November 12-18, 2004
Headline
Editorial
From darkness to light
What are left of our traditions are becoming hollow rituals of an ersatz civilisation. The original function of harvest festivals, the…
Columns
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State Of The State by CK LAL
Singing of love and longing
Displacement and diaspora have set off a burst of creativity in Nepali music
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
Leaving in droves
After the Bush victory, liberal Americans want to emigrate
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Bring out the animal in you
The more discerning among you may have realised by now that we are a nation of animal lovers. With Pashupatinath as our patron deity, our…
Nation
"We don’t want charity"
Nepal's latest tourist attraction: meeting mountain guerrillas
RAMESH POUDEL in POKHARA
Lawful error
The Maoists have given themselves the legal right to sanction death penalty
RAMESWOR BOHARA in SURKHET
Surviving in Argakhanchi
Individual tragedies of a people trapped by conflict
CHARLES HAVILAND in ARGAKHANCHI DISTRICT
Taxed to death
Surkhet's businessmen are forced to register with the Maoists and pay taxes to both governments
SHARAD KC in SURKHET
Interview
Business
Gambling on business
Rakesh Wadhwa-executive director of Nepal Recreation Centres and managing director of Casino Everest and Casino Royale in Kathmandu
Leisure
Nepali Society
Ballots, not bullets
When (or if) elections are ever held in Nepal, the country can tap the experience of dozens of Nepalis who have organised smooth polls in the…
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #221: SURRENDER
SURRENDER: Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari gives up answering reporter's questions about the UML's inability to make progress on…
From The Nepali Press
The king holds the key
Interview with Dr Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, former chairman of Raj Parishad Standing Committee Samaya, November 11
Domestic Brief
Maoists need breathing exercises
The Maoists may want a ceasefire for breathing space, but an Indian guru says they need breathing exercises to control their anger. Ravi…
National agenda
More than 1,000 participants from all over the country attended a two-day conference in Kathmandu on 'People's Initiative for Future'. The focus…
Why people fall
The Fourth Asian Spinal Cord Network Conference this week looked at why people fall in Nepal. Because of the country's terrain and subsistence…
Mid-Marsyandi on hold again
Construction work on the Middle Marsyangdi hydropower project was halted once again after Maoists allegedly blew up a bus belonging to the…
Business Briefs
Business for awards
Standard Chartered Bank has announced that it will be sponsoring the Award for Best Banking Submission at the 2005 Business Journalist of the…
Another Bakery
The Nanglo chain of restaurants has opened 'The Bakery Caf? Dharahara' offering customers international quality services. The new venture was…
Kia goes golfing
Continental Trading Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Kia Motors organised Kia Open Golf Tournament at Gokarna Forest Golf Resort. The…
VOW now
Voice Of Women is organising a Top 10 College Women Competition for women students across the nation. Eligibility requires women currently…
New Products
GEL FRESHNESS Following the launch of the Dabur Red Toothpaste in July 2003, Dabur Nepal has introduced Dabur Red Gel in 40gm and 80gm packs,…
Letters
Royal tika
I was taken aback to read 'Royal tika' that you translated from Jana Astha (#220). It is utterly ridiculous blacklisting police officers for not…
Bushwhacked
Daniel Lak's Here and There column 'It's over' (#220) is much appreciated. Unlike most Kerry supporters in Nepal his reaction is tempered with…
FedEx
This is to clarify the incident described in 'Spinal conference in Nepal' (#220). An emergency medical kit sent through Federal Express USA four…
Polls
Now that you are bombarding us with public opinion polls it gives us the opportunity to compare results, which is an interesting exercise. The…
In this issue:
The peace industry | From darkness to light | Editorial: Singing of love and longing | "We shall return" | Leaving in droves | " We don't want charity" | Lawful Error | Surviving in Argakhanchi | Taxed to death | Losing the labour lottery | Gambling on business | It's a gamble | The kings holds the key | Revive parliament | Yasir Arafat's ghost | Spiralling into occupied Iraq | Bush's second jihad | Italians shake off shackles | Ballots, and bullets | Bring out the animal in you