Issue #204

Global climate change is melting our glaciers, and this poses catastrophic threats to the region

Harka Bahadur Gurung knew he was putting his life on the line by not resigning as mayor of Pokhara, despite Maoist threats. "If the Maoists wish…

It is the time it takes to realise the soldiers are as frightened as you are, and if you run, they will shoot.

Himalayan herbal soaps have carved a niche market that is poised to set an international trend

Journalists from western Nepal talk about the hardships they face in reporting from the war zone

Bhaskar Raj Rajkarnikar,president of the Advertising Agencies Association of Nepal (AAAN),

An ex-politician from Khandbari shows how hydroelectricity can help fund local health and education

Strategic Communication in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Neill McKee, Jane T Bertrand, Antje Becker-Benton Sage, 2004 Rs 720 According to the authors,…

What sets Mahendra Man Shakya apart, in his own words, is his ability "to see hope when things are bad". And that is a talent all of us could do…

Donor priorities and government neglect prolong the anguish of Nepali AIDS patients

Mohan Bikram Singh, underground leader of NCP United Centre-Masal, interviewed in Nepal, 4 July

Maoist leader Agni Sapkota in Janadesh

Kantipur, 4 July

Samaya, 2 July

Editorial in Samacharpatra, 4 July

Deshantar, 4 July

Translations of editorials from national Nepali dailies on the expanded multiparty cabinet, 6 July

More good news on visitor numbers. Air arrivals are up by 37 percent at the half-year mark compared to the same period in 2003. But the totals…

The Indian government has announced the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme for foreign students in technical institutions. This…

In a unique branding experience, Toyota and the VOITH group contributed Rs 4,497,193 to renovate the Central Zoo. The project, which began in…

MOTORING ON: Continental Trading, Kia Motor's dealer in Nepal, has announced the arrival of the new Kia Picanto. Available in nine body and…

I was heartened to read the views of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba ('The Maoists are a bigger problem than the king', #203). The prime…

Americans can learn much from Purna Bajracharya, the innocent Nepali terribly mistreated by the misguided Bush Administration as if he were the…

Your editorial comparison between Iraq and Nepal is a bit far-fetched ('A tale of two quagmires', #203) For everything that you find similar…

Re: Daniel Lak's 'Alternative to War' (#203). I doubt anyone who matters in the Royal Nepali Army has seen The Fog of War. Even if they have, no…

From your paper, I see that the Maoists are still maiming, torturing and murdering people they find disagreeable, which happens to include all…

I don't know if it was intentional or pure coincidence that Nepali Times #203 had Aruna Uprety's 'Junk food epidemic' and an interview with the…