FACEOFF
Parties are blocked while trying to march to the royal palace, while King Gyanendra tours the country
KUNDA DIXIT
April 2-8, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Futile future
At any other time, in any other place, the brinkmanship the palace and parties are displaying could be construed as just plain politics. The…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
A clash of values
Elections are important, but reinstating parliament is imperative
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Fat food nation?
Nepal has a long way to go, but is that where we want to be?
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Thinking small
Small players are neglected in Nepal, and nobody benefits
Guest Column by PUSKAR GAUTAM
Maoist gameplan
All signs point to a protracted conflict in which the Maoists try to improve their bargaining position in future talks
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
What a load of bull
Whatever people may tell you, unlike some other parts of this paper, we don't make anything up on the last page. No sir, out here we adhere…
Nation
Selling sex to survive
Driven out of their villages by conflict, unemployment and poverty, Kathmandu's young sex workers struggle to surivive
NARESH NEWAR
UN-interested in mediation
Nepal has been peacekeeping for the UN, the UN may now have to peacekeep in Nepal
Saving Sagarmatha
There isn't much garbage now on the world's most popular trekking route
MUDITA BAJRACHARYA
Finally, yummy airline food
A Lufthansa subsidiary invests in-flight catering in Kathmandu
KHADGA SINGH
History
"Well done, Pun"
In his oral testimony, Tul Bahadur Pun recounts how he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry in the battle for Mogaung in Burma in June 1944
Leisure
Tv or not tv
The addition of new private television channels has resulted in a big increase in the sale of television sets nationwide
KHADGA SINGH
Book Worm
Nepal Orchids in Pictures
Nepal Orchids in Pictures Ren? de Milleville and Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha Malla Prakashan, 2004 Rs 999 An extensive guide to 140 indigenous…
Arts
Net worth
Uma Shankar Shah is one of Nepal's most versatile and original artists. He has worked in oil, pen and ink and water colour. His present…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Getting mobile
After two months, Nepal Telecommunications Corporation has started to distribute prepaid SIM cards for cellular phones. Thousands of subscribers…
Business Briefs
China to Nepal
Air China inaugurated its new Chengdu-Kathmandu link on 30 March, making it the second Nepal-China link after Lhasa. Chengdu is a hub with…
Saving from overseas
Everest Bank Ltd (EBL) has established its representative in New Delhi and started active operations, canvassing for low cost transfer of…
Smart banking choices
A new agreement between SmartChoice Technologies (SCT) and Himalayan Bank Limited (HBL) means that HBL customers in Nepal can now use SCT's…
New Products
MUNCHA ONLINE: Muncha House, the oldest departmental store in Nepal, has launched local e-shopping at www.muncha.com. Over 6,000 items are…
Letters
Tarnished
Re: 'Nepal's tarnished image' (#187) It seems that a complete lack of strategy is the hallmark of Nepal's descent into hell. A severe lack of…
Dismayed
I was perplexed, intrigued and dismayed by Yubaraj Ghimire's Capital Letters column 'Between Bhojpur and Beni' (#189) where he has mistakenly…
Surprised
The Maoists have understandably demonstrated their violence to put pressure on the government to agree to a ceasefire, rebuild morale in their…
Ashamed
Most party leaders wasted no time in lambasting the king's speech in Pokhara, calling it an attempt to strengthen his 'regressive' moves. They…
Encouraged
Re: 'An eye for an eye' by Naresh Newar (#188). Although the article is very well written it does not define the legal status of the Tilganga…
In this issue:
Faceoff | Futile Future | Editorial: Maoist gameplan | A clash of values | Selling sex to survive | Fat food nation? | UN-interested in mediation | Saving Sagarmatha | Victimised victims | Resister killed | Thinking small | Finally, yummy airline food | Primetime | Mohan Baidya’s arrest | “The king has been honest” | Polluters pay | Malaya & Ceylon | The decline of America | TB megacrisis | “Well done, Pun” | Golf ecology | Win-win series | What a load of bull