Highway hell
On the eve of King Gyanendra's visit to India, the Maoists launched a campaign to cripple the country by blocking off all main highways in…
TANKA KHANAL
December 24-30, 2004
Headline
Editorial
Class struggle
Going on nine years, this conflict is degenerating into a competition between the two warring sides to be nastier than the other in tormenting…
Columns
State Of The State by CK LAL
Embrace Nepal’s diversity
Let's replace exclusionary Nepalipan with an inclusive Nepaliyata of religious, linguistic and cultural plurality
Strictly Business by ASHUTOSH TIWARI
Misrule of law
The government arbitrarily destroys firms it has problems with
Nepalipan by ANANDA W P GURUGE
Well done, Nepal
A Sri Lankan diplomat was impressed with the Second World Buddhist Summit held in Lumbini last month
Herojig by
Herojig - Issue #227
Here And There by DANIEL LAK
The curse of geography
Let's stop using it as an excuse for underdevelopment
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
Back to the future
As we get ready to celebrate new year 2025, it is also a time for us as a nation to take stock of how far we have advanced since the early part…
Nation
Little Nepal flourishes in Hong Kong
Nepalis in the Special Autonomous Region are going places
DAMBAR K SHRESTHA
Business
Willing to go after defaulters
It's getting ugly as the battle between Nepal Bank and its powerful defaulters enters a new phase
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Culture
A Buddhist path to peace
A Nepali monk in Thailand speaks of lessons from there in resolving the insurgency
BHIKKHU SUGANDHA
A season to be jolly
From the remote corners of Banke, Kailali, Dhangadi to the streets of Thamel, Nepali Christians are busy preparing to celebrate Christmas, their…
NARESH NEWAR
Leisure
Shopping in paradise
A consumer boom has gripped Kathmandu as shoppers discover affordable and convenient malls
AARTI BASNYAT and SHREYA MUKHERJEE
From bahadur to chef
Nepalis have found a niche running India's Chinese restaurants
ALOK TUMBAHANGPHEY
Economy
Willing to go after defaulters
It's getting ugly as the battle between Nepal Bank and its powerful defaulters enters a new phase
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #227: RUNNING OUT OF GAS
RUNNING OUT OF GAS: Cars line up outside a petrol pump on Thursday as the Maoist blockades of major highways around the Valley created fuel and…
Nepali Society
The exorcist
Hari Lal Giri began conversing with spirits at the age of eight. By the time he was 16, he was a professional shaman driving the devil out of…
Religion
A Buddhist path to peace
A Nepali monk in Thailand speaks of lessons from there in resolving the insurgency
BHIKKHU SUGANDHA
A season to be jolly
From the remote corners of Banke, Kailali, Dhangadi to the streets of Thamel, Nepali Christians are busy preparing to celebrate Christmas, their…
NARESH NEWAR
From The Nepali Press
‘Comrade Laldhoj’ and Prachanda
Maoist ideologue from Baburam Bhattarai writing under his alias in Janadharana, 16 December
"The king can’t remain behind the curtain"
Maoist chief Prachanda in Nepal Samacharpatra, 20 December
Domestic Brief
Middle Marsyangdi suspended
Construction work on the Middle Marsyangdi, one of the biggest current projects in the country, has been suspended indefinitely due to Maoist…
No stitch in time
Garment industrialists will not toast 2005. Reason: from 1 January 2005, Nepal's quota for export of ready-made garments to countries like the…
Business Briefs
Architect honoured
Nepali architect Sarosh Pradhan has won the young Architect's Award 2004 from Nepal in an annual Focus Countries Architect of the Year Award for…
Dabur’s new brand
Dabur has unveiled a new brand identity through a new logo and positioning statement 'Celebrate Life!' that reflects the company's vision and…
Letters
Terror
Daniel Lak's treatise on terrorism was interesting 'One era's terrorist', #225). He is quite right that those who are called terrorists today do…
Chughtai
Sangeeta Thapa's piece in your art section 'Chughtai's Nepali connection', #226) was an interesting read and made me interested in the painter…
Gays
In your latest issue, #227, you have given us an entire page 8 on gay rights by Manjushree Thapa ('Reverse lens') and Ulhas Rana ('Happy to be…
Great Paper
I am not a very regular reader but I think this is the best paper that comes out of Nepal by a long shot. I do not read the vernaculars but your…
In this issue:
Highway Hell | Class struggle | Embrace Nepal's Diversity | Giving children a fighting chance | The curse of geography | Willing to go after defaulters | Misrule of law | Well done, Nepal | A Buddhist path to peace | A season to be jolly | Little Nepal Flourishes in | Shopping in paradise | 2004's little-known winners | Long and straight | From bahadur to chef | " Comrade Laldhoj" and Prachanda | Study Abroad | Jesus Christ, the revolutionary | 2004, the year of the Asian film | The exorcist | Back to the future