October 8-14, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Diasappeared rights
We have now given up trying to believe that the two sides in this country's mad conflict ever want to stop fighting. Oh yes, they'll talk about…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Last of the mandarins
History is just a collection of biographies of historic personalities
Herojig by
Herojig - Issue #217
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
America’s gain was the world’s gain
America is making enemies and wrecking its economy by restricting high-tech job visas
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Dogs celebrate World Animal Day
Unbeknownst to some of us in Nepal who have reached the pinnacle of evolution, World Animal Day came and went this week without much fanfare…
Nation
A climate of intense fear
A 102 page report by Human Rights Watch has painted a distressing picture of the human rights situation in Nepal, saying civilians are caught in…
"Nepal can’t resolve this crisis by itself"
Peter Bouckaert-Senior Emergencies Researcher at Human Rights Watch in Chechnya, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Rwanda and Burundi.
East-west insurgency
Desertions and army action weakens the movement in the east
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA in DHARAN
In the west, civilians are forced to march
Maoists have started using innocent civilians in an attempt to pressurise the government into peace talks. They are threatening teachers, the…
RAMESWOR BOHARA in SURKHET
Review
Durga Baral’s diabolical realism
When words fail us it is the images that reflect the ache in our souls
Leisure
Nature
MELTDOWN
The people of Khumbu see the effects of global warming all around them
NARESH NEWAR in KHUMBU
"Fresh water will dry up"
The Rinpoche of Tengboche Monastery (left) is the most revered monk in Khumbu. The Rinpoche spoke to Nepali Times about global warming and its impact on the people.
Nepali Society
On top of the world
It was when 18-year-old Payal Shakya finally reached the summit at 5,000m and looked down at the Imja Glacier that she realised all the hard…
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #217: GO FLY A KITE
GO FLY A KITE: Participants in the Changa Chait festival ride the skies at Club Himalaya, Nagarkot on Saturday. NOSE ON THE GROUND: Airline…
From The Nepali Press
Letters
Chitrakars
Thanks to Naresh Newar for that comprehensive tour de horizon of the Chitrakar clan's contribution to Nepali art ('Giving their art and soul',…
Still neglected
There is a line in Marike Heppe's Nepali Pan piece ('My second time', #215) where she says 'All this despite all the hardships that have piled…
Daniel
Iam struck by an uncanny biblical parallel: wasn't it the prophet Daniel who saw the writing on the wall and warned his king of impending doom?…
Lal Salaam
CK Lal in his State of the State column seems to give more importance to the street protests in the name of so-called 'regression' than the…
Where are you?
I was wondering what Charitraheen Chelis doing these days? They were conspicously quiet during Tij, the ultimate celebration of Nepali…
Bhola Thapa
I just want add to the views expressed by Bhola Thapa regarding the operation of a Qantas subsidiary based in Singapore flying Singapore to…
In this issue:
Peace by peace | Disappeared rights | Editorial: Last of the mandarins | " I can win" | I couldn't forget Sobhraj | America's gain was the world's again | East-West insurgency | A climate of intense fear | Nepal can't resolve this crisis by itself | Network Busy | Meltdown | Indian anger at Maoists | "Disco - Bomb nite" | Another reason not to re-elect Bush | Dirty Cleanup | Durga Baral's diabolical realism | Talking Golf | On top of the world | Dogs celebrate World Animal Day