June 18-24, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Nepali dystopia
As things go from bad to worse, this country's well-wishers keep asking us: what do you think will happen? One thing we have learnt is not to…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Uncle Sam’s nephews
America doesn't need to put its money where its mouth is
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Victory for all
Athletes, sports and businesses can make winning a habit with proper management
London Eye by ROBIN RAJ
Join Deuba
Do the parties want to resolve Nepal's crisis or compound it further?
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Transmogrifying hegemonic values
Since we Nepalis have given up trying to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps from the septic tank that we have got ourselves into, it now falls…
Nation
Boys army
A chance encounter with a group of young Maoists with schoolbags full of grenades
BIBI FUNYAL IN DAILEKH
Business
From hydro to solar
With photovoltaics, Nepalis don't have to curse the darkness anymore
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Book Worm
On the Ethos of Hindu Women- Issues, Taboos and forms of Expression
On the Ethos of Hindu Women: Issues, Taboos and forms of Expression
Nepali Society
Tirtha’s ability
After 27 years as a teacher, Tirtha Shrestha still smiles as she remembers her early school days in Myagdi. Polio left her crippled at an early…
Travel
Kyimolung, the blessed land
The people survive neglect in the valley of happiness
STEFAN PRIESNER IN TSUM
"Older than Nepal"
And some other unique selling points of a new tourist destination
THOMAS BELL IN RASUWA
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Circus parents detained in India
Nepali and Indian activists fighting the recruitment of Nepali children in Indian circuses have lodged a strong protest against the detention in…
Conservation awarded
WWF Nepal Program chose seven institutions and three individuals for the Abraham Conservation Award 2004 in recognition of their outstanding…
Business Briefs
Networking money
SmartChoice Technologies launched an integrated shared services network for ATMs and POS terminals managed through a national switch. It…
Regional tourism
Aiming to develop the tourism business between Nepal and Bangladesh and promote Nepal as a tourist destination, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB),…
Home loans
Everest Bank's new EBL Home Equity Loan Scheme allows existing home loan customers to avail a line of credit against the equity they have built…
Keeping it Real
Dabur's Real Taste Challenge offer is sure to keep you on your toes- or taste buds. On 18 and 19 June, 60 supermarkets and shops in Kathmandu…
New Products
BRAIN BOOST: Offering to speed up your child's brain development and put them on a fast track to good grades-especially in math-Universal…
Letters
Deuba III
He roared like a sher in 1995 and so did the Maoists. Had he nipped them in the bud then, 8,000 lives needn't have been lost (#199). We all…
RNAC
Vijay Lama's 'Too much drag' (#199) reminded me of the time I asked an RNAC employee why the company was doing so badly. She told me that the…
Dogmandu
Sraddha Basnyat says, 'Dogs are man's best friends with benefits' in 'Dogmandu' (#199), citing their protection, loyalty and love. That we all…
The D word
Why is it that the word 'development' in and by itself, holds very little meaning for Nepal. The relationship between Nepal and the 'd' word is…
#200
I went through the Nepali Times #200 and would like to thank you and your staff for the hard work you have put in over the past four years. I…
In this issue:
Class War | Nepali Dystopia | Editorial: The Middle Way | Uncle Sam's Nephews | Radio Wave | Vote for change | Boys army | Join Deuba | Cute Cats | From hydro to solar | Victory for all | Kyimolung, the blessed land | " Older than Nepal" | The UML has not deserted the movement | UML never alone | Noodle currency | Like Abu Ghraib | Imperalist hack | Securing the office | Amending Power | fatwas.com | 1,000,000 migrant workers | Handwash | Why resign? | More Skeptical | I don't know why I didn't come | Manindra's Course | Hits and misses | Tirtha's ability | Transmogrifying hegemonic values