April 9-15, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Cease fire in the new year
Things have gone beyond just hoping for a happy new year. For those who command the destiny of this country, the time has come to act in 2061.…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Soft targets
A distant elite in a cloistered capital lashes out at those least able to protect themselves.
Nepalipan by SEIRA TAMANG
Manjushree’s headache
If this is what latthis can do, imagine what M-16s are doing
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Strange customs declaration form
Let's face it, flying has lost its aura of romance and adventure. Gone are the days when, as children, we climbed up the slanted cabin of a…
Nation
Nothing left to lose
In remote Baitadi, you hear the heartrending stories of Nepal's internally displaced
KISHORE NEPAL in BAITADI
Business
B/W DIY
Instead of relying on others, Mani Lama (pictured) started Dark Room Creations, a professional black and white lab in Lazimpat where he works…
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Digital multiply
With digital technology making things easier, even the most dedicated professionals are making the switch. Going straight from the camera to…
SRADDHA BASNYAT
History
Review
Leisure
Muna Madan in New York
Then word came that the movie based on Laxmi Prasad Debkota's Muna Madan was being screened in New York, many had very low expectations. Some…
KIRAN THAPA in NEW YORK
Real on reel
Nepali documentaries boldly document the conflict and its impact on the people and the nation
RAMYATA LIMBU
Book Worm
Selected Columns Taslima Nasreen
Selected Columns Taslima Nasreen Sristhi Publishers, 2004 Rs 400 Taslima Nasreen's simple and unadorned prose, translated from the origional…
Nepali Society
Green, and bear it
After interviewing Bhushan Tuladhar, a visitor can't help being infected by this environmentalist's can-do optimism. "It is a management…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Safe and sound
The unexpected release of 37 hostages taken from Beni (seen being bused out of Kathmandu airport, right) by the Maoists has raised questions…
Business Briefs
Welcoming China
An interaction program was held in Kathmandu on 30 March to discuss issues related to Chinese outbound tourists and possible cooperation between…
2 million trekkers
Over the last 20 years, nearly two million people have trekked in the Himalayas, so it seemed about time that this popular region finally had a…
Spreading their wings
Qatar Airways will soon add another connection in Europe with flights to Zurich, making it more convenient for connecting passengers from…
Star search
Lux, a Nepal Lever product, presents young girls an exciting opportunity to become stars through the Lux Beauty Star 2004 pageant that will cull…
New Products
Instant shot: There's nothing like a little instant memory created by Polariod cameras, now available in the kingdom through Nepal Overseas…
Letters
Face Off
Yubaraj Ghimire's column 'Between Bhojpur and Beni' (#189) was inconsiderate, unfortunate, misguided and downright wrong. I was dismayed that…
Dying
After reading 'Dying for a son' (From the Nepali Press, #189), I was overcome with sadness for Kaushalya Pariyar, a mother of seven-four whom…
Futile
I completely agree with your editorial 'Futile future' (#190). What do the king and the political leaders think, that they can prolong their…
In this issue:
No looking back | Cease fire in the new year | Editorial: Mohan Baidya fallout | Goodbye to year zero | Down , but not out | Soft Targets | No news is good news | manjushree's headache | King fights on two fronts | Defeat in victory | Nothing left to lose | Pictture perfect | Digital Multiply | The NGO Business | " No one is interested in photography" | Some can even make me cry | Real on reel | Baburam on Baidya's arrest | A marcher of history | Sleazy elections | " I did not feel the pain and kept firing..." | Stressful aid | Giveaways to ladies | Strange Customs declaration form | Green and bear it