April 16-22, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Crossroads
A brief recap of the story so far: The political parties made a mockery of their mandate and frittered away the gains of 1990. . The royal…
Columns
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
The mad dynamic of war
For Iraqis, as any proud people anywhere including Nepalis, foreigners calling the shots is unacceptable
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Lights, camera, zzzzzz
Most Nepali movies are so bad even the actors are ashamed of them
Guest Column by PUSKAR GAUTAM
The India card
Time for the Maoists to transform their people's war into a peaceful people's movement
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Look out, the earth is going to get hit by a haemorrhoid
It is when our homeland sinks slowly into the quagmire right in front of our eyes that we helpless citizens feel the need for a statesmanlike…
Nation
Nepal conflict keeps the ICRC busy
After the ICRC's role in securing the release of Beni prisoners, Nepal's warring sides may have finally found the need for this international organisation
NARESH NEWAR
This conflict is child’s play
The Maoists are recruiting the only people still left in the villages: the young and elderly
RAMESHWOR BOHARA in JUMLA
History
Review
Book Worm
Manual for Urban Rural Linkage and Rural Development Analysis
Manual for Urban Rural Linkage and Rural Development Analysis Pushkar K Pradhan New Hira Book Enterprises, 2003 Rs 800 Pushkar Pradhan's book…
Travel
Sports
Martial love affair
Nepali documentaries boldly document the conflict and its impact on the people and the nation
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Nepali Society
Puja’s palo
At a time when most Nepali youth are either mired in cynicism or desperately trying to win a visa lottery, Puja Gurung has found her niche in…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Government wants aid commitment
The pre-consultative meetings of the Nepal Development Forum (NDF) end on Friday, and have brought heightened donor concern about Nepal's…
Business Briefs
Brewing partnerships
Carlsberg Asia and San Miguel Corporation extended their cooperation to include Nepal by recently signing an agreement allowing Carlsberg to…
Noodle jackpot
Since they entered the crowded noodle market in 2003, Asian Thai Foods' 2PM noodles have become well-known for their innovative advertising and…
Mad about Manang
Chame, the district headquaters of Manang district, finally saw the much-awaited inaguration of Destination Destination Manang 2004 on 12 April.…
New Products
OPTRA OPTION: Catering to Nepal's growing midsize sedan market, the Chevrolet Optra 1.6 is set to brave the roads and the competition armed with…
Letters
Lal
It is high time CK Lal left his pedantry and climbed down from his academic perch. Our problem now has nothing to do with values ('A clash of…
Green Golf
Awareness of the enormous socio-environmental impact of golf courses and measures to mitigate them is required to gain maximum benefit from the…
Eye
As Naresh Newar cites in his article about Tilganga Eye Centre (An eye for an eye', # 188), we are a completely Nepali operation in our…
Aid Book
Bihari Krishna Shrestha's review of our book Aid Under Stress ('Stressful aid' #191) is rife with misquotes and misses the main point. It is not…
Royal Salute
I read with interest the articles and letters in the #191 edition of your paper. I salute the officer who fought in Beni and his brave brothers…
In this issue:
Big Brothers | Crossroads | Editorial: The India Card | The Gautam Plan | Nepal Conflicts keeps the ICRC busy | The mad dynamic of war | Old Glory | This conflict's is child's play | Opening our sky | Lights, camera, zzzzzz | Yes to constituent assembly | Nepal will remain | India does IT better | Drive thru | Love thy neighbour | " If we didn't kill them , they'd kill us" | Making the world a better place | Turning pro | Martial Love Affair | Puja's Palo | Look out, the earth is going to get hit by a hemorrhoid