th amendment to the civil code two years ago, an increasing number of daughters have knocked on doors of the court system to…
MAYA SHARMA in NEPALGANJ
History
Gurkhas on gliders
Tul Bahadur Pun joined the British Army during the Second World War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery on the Burma front.
Culture
Digging for Tharu roots
A new book pores through royal records to find how past kings dealt with Nepal's indigenous Tharu
Leisure
Jazzing it up in 'Mandu
Over the past few years, Kathmandu has gained a growing reputation as being a jazz-friendly valley. Since the first Jazzmandu in March 2002, the…
What they can do in Jazzmandu
Three Nepali ensembles will be playing at the Jazzmandu Festival next week, let's introduce them to you
Book Worm
Sexual Sites, Seminal Attitudes
Sexual Sites, Seminal Attitudes Edited by Sanjay Srivastava SAGE Publications, 2004 Rs 1112 The book is a compilation of essays with special…
Nepali Society
Life cycle
Life has never been easy for madhesi Nepalis in Kathmandu, whether they are vegetable vendors, barbers, masons or a bicycle repairman like…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Ultimate pilgrimage
Nepal Tourism Board along with private sector participated in the Travel Trade Fair (TTF)-Bangalore from 24-26 February to project Nepal as an…
Launching Manang
The travel program Destination Manang will be inaugurated on 22 March. Organised by the Manang Youth Society, the ceremony will take place in…
Tourism tricks
Provided all goes well, Nepal will soon have a new tourism policy based on the suggestions the government is canvassing from many sectors of the…
New Products
RUGGED: Mahindra is introducing two new models of ?tougher than the toughest vehicles? to the Nepali market. Both claim to be comfortable with…
Letters
DFID replies
This in response to Daniel Lak's 'No Nepal' (#184) where he alleges that DFID's vision on development is confined to seminars and workshops.…
Shame
Michael Griesbaum is right to question whether health in Mugu is as far behind that in Kathmandu (Letters, #183) as I asserted in 'Diagnosing…
What if?
It struck me after reading your editorial ('Tearing ourselves apart', #185) that while I have been driving my motorbike freely these past weeks…
In this issue:
War school | A guru of love | Editorial: Educating foreigners | Which way now? | How much aid for AIDS? | Haiti’s warning for Nepal | Volunteer army against AIDS | Women declare independence | Unity? What for? | “We are scared.” | Friendly autocrats | Busing blues | Torn asunder | Daughters sue their dads | Disappearing science | Revolt of the mullahs | Big city dreams | Should we affirm affirmative action? | Haiti on fire again | Protecting the innocent | Bhutanis suffer | Digging for Tharu roots | Tuning in to God | Tuning in to God | Inexpensive golf | Nepali cricketers wow media | Life cycle | Why can’t a woman be more like a man?