December 31, 2004 - January 6, 2005
Headline
Editorial
Begone, 2004
This has been a year none of us will be sad to see the sun setting on. In Nepal, the escalating violence left at least 2,500 dead in the past…
Columns
Southasia Beat by KANAK MANI DIXIT
Other disasters
Manmade disasters are worse, nature is actually kinder
Guest Column by RAJENDRA PRADHAN
First to come, first to go
Darwinism is at work in the absolute anarchy of Kathmandu's traffic
Herojig by
Herojig - Issue #228
Under My Hat by KUNDA DIXIT
New year revolutions
There are the chronic pessimists among us who look forward to the new year, see the glass as half-empty and complain about it. Then there are…
Nation
Doctors without herbs
Himalayan medicinal plants are endangered and so are the healers who know how to use them
SHREYA MUKHERJEE in NAMCHE
Another high-wire act
Rescuing minors from Indian circuses is fraught with danger, even in Nepal
CHANDRA KISHOR in BARA
A road to the future
The Outer Ring Road can be a sustainable and visionary plan for the future development of Kathmandu Valley
KISHORE THAPA
Nepal will miss Robin
ARE Nepal country director, Robin Needham, 52, was among those killed by the tsunami in Phuket, the organisation announced on Thursday. Needham…
Business
Cor blimey, guv’nor
Controversy swirls around reported donor preferences for the new governor at Nepal Rastra Bank
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Leisure
It’s a multi-party night
The town is throwing lots of parties to celebrate the end of a lousy year
AARTI BASNYAT
It’s all in the mind
Stressed by daily news of violence, Nepalis are taking to yoga in a big way
SHREYA MUKHERJEE
Economy
Cor blimey, guv’nor
Controversy swirls around reported donor preferences for the new governor at Nepal Rastra Bank
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Nepali Society
Esha’s inspiration
Esha Manandhar, 18, is one of the promising young Nepali singers. Her scintillating performance at the Wave Music Utsab catapulted her to fame…
Happenings
Happenings - Issue #228: REMEMBERING A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCH
REMEMBERING A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCH: People paying respects to late King Birendra at his statue in Jawalakhel on his 60th birth anniversary on…
Nature
Not if, but when
We can't prevent a Sumatra-type earthquake, but we can be prepared for it
NAVIN SINGH KHADKA
Worst case scenario
If Kathmandu is hit by a 9.0 Richter earthquake: ? Between 100,000 to 200,000 will be killed in the Valley and its outskirts mainly because of…
From The Nepali Press
Business Briefs
Flying royal
The Bhutani airline, Druk Air, has responded to the fare war on the New Delhi sector by introducing a special promotional fare for passengers…
Boroplus cycling
Emami has launched its latest advertising campaign featuring Amitabh Bachchan for Boroplus, one of its power brands. It has also introduced…
New Products
SING GIN DUET: McDowell Nepal Ltd has introduced a new gin, Blue Riband Duet, following the success of Blue Riband Gin. The new Duet is a…
Economic blockage
The Maoists may have lifted their blockade of highways leading to Kathmandu but the week-long stoppage caused losses of Rs 20 billion in…
Letters
Born gay
No doubt the choice of having sex with the same sex should be given legal status as Manjushree Thapa argues ('Reverse lens', #226). Even more…
Child soldiers
Thanks to JB Pun Magar for his chilling expose on the situation of children in armed conflict in Nepal ('Giving children a fighting chance',…
In this issue:
2005 | Begone, 2004 | Atlas Shrugs | Doctors without herbs | First to come, first to go | Saving Sacred plants | Home thoughts from abroad | Left Alone | Jittery in Jiri | Ostracised | Life or death | Not if, but when | Nepal will miss Robin | Other disasters | Cor blimey, guv'nor | What's in store? | It's all in the mind | Region d' etre | Another high - wire act | Why the Maoists won't talk | Former Comrades | Security Lapse | Tuition Classes | Indian expansionits | A road to the future | 2004 highlights | Swinging it in '05 | It's a multi-party night | New year revolutions