July 16-22, 2004
Headline
Editorial
We ain’t seen nothing yet
Every monsoon, television screens and column inches of newspapers are flooded with news of floods. Our region is in an area of either too much…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Naxals in Naxal
Peace in Nepal will remain elusive until we overhaul our political economy
Guest Column by DIPTA SHAH
Mandated legitimacy
How much freedom are we willing to forego today to ensure future Nepalis have the full spectrum of liberties?
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
The Anglo-Saxon disease
Nepal should be more like Europe, and less like America or Mao's China.
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Thinking small
Banks and the new budget need to help, and use, small businesses
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Ten things I like about Nepal
Every country has its pros and cons, tell me one country that doesn't. On some days it feels like our con men outweigh our pros, but such days…
Nation
Rukum after the sweep
Three weeks after the army's operation, the Maoists are back in their strongholds in midwestern Nepal
MAARTEN POST in RUKUMKOT
Dhan Singh Biswokarma’s world
A delicate balancing act and a daily struggle to feed his family
KISHORE NEPAL in MUGU
Sisters on a long march
Sarita and Laxmi carry dokos instead of school bags
BIBI FUNYAL in NAMCHE BAZAR
Jumping right in
There is support from all sides during the 4th Bagmati River Festival-but is it enough?
SRADDHA BASNYAT
Business
Review
Inadvertent overachievement
Everyone thought only 20 percent of Nepalis had access to electricity. A new study shows a figure double that. How did we get it so wrong?
BIKASH PANDEY
Book Worm
The Sulima Pagoda
The Sulima Pagoda Enrich Theophile and Niels Gutschow (ed) Orchid Press, 2003 Rs 2000 Restoration of Kathmandu Valley's numerous historical…
Nepali Society
Walking on air
All you need is determination and you can achieve anything," says Sarina Gurung, who made an unconventional career choice to become the only…
From The Nepali Press
Domestic Brief
Nepal’s opening sky
Nepal's aviation sector is set to see a boom in the coming months as another Indian private airline begins operations to Kathmandu and Nepali…
First train in Birganj on Friday
The Birganj container port will receive its first goods train with the arrival of a train from Kolkata port, four years behind schedule. The…
Business Briefs
Creativity at Crity Awards
The 2061 Crity Awards a gala event, held at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza on Sunday evening and broadcast live by four television channels. Members…
Friends in high places
Most brand ambassadors are credited for creating a buzz about the products they endorse, but not many carry the word as far as Nagmya Sherpa,…
Lessons from America
A training seminar on 'Navigating Export Requirements in a Global Market' was held in Kathmandu from 13-14 July. Sponsored by the US government,…
New Products
SMART SHOPPING: Emanon Nepal has launched Best Buy, a monthly consumer shopping catalogue that includes special promotions, offers and market…
Letters
Bajrahcarya
After reading the troubling story about Purna Raj Bajracharya ('I'll sue the US government', #203) I figured that although unfortunately I can't…
Joyride
Re: Kunda Dixit's 'Joyride' (#204). This is to let your esteemed readers know that the $15 million approved by the World Bank Executive Board…
Bad fuel
Reading Mudita Bajracharya's 'Killer kilns' (#202) I was surprised that she, like many other previous writers on this issue has sidelined the…
Market driven
Re: Ashutosh Tiwari's Strictly Business column ('Imagine no free market', #203). I am not sure what Tiwari means by 'market-friendly mechanisms…
Kosi
In trying to be balanced in his coverage of the renewed Indian interest in building the Kosi dam, Navin Singh Khadka seems to have missed out a…
Danke
This is to thank you for posting your news and analysis on www.nepalitimes.com. As a medical student in Germany, the Nepali Times is the first…
In this issue:
War or peace | We ain't seen nothing yet | Editorial: Mandated legitimacy | Naxals in Naxal | Rukum after the sweep | The Anglo - Saxon disease | Dhan Singh Biswokarma's world | Going Underground | Sisters on long march | Coalition partners are worried grants will fall into Maoist hands | Thinking Small | " A peace budget" | Jumping right in | A Bagmati park | Eyeing the east | Maoists kill Maoists | Mobile troops | Farm Subsidy | Banning Deuba | Brothers in arms | Royal Shenanigans | Sexual revolution | Ready to roar again | Whistleblowers not safe | Guatemala's grim memories | Inadvertent overachievement | Tour De France | Choices, Choices | Walking on air | Ten things I like about Nepal